(from MM EW29 / LDS 0106367)
This is affirmed by the subscribing witnesses to be the last will and testament of Jane Cubbon als Bridson, who departed the first of August 1715. First committed her soul to God, and her body to Christian burial. Itm she left & bequeathed unto her loving husband an horse and this year's profit of the bees. Itm left unto her grand-daughters (viz) Jane & Catherine Cubbon her part of the bee-hives that was in the garden at home. Itm to her grandaughter Joney Cubbon a kid. Itm to her eldest daughter Issabel Maddrel a petticoat, a smock, a hood, a goat for Christmas 3s that were in her own hand and a wheel. Itm left her son Giles Cubbon all the gares she brought out of the farm, a door she borrowed of him, a barrel, half a hive, a sheep for Christmas and a through ? that was in his own custody. Itm left her servt Margt Kinvigg a petticoat. Itm unto her two grandsons Philip ad Wm a lamb betwixt them Itm to Giles's ife a petticoat & westcoat Itm to her stepson John her part of a calf. Itm to her daughter Margery all the remaining part of her wearing cloathes & linen. And lastly appointed her three sns (viz) Thomas William and John Cubbon her true and lawful exrs of all her goods moveable & imoveable and she cut of the rest of her children wth the legacys beforementioned [in a different hand - that of the court] She further bequeathed to her stepson David Cubon her pt of the beehive wch he had carv'd himself. testes John Cleark my mark Robt Gelling my mark - jurati Probatum est & solvit 1s The exrs sworn in court in form of law. Pledges to pay all debts & secure the office are the witnesses to the will 19 July 1716 David Cubon enters a claim agt the exrs of Jane Cubon als Bridson, for 15s & half a heiffer & craves the law --- [Immediately preceding this will is the following petition - not clear that it relates to this will it is possible related to an Archideaconal will of Catharine Cubbon als Corrin which mentions purchased lands The name I have read as Korrin but ?Kowin - the 'i' is dotted in both usages but the middle letter(s) looks like 'rr' but might just be 'w'] To the reverend Mr John Curghey and Mr William Walker Viccar Generals of this Isle The Humble petition of Tho Korrin of Kk Arbory Sheweth that a little after midsummer last one Catherine Chubbine alias Korrin Aunt to yor petitioner departed this life and in her sickness sent for one Thomas Chubbin to be one of ye witnesses to her will who accordingly came and the woman that look'd to her in her sickness being present heard the declaration yt she yn [then] made as to ye settlement of her will soe far as the lands purchased by the disceadant to be left to yor petitioner that is to say her part of it and yn was stoped by the family of the house and went noe farther and the wittnesses yn prsent hath since declared to other persons if the sd lands now left yor petitior but however instigated, since, are not willing to make oath thereto []here [] as the sd wittnesses and the day charged by the Mr Walker power to apear at the court in Douglas hee humbly begs that the court would be pleased to force ym to oath as to ye trth of what they heard from the disceadants mouth as to ye lands wch hee conceives the laws will alow wch done hee as in humble duty bound shall ever pray
The registers for Arbory for this period are deficient so burial date not certain.
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