Archdeacon Will 1718/9 #14, Braddan, of Alexander Quayle

KK Braddan:

The last will of Alexander Quaile who was buried the 23rd of November 1718 being of good and perfect mind and memory at the making thereof (which was on the 8th day of July 1717).
First he committed his soul to God and body to Christian burial.
Item, he left to his daughter Mary two pounds, with three pounds more he hand lent her.
Item, to his daughter Christian’s children two pounds; and 20 shillings left herself by her mother, and a new blanket which he left her of his own goods as legacy.
Item, to his son Robert Quaile 3 pounds besides the 20 shillings left him by his mother, if he will come for it, if not he left thereof 40 shillings to his godson Alexander Parr, 20 shillings to his grandchild Isabel Coultry, ten shillings to his grandchild John Corlet and the other ten shillings to daughter Margaret.
Item, he declared that xxx portion xx premises which was eight pounds to his daughter Margaret was wholly paid and satisfied.
Item, he left to his grandchild Margaret Parr a heifer at Knock a Woddan[?], and the remaining part of the wool to his daughter Jane, and grandchild Isabel Coultry.
Item, to grandchild John Curlet a steer.
Item, to his said son Robert a cow, if he come for it, if not to daughter Jane, as also two new blankets to the said Robert.
Item, to daughter Jane his part of James Quilliam’s lime ground with his bargain of the Cladaugh, and the corn thereon and his right of the house.
Item, he left David Corlet’s lime land betwixt daughter Jane and daughter Margaret, with the Land and corn in Ballaquast, the said Margaret paying half the rest thereof if she accept of it, if not the wheat of that crop all[or shall] xxx daughter Jane.
Item, to Edward Fletcher a sheep and a lamb. To Patrick Kneen the next to the best pair of sheers. To the minister a mutton.
Item, he declared that he had already (for many reasons) delivered and given the copper pan to daughter Jane.
Lastly, he nominated and appointed his said two daughters Jane and Margaret sole and joint Executrices of all the rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable whatsoever.

Witnesses: Robert Lewn, John Clague.

The Executrices husbands sworn in Court in Form of Law. The witnesses are pledges.

February the 12th 1718: John Parr enters a claim against the Executors of his father in law Alexander Quaile for forty shillings and the portion promised him with is wife thirty two shillings being the price of an ox sold by him the said Alexander Quaile, a cow and for half a dozen sheep with the increase of them, and craves the Law.

May the 8th 1719: John Parr enters against the Executors of his father in law Alexander Quayle for his working tools and all other utensils belonging to his trade, as well dying as clothing, and craves the Law.
Eodem die: John Parr enters against John Coultry as his wife is one of her father Alexander Quayle’s Executrices, for detaining from him the one half of eleven pounds, which the said John Coultry alleges was given him by his father in law by virtue of Deed of Gift, &c."