Archdeacon Wills 1798 #14, Braddan, of William Crebbin, merchant in Douglas,, & Hester Crebbin als Moore:

"The is the last will and testament of William Crebbin of Douglas, merchant, and Hester Crebbin alias Moore my wife, xxx, published by us jointly as follows: We give and devise to our son Paul Crebbin, his heirs and assigns on the decease of either of us one half or moiety of Ballafurt and xxx our lands or tenements in the parish of Santan and also one moiety or half of our concerns and dwelling houses in Douglas with the appurtenances and we give and devise to our said son his heir and assigns after the decease of the survivor of us the other or remaining half or moiety of all and singular the said lands and tenements, concerns and dwelling house (all such premises are fully described in a Deed of Sale of the xxx hereof . . . Robert Heywood Esquire) subject to the xxx which do or may affect the same xxx the legacy or sum of one hundred and fifty pounds British which is hereby bequeathed to our son Philip Quayle Crebbin and which is to be paid to him personally. And we give and devise and equally amongst our daughters, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns as tenants in common, one half of our lands and tenements in the parish of Lonan (particularly mentioned in the will of Thomas Quayle, deceased, and in the before mentioned Deed) and also one half or moiety of the personal property which shall or may accrue or xxx from or out of the Estate of the said Thomas Quayle. And we give and devise to the survivor of us, his or her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns the other or remaining half or moiety of the said lands and tenements in Lonan aforesaid, and do give and bequeath to such survivor all the rest, residue and remainder of our Estates and effects, real and personal, and do constitute and appoint him or her sole executor or executrix of this our will, and we nominate and appoint the Reverend Charles Crebbin and the said Robert Heywood along with the survivor of us, guardians of such of our daughters as may not have attained the age of twenty one years at the decease of either of us. Witness our hands the 8^th January 1798. [signed] Wm Crebbin, Hester Crebbin. Witnesses: Richard Symons, Nicholas Christian.

At an Ecclesiastical Court holden in the Court house in the Parish of Kirk Patrick the 23^rd Cay of March 1798, William Crebbin one of the testators having departed this life, Hester Crebbin the survivor of them is sworn of the before going will in form of law and also to be guardian and supervisor of the testator’s children who are under age and hath given pledges for the payment of legacies, namely Henry Grice Esquire, her son in law and the Revd. Nicholas Christian one of the Witnesses of the will.

12^th January 1798, His Grace John Duke of Atholl enters a claim against the Estate of Wm Crebbin deceased for the amount of 500 pounds.
June 19^th, 1798, Jane Crebbin enters a claim against the Estate of Wm Crebbin for the sum of 150 pounds.
August 31, 1798, William Sayle enters a claim against the Estate for xxx.
December 5^th 1798, Ellinor Laurence enters a claim against the Estate of Wm Crebbin for 15 pounds.
December 11^th, 1798, Robert Clucas against the same for 17 pounds.
January 26, 1799, John Kewley enters the same for 100 pounds.
January 1799, William Leece enters the same for 15 pounds.

The humble petition of Philip Skillicorn of KK Lonan sheweth that Thomas Quayle of Ballagare late deceased did by deed dated the 2^nd day of August 1788 for certain good consideration therein mentioned grant unto you petitioner all his goods and effects whatsoever as by the said deed may more fully appear; that upon the death of the said Thomas Quayle your petitioner preferred his petition to your Reverence praying that the said deed might be received and as for the last will and testament of the said Thomas Quayle and your petitioner might be sworn the executor or administrator as usual in such case; that William Crebbin of the town of Douglas, merchant, did on or about the same time preferred a petition to your Reverence praying that a paper writing purporting to be a will alleged to be made by the said Thomas Quayle, might be proved and the execution that committed to him the said Wm Crebbin; That the said several petitioners came on to be hear before your Reverence at one and the same together, when your Reverence xxx to continue, the said petitioner died, and no further proceeding hath been had upon the petition; that the said William Crebbin hath lately departed this life and no legal representative of him the said Wm Crebbin hath been constituted or appointed by reason whereof your petitioner is prevented from proceeding to bring the matters of the said petition to a final determination to the great loss and detriment of your petitioner as he conceives a considerable part of the goods and effects which were of the said Thomas Quayle being in a perishable and hazardous state. And your petitioner therefore humbly prays for a hearing of this petition, and that the last will and testament of Mr. William Crebbin (if any there be) may be xxx in and proved. And if there be no such will, that the next of kin of the said Wm Crebbin may xxx out letters of xxx his effects. And in case of the declining so to do, that some other proper person or persons may be appointed to administrate the same. And that you petitioner may obtain such other relief as the case requires, and your petitioner will pray etc.
Ordered that the before going Petition do come on to be heard at an Ecclesiastical Court to be holden in the Court house in this Parish on Friday next whereof all proper parties and persons to have due notice. Given at KK Patrick 19^th March 1798. [signed] Ev. Christian.

I do hereby certify that this day I have lawfully charged Mrs. Hester Whiting of Douglas, widow and Miss Mary Crebbin of the same place spinster, to appear at an Ecclesiastical Court, to be holden at the Court house in Kirk Patrick, on Friday next, at the suit of Mrs. Hester Crebbin widow and executrix named in the last will and testament of Mr. William Crebbin late of Douglas, aforesaid deceased, whose said will is meant to be then proved, and of which intended probate and gave the said Hester Whiting and Mary Crebbin who are two of the children of the deceased notice the 20 March 1798. [signed, his mark] John Duggan, Sumner of Braddan."