Archdeacon Wills 1815 #4, Braddan, of Ann Durie als Fine, made 1813, proved 23 Feb 1815

"In the name of God, Amen. I ANN DURIE of the town of Douglas being of sound mind and memory, first I commend my soul to Almighty God who gave it, hoping through the merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to obtain pardon for all my sins, and my body to Christian burial. Secondly, I leave to my dear SISTER STEVENSON the sum of twenty pounds British. I leave to my NEPHEW MR. EDWARD MOORE the sum of twenty pounds British and MR. DURIE'S gold watch. I leave to my NEPHEW MR. JAMES MOORE the sum of twenty pounds British and a large oak press. I leave to my NIECE ELIZABETH MOORE the interest of 200 pounds being on a note of my LATE NEPHEW MR. JAMES KELLY for five hundred and fifty pounds British which note when paid she is to receive two hundred pounds with the interest due thereon. I leave to my NIECE MRS JANE WOOD thirty pounds British for mourning. I leave to my NEPHEW CAPTAIN EDWARD CLARK the sum of twenty pounds British. I leave and bequeath to my NIECE SARAH CLARK all my household furniture except what is mentioned, plate, books, ... stores of every kind, my gold watch, and all my apparel, the use of my dwelling house during life, keeping the same in proper repair, and I do appoint her my executrix to receive and pay all my debts and pay off all the legacy. I also leave her the interest of three hundred and fifty pounds on MR. JAMES KELLY's note and when paid, must be placed on good security, when my NEPHEW JOHN KELLY arrives at the age of 21 years. And I do leave and bequeath to my NEPHEW MR. JAMES MOORE my dwelling house after the demise of my NIECE SARAH CLARK, and if in case he does not possess the house before his demise, it may be disposed of for the benefit of his children, he appointing a proper person for them. And I do further appoint my NEPHEW MR. JAMES MOORE my executor in trust to aforesaid SARAH CLARK in receiving my depts and paying off legacy and I further leave and bequeath him twenty pounds British. I leave and bequeath to MRS. EDWARD MOORE five guineas, a mourning ring, and a fine table cloth with fruit and flowers. I leave and bequeath to MRS. JAMES MOORE five guineas, a mourning ring, and a fine table cloth, the same. I leave to MRS. JOSEPH CLARK a mourning ring and five guineas. I leave to MRS. EDWARD CLARK a mourning ring and five guineas. I leave to MRS. FAITH KELLY a mourning ring. I leave to my GRANDNIECE MRS THOMAS STOWELL five guineas. I leave to my GRANDNIECE MISS CHRISTIAN WATTLEWORTH five guineas. I leave to my NEPHEW MR. JAMES CLARK one guinea, and all claimers one shilling. I also leave to the poor of this town six guineas to be distributed by the clergyman of St Matthews Chapel the first Festival after my decease. And where as, it is my desire after the demise of my NIECE SARAH CLARK, I do appoint my NEPHEW MR. EDWARD MOORE, with my NEPHEW MR. JAMES MOORE to be joint executors in trust, and I further bequeath to my NEPHEW EDWARD MOORE the sum of twenty pounds British out of the remainder of the sum of 350 pounds of Mr James Kelly's note. I leave to JOHN KELLY and HIS SISTER CHRISTIAN KELLY each fifty pounds British. I leave and bequeath to MRS. JANE WOOD and children the sum of fifty pounds British. I bequeath to the CHILDREN OF MY NEPHEW JOSEPH CLARK'S THREE SONS, RICHARD, JOSEPH, AND JAMES, each ten pounds AND THREE DAUGHTERS, ANN, MARGARET, AND ELIZABETH each ten pounds. I leave and bequeath to my NIECE CHRISTIAN WATTLEWORTH the sum of twenty pounds and to her BROTHER JAMES WATTLEWORTH ten pounds. I leave and bequeath to JOHN MOORE twenty pounds British, and to EDWARD AND PHILIP each ten pounds British. I leave to each of my NEPHEW'S CAPTAIN EDWARD CLARK'S CHILDREN ten pounds British, these legacies to be paid to the survivors of them when my NEPHEW JOHN KELLY pays off his father's note and the demise of my NIECE SARAH CLARK who is to have the interest of 350 pounds during her life. If in case of the death of any of the legatees that ... them all such legacy's shall become the property of THOMAS DURIE, SON TO MR J. T. MOORE. And if in the case of his demise to be HIS FATHER'S MR. JAMES MOORE, and I do appoint him my executor in trust with my NIECE SARAH CLARK whereunto I've signed my name and set my seal in the presence of the Revd. Joseph Qualtrough and Doctor Currie this seventeenth day of December one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. [signed] Ann Durie.

At an Ecclesiastical Court holded in Douglas 23rd Feb 1815, Miss SARAH CLARKE the executrix in the before going will ... is proved in court in form of law..."


 

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