Hello Frances and Averil,

Very many thanks for all your work and information about the numerous and confusing William Taggarts.

I have put together a possible lineage, but I'll be very grateful to receive corrections.
Frances, where you wrote in your first message that there is a marriage contract for Wm Taggart s/o Margt Taggart als Kelly, would you please tell us the date and which wife that is for? Because at the moment I have two William Taggarts and am unsure which one stayed at Ballakew, and which one was at Cordiman Malew.

As well as what I had before from the Creer connection, I have checked Joyce Oates's Taggart file which she compiled several years ago, mainly from the Malew and Santan parish registers and from wills, and added these to some of what you have put on the board.

There are a few major differences, and one sticking point is that William TAGGART Ballakew married [2]? Margaret KELLY on 2 Sept.1700 in Malew, according to most records. Joyce has recorded the marriage as 2 Sept.1699, but first wife Margery Taggart als Bridson was buried 30 Nov.1699, so if she is right about the 1699 this can’t be the same William Taggart!

The second difficulty is Margery's grandson William Taggart. We have assumed that he was the son of their son William, but we still have mysterious Henry unaccounted for. Assuming he was William's son, when was he born pre-Margery's death, or pre the date of her will, if this was given?

Joyce has William junr of Malew married c.1699 Isabel TAGGART (not HARRISON). Same sons as in his 1711 will. As the ref to Harrison was in 1713 could she have remarried between 1711 and 1713?

My DRAFT attempt at listing the William TAGGARTs of Ballakew:

TAGGART & KELLY in BallaKew, Malew

1st William Taggart noted.
Birth: c.1625, of Ballakew, Malew, Isle of Man [Joyce Oates]
Death: Of Ballakew, Malew, Isle of Man; Burial: 14 Sep 1681
Will = TAGGART, William 1681-2 Mal E w 0991644
Marriage to Mary BRIDSON Marriage: abt 1641 Kirk Malew
Will = TAGGART, Mary 1678/1 Mal BRIDSON A w 0106203

“Ballakew 9s rent Wm Taggart compounded for in 1666 by Finloe Taggart – years determined” [FC]

The children of William TAGGART & Mary BRIDSON included:

Janet Taggart b.c. 1654 to Wm Taggart & Mary Bridson [J.O.]

2nd William Taggart the heir b.c.1648, bur.27 March 1721 Malew [will], marr.[1] Margery BRIDSON 2 Oct. 1670 Malew. Margery daur of Nicholas BRIDSON & Catharine JOUGHIN of Arbory.
Nicholas BRIDSON mentioned his daughter Margery and grandchildren Jane and William Taggart in his 1679 Arbory will [JO].
William Taggart was mentioned in the 1689/90 will of sister-in-law Ellinor Radcliffe als BRIDSON. “The administrators of Ellin Bridson vizt., Nicholas & William Bridson with William Taggart, agreed with Henry Radcliffe her husband…” etc. (of Rabey, Patrick). [JO]

BRADSON, Katharin 1690-2 Arbory JOUGHIN A 41 0106206
Extract: “October 5th 1691: William Taggart enters his claim against the Executor of his mother-in-law Kathrine Bridson als Joughin for the sum of 30 shillings due debt for cattle xxx and other things as will be made to appear & craveth the Law.
October 28th 1691: Henry Radcliffe enters his claim against the Executor of his mother in law Kath: Bridson for 40 shillings xxxx of his portion & xxxxxx all which is for a cow to be value of 29 xx due debt & craveth the Law.
October 31, 1691: Henry Radcliffe, William Taggart, & William Bridson enter their claim and make complaint against Nicholas Bridson the present Executor or Administrator of their mother Kath: Bridson for the wrongfully deliver of certain goods and chattels due to them by the death and will of their said mother & craveth the Law.”[JO]

WILL = TAGGART, Margery 1699-2 Malew BRIDSON E 0991715
1699-2 E 256 TAGGART Margery BRIDSON [some loss at bottom of page] unnamed son's wife;dau Ann(not yet at years of discretion -all her cloathes), Jane; son-i-law James Tubman; bro Wm Bridson(+ son Wm);names Jony Taggart, Jane Samsbury; gch Wm Taggart;husb exor;
1703: Wm Taggart heir acks paid all due by death of mother;
1706: Wm Quine (h/o Ann) acks paid from father Wm Taggart except that the heir is obliged to pay her towards her marriage;
1712: Wm Taggart states paid all due by his wife's will;
1713: decree signed by Bishop Tho Wilson noting that long, tedious + costly dispute between supvs of Wm Taggart junr and Isabel Harrison mother of ye sd Heir left to deceased Wm + succeeding heirs by his mother's will; - Wilson states that perishable items such as crop + team descend only to first heir + ye sd Wm Taggart's children have an equal share in husbandry gears etc. [FC]

