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Will of Esther
Cowley als Kaighin
1730 – Kirk
Michael,
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[This will
was found on Brian Lawson’s website] Michael 1730 Esther
Cowley als Kaighin departed this life about the
15th of August anno supradict
intestate whereupon her six children viz Patrick, Catharine,
John, Willm, Richard, and Thomas Cowley are decreed
joint administrators of all her effects movable or immovable whatsoever, the
two eldest with the father are sworn and declare that to their belief and
best of their judgment the sum of thirty shillings each is equivalent to the
administrators part of goods free and debtless which said sums the father
engages to pay beside the deceased debts an moreover to give to Richard the
further sum of five shillings and to the youngest child Thos ten shillings to
which end he has given pledges his son and heir Patrick Cowley afore
mentioned. The father
further engages to give his daughter Catharine the deceased cloathes and pewter and she staying at home in order to bring up the
younger children. Decretum est |
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