Episcopal Wills 1719 #1, Lezayre, of William Aldridge

At St Marys of Ballaugh, June 22th 1719

Paroch Lezayre 1719

Mr William Aldridge departed this life ab^t the
first of May last intestate, leaving 5 children,
William, Edward, John, Charles & Elizabeth
Aldridge, the 3 last named of whom being
underage & William the eldest son out of
the Island the wife & Edward have appeared,
& fearing the debts may surmount the inventory
the wife has surrendered her own
part of the goods & Edward on the p^t of the decedt has
for himself and the rest of the children relinquished
the administration & therefore the same
is committed to the genl sumner, who is
hereby empowered to dispose of all the effects
to the best advantage, and to dispose of all the effects
to the best advantage & discharge all debts
(as far as the goods will extend) according to
law. Note the wife and Edward aforesaid
have obliged themselves to take all due care of
the minors, submitting to the discretion of the court
with respect to the disposal of the remainder of
the effects (if any such be) after the payment
of all just debts.

Decretum est & solvit

salvo tamen unicuique suo jure

1 June 1720

Captain Wood enters a claim against the administrators of Mr William Aldridge for £2 10s and craves the law.

The claimant owns himself indebted 14s on Mr Taaffs account.

Lezaire: Claims against the administrator of Mr Aldridge 1719

  KK Christ Lezaire June 2^nd 1719 The goods of Mr William Aldridge deceased prized by four sworn men viz Thomas Garrett, John Cally, Thomas Cally & Phil Teare as follows Note: This is not a complete transcription

Goods disposed of by Mrs Aldridge of the within inventory
before the administration was given up to me and in her hands as follows

July 3^rd 1719

The goods of Mr William Aldridge was this day put to the cant and sold as follows:

Note: sales continue on July 10^th & 21^st

An account how the creditors of William Aldridge deceased are paid as appears by their claims proved

The account of the sums abated by the creditors of William Aldridge deceased for the benefit of the widow & executors

Abated by

November 27^th 1719

I do acknowledge to have received the above sum of £1 15s 6½d from the hands of the General Sumner

Sarah Aldridge before me William Walker

By Captain Nicholas Christian, Ramsey 1s 2d & By William Oates 5s = 6s 2d

At Bishop’s Court June 23^rd 1720

Mr Thomas Curlet General sumner having this day produced all the annexed accounts relating to the administration of the effects of Mr William Aldridge deceased it appears to us as follows:

Memo the sum due to the court for their trouble is bestowed on the widow and orphans regard being had to their great poverty

By the account stated on the other side there remains now in the general sumner’s hands the sum of £9 11s 11d

Which nine pounds eleven shillings and eleven pence being by the law of this isle altogether at the disposal of the Ordinary for pious uses by reason the church has been burthened with the administration, the same however ordered to be paid to the widow for the use of herself and children (who are miserably poor) to enable them to return to their own country. And upon her receipt for the said sum the General Sumner has hereby his quietus est in the said affair.

Dat June 23th 1720 - Thomas Sodor & Man

July 9^th 1720 - received the above sum of £9 11s 11d form the general sumner by me Sarah Aldridge in presence of William Walker

Mem the widow has received in all these sums & particulars: