THOMAS Mc YLREA
Will - 1744 (Ballaugh)
[originallly submitted by Shirley C. Hogensen to Brian Lawson]
Ballaugh
The last will and testament of Thos Mylrea of Ballaugh who departed this life the 9th of Jan 1744 being of perfect mind and sound memory at the making hereof.
First He committed his soul to God and body to Christian burial
2ndly He left his part of the brown heifer to his son John
Thirdly He left four sheep to his daughter, Mary
Item He left his part of an iron pot unto his brother Nicholas and he the said Nicholas to assist the widow to plow his lands.
Lastly he nominated and appointed his loving wife sole executrix of all the rest of his goods of what kind soever
Testes Wm Corlet, Jon Crain} jurati
John Crain one of the witnesses declares that the testator left his leather breeches unto John Cowley if his wife thought fit so to do.
Isabel McYlrea the widow is sworn executrix as also to bring to the Registry an inventory of the effects and for the payment of debts and legacies according to law.
Pledges are John Crain, Patr Craine, John Stephen, and Wm Corkill
Nicholas McYlrea the uncle is sworn supervisor
Probatum est John Cosnahan and Edward Moore
NOTES
- Thomas became the steward of Ballacooiley when his uncle John died in 1739, without issue
- Thomas was born in 1708, to William Mylrea and Catherine Cowle
- He married Isabel Killip 1734 Ballaugh; six children but only two surviving (John b1738, Mary b1744) when he died in 1745. Daughter Mary died 1748
- Thomas sold land to his younger brother Nicholas Mylrea snr in 1740, and it became a second Mylrea estate for this "clan" in Ballaugh (Ballacorraige)
- Nicholas snr was probably the guiding influence for John, Thomas's son and the next steward of Ballacooiley. He helped him mortgage parts of Ballacooiley when he was 14 years old, and this itself might have been a debt consolidation exercise for Thomas died leaving not only a widow and two small children but also over £50 of mortgages against Ballacooiley
- The estate that Thomas inherited might not have been a boon - he conducted to sales early in his stewardship, possibly land inherited or brought through his marriage to Isabel, before he embarked on four mortgages. In total, he was steward for only 7 or 8 years
Associated Documents
- 1665 Will: John Malerea (great grand father)
- 1684: Margaret McYlrea als Craine (grand mother)
- 1707 Marriage Contract: William Mylrea & Katherine Cowle (parents)
- 1711 Will: Thomas McYlrea (grand father)
- 1733 Will: William Mylrea (father)
- 1733 Purchase: Thomas McYlrea from Robert Corlet
- 1738 Sale: Thomas Mylrea to William Bridson
- 1738 Sale: Thomas Mylrea to William Killip
- 1739 Will: John Mylrea (uncle)
- 1739 Mortgage: Thomas Mylrea to John Caine
- 1739 Mortgage: Thomas Mylrea to William Bridson
- 1740 Sale: Thomas Mylrea to Nicholas Mylrea snr
- 1742 Mortgage: Thomas Mylrea to Thomas Mylrea
- 1743 Mortgage: Thomas Mylrea to Mary Gollin
- 1744 Mortgage: Thomas Mylrea to William Corlett
- 1744 Will: Thomas Mylrea
- 1745 Sale: Isabel Mylrea als Killip to William Killip (wife)
- 1752 Mortgage: Nicholas Mylrea snr & John Mylrea snr to Robert Siddleton (brother & son)
- 1758 Will: Catherine Stephan als Mylrea als Cowle (mother)
- 1777 Will: Isabel Cain als Mylrea als Killip (wife)
- 1777 Mortgage: John Mylrea snr to Richard Quirk & Thomas Waterson (son)
- 1777 Purchase: John Mylrea snr from Daniel Mylrea (son)
- 1780 Mortgage: John Mylrea snr to Henry Craine (son)
- 1782 Sale: John Mylrea snr to Daniel Corlet (son)
- 1782 Sale: John Mylrea snr to John Corlet (son)
- 1782 Mortgage: John Mylrea snr to Daniel Craine (son)
- 1784 Will: Nicholas Mylrea snr (brother)
- 1801 Marriage Contract: John Mylrea jnr & Ellinor Corlett (grand son)
- 1803 Will: Jane Mylrea als Clark (daughter-in-law)
- 1814 Will: John Mylrea snr (son)
- 1830 Will: Daniel Mylrea (grand son)
- 1839 Will: Daniel Mylrea (great grand son)
- 1846 Will: John Mylrea jnr (grand son)
- Story: Nicholas Mylrea jnr (nephew)
- Story: Three Daniels & A Thomas (great grand son and his descendants)