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Joint Will
of Thomas Kaighin and Elinor Kaighin als Moughtin
1838 -
Jurby,
Kaighin Family 8200
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[This will
was found on Brian Lawson’s website] [Thomas
later wrote another will superseding this one in 1849] 31 Jurby In the name
of God Amen. I Thomas
Kaighin of the Curragh in the parish of Jurby and Elinor Kaighin otherwise Moughtin
my wife being old and feeble in body but by the blessing of God of a sound
disposing in memory and understanding do make publish and declare our joint
last will and testament as follows: First we
commit our souls to God and our bodies to the earth to be buried in decent
Christian burial. We leave and bequeath to our two sons Thomas and William
the sum of five pounds British each to be paid unto them at the decease of
the longest liver of us. To our two
daughters Jane and Elinor we leave and bequeath the
sum of five pounds British each to be paid to them at the decease of the
longest liver of us. We leave bequeath and devise to our daughter Ann our
whole right, title property and interest of in and unto a certain meadow or
parcel of intack land to us belonging situate in
the parish of Lezayre known and distinguished by the name of the ----------
bearing three pence yearly lords rent to be possessed by her at the decease
of the longest liver of us. The longest liver to have the use and possession
of the whole of the said meadow during his or her natural life and she our
said daughter Ann when possessing the same to pay or cause to be paid unto our
daughter Elinor the sum of six pounds British. To
our son Robert we leave and bequeath the sum of twenty shillings British.
Lastly We nominate constitute and appoint the survivor of us sole executor or
executrix of this our last joint will and testament and residuary legatee of
all the rest of our goods, cash, bond, notes, and effects of whatsoever
nature and denomination. In witness
whereof we have caused our names and marks to be hereunto set this 7th day of
March 1837. Thomas
Kaighin my x mark Elinor
Kaighin alias Moughtin her x mark Witnesses: Andrew Joughin Andrew Joughinm Jr At an Andrew Joughin Senior and Andrew Joughin
Junior the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Elinor Kaighin having deposed on the Holy Evangelists
that the said deceadant when of sound mind memory
and understanding having duly signed and executed the same as and for her
last will and Thomas Kaighin the executor therein named having by instrument
in writing bearing date this day renounced the executorship
in favour of his son Robert Kaighin the said Robert
Kaighin is therefore sworn well and truly to fulfil
and execute the said will to pay all just debts and legacies and funeral
expenses of the testatrix and to return to the Archdeacon's Registry a full
true and particular account of his proceedings in the premises when then unto
lawfully required and to these ends hath
given pledges namely the witness to his will who have entered into a
bond to that effect in presence of the court. Probatum Est T. A. Corlett John Kaighin
husband of Jane a legatee named in her foregoing will of Elinor
Kaighin of Jurby deceased personal appeared at the Archdeacon's Registry and
acknowledge to have received and been paid the legacy of five pounds British
bequeathed his said wife in and by said will and he the said John Kaighin
hereby exonerates acquits and discharges Robert Kaighin the administer with
the will annexed of said Elinot Kaighin his heirs
executors administrators and assigns of the said legacy or sum of five pounds
British and of every part thereof and doth by these presents forever cancel
the same on said will as witness his subscription
this 17th day of June 1850. John
Kaighin his x mark Signed and
acknowledged Before Me R. Brown A. R. Whereas
Eleanor Kaighin wife of Thos Kaighin of the Curragh
in the parish of Jurby did by her last will and testament bearing date the 7th
day of March 1837 leave and bequeath to her son Thomas Kaighin five pounds to
her son William Kaighin five pounds to her daughter Eleanor five pounds and
did also leave a certain meadow called the Plaase
in the parish of Lezayre to her daughter Ann conditioned that she was to pay
six pounds to her sister Eleanor when she came into possession of said
meadow. And whereas at an Administration
with said will annexed was granted to Robert Kaighin in trust of Thos Kaighin
the executor in said will named. Therefore
know all men by these presents that we the said Thomas Kaighin, William
Kaighin, and John Kissack husband of Eleanor do
hereby severally and respectively acknowledge to have received from and been
paid by said Robert Kaighin the full and just sum of five pounds sterling
each, being the legacy bequeathed each of us in and by said will and we do
hereby severally and respectively exonerate acquit and discharge the said
Robert Kaighin and every person whomsoever of and from any further claim or
demand on account of our said legacies of five pounds each and of every
thereof and do by these presents cancel the same. And I the said John Kissack
husband of Eleanor do also hereby acknowledge to have rec'd from and been
paid by John Quayle husband of Ann the sum of six pounds sterling being the
lien on the meadow aforesaid and do hereby release and acquit the said meadow
and the said John Quayle husband of said Ann for all further claim or demand
on account of said sum of six pounds and every part thereto. And of by these presents release the said
John Quayle and John Kissack meadow from the same. As witness
our respective subscriptions this 14th day of March 1854. Thomas Kaighin my x
mark William
Kaighin my x mark John Kissack my x mark This before
me at the Archdeaconal Registry R. Brown A.
R. I Thomas
Kaighin of the Curragh in the parish of Jurby
executor of the last will and testament of my wife Elinor
Kaighin deceased being by old age and infirmities unable to attend at court
this day to have the said will established.
Do hereby appoint and authorize my son Robert Kaighin to be sworn
administrator and executor in trust of the said will and estate of the said Elinor Kaighin. In
witness where of have caused my name to be hereunto set this 22nd day of December1838. Thomas
Kaighin my x mark Witnessed by
Andrew Joughin. I do here
certify by virtue on order granted upon this petition by the Reverence
Corlett and authority I have charged Thos Kaighin, William Kaighin, John Kissack and his wife and a left charge at John Quayle and
his wife, John Kaighin and his wife to a court to be holden
at Ramsey on Saturday next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon as next of kin to
answer the suit of the said petitioner. This is the
19th of December 1838. |
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