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Isabel Key als Kelly, 1770

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Submitted by: Christine Kaye
Date: 12 July 2003
Original: LDS: 0106225
17                       Patrick
This is affirmed to be the Last Will and Testament of Isabel Key alias Kelly wife to Charles Key of 
Kirk Patrick who departed this life about the first day of November 1769.  Being in perfect mind 
and memory at the making thereof – First, she committed her Soul to Almighty God and her Body 
to Christian Burial.

Item:  She left unto her brothers wife Jane Kelly a black quilted petty coat.

Item:  She left unto her brothers son John Kelly as much padding cloth as would make him a waste 
coat and a pair of breeches, and as much as would make him a shirt of coarse linnon cloth.

Item:  She left unto her sisters daughter Isabel Bridson her best chequer Apron.

Item:  She left unto her sister Margaret Cubbon all the clothes she had on her at the making of this 
Will.

Item:  She left unto her daughter Isabel Key the sum of eight pounds and a little spinning wheel.

Item:  She left unto her said daughter all the rest of her apparel both linnon and woollen or the sum 
of Thirty shillings.  That is to say, if she was not to get the said apparel, she was to get the sum of 
Thirty Shillings.

Lastly she nominated and appointed her loving husband Charles Key to be whole and sole Executor 
of all the rest of her goods moveable and immoveable.

(cannot read this section) said Charles Key to have the whole Tuition and Guardianship of her said 
daughter Isabel Key himself.

Witnesses Present:
 Thos. Quane his  X
 Joney Hutchon her  X                      
 Jurati

At a consistory Court holden at Peel town 8th February the Executor is sworn in court in form of 
Law, the tuition and maintenance of the child underage is committed to the Executor    ?     ?  to the 
Will and Henry Kelly uncle to the child  by the mothers side is sworn Guardian by  ?    of the 
Executor.  Pledges for payments of Debts and Legacies are Thos. Quane one of the Witnesses 
Henry Kelly the Guardian.

Probatum est
Jas Wilks
John Moore
Thos. Cubbon