Administration John Creer KK Braddan 1731 

Jon Creer of Ranscault departed this life about the 23 of Augt last intestate, whereupon the Court has decreed his 6 children, viz. Alice, Martha, Esther,Jo: Wm. & Zacharias Creer joint Admrs of all his Goods & Effects whatsoever.

The 3 last being under age,Esther non compos, & Alice in England, Martha with the widow, are sworn in Court, & gave Pledges,Wm Creer & Robt Faile for the widow.

 Decretum et solvit 1s : 9d 

The Inventory at the next Court ~~ Perform'd 

Octr. 26 1731 Mr Jo. Murray enters a Claim agt the Adminrs of Jo: Creer als Wilson, for = 13.11.3, & craves the Law. 

Augt. 10 1732 Wm Kenish enters for = 1 10 0d 

KK Braddan, 1731 

Debts paid by Catharine Creer als Turner Relict of John Creer of Ranscault,For which she has produced Receipts. 

Paid to John Lewn (British) ~~ 1 = 15 = 0
To John Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~~ 5 = 4 = 8
To Wm Kinish ~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 = 7 = 0
To Mr John Murray ~~~~~~~ 10 = 1 = ?
To her stepdaughter Esther Creer ~~~~~~ 4 = 0 = 0
Debts to be deducted out of the Inventory.

To a debt payable to Gilbt Cashin, & s don the Dead's part ~~~~~~~~~~~ = 0 = 2 = 7
Funeral charges ~~~~~~~~~~ 0 = 8 = 0
To Alice Creer for wages ~~~~~~~~ 0 = 3 = 0
To Patrick Creer on the Dead's part ~ 0 = 2 = 6 

Braddan. 1731

A true and perfect Inventory of all & singular the goods of John Creer of KK Braddan deceased, prised by us whose names ensue this 30th. Of Augst. 1731 Captn. Paul Gelling; Paul Gelling ; Robt Lewn ; Dan: Curghey 

[Two pages of inventory follow, not transcribed. Total 23 : 19 : ?]  

KK BraddanRobt Creer sworn and examined declares that he remembers that the Occupants of Will Corran and Renscault, beforethe Reading Seat and pulpit was altered from the Northsideto the Southside, Sitt next to Tromoad Seat and before Ballargey Seat on the Southside in the parish Church of KK Braddan and further saith not; and to best of his knowledge where the back part of Tromod Seat now stands ; Robt. Creer my mark X  

Thos Lewn and Thos Quine declares in every particular as the above . Robt. Creer ; Thos. Lewn my mk X ; Thos. Quine my mk X

Decl the 11th 1732 The above taken by and before me Jo: Curghy  

To the Rt Revd. The Lord Bishop togethrwith the rest of the Revd Members of the spiritual Court The humble petition of Wid: Creer ofKK Braddan

Humbly shews ; That yr. petr. being thro' persecution kept outof her old sitting place in the Church. And having obtained Mr. Vicar Genl. Curghey's token to take Evidence in the Case. Which being taken in Favr. of yr. petr. She furthr. got the Vicar:Genl or? token to get into her proper place a::cording to the Evidence taken. Notwithstanding the Defendt? refused obedience to the sd token ; Yr petr. therefore most humbly Craves that Yr Lordship may be pleased to take into Considertion the Circumstance of her Case & the Grant of yr Order to take possession? accord:ing to the Evidence taken &yr petr as bound shall pray etc

At Douglas Novr 4. 1735 It appearing that the Pulpit was remov'd from the north side of the Church to where it now stands for more decency, whereby the occupts of Tromoad & ptners as also of Renscoalt have not convenient room as formerly The wardens are therefore to see where ye Pulpit was placed before and the Petr is[crossed out] to sit there until further orders
Dat ut suprer John Woods John Cosnahan  

To the Revrd Mr John Woods and MrJohn Cosnahan Vicars Genl

The humble petition of Catherine Creer of Ranscalt in KK Braddan Herewith That your petitioner is apprehensive She is like to have some trouble in relation to her Marriage with John Creer lately deceas'd. Therefore she most humbly begs that her evidence relating to that affair maybe taken which granted she as in duty bound shall pray, etc. ---- 

At Consistory Court held in Douglass, March 26. 1735 Thos. Banks of Kk Onchan maketh Oath that he was in Liverpool abt thirteen Or fourteen years ago. When John Creer a Native of this Island, wth whom he was acquainted many years before, was marr'd to Kath: Creer als Turner now prest. in Court, wch John went by the name of Jon Wilson in England That the marriage was solemnis'd in the old church of the sd Town & yt James Corlet of Ramsey gave the woman as father or friend The sd Thos. Banks further deposeth that he knew the sd John Creer & sd Katherine live together as man and wife in Liverpool for some years afterwards. and since then also in this Island, where sd Creer dyed. Thos Banks his B mk Taken by & beforeUs John WoodsJohn Cosnahan  

At KK Braddan March 28 1735 James Corlet of Ramsey Mariner maketh oath that he was by & in place & stood as father of the Marriage of John Creer als Wilson and Katherine Turner That the sd couple were marry'd in the old Church of Liverpool about 14 years ago by the Revd Mr Bell then Rector or Minister of the sd Church And this Depont further adds that he knew the sd couple vizt John Creer & Kath Turner live together in Liverpool for several years afterwards and since then also in this Island. And that this Same Creer was the very man who amongst the Mancks men here &in Liverpool went under the name of Creer Wilson Jams. Corlet his mk X Taken by & before me John Cosnahan  

[Transcript by Sue Pedersen]