Transcription of the Testament Dative of Lady Christian Bruce

Date: 28 Mar 1776 [unknown]
Location: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Surname/tag: Bruce-1889

The following is a transcription of the handwritten testament dative and inventory of Lady Christian Bruce, who died 23 Feb 1775. Confirmation was granted on Christian's estate on 28 March 1776 at St Andrews Commissary Court.^[1]

Family listed in this transcription:

Lady Christian Bruce: testator

Thomas Bruce VIIth Earl of Kincardine: father of testator

Lady Sarah Bruce: sister of testator

The line breaks, new paragraphs, spelling, empty spaces and language are as per the handwritten document, with no attempt made at interpretation. Uncertain writing is denoted by "[?????]". Empty space is denoted by [..........]The first line was written in the left margin.

Test. Dative Umq^le Lady Christian Bruce
The Testament Dative and Inventory of the goods gear
and debts of Umq^le Lady Christian Bruce daughter of the
deceased Thomas Earl of Kincardin within the parish of Markinch
and Sherriffdoms of Fife the same of her decease which came upon the
[..........]day of[..........] jajvj and seventy [..........] years
Faithfully made and given up by Lady Sarah Bruce Sister [?????]
german of the Said Defunct and executrix dative qua neares[t]
of kin Deceased to her after due [pro]clamation by publick edict
& by the Decreet of the Commissary of St Andrews dated the
Twenty Seventh day of March jajvj and Seventy Six years

The said executrix gives up for confirmation the Sum
Of Thirty pounds sterling money being part of a greater
Sum due by a Bill drawn by Alexander Drummond on
And accepted by James Earl of Perth dated the Twelfth day
Of January jajvj and Seventy one payable ten days
after date said which fell is Indorsed to the Executrix and
Defunct

Summa Inventory Palet
The foregoing Testament is confirmed upon the Twenty
Eight of March 1776 and William Lumsdain Writer
In Edinburgh is become cautioner for the executrix

Sources

1. ↑ Will or Testament: "Wills and Testaments"
   National Records of Scotland, Reference Number: CC20/4/23 pages 471-472
   (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/). Accessed 19 October 2022.
   Confirmation of will or testament of Christian Bruce at St Andrews Commissary Court on 28 Mar 1776.