JOHN HIGGIN

Will - 1699 (Douglas)

(1700)

John Higgin departed this life in the West Indies about a year since, intestate, whereof the Court having intelligence hath decreed his three brothers Philip, William and Thomas Higgin and his sister Mary Higgin sole and joint administrators of all his goods moveable and immoveable whatsoever who are all at age and sworn in Court according to law

decretum est et solvit 3d

salvo tamen etc

The inventory being £19/10/0 is yet in the hands of Mr David Murray and ready to be paid to the administrators who have given pledges Thomas Kelly and John Vinch in form of law

more a suit of cloth and some wages due out of his majesty's treasury which when received is to be added

(1717)

Insula Mannia

Curia habita apred palatium episcopal Bishop's Court vulgo dict: corum reverendo admodum in Christo Patru ac dho Thuo Thomas Sodor et Mannia episcopo reverendis Dho Gulielmo walter et Dho Johanne Curghy vicasiis in Gerneralibus decimo nono dict mensis July anno domini 1717

John Higgin a native of Douglas within this island departed this life on board his majesty's ship Chester about the year 1699 intestate, whereof the Court having intelligence hath decreed his three brothers William, Thomas and Philip Higgin joint administartors of all his goods and chattels moveable and immoveable whatsoever, William not appearing and Thomas being in Ireland, Philip is sworn to bring into the Registry a perfect inventory of all the said goods, to pay all the decedent's just debts so far as the goods will extend and as the Court shall require him, as also to be faithful to the other two administrators to which end, and to secure the Office, he has given pledges, secundo forman legis Mr Robert Maddrell and David Hutchin

decretum est et solvid 3s 4d

salvo jamin inicuiq

suo jure

NOTES

  1. A son of Thomas Huggin, who died 1700
  2. A family with 4 sons and a daughter Mary
  3. Only a baptism for a Marie Hugine, father Thomas, in Braddan in 1680 might be the daughter Mary; no baptism for sons
  4. Although the probate of the son John was not sorted until 1717, the lateness must have been nothing more than an administrative casualty

Associated Documents

From Summary of Wills, A Manx Notebook

1743-1 A 6 KNEAL Mary als Callow als HIGGIN Douglas; son John Callow; houses + house of her fa Wm Higgin decd; present husb Philip Kneale + 3 ch youngest Philip; son Wm Kneale; her step dau Elinor Kneale; houses adj Philip Lace;1759 Cath Kneale dau acks from half brother John Callow; Philip youngest dead - connected?

1747-2 E w HIGGINS Margaret CREER d 6 Oct 1747; Douglas; son John (if he come),Thos exec; gson John Callow; gdau Cath Kneal; names Margt Smith; gch Wm,Philip + Cath Kneal - connected? mother of Mary above

1785 A 5 FLETCHER Edward dated 11 Mov 1784; Ballafletcher; gtgdau Carolina Lee; names Capt John Lee,John Edward Lee,Wm + Edwd Callister; sister Mary Callister; names Sarah Quirk als Callister, Wm+Robt Kelly, Edwrd Callister;dr Patk Scott claims - brother-in-law

1785 A 6 ds FLETCHER Jane dated 14 mar 1785; widow capt Ed Fletcher; gtgch John Edward + Caroline Lane Lee - niece

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