James & Catherine Lawson als Kelly Joint Will, 1789

         Douglas
   In the Name of God, Amen
   I James Lawson & Catherine Lawson als Kelly my
   wife both of the town of Douglas being weak of body but of
   perfect mind & memory and calling to mind the uncertainty
   of life and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once
   to Die, do make and appoint this our last Joint will &
   testament first, Recommending our souls to God
   who gave them & our Bodies to decent and Christian
   Burial in hopes of Glorious Resurrection and as
   for what wordly good it hath pleased God to bless us
   with we do leave and bequeath in manner and form
   following.
First we leave and Bequeath unto our Elder son Edwd Lawson
   all our dwelling house workhouse & garden thereunto belong=
   -ing unto our Sd Son at the decease of the Longer liver of us
   also we do leave unto our Sd Son Edwd all the working tools
   on the premifses to be by him pofsesed at the decease of the
   Longer liver of us
2ndly we do also leave unto our Daughter Ann Lawson als Callow
   the one half of a dwelling house which we purchased of Mr Paul
   Kelly to be posefsed by her at the decease of the Longer liver
   of us, but if in case that the Sd Ann Lawson als Callow
   is to die without ifsue the Sd house is to Return to
   Catherine Cool our Grand-daughter to be posefsed by her
   at the decease of the aforesaid Ann Lawson als Callow
3rdly we do leave and Bequeath unto our Daughter Jane Cool als 
   Lawson the other half of the dwelling house which we pur-
   =chased of Mr Paul Kelly to be posefsed by her at the decease
   of the Longer liver of us.
4thly we do leave & Bequeath unto our Daughter Catherine Sayle
   als Lawson Ten pounds manks to be also posefsed by her
   at the decease of the Longer liver of us.
5thly we do also leave & Bequeath unto our Son James Lawson
   Ten pounds manks to be posefsed by him at the decease of
   the Longer liver of us.
6thly we do Leave & Bequeath unto our Daughter Judy Rofcoe
   als Lawson the sum of Ten pounds manks to be posefsed
   by her at the Decease of the Longer Liver of us.
7thly we do Likewise Leave & Bequeath unto our Grand-daughter
Catherine
   Cool five pounds manks and to be left in the hands of her uncle
   James Lawson untill such time as he shall see that she hast need
of it. 
Lastly
   we leave unto any person or persons Claiming five Shillings
Legacy
   hereby Nominating constituting & appointing our Son James Lawson
   and our daughter Ann Lawson als Callow whole and sole Execs
   affirming this only our last Will &Testament in witness
   whereof we have put our Marks to our Names. This 13th day of
   March one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Nine 1789.

The above will being read in our
hearing & Published & Declared
by the Testator to be their Last Will &
Testament we witnefs the Same.

  James Curphey X my mark
  Patrick Caralagh           jurati
                                     James Lawson my mark X
                                     Catherine Lawson al s
                                     Kelly my mark X

Catherine Lawson, Deed of Settlement August 1790
I Cathne Lawson als Kelley widow of the Town of
Douglas do hereby settle & secure to my son James
Lawson & my son in law Danl Callow all my
wordly moveable effects be they of what kind or nature
soever from the day forward for ever. They the said
James Lawson & Danl Callow promifsing and obliging
themselfes jointly & severally to supply me with
sufficient meat drink washing lodging and clothing
during my natural life. For the true perfomance
of wch the said Catherine Lawson & they the said Jas
Lawson
& Danl Callow do bind each other in the penalty of Twenty
pounds. In wittness whereof each party here put their
mark to their names or subscribed their names this 28
August 1790
Signed & deliverd in            Catherine Lawson als
prefence of                     Kelley my mark X
  John Stowell
  Patrick Caralagh

     At a Chapter Court holden at Douglas
     12th Octr 1790

     John Stowell and Parick Caralagh the witnesses
to the beforegoing Deed of settlement deposed on the Holy
Evangelists that Cahterine Lawson als Kelly the subscribing
party duly executed the same in their presence. Before us
         John Moore
         Cv Christian

James Lawson, Probate October 1790
      At a Chapter Court holden at Douglas on the
      12th day of October 1790

James Lawson one of the Testators having departed
this life James Lawson his Son and Daniel Callow son
in law of the testator are in virtue of a Deed of Settlement
granted unto them by Catherine Lawson als Kelley
Widow of the said decedant and hereunto annexed sworn
Exors in Court in form of Law and have given pledges
for the payment of debts & Legacies namely Wm John
Starvell & Patrick Canalagh both of the Town of
Douglas
                      Probatum est
                      Joh Moore
                      Ev Christian

Catherine Seale, Receipt
Recd from Danl Callow & James Lawson
the sum of ten pounds manks in full or
all demand, being money left to my wife
Cathne by her Father & Mother James &
Cathne Lawson and which is in the
Spiritual Book as winness my mark
to my name this 14th Janry 1796
  Witness Presant                     His
  Danl Christian         William Seale X
  Edwd Christian                      mark


Douglas 14 Jan 1796
    Wm Seale acknowledge
    the foregoing receipt and
    discharge to be his proper
    act
              Before me
              Wm Cosnahan

Catherine Cooil, Receipt
Catherine Cooil a Legatee named in the last Will
& Testamt of James Lawson & Cath Lawson both decd
acknowledges to have received from James Lawson &
Danl Callow the Exors of the sd Cath Lawson who was the Ecorx
of the said James Lawson the sum of Five pounds
being a legacy left unto her in & by the sd will & hereby
exonerates acquits & discharges the sd Exors their Exors
Admons & afsigns of the same & every part thereof
As Witnefs her hand this 4th day of June 1800
  Before me              Catherine Cool
  Wm Kewley D.Ep.Reg

Edward Roscoe, Receipt
    Liverpool 28th Augst 1797
Recv from Mr James Lawson by the hands of Capt. Mr Quayle
Eight Pounds 1/: being the Balance of a Legacy left my wife
Brit Sterling
late father in Law                 Edward Roscoe
witnefs present
  John Quayle
œ8-1-0d             Peter Cullen

Douglas 21 Sept 1797
   John Quale and Peter Crellin made
   Oaths that they were present when
   Edward Roscoe executed the within
   receipt
                  Before John Cosnahan