Alice Cain, 1826

The humble petition of Edward Cain of the town of Douglas 
Sheweth:  That Alice Cain of the said town your petitioner's 
mother some time ago departed this life having first duly made 
and published her last will and testament, the same bearing date 
the 28th Nov 1825 and thereof appointed your petitioner sole 
executor.
That no objection is intended, to be made, to the probate thereof, 
by any of the relatives or next of kin of the said deceadant.
Your petitioner thereof prays a hearing hereof and that your 
worship will be pleased to admit your petitioner to prove the 
said will and thereof appoint your petitioner executor in usual 
form.
And your petitioner will pray.   Edm Grohead for Petr
Ordered that this petition do come on to be heard at an Eccl 
Court to be holden in Douglas on Friday next the 20th instant 
whereof all proper parties to have due notice.
Given this 17th Jan 1826. Will Roper
Douglas 20 Jan 1826 This petition is continued to the  10th Feb 
next.  Will Roper.
At Douglas Jan 20 1826 Probate is granted hereon  
W. Roper.

In the name of God Amen.  I Alice Cain of the town of Douglas 
widow being of sound mind and memory but laboring under 
bodily sickness and calling to mind the uncertainty of human 
life do make this my last will and testament in manner and form 
following namely my soul I commend to Almighty God and 
body to Christian burial at the discretion of the executor to this 
my will.
I will and bequeath ten pounds British to my son John
Cain
I will and bequeath ten pounds British to my daughter Sarah 
Cleghorn.
I will and bequeath the whole of my household furniture what 
kind or nature soever to my daughters Ann, Isabella, and Jane 
equally between them.  
I will and bequeath  the whole of my wearing apparel and 
wedding ring to my daughter Ann.
I will and bequeath forty pounds British each to my daughters 
Isabella and Jane the sums of money being the amount of two 
promissory notes for forty pounds British each passed to me by 
my dsaid daughter Ann as part of the consideration money for a 
certain farms sold and conveyed to her on the twenty fifth day of 
November instant as by Deed of Sale of that date may and will 
more fully appear the said notes being endorsed by me payable 
to the said Isabella and Jane on their arriving at the age of 
twenty one years respectively.
I will and bequeath the whole of the share I have right and title 
in and to the smack or vessel called the Anne of Douglas the 
whole of the share I have right and title in and to a herring boat 
or vessel called the Friend Industry the whole of my ready 
money debts due unto me the good will of an unexpired leased 
certain part or parts of land called Ballaquayle held on rent 
under His grace the Duke of Atholl, the whole of the cattle and 
farming stock on or belonging to said lands together with all 
other property now herein mentioned and of which I may die 
possessed to my executor herein after mentioned in trust for the 
following purposes that is to say that after payments of all just 
debts due by me and of the legacies herein bequeathed the 
remainder of the property bequeathed to my executor in trust as 
aforesaid to be equally divided share and share alike between 
my son Edward and my three daughters Ann, Isabella, and Jane.
I will and bequeath five shillings British to each and every 
person entitled to claim the same.
Lastly I nominate and appoint my son Edward my sole executor 
of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling 
all wills by me heretofore made.
Witness my subscription this Twenty eighth day of November 
one thousand eight hundred and twenty five 1825.  Note the two 
notes for forty pounds each mentioned in this will are place din 
the hands of Mr James Kneale as a depository until the proper 
time for producing the same.
Alice Cain her mark x
Signed and delivered and acknowledge by the testator Alice 
Cain to be her will and testament in our presence.
Henry D. Laurence.
James Kneale
At Douglas 10th Feb 1826
Edward Cain the executor by the foregoing last will and 
testament appointed having made application for probate 
thereof.  Therefore probate of the same is granted unto the said 
Edward Cain he having been duly sworn well and truly to 
execute the same - To pay all the debts funeral expences and 
legacies so far as the goods will extend and the law bind him 
and to return into the Episcopal Registry a full inventory of the 
effects and an accurate account of all his transactons touching 
said estate when thereto lawfully required.  And to these ends 
John Kewley and Thomas Callow have entered into a bond in 
the sum of one hundred pounds British and said Edward Cain 
hath made offer that the property will not exceed said sum.
Will Roper
Edward Cain made oath on the Holy Evangelists that the 
personal property of Alice Cain deceased will not exceed in 
value the sum of one hundred pounds British, to the best of the 
deponent's knowledge, information, and belief.
Witness his name this 10th day of Feb 1826. 
                                                           Edward Cain
Sworn before me,  Will Roper.
Know all men, by present, that we, John Killip in the parish of 
Braddan and Thomas Callow of Douglas in the parish of 
Braddan are held and firmly bound to George Lord Bishop of 
Sodor and Man, and his Successors, in the Sum of One hundred 
pounds British; to the payment whereof well and truly to be 
made, we bind Ourselves, our heirs, executor, adminisrators, and 
assigns, jointly and severally, by these presents, to the said Lord 
Bishop and his successors.
Witness our subscription this 10th day of Feb 1826.
Whereas the Eccl Court of this Island hath this day granted 
probate of the will of Alice Cain deceased to Edward Cain and 
now the condition of the above obligation is such, that if the said 
Edward Cain shall well and truly administer the estate and 
effects of the said Alice Cain decease; and shall in all things 
relating thereto conform to the Law of this Isle, the orders of the 
Eccl Courts thereof, and the oath which he hath this day take, 
then the foregoing obligation to be void, otherway to be and 
remain in full force and virtue in law.  
                         John Kelly -  Thomas Callow
Signed in presence of  John C. Stephen