JONY CORDEIGE als McYLREA
Will - 1610 (Michael)
The 5th day of July 1610
I Jony ine Mcylrea being sick in body but whole in mind and of good and perfect memory, all laud and praise to be given to God do make my last will and testament in manner and form following:
First I commit and commend my soul into the hand of almight God hoping that by the death and passion of his only son my sweet saviour Jesus Christ the same may be crowned in heaven with glory, my body I commend to the earth hoping that the same, the last day I shall rise again and soul and body to receive the fullness of joy. And such worldly goods as it hath pleased almighty god of his mere goodness to lend unto me in this life, I give and bequeath as follows:
Item I give and bequeath to the poor 1 boz malt, 1 firlot wheat and one firlot of oat meal and the rest at the discretion of my executors
Item to the vicar Sir Hugh Cannell 1 mutton
Item to Bahie Cordeige 1 lamb
Item to John Wood clerk 12d
Item to Averick Cordeige my daughter one heiffer 3 years old
Item to John Mylrea his children 1 lamb
Item I do constitute and ordain my husband Patrick Cordeige and my daughters Jony and Avericke Cordeige my true and lawful executors of all my goods moveable and immoveable
Witnesses herof Hugh Cannell vicar, John Wood clerk
Probatum et solvit 12d
1 horse and 2 sheep of free goods
Daniel Cowley pledge to keep the office harmless, the executors at lawful years
The 22nd July 1610
NOTES
- This surname enjoys a multiplicity of spellings but examination of deaths for 1610 across the Isle of Man reveals no suitable candidate although her will is clearly July 1610, a few months before the surviving burial register begins
- Daughters Bahee & Avericke, husband Pat. No way of knowing where John Mylrea fits but at that time, a John Mylrea was married to an Averick. Best quess is tht he is her brother
- Land records of the day do not contain Patrick Cordeige (or variations of the surname). There was a John Mylrea who in 1585, took over quarterland in Ballacrynan from William Mylrea, probably his father
Associated Documents
- Story: Early Mylreas in KK Mchael 1500-1700
- The following transactions are the only ones surviving for the Mylreas in Michael in the 1600s and have been put together in case someone can make a link between the families. There's a group of 3 relating to Thomas, another 4 relating to John (athough at vastly different times) and 2 for Hugh. However this does not imply generations of the same family
- 1597 Sale: Thomas McYlrea to John Cannell )
- 1602 Sale: Thomas McYlrea to John Cannell ) = same person
- 1607 Sale: Thomas McYlrea to John Cannell )
- 1603 Sale: John McYlrea to Patrick Cannell
- 1661 Purchase: John McYlrea from Robert Freer)
- 1663 Sale: John McYlrea to Pat Cally................ ) = same person
- 1670 Sale: John McYlrea to Adam Callister.........)
- 1703 Sale: Cath & Hugh McYlera to John Quayle)
- 1718 Sale: Hugh McYlrea to John Christian .......) = same person