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includes marriage contract of nephew Thomas Watterson + Margaret Kelly
Articles of Marriage condiconed agreed and concluded [] betwixt Henry Waterson of Fisgard & Cescely his wife in [] behalf of their loving nephew Thomas Waterson on ye one p[arty] & Will: Kelly with ye consent of his wife Mally Kelly als G[] all of ye parish of KK Xt Rushin in ye behalf of their daughter Margrett Kelly on ye other party as follows Imprimis It is condescended agreed & concluded upon yt ye sd Thomas & Margt shall within three months after ye date hereof en[ter] into ye holy estate of matrimony God & holy church permitting ye same (2ly) It is condiconed agreed & concluded upon yt ye sd Wm Ke[lly] with ye consents aforesd shall give in portion to & with his sd dau[gh=] ter ye sume of three pounds sterl or ye value thereof together with his part of one steir? in ye keeping of ye sd Henery Waterson & wch three pounds are to be paid within ye end of three years after ye date hereof (3ly) It is condiconed agreed & concluded upon & in consideration yt his sd nephew doth hereby promise & shall give to him ye one ha[] of ye sd portion he likewise doth hereby give & shall deliver to his sd nephew & to ye above Margt his now intended wife ye one halfe of all his goods movable & immovable & this immediately after their intermarriage Nevertheless it is hereby condicon[ed] agreed condiconed & conclucded upon yt there shall be no actual division of the ye sd portion nor goods during ye sd Henry's or his wives lives but each vizt ye sd nephew & his wife with their children on ye one hand & ye sd Hen & his wife shall endeavor together participate together of both ye sd portion & goods during ye sd Henry & his sd wives lives as affsd unless there shall be an actual division made by ye consent of both parties (4ly) it's condiconed agreed & concluded upon yt in consideration ye sd nephew Thomas Waterson hath for many years been a great support [page 2 - top lh corner too dark on film]] [] uncle ? Hen: Waterson in his old age, he ye sd Hen: Waterson wth full consent of his wife affsd doth hereby promise to him ye sd nephew [] Waterson & ye sd Margt their heirs excrs admrs & assignes all ye [] of their goods movable & immovable after their decease vizt ye other halfe of ye uncles goods immediately after his death & ye other halfe of ye sd Cescely's goods after her death so yt its here to be understood yt after ye death of ye sd uncle & of his sd wife Cescely ye sd young cupple Thomas & Margt their heirs excrs admrs & assignes shall enjoy & possess all their goods movable & immovable except only 6d legacie to any of his next of kin who by law claime any of his exrship. And to ye performance of all & singulr ye sd premises articles & agree= ments affsd both parties have bound themselves in ye penalty of seven pounds to be paid in ye nature of all fines usual in this Isle In testimony whereof they have hereunto caused their signes manual to be subscribed this 2d day of Feb 1707/8 signed & delivered in Wm Kelly his mark Jon Taylor his mark Mally Kelly asls Gell her mark Rich Taylor his mark Hen Waterson his mark Robt Lowie his mark Ciscelye Waterson als Clucas her mark Nich Cowin his mark 3d June 1713 The above Rich Taylor & Nicho Cowin 2 of the witnesses to these articles of marriage have deposed ye same to be ye act & deed of ye parties thereunto befor me Jon Parr This contract is accepted for the last will of Henry Waterson & Thomas Waterson is sworn in court in form of law Assmptum est & solvit pledges to pay all debts are Jon Garret & Hen Hen Xtian Copia vera exar? pr me Guliol Gell Reg archidiacons [page 3 - Cecilia bur Rushen 17200201] The within will is accepted for ye last will of Cecilia Waterson als Clucas & Tho: Waterson is sworn in court in form of law Assumptum est & solvit 1s pledges to pay all debts &c Hen: Cowin & Hen Gawn
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