Will of Jonas Karkeeke 12th May 1738
Know all men by these presents that we Mary Karkeete of the parish of Ruan
Lanihorne in the County of Cornwall widow James Blamey of p’ish of Ruan
Lanihorne in said County yeom John Muoth of p’ish of Warleggan in said County
yeoman are held and firmly bound unto the worshipful George Allanson Elk Master
of arts Archdeacon of the Archdeanconry of Cornwall lawfully constituted in the
sume of one hundred pounds of good lawfull money of Great Brittain to be paid to
the said George Allanson or to his certain attorney his Execes Admes or assignes
to which payment well and true to be made we oblige ourselves each of us by
himself herself fore the whole our and each and every of our heirs Execes and
Admes firmly by these presents sealed with our seal dated the first of the day
of May in this eleventh year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord George the
second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland King Defender of
the faith and so forth and in year of our Lord 1732
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bound on Mary
Karkeete the widow Relict and the ministratri of all and singular the goods
Chattles Credits of one Jonas Karkeete late of Ruan Lanihorne aboves Dec’ed doe
make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the
Goods Rights Credits Chatteles of the said dec’ed which have or shall come to
the hands possession of any person or persons for her and the same soe made due
exhite or cause to exhited into the Registry of the Archdeanconry of Cornwall at
or before the last day of August ue Ensuing and the same Goods Chattles any
Credits and all other his Goods Chattles and Credits of the said dec’ed at the
time of his Death which at any time of or shall come to the hands or possession
of the said Mary Karkeete or into the hands passion of any other person or
persons for her doe well and truly administer according to Law and farther doe
make or cause to be made a true just account of her said admio’n at or before
the last day of January and all the Rest Residue of the said Goods Chattles and
Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrators account the
said being first Examined allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time being
of the said Court shall deliver pay unto such person or persons respectively as
this Judge or Judges by his or their decree or sentence pursueant to the true
intent meaning of a Late Act of Parliament made in the two and twenyeth three
and twentieth years of the Reign of our late Soverign Lord King Charles the
Second (intitued and act for ye better Settling of Intestates Estates shall
limit and appoint if it shall thereafter appear that any last will testam’ was
made by the said Dec’ed and the Exec’or Execes therein named due Exhite the same
in the said Court making request to have it allowed approved accordingly if the
said Mary Karkeete above bounden being thereunto registered to reader deliver
the said L’res of Admon (approbation of such testa’mt Being first said and made)
if the said Court then this obli’on to be void or else to remaine in full force
virtue
Sealed and Delivered being (first
Duty Stampt) in the presence of
Mary Karkeek
Will Slade
James Blamey
(There is an approved probate sheet dated 12 May 1738 with an Inventory sheet,
no date given)
Transcribed by Don Curkeet