Thanks for looking, Sancti. I have Thomas Pagane’s 1689 Will and spent many an hour labouring over the old script without much success, so can’t be absolutely certain he is the right man. There were two Thomas Paganes in Glasgow about the same time; one married to Agnes Charters and one to Helen Kirkpatrick. She interests me most because the name Helen carries through the family whereas Agnes does not. I get the impression that this Thomas is making provision for unmarried children; Marie, David, John & Thomas. Also mentions children of John Pagane; James, Thomas and Marion, but deciphering the Will is beyond me I’m afraid, so could be totally wrong.
My frustration with Thomas’ Will rather put me off downloading the one for James Pagane, but that was in the old days of £5 a time!
The 1737 Will of Thomas’ daughter, Mary Pagane, widow of Andrew Lees is better, at least I can make enough sense of it to confirm I’m on the right track.
Have you read “Sketches of the History of Glasgow” by James Pagane, linked to at the bottom your electric Scotland link, Skoosh? I really enjoyed it
