Thomas Cowin, 1870

Lonan	  	 In the Name of God Amen
1870	I Thomas Cowin of Baldooin in the parish
68	of Lonnan taking into consideration the uncertainty
Episcopal 	of this transitory life and the certainty of
	death being of a sound disposing mind and 
	memory do hereby make this my last Will 
	and Testament  Firstly I commend my soul into 
	the hands of Almighty God who gave it and 
	my body I recommend to the earth by a decent 
	Christian burial according to the discretion of 
	my Executrix  
		And for my worldly goods I dispose 
	of in the following manner  
		I leave the one half of my House 
	(that is the parlour and the loft above it) and one 
	half of the garden to my two daughters namely 	
	Ann Cowin and Cathrine to be equally enjoyed 
	between them  
		I leave the other half of the House 
	and the other half of the garden to my	
	daughter Margaret Cowin
	The said House and garden being a part 
	of the quarterland of Baldooin in the Parish 
	of Lonnan bounded on the north by the
	properties of James Cowin, John Kewley and Thomas 
	Kennish on the east by the property of Thomas
	Kennish on the south by the road leading 
	from Laxey to Ammagary and on the west 
	by the property of James Cowin and John Kewley 
	I also leave to the said Margaret Cowin 
	all the furniture that is in the kitchen 
		 I leave the sum of sixpence to any 
	person or persons who may lawfully have 
	a claim in this my last Will and Testament  
		Lastly I appoint and ordain my daughter 
	the aforesaid Margaret Cowin to be whole and sole 
	Executrix of this my last Will and Testament  
		And I do hereby revoke disallow and 
	disannul all Wills and Testaments by me 
	heretofore made declaring this and no other 
	to be my last Will and Testament in 
	witness whereof I hereunto set my mark 
	this the twentieth day of June one thousand 
	eight hundred and seventy
			   Thomas Cowin  x his mark
	Witnessed by
	John Skillicorn
	Robert Quine