- Will describes him as a shipmaster in Aberdeen and the brother of Alexander SILVER of Balnagubs.
Transcript courtesy of Robert MacDonald:
from 1761 Last Will & Testament of William SILVERPage 1Inventory of the goods, gear, debts and others underwriten which pertained and were vesting and owing to the deceased William Silver, Shipmaster in Aberdeen the time of his death who died in the month of [ blank ] _______ [ blank ] years Given up by Alexander Silver of Balnagubs, Brother german and Exer dative decerned to the said defunct conform to a decree of Exery [executory] pronounced the searent upon the second day of December last under protestation to and as afterwards comes to his knowledge and that he have retention in his own hand all of the inventory under written of the expenses of this present confirmation and all other heritable and privileges, debts due by law and generally of all sums of money, charges and expenses which the said Exer has debursed or shall deburse in reference to or going about the said office of exery in any manner of way.In the first under the protestation above written, the said Exer gives up grants and confesses, that the said deceased William Silver had pertaining resting and owing to him the time of his decease foresaid some old cloaths [clothes] furniture and other effects. All inventory and approval by James Sangster merchant in Aberdeen and William Johnston, Taylor there - amounting in all to twenty eight pounds nine shillings and one penny sterlin [Sterling]. Conform to the inventory and appreciation there of herewith produced. Signed by the said James Sangster and William Johnston. Then the said defunct delivered to Mrs Mearns now spouse to John Fraser merchant in Aberdeen the sum of five pounds five shillings sterlin [Sterling] to be given to the said Alexr [Alexander] Silver and which sum he has received accordingly.Page 2At Aberdeen the seventeenth day of April in the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty one in presence of Mr Richard Gordon of Craigmile Commr Depute of Aberdeen.The Comissary foresaid confirms the said Alexander Silver Exer dative quo nearest in kin to the said deceased William Silver his brother confirm to the decree of Exery above specified And received Andrew Thomson Advocate in Aberdeen confirms for the said Exer that the goods, gear, debts and others above specified shall be made forthcoming to all parties having interest therein as access of the law, and the said Exer obliges him to relieve his said cautioner of his cautionary above and of all that may follow therein. And the said Exer and cautioner hereby subject themselves to the jurisdiction of the Comissary of Aberdeen in all maters and things relative to the said Exery and that whether they continue to reside within the said Commissariat or not And in case any of them shall happen to reside without the said Commissariat then they hereby affix the Commisary Clerks Office in Aberdeen as a domicile for leaving all tokens to be given to them anant the said Exery. And they declare all citations to be left there for them or either of them to be as good and effectual to all intents and purposes as if given to themselves personally renouncing all objections to the contrary.Signed Rich Gordon Alex SilverAndrew ThomsonNyne pund Scots Court
Inventory and appraisement of all the effects of Wm Silver ? deceased some time since ship master in Aberdeen by James Sangster merchant in Aberdeen and Wm Johnston Taylor there viz:15 Shirts at 5/ ?3.15.07 do at 2/6 0.17.619 Stocks at /3 0.4.97 Speckle Shirts at 2s 0.14.04 Pillow Cases at /10 0.3.42 Linnen Jackets at 1/3 0.2.68 Linnen night capes at /4 0.2.811 pair woollen stockings at /6 0.5.616 pair threed stockings at /8 0.10.62 pair Narkin britches at 2/6 0.5.04 towels and table cloths 0.2.6A Sheet 0.2.03 Pocket Napkins 0.2.0A Riding Kilt 0.1.62 old wigs 0.1.02 Sea bed hangings 0.3.02 Shagg West [waist] Coats 0.2.62 Tartan West [waist] Coats 0.5.0A Sut of blew [blue] cloaths 0.10.03 old coats and a west [waist] coat 0.8.0A night gown _____ 0.17.62 pair old britches 0.2.0Some old books and sea instruments 2.0.0 ?11.11.11
Brought over ?11.11.11An old mattress and pillow 0.2.62 pair old blankets 0.6.03 pair shoes and one pair boots 0.7.02 old candle sticks 0.2.0A pair silver buckles and silver buttons 0.6.0A pair of pistols 0.5.0A bed bolster and pillow at 3.17 ? at 8/ per stone 1.11.0A chest Mahogany drawers 2.10.0A Mahogany standard 0.18.0A tent bed 1.5.07 Chairs at 6/ 2.2.0An old chest trunk and table 0.8.0A grate and tongs 0.7.03 old basons a home and pair of scissors 0.1.0A piece of tartan at 50 yards at /4 per yard 3.16.8A Silver watch 2.10.0 ?28.9.15 Guineas left with Mrs Mearns 5.5.0Aberdeen April 16th 1761 ?33 ? 14 - 1 The amount of the above is thirty three pounds, fourteen Shillings and a penny Sterling appreciate by James Sangster & William Johnston
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Abt 1715 - 1761 (46 years)
