[Source: Register of Testaments of the Commissariot of Edinburgh 1601-1700]
See also the corresponding pages for 1514-1600 and 1701-1800
This is not yet a full list
Note that hardly any of these testaments include the will of the deceased, being largely accounts of the 'goods and gear' of the deceased and of debts owed and owing. Some of them mention relatives.
Held in the National Archives of Scotland, NAS ref. CC8/8/...
Mh = Musselburgh; Fw = Fisherrow; Edr = Edinburgh; Invk = Inveresk
Newbg = Newbigging; mert. = merchant; portr. = portioner
rel = relict; serv. = servant; sp = spouse; s.t. = sometime
BM = burgess of Musselburgh
| name | designation | date testament was recorded |
|---|---|---|
| John Alison | BM | 13 Mar 1613 |
| Katherine Allan | sometime spouse to Archibald Sanderson, BM | 17 Dec 1625, 31 Mar 1626 |
| Margaret Allan | spouse to John Smart, baillie of Musselburgh | 24 Nov 1665 |
| William Allan | BM | 27 Oct 1647, 13 Oct 1649 |
| Geillis Anderson | relict of William Merstoun, BM | 24 Jan 1633 |
| George Anderson | in Mh | 5 Jun 1607 |
| George Anderson younger | portioner of Monktounhall | 10 Nov 1623 |
| George Anderson elder | BM | 28 Jun 1634 |
| George Anderson | son to umquhile George A., BM | 24 Dec 1634 |
| Janet Anderson | sometime spouse to James Duncan, BM | 14 Oct 1644 |
| John Anderson | in Inveresk | 27 Nov 1602 |
| John Anderson | BM | 24 Jul 1605 |
| John Anderson | in Newbigging | 18 Mar 1624 |
| John Anderson | BM | 16 Jul 1647 |
| Thomas Anderson | BM | 12 Dec 1629 |
| Helen Archibald | sometime spouse to John Thomson, in Newbigging | 6 Jan 1601 |
| James Barber (Barbour) | colzear in Newbigging, BM | 31 Dec 1614 |
| John Barclay | smith, BM | 21 May 1698 |
| Barbara Baxter | sometime spouse to Alexander Steill, BM | 28 Jan 1606, 7 Mar 1607 |
| Edmond Baxter | BM | 27 Jul 1652 |
| George Baxter elder | BM | 1 Jul 1615 |
| Robert Baxter | BM, indweller in Fisherraw | 2 Aug 1633 |
| John Bayne | merchant in Mh | 8 Apr 1697 |
| Agnes Bell | spouse to Thomas Menzies elder, litster, BM | 30 Nov 1666 |
| George Bennet | clerk in Mh | 23 Feb 1612 |
| George Bennet | in the Milhill of Mh | 21 Feb 1632 |
| Richard Bennet elder | BM | 14 Nov 1634 |
| Robert Bennet younger | notary, BM | 27 Feb 1633 |
| Marjory Blake | sometime spouse to Mark Areis, indweller in the Fisherraw, BM | 3 Feb 1627 |
| Thomas Borlands | portioner of Kings-Stables; and Violet Broune, his relict, thereafter spouse to Robert Douglas younger, late baillie of Mh | 17 Jul 1697 |
| James Brockie | miller, BM | 12 Dec 1615 |
| Archibald Brown | in Newbigging, BM | 18 Dec 1617 |
| Helen Brown | spouse to Walter Smart, BM | 19 Mar 1601 |
| Isobel Brown | sometime spouse to Mathew Archibald, BM | 6 Oct 1620 |
| James Brown | BM | 2 Jul 1662 |
| John Brown | sometime bailie, BM | 30 Dec 1629 |
| Margaret Brown | sometime spouse to George Cook, cordiner, BM | 7 Mar l649 |
| Marion Brown | relict of George Tailzeour, in Mh | 18 Mar 1601 |
| Walter Brown | maltman in Mh | 30 Oct 1624 |
| William Brown | in Newbigging, BM | 1 Apr 1636 |
| Martin Bryson | mason in Mh | 26 Dec 1694 |
| Gawin Burne | seaman in Fisherrow, BM | 28 Dec 1615 |
| Mr Alexander Burton | student [of divinity] in Edr | 11 Sep 1699 |
| John Burton | in Carberrie | 28 Jan 1646 |
| Adam Calderwood | in Fisherrow, BM | 4 Mar 1618 |
| Barbara Calderwood | rel of Wm Calderwood in Mh | 18 Jan 1637 |
| Henry Calderwood | in Fisherraw | 19 Dec 1636 |
| Isobel Calderwood | relict of Alexander Hill, indweller in Fisherraw | 7 Feb 1646 |
| Isobel Calderwood | in Mh | 11 Apr 1672 |
| Jonet Calderwood | sp to Oliver Calderwood in Mh | 26 May 1608 |
| Oliver Calderwood | BM | 17 Jul 1613 |
| Richard Calderwood | indweller in Mh | 14 Feb 1607 |
| Thomas Calderwood elder | BM | 20 Jul 1613 |
| Violet Calderwood | relict of Mr Alexander Robertson, merchant, BE | 14 Jul 1686 |
