Last Will and Testament of John McClaurin, Ardchattan Parish, 1694

Inventar of the Goods of John McClaurin, 1694

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Wri[tte]n Inventar of the good[es] and gear whilk

pertained to the deceast John M^cClaurin

in Carvlickaig in the paroch of Balleodan

the tyme of his decease, which was in the

moneth of November 1687 year[es], faithfully

given up be Neill M^cClaurine his sone, For

himself and in name of John Eun

Duncan and Lauchlane M^cClaurine

y^r Children Exe[cuto]r[es].

                                            £    s    d

Imp[rimis] Fourteen great Cowes                    186 13 04

Item four tuo year olds                                       26 13 04

Item Fyve stirk[es]                                                16 3 04

Item one little fillie                                                  6 0 00

Item tuentie sheep and goatt                                26 13 04

Item sown of Corne six boll[es] three boll[es]

att the 3^d Is nyne                                        18 00 00

Item of laying money                                            25 00 00

It[em] the houshold plenishing                                6 00 00

                                                                              311 03 04

Debts due be to the dead

Imp[rimis] due to the defunct be John Cameron in Auchnaba 10 00 00

      321 13 4

Debts due be the dead

Imp[rimis] for the rent                              25 00 00

It[em] for the Servant[es] Fies                    8 00 00

Item for the defunct[es] funerall Charges 10 00 00

                                                                   43 00 00

To be divyded 278 13 04

I, Dugald Campbell in Bairres, obleidges me as Cau[tion]er that the forsaid[es] good[es] and gear shall be made forth comand to all parties haveing Interest,

And for payment of the quota when requyred.

Sub[scribi]t day and place fors[ai]d.

Alex^r Campbell Cl[er]k

Payed

In 1707, one pound Scots was worth twenty English pence, so a ratio in pounds sterling of  5:1. 278 Scots pounds or 56 English pounds would be worth about $14,000 today, to be divided among John's six sons, Neill, John, Eun, Duncan and Lauchlane McClaurine. Calculator https://www.uwyo.edu/numimage/currency.htm

Ardchattan Parish showing Coire Bliochdaig, Baires (Barrs) and Achnaba

John McClaurin Testament 1694
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"I interpret the abbreviation "yr" to mean "other", so Neill is one son of John McLaurin, and John, Eun, Duncan and Lauchlane are other sons of John McLaurin, ie there are five children, all of them executors." Brooke Westcott