Paul Quick

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Paul Quick (1651 to 1710) was the husband of Jane Quick and as far as I can see they generally have the following children attributed to them in this order:
Elizabeth
Paul
Jane
John
James
James
Elizabeth

My question is: Although the will of father Paul - 1710 is difficult to read - was there a son called Israel mentioned in it?

Lannanta

[johntanner]

Yes, it is quite clear on my copy of the 1710 will:

"I doe give my son Israell iff doe live unto the age of 21 years ........... until the age of 12 years ........."

[Cornish Terrier]

Allen - I concur with John regarding the mention of Israel in Paul Quick's Will.

But I must also add (and John may correct me) that there was yet another daughter.

This was Ann who I have recorded as being mentioned in the Will of her father along with her sister Elizabeth.

I believe this to be the Ann Quick who married John Stevens at Towednack 12th November 1728 and who was buried at St Ives 16th September 1729.

And then we get into another quandary.

[johntanner]

The writing on the will is not too clear, but I am fairly sure that you are right that there is another daughter Ann. I guess that she and Israel were baptised during the gap in the register from 1706.

[Deleted]

Yes, I agree the writing on the will is not very clear and I for one am certainly struggling to read it.

At this stage I have established the following:

Once past the first two paragraphs concerning himslef, Paul then writes a third paragraph concerning his wife Jane.

The next paragraph, 4th, he refers to his daughter Jane and a tenement I cannot decipher.

The next paragraph, 5th, he refers to his daughters Elizabeth and Jane and two more tenements I cannot decipher.

The next paragraph, 6th, he refers to his son James and an estate and a house which looks like Trevega.

The next paragraph, 7th, he refers to his son Israel and in the 8th paragragh he refers to his son John.

In the 9th he declares that his sole executor is his son Paul and also refers again to his son John.

In the last paragraph he refers to his brothers James and Thomas, who he calls his kinsman.

There are a few other names that I cannot read but at this stage I cannot find Ann.

Lannanta

[johntanner]

Paul is not on my line of Quicks, so I have not transcribed the will fully, but here are a few notes that may help you. Much of it is difficult, and I do not guarantee any of the following. You will have to make up your own mind. All children are under age.

Note that Paul’s wife was Jane Quick at marriage, which explains why he had a brother-in-law James Quick; James was Jane’s brother. I cannot positively identify Paul’s kinsman Thomas Quick of St Ives; it was not his brother Thomas, who was of Gulval then Ludgvan then Madron. He might be the Thomas baptised 1664 Towednack to John and Elizabeth, but I do not know what happened to him or how he was related to other Quicks.

In the 5th para, you read it as Elizabeth and Jane, but I read it as Elizabeth and Ann. If it is Ann then the A is very squashed up, but nothing in the name looks anything like Jane as written in the previous para.



3rd para. Widow Jane to get Trevisa Worthaw.

4th para. Daughter Jane gets tenement in St Ives called the Drysack provided that she surrenders to the executor her life interest in Beagle Tabben (Todden).

5th para. To daughters Elizabeth and Ann the 2 tenements I have in Zennor called Foag and Carn.

Next page. para 6. To son James my estate in Trevisa Worllas (Wortha??) .

para 7. Son Israel to get money.

para 8. Son John to get Beagle Todden if his brother Paul will surrender his right to it, otherwise John to get the estate I do now live in.

para 9. Son Paul to be executor, or in some circumstances John.

Last para. I appoint John Stephens merchant in St Ives and my brother-in- law James Quick of Zennor?? and Thomas Quick my kinsman in St Ives as my trustees...

[Cornish Terrier]

Certainly a twisted tangle involved here and I am also yet to unravel it fully.

I think I have a copy of the relevant Will and other Quick Wills here which I will have to locate and read again.

As usual, I will do my best but this time will mean delays due to compounding factors of which much are outside my control.

Will get to work on this as soon as I can.

Ian

[Hardy]

Feb 23, 2008 13:45:55 GMT -5 johntanner said:

3rd para. Widow Jane to get Trevisa Worthaw.

Well for those interested in this particular Paul Quick (1651 - 1710) we can confirm the property that is referred to in his will. The following extract is taken from the 1892 book “A history of the parishes of St. Ives, Lelant, Towednack and Zennnor” by John Hobson Matthews:

“The parish of Towednack also affords some interesting examples of old Cornish domestic architecture, as, for instance, the farmstead of Trevegia, or as it is so often called, Trevessa (Trevisa) a primitive village in the parish of Towednack and one of the old homes of the Stevens clan. The farmstead has probably been inhabited, ever since it was built, by a family named Quick. It is of the usual type of Western farmhouse, with a narrow high-walled court in front, having a wide doorway, through which, in former times, the stock were driven in for the night. On the lintel of this gateway is the inscription” “P:J:Q: 1702” (Paul and Jane Quick.)