William Farrant, 1788

      Malew 1788
In the name of God Amen.
The joint last will and testament of Wm Farrant of Castletown senior
and Cath: Farrant his wife being of sound mind and memory at the making
thereof.
We commit our souls unto Almighty God and our bodies unto a Christian
burial.
We give devise and bequeath unto our son Wm Farrant a certain parcel of land
known by the name of the Calf Close together with an oysier garden
in Quay's land as also the sum of twenty pounds and the said testator Wm
Farrant's wearing apparel which legacy is to be rec'd in line and full
satisfaction of a cow grazing granted him in and by his marriage articles
bearing date.----
We give and devise unto our son John Farrant three daymoths of arable land
in our upper flatt adjoining to Mr Samuel Wattleworths platt and
the path way leading to Knock Rushen house.
We give and devise unto our son Robert Farrant a certain field or
inclosure now in the possession and occupation of John Quayle as also a
certain house in West Street called the Bane's house with the house
adjoining and thereto together with the gardens out offices and other
appurtences thereunto appertaining as also two certain fields called
Maghe En Glassey and the meadow opposite thereto and except a cow grassing
which we reserve therein to daughter Jane Farrant.
We give and devise unto our son Thos Farrant our field called Boaley
Vane part of the estate of Ballalig in the parish of Malew together with
the meadow thereto adjoining which we lately purchased from Edward Mylrea as
also one daymoth of arable land in our upper platt adjoining to the rent of
our son William Farrant on the west and to the rent of our son's John
Farrant on the East as also our barn and the ---- garden adjoining to John
Gicks house at the front of West Street.
We give devise and bequeath unto our daughter Jane Farrant the dwelling
house wherein we live together with the out houses and garden thereunto
belonging,  and the platt or inclosure of ground behind our barn, with one
cow grassing during the summer season in  Magher En Glassie during her life
but is it should so happen that our said daughter the should be
married and reside out of Castletown that the said last legacy is to be
void and the same become the property of our son Robert.  We also bequeath
unto our said daughter all and singular our household furniture
of what kind or denomination soever.
We given and bequeath unto our three grandchildren by Wm Farrant
twenty pounds vizt ten pounds to John, five pounds to Thomas and five pounds
to Cath which three last legacies are to be paid them by our son Robert when
they respectively arrive to the age of fourteen years.
And it is also our desire that our said son Robt is to pay unto our said
son Wm Farrant the aforesaid legacy of twenty pounds within twelve months
after the decease of the testator Wm Farrant.  And it is our futher will and
intention that if our said son Wm Farrant should at any
time hereafter pretend to disturb the said John  Quayle or our said son
Robert Farrant his heirs executors or administrators by claiming any
pretended right by the death of his sister Margt Farrant late the wife of
the said John Quayle then and in such case the legacies before mentioned as
well desired and bequeathed to himself as also the legacies
bequeathed to his children are to fall and become the property of the
rest of our children share and share alike and we hereby bequeath them and
each of them five shilling in lieu thereof and is our further will and
intention that all the aforesaid legacies are not to be paid until the
death of the longer liver of either of us the said Wm Farrant and Cath:
Farrant save and except as aforesaid.
Lastly we hereby jointly nominate and appoint the longer liver of us
whole and sole executor or executrix this our joint last will and
testament and of all the remainder of our goods, chattels, credits and
effects of  any kind or denomination soever as also all our houses and
gardens not before disposed of.  Hereby revoking and disannulling any former
wills by us made and this to be our only joint last will and testament.  As
witness our subscriptions this day of August 1787.
 Wm Farrant, Cath Farrant my mark X
Witnesses:
John Bridson
Thos Cubbon.  Jurati

Whereas that I Wm Farrant and Catherine Farrant my wife did on or about the
15th day of August last make and publish our joint last will and testament
in presence of John Bridson and Thos Cubbon both of Castletown witnesses
thereto.  And whereas our son John Farrant a legatee named in the said will
is since dead and a devise of three
daymoths of arable land given to him remains at present undisposed.  We
therefore devise and give unto our son Wm Farrant one daymoth of the
said land adjoining to the land given him by his marriage articles to be
received by him upon the same conditions as are mentioned in the said
will, but, in failure thereof to be given to his brother and sister.  We
given and devise unto our son Thos and daughter Jane Farrant the
remaining two daymoth of land and desire that these devises may be annexed
to our said joint will and considered as a codicil thereto.
Wm Farrant, Catherine Farrant my mark X
Witnesses present:
John Bridson
Thos Cubbon

At a Chapter Court holden at Castletown Jun 4th 1788.  Wm Farrant one of the
testators having departed this life Catharine Farrant the
survivor is sworn executrix in court in form of law and hath given
pledges for the payment of debts and legacies namely John Lace of Castletown
and Robert Farrant of Peeltown Esq.
Probatums est   Ev: Christian