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Isabella Looney, 1823

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Submitted by: Averil Roper
Date: 7 May 2008
Original: LDS: 0106243






                                       61, 

                         In the Name of God  Amen

            We Thomas Looney of Ballagilley in the parish of KK
            Maughold and Isabella Looney my wife being both infirm
     and advanced in years, but of perfect sound disposing mind
            memory and Understanding Calling to mind the uncertainty
            of Human existence Knowing by the Course of Nature
            that neither of us have long to survive  Do jointly make
            Ordain and Appoint This to be Our Last Will and
            Testament revoking hereby all other Wills by us or either
            of us having made previous thereto –
Imprimis   We first Commit Our Souls to God and Our bodies
            to the Earth to be interred in a decent Christian like
            manner at the discretion of the Survivor of us
               Item  We Leave devise and bequeath unto Our Son
            John a feather bed and Bolster with suitable bed cloths to
            the same   Item We Leave and bequeath to Our daughter
            Jane the wife of William Kermeen a Cotton Gown
                           Item  We leave and bequeath to Our Grand daughter
            Ann the wife of William Skillicorn a shawl brown & black [Loved]
            Item  We leave and bequeath unto Our daughter Isabella
            the wife of Thomas Cannell and to her daughter Jane Cannell
            the Testatrix shaped wearing Apparel to be divided on 
            them by the Testator if he survives her the said Testatrix
                and a small spinning wheel to the said Jane
            Item  We leave and bequeath unto all persons that may
            Claim or Crave in this Our will the sum of One shilling each
            The said *…..* Legacies and bequests to be paid or delivered at
            the death of the [survivor] 
            And Lastly We Nominate Constitute and appoint
            the Survivor of us Whole and sole Executor or Executrix
            and Residuary Legatee of all the rest and residue of 
            Our present Worldly Effects moveable and immoveable of what
            ever Kind Nature or denomination Whatsoever or such
            other effects as we may be possessed of at Our decease
            In Testimony Whereof We have caused our marks
            To Our respective names This the Twelth day of Novr
            in the year One Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty two
                                                12th Novr. 1822 –
Witness at the signing
Whereof –                                  Thomas Looney my X
     Ewan Christian my X                   Isabella Looney  my X
     John Quilliam __      Jur

	 
                                        At a Chapter Court
                                        holden in Ramsey 
                                       10th June  1823 __

Isabella Looney the Testatrix having
departed this life, Thomas Looney
the Testator her surviving is sworn
Exor in Court in form of Law
& hath given pledges for the
payment of Debts and Legacies
namely the witnesses of the Will
               Probatum est
                    Thos Cubbon
                    Stephen 

 


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