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Bahee Kneal als Corlet, 1799

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Submitted by: Avril Roper
Date: 21 June 2005
Original: LDS: 0106227


                                The Last Will  & Testament of  Bahee  
                    Kneal als Corlet of KK Maughold dictated
                    the 22nd March 1779 & wrote the 27th sd month sd
                    year

She committed her Soul to God, &  Body to Christian burial
She left a cotton handkerchief, & yellow petticoat, and an old
gown to her Son Robert.
She left a little wheel, her shoes, & her best gown to her
daughter Isable 
She left a little wheel, a cotton bedgown, a stuff  bedgown,
a smock, an old petticoat, a linen & woollen apron & a hat
to her daughter Joney ; all her headclouths to her sd
two daughters, and they to give two coifs & a smock to her
grand daughter Catherine Kelley
She left a quilted petticoat to her daughter Mary. And left
a [ dominec ] a white apron, and a hat, to her daughter Anne
Item she left two shillings to her son Philip, Item she left
her part of the sheep to her two sons Patrick, & Ewan equally
between them  She excluded all claimers with 6 pence
legacy  and left 1 shilling to each the witnesses of this will
Lastly She nominated, ordained, & appointed her beloved husband
Sole Executor of all the rest of her Effects whatsoever [ &c ]
               
                 Wm Creer   his x
Testes    Joney Callow her x      Jurati


At a Chapter Court holden at Lezayre June 8th 
1779
       The [ Exec.m ] is sworn in Court in form of
Law and hath given pledges for the payment
of Debts & Legacies namely John [ Corlet ] and
Wm Creer both of KK Maughold
 12 d               Probatum est
                               
                            [ signature unreadable ]


Robt. Kelley husband of Mary Kneal & Rob--“.
Kneale & Joney Kneale are sworn Guarden---- “
of their Brothers under age