(from MM GL 707 / LDS 0106385 )
To the Revd John Cosnahan and Edward Moor Vicrs General [of] this Isle the humble petition of Henry Gell and Ann Gell als Quayle his wife Sheweth that Eliz: Quayle sister to your petr Ann hav[ing] by her last will and testament in anno 1720 nominated and appointed her only daughter Jony exectx who being u[nder] age your said petr Ann was sworn supervisor - that the sd Joney having this year dyed intestate your Reverces upon the 24th May last at a court then held in KK Arbory gave a decree of Administration of the goods and chattles of the decd to her half sister Catherine Quayle which your petr humbly conceive (if your Reverencs had been apprized there[of]) would not have granted the same For your petrs apprehends that the goods of such children got from father or mother shall by law go to the collaterals of such side and only the intestates acquisition to the half blood Therefore your petrs humbly pray your reverces may be pleased to grant authority to summons the sd Catherine Quayle to the next consistory for a hearing of the sd decree of administration, that the same may be reversed and vacated and your petrs admitted to be sworn admrs to their sd niece and your petrs as dutyfully bound shall ever pray &c Augt 6 1744 This matter is to be heard on Thursday next at Kk Michael, and the petitioner has hereby authority to charge Cath Quayle J Cosnahan At a consistory court in Castletown Oct 25 1744 Arbory Having taken an hearing of the matter sett forth in the annexed petition of Henry Gell & nn Gell als Quayle his wife sister to Elizabeth Quayle deceas'd who was mother to Jony Quayle ^late of Kk Arbory^ who died intestate about the 20th of January 1743 We decree that whatever goods or chattells became due to the intestate Jony by the last will of her mother Elizabeth Quaylwe are to return to the next of kindred from whence they came - namely to Ann Gell als Quayle sister to Elizth Quayle aforesd - provided the same can be distinguished - and remain undischarged - and as touching what other goods said Jony died possess'd of or were acquir'd by her own industry the same are decreed to her half sister by the father vizt to Cath Quayle who is already sworn & gave pledges Henry Gell husband of Elizth [sic] Gell als Quayle aforsd is accordingly sworn in form of law and gave pledges namely Mr Wm Curghey & John Moore solvit 2s 0d decretum est Joh Cosnahan Edw Moore
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