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Another 1600's Scottish testment
« on: Thursday 30 May 24 20:14 BST (UK) »
I'm just trying to figure 2 things:

Who is 'of Annandale'?

Where is Symeon Helliday in?
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Re: Another 1600's Scottish testment
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 30 May 24 21:09 BST (UK) »
Earl of Annandale?
Halliday
Matthews
Holmes
Kettle
Miles
Pither

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Re: Another 1600's Scottish testment
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 30 May 24 21:10 BST (UK) »
As often is the case, place names are not always clear unless you know the area involved.

Item the s[ai]d defunct the tyme of his deceas foirs[ai]d was justly awand and addebted to
the persons re(s)p[ec]tive unde[r]wri[tti]ne the sowmes of money following viz to the Earlle
of Annandale of rent ane hundred & twentie pound scots mo[n]ey It[em] to Mary Carru-
thers in [breinhile?] four pound sextine shilling It[em] to Jon Tailfer in [penlawe?]
four pound four shilling It[em] to Symeon helliday in [milcommoff?] threttie shilling
It[em] to Janet grahame in gillenbierig awghtine pound It[em] to Richard robsone
y[ai]r (= there) four pound money abovesp[ecif]eit (= above specified, i.e. pounds Scots)

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Re: Another 1600's Scottish testment
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 30 May 24 21:34 BST (UK) »
It was ringing a bell but I couldn't quite remember it. Your response has jogged the grey cells and i've found i looked into this 12 years ago!! I recovering old ground.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,607009.0.html

Previous responses of where Symeon was from were in the ballpark of Milcommoss or Melcommoss or Milcamos/Milkamos/Milkimoss
Halliday
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Re: Another 1600's Scottish testment
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 30 May 24 21:51 BST (UK) »
In a place name a -moss ending would make sense, but it would not be usual to write ss like that at the end of a word. Are there any other examples in the testament of words ending in -ss to compare?