Person:Jane Unknown (675)

Watchers
Jane Unknown
 
d.Bet 21 Oct 1699 and 1729 Montserrat
  1. Elizabeth IrishBet 1679 & 1699 - Aft 1747
  2. Ann IrishBet 1679 & 1699 - Bef 1725
  3. Mary IrishBet 1679 & 1699 - Aft 1729
  4. William IrishEst 1691 - 1725
  5. Nathaniel IrishAft 1699 - Bef 1748
Facts and Events
Name Jane Unknown
Gender Female
Marriage to William Irish
Death? Bet 21 Oct 1699 and 1729 Montserrat

Introducing Jane, wife of William Irish of England and Montserrat_______________________

Will of William Irish of Island of Montserrat dated 6 May 1713, Records of Prerogative Court in the Series of Prerogative Court of Canterbury in the Register of Leeds Quire #95-138, PROB 11/533 4 pages PDF


WILL OF WILLIAM IRISH OF MONTSERRAT

September 17th 1699.

First part of the will appears to be in Latin. (Full will on William Irish person page)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I William Irish Senr. Of the Island above said being sick and weak in body, but of good and perfect memory thanks be to God for it and calling to mind the uncertain state of this transitory life and that all flesh must yield to death when it shall please God to call do make, constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. I give and bequeath my soul to God who gave it to me hoping through the merits and mediation of my blessed Savior to obtain remission of my sins. And my body to the Earth to be buried in sufficient manner as to my Executors hereafter named shall seem meet and convenient. And for such Worldly Estate which it has please God to bestow on me my Will is that it be disposed of as follows.

  • I give and bequeath to my child which my wife is now big with provided it be a boy my Norwind plantation and five hundred pounds current money of this country both to be paid and delivered him when he comes to the age of twenty and one years. But if said child be a girl then I give and bequeath her one hundred twenty and eight thousands pounds of sugar or eight hundred pounds current money to be paid out of the product of my whole estate when she comes to the age of twenty years. I also give to the said child provided it be a girl one negro girl and one cow. And my will and meaning is that all my said children Viz. Mary Ann and Elizabeth Irish as also the child my wife is now big with shall have their maintainence out of my whole estate suitable to their quality and conditions and the circumstances of the said estate until they and every of them shall arrive at the age of twenty years or be married. And if my said daughters Mary Ann and Elizabeth or either of them should dye before their respective legacies become due then my Will and meaning is if one dye the two surviving sisters shall have both of them thirty two thousand pounds of sugar added to their before bequeathed sugars. And if two of the said daughters should dye before the said time then the surviving daughter shall have sixty four thousand pounds of sugar or the value thereof in money added to her former sugar to be paid her out of the product of my whole estate at the time the said sugar shall become due. Viz, at the age of twenty years.
  • I also appoint my said wife Jane Irish to have the whole and sole management of my whole estate and the custody charge and care of my children during her widowhood provided she give Bond to the Guardians of my said children hereby constituted and appointed that she convert the whole profits and product of said estate to the use and benefit of my said children and advancement of said Interest allowing her what may be requisite and necessary for a handsome and *** maintaining herself and house suitable to her degree and quality and circumstances of her condition and also provided she give account when and as often as thereunto required to my childrens Guardians of the management profits and losses of said estate. During the minority of my heir and my said wife to have Twelve thousand pounds of sugar per (annum?) till the sugars bequeathed to my two eldest daughters are paid and satisfied and then she to have the use and benefit of the Third of the Good and Chattles I dye possessed during her life as before mentioned and provided and if my wife marry again then my will is that the whole and sole management of my estate and the charge and care of my children be committed to their Guardians hereby constituted and appointed..


William Irish. Signed and Sealed in the presence of us. *** George Wyke ***.

30th April 1713

References
  1.   In the 1729 will of Jane's son, William Irish, she is not mentioned. This omission may be due to the fact that Jane ( ) Irish was deceased or that she had remarried or that she was financially solvent and did not need any bequest left by her son William.