| Wiliam Calderwood | indweller in Fisherraw, BM | 25 Jul 1635 |
| Thomas Carrington | indweller in Mh | 22 Jan 1647 |
| Agnes Cass | spouse to Alexander Grindlay, BM | 21 Nov 1645 |
| Margaret Cass | sometime spouse to James Smart, in Fisherraw, BM | 13 Jan 1632 |
| John Chalmers | cordiner in Mh | 5 Sep 1670 |
| George Cochrane | indweller in Fisherraw, BM | 15 Nov 1622 |
| George Cochrane | indweller in Fisherraw, BM | 14 May 1631 |
| Geils Colt | sp to James Robertson elder, portr. of Invk | 7 Feb 1645 |
| George Condett | BM | 17 Aug 1647 |
| Gilbert Conquergood | wright, BM | 13 Apr 1648 |
| George Cook | cordiner in Mh | 4 Apr 1646 |
| Alexander Craig | son to Robert C. in Fw | 18 Dec 1689 |
| Katherine Craig | relict of Edward Neilsoun, in Fisherrow | 24 Feb 1607 |
| Nicoll Craig | BM, indweller in Fisherraw | 18 Dec 1645 |
| Robert Craig | in Fw | 18 Dec 1689 |
| William Craig | in Fw | 27 Nov 1693 |
| William Crock (Cruik) | cordiner, BM, indweller in the Fisherrow | 26 Aug 1613 |
| Robert Dreddan | indweller in Fw | 24 Nov 1637, 7 Feb 1646 |
| Alexander Duncan | in Fw | 5 Jun 1656 |
| Geils Duncan | sp to Walter Brown in Mh | 11 Feb 1637 |
| James Duncan | in Newbg | 31 Oct 1609 |
| James Duncan | BM | 14 Feb 1677 |
| John Duncan | son to late John D. BM | 2 Jul 1612 |
| Robert Duncan | late bailie of Mh | 2 Aug 1695 |
| William Duncan | at Todesbrige, BM | 24 Dec 1663 |
| James Hepburn | BM, baxter | 19 Dec 1688 |
| Jonet Hepburn | sp to Walter Scott, shoemaker in Fw | 14 Oct 1673 |
| Marion Hepburn | rel of Alexander Wrycht BM | 5 Jul 1622 |
| Thomas Hepburn | mert. in Mh | 1 Feb 1687 |
| Agnes Heriot | rel of Thomas Menzies BM | 23 Feb 1687 |
| Beatrix Hunter | sp to Thomas Robertson in Mh | 4 Jan 1667 |
| Marion Logan | sp to Robert Bryson in Fw | 4 Apr 1648 |
| Marion McNaught | s.t. sp to James Robertson BM | 21 May 1633 |
| Jonet Mirrieleys | rel of George Robertson in Newbg, BM | 15 Dec 1632 |
| Alexander Ramage | elder, in Fw | 5 May 1638, 20 Jul 1638 |
| Alexander Ramage | BM | 20 Aug 1657 |
| David Ramage | elder, in Fw | 12 Feb 1605 |
| David Ramage | elder, BM, indweller in Fw | 12 Dec 1645 |
| David Ramage | in Fw, BM | 28 May 1659 |
| Geils Ramage | s.t. sp to Wm Calderwood BM | 5 Feb 1624 |
| James Ramage | in Fw | 12 Aug 1665 |
| Robert Ramage | late bailie in Mh | 20 Jan 1672 |
| William Ramage | BM, in Fw | 16 Dec 1623 |
| William Ramage | in Fw | 13 Jan 1693 |
| Margaret Richardson | sp to Alexander Ramage BM, maltman in Fw | 16 Jul 1614 |
| Mr Alexander Robertson | brewer, BE | 3 Mar 1684 (Also 14 Nov 1705) |
| James Robertson | BM, son lawful to James R. at Brunstonmylne | 24 Jan 1643, 25 Jul 1644 |
| James Robertson | in Brunstoune-mylne | 4 Mar 1650 |
| James Robertson | portr. of Invk, indweller in Mh | 11 Jul 1654 |
| Jonet Robertson | sp to Thomas Robertson BM | 21 Oct 1674 |
| Katharine Robertson | s.t. sp to David Ramage yr in Fw | 3 Apr 1640 |
| Robert Robertson | in Brunstonemylne | 21 Dec 1667 |
| Thomas Robertson | BM, indweller in Mh | 2 Jun 1669 |
| Thomas Robertson | BM | 24 Jan 1680 |
| Marion Schaw (Marion Shaw) | sp to James Ramage in Fw | 27 Jan 1629 |
| Christian Scott | sp to Robert Douglas, bailie of Mh | 3 Dec 1672 |
| Elizabeth Scott | s.t. sp to Robert Vernour in Invk | 21 May 1633 |
| Helen Scott | sp to William Scott yr, BM | 4 Sep 1638 |
| Margaret Scott | rel of William Tod, late bailie of Mh | 8 Mar 1698 |
| Marion Sellerman | s.t. sp to Thomas Sellerman in Fw | 17 Feb 1634 |
| Bessie Smart | s.t. sp to Henry Calderwood BM | 4 Dec 1624 |
| Robert Smart | BM | 20 May 1646 |
| Jean Vallance | sp to Robert Duncan | 14 Feb 1677 |
| Margaret Wright | rel of John Lawson BM & last[ly] sp to Martin Robertson BM in Invk | 7 Jun 1633 |
See also the corresponding pages for 1514-1600 and 1701-1800