Old Mal Bun2 34 - Wm Taggart snr to Wm Taggart junr - [some damage, very faint + diff to read]dated 10 May 1700; Wm Taggart agrees that son Wm have half crop BallaCorros [not clear if father or son to have wholy from next michelmas] father to give a firlet of barley each year out of gary;Son wm to have the little meadow by the river;Son Wm to have half crop + geares belonging to Balla Keawe after death of father;witt Christo Bridson x, Nicholas Harrison; Court 1712 - seems some dispute as Harrison states remembers agreement but not particulars + noted that Wm senr would not deny on oath the agreement; [FC]

Children of 2nd William TAGGART & Margery BRIDSON included:

3rd William Taggart bapt Dec.1675 [JO], in 1700 Deed. Named in grandfather Nicholas BRIDSON’s 1679 will. Married Isabel [TAGGART?] or [HARRISON?].
Buried Malew 28 Feb.1711/12.
Will = TAGGART, William 1711-3 Santon E d 0991649
[Ballacorris;ch Wm Nich, James + Jon jt admrs - all ua next relns James Tubman + Wm Quine supvs;wife alive;fa Wm Taggart claims which is def him as Tubman + Quine married his sisters [FC]
His son William born by 1699 because grandson Wm in Margery’s 1699 will. “between supvs of Wm Taggart junr and Isabel Harrison mother of ye sd Heir left to deceased Wm” 1713 [FC]

Joyce Oates has William junr of Malew married c.1699 Isabel TAGGART (not HARRISON). Same sons as in the above 1711 will.
Their eldest son: (4th) William Taggart bapt 20 Dec 1700 Ballacorris, Santon, buried 7 June 1787 Cordiman, Malew, married Ellin BRIDSON (Ballavarrin) 27 Mar 1733 Malew; William of Ballakew. [JO] 1788 will of William Taggart on BL’s website has wife Eleanor BRIDSON, and grandson William Taggart amongst others.
[If bapt Dec.1700 he could be the grandson mentioned in 1st William’s 1721 will, but not be the grandson mentioned in Margery’s 1699 one.]
Possible first marriage to Jane MOOR 18 April 1721 Santon.
Will: TAGGART, Jane 1732-2 Mal MOORE E d 0106373
Children of William Taggard & Jane Moore included:
William TAGGART bapt 4 Jan 1720 son of William TAGGART of Ballakew, Malew, died before 1732.
Brother William Taggart (a twin with Anne) was bapt 12 Oct 1732 Malew, buried 23 Oct 1741. Father: William TAGGART of Ballakew, Malew. [JO]

Second son of 3rd William: Nicholas Taggart, Ballacorris Santan bapt 9 May 1703, bur 4 March 1764 Santan, marr 15 Dec. 1733 Isabel BRIDSON 1705-1767 (mother Dorothy Bridson will 1745). Her parents Richard Bridson of Cleyrower Malew 1681-1756, marr. 18 Dec.1705 Malew to Dorothy COAT.
Other children of 3rd William Taggart & Isabel were: James bapt 23 Dec 1705; Jane bapt 2 July 1708; John bapt 12 Aug.1709; all Santan. [JO] Mentioned in WT’s Epis will 1711 Santon.

Other children of 2nd William TAGGART & Margery BRIDSON included:

Jane Taggart bapt:16 Mar 1672 Malew d/o Wm., married 20 Nov.1692 Malew to James T(A)UBMAN (son of Radcliffe Taubman d.1724 will Patrick [JO]).
Jane Taggart named in grandfather Nicholas BRIDSON’s 1679 will.
Old German bun2 #10 - undated ? but attested Oct 1706;radcliffe taubman + wife Alice obo son james;wm taggart + wife Marjery obo dau jane;[would appear to be post marriage as clause 1 starts ..enter into state of matrimony: note yt this is unsummated ? + ye solemnization of marriage performed]radcliffe to give lands;wm taggart gives £24;;witt patr crellin,will cowper,hen radcliffe,xpher bridson, gilbt moore;jon fargher (signed all others x);court Oct 1707. [FC]

Alice Taggart bapt 25 Feb 1679 Malew marr.28 Oct.1694 Captain John BRIDSON 1667-1730/31, buried 10 July 1743 Alice Bridson als Taggart of Rogane Moooas Santon [JO].

Ellin Taggart bapt 23 Oct 1681 Malew.

Ann Taggart bapt 12 Aug 1688 Malew married 1704 Malew to William QUINE.
Old Ger bundle 1 #20 dated 18 dec 1704;wm quine + wife margt als kelly (kk german) obo son wm;wm taggart(malew) obo dau ann;to marry 18 dec;quines to give half estate inc parcell in kk pat by mullen e yhleg ? of 5s 10d rent;wm junr to pay to bro [name lost on decayed edge] + firlets of corne toi unmarried sisters;taggart to give £20;witt (some partial names lost) wm quirk?, Wm taggart, phill kelly;court 0ct 1705;attached doc that John Quine in ireland (country of entrim, parish of the Raghie) surrenders his claim to money following death of father as Wm stands in greater need of it - witt tho mclchrist x, wm caper, charles radcliffe; - same wittnesses to deed of father dated 12 aug 1719. [FC]

2nd William TAGGART Ballakew marr. [2]? Margaret KELLY on 2 Sept.1700 in Malew. [JO has marr.2 Sept.1699, but first wife Margery Taggart als Bridson was buried 30 Nov.1699, so if she is right this can’t be the same William Taggart!]

William's will (6 March 1720/21): "William Taggart senior of BallaKew in the Parish of KK Malew" in which he "left to his five children viz., Henery, John, Eals [Alice], Ellinor, and Margery Taggart four pounds to each child". Also mentioned were his grandson William Taggart, and "Henry & Catherine Taggard the brother and sister at age are sworn supervisors of the children under age".

Margaret died 9 Sept 1742 Ballaugh married [2] William KEWLEY d.1752 Malew, (her exec).
The will of Margaret Kewley als KELLY, Ballaugh 1742, mentions her grand daughter Jane Cannon, and other Cannon children (unnamed), her daughter Margery Cannon als Taggart, her daughter Alice Kewley als Taggart, and her granddaughter Margaret Steven als Bridson. She also says that her son John has been repaid all but 10 shillings of his father’s legacy. The pledges were John Kewley & Wm Kewley, sons of her husband.

The children of William TAGGART & Margaret KELLY included:

William?. Is this the William TAGGART (Malew) who married Jane MOOR (otp) on 18 Apr 1721 Santon? Children of William Taggard & Jane Moore included:
William TAGGART bapt 4 Jan 1720 son of William TAGGART of Ballakew, Malew, died before 1732.
Brother William Taggart (a twin with Anne) was bapt 12 Oct 1732 Malew, buried 23 Oct 1741. Father: William TAGGART of Ballakew, Malew. [JO]

Henry [in father’s 1720/21 will]

Margaret bapt Malew 26 Sept.1701, married John BRIDSON 5 May 1716 Malew, aged 14? and was buried Malew 18 July 1720. Their daughter Margaret was baptised the previous day (IGI member’s entry).
Frances’s summary: decree, Malew 1720-2 E “BRIDSON Margaret TAGGART d 17 jul 1720; husb john; only ch margt ua next relns james tubman(h/o jane taggart), wm quine(h/o ann), wm creer(h/o cath) + henry taggart; 1740 edwd stephen h/o margt”. [Jane Taggart and Ann sisters of William Taggart.]
Margt's daughter Margaret Bridson & Edwd STEPAN married 18 Dec.1739 Ballaugh.

Catherine bapt Malew 16 April 1703-1774 (will), married William CREER of Ballamodda, Braddan (will 1769). If Catherine was born close to her bapt on 16 April 1703 she would have been aged only 15 at her marriage on 22 June 1718. Their first child was not bapt until 1722. William Creer’s parents John Creer and Ann STOLE endowed half their lands of Ballamodda to him by his marriage contract to Catherine Taggart. The remaining half of the property was to pass to son William on the death of the survivor of his parents.
“Braddan OD # 18 – Oct 1718 : Articles of Marriage between John Creer and Ann Creer als Stole of KK Braddan on behalf of their son William Creer and William Taggart and Margaret Taggart als Kelly on behalf of their daughter Catherine….” etc. William and Margaret Taggart gave their daughter and son in law £20 sterling. [Transcribed by John A Creer.]

John bapt Malew 27 Feb.1706. John collected the remainder of his £4 (undated), after the death of his mother Margaret in 1742, from the hands of William KEWLEY her exec., whom she had married after William Taggart’s death.

Ellin bapt Malew 9 June 1709 (died young?)

Alice bapt Malew 13 Sept 1711 married John KEWLEY 18 Aug.1728 Ballaugh (step-father’s son John?)
1766-3 E w KEWLEY Alice TAGGART d 15 aug 1766;husb john;dau mary,jane,ann;son michael,wm, anthony(jt exor with husb john);some ch ua;gdau elinor killy;1773 Patr Quayle h/o Ann acks from father John [FC]

Marjery bapt Malew 14 Feb.1713. Jane CANNON, granddaughter, was bapt 14 June 1735 Kirk Michael, daur of Jon CANNON & Margery TAGARD. Other children were Anne bapt 1737 and John bapt 1740. [Daughter Margery bapt 14 Feb.1713.]
In 1741 Margaret [Margery?] Taggart “now the wife of Harry CHRISTIAN acknowledges to have received the legacy of four pounds left unto her by her father William Taggart of KK Malew deceased about 20 years ago..”.

Ellin bapt Malew 28 April 1717 married William COWLEY [The attachments to William Taggart’s 1721 will show that by 1726 daughter Ellin[or] had married William COWLEY]

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