Early West Cork Wills, Charity, Finances.

Full listing:

Banks/Insurance:

1888, John Acton, merchant, Bantry.   Money in books of Munster and Leinster Bank.

1872, Adderley (Arthur George) Bernard, Phale House near Dunmanway, Estate £1,700.  Money in Munster Bank, £300 on his life with Standard Life insurance Company.

1890, Elizabeth Connell, (her mark), widow, Knockraha, Aughadown.   Estate £336.  Money Munster and Leinster Bank.

1887, John Copithorne, Gentleman, Cork to be buried in Aughadown.  Estate £1,518. Two insurance policies for £500 with Star Life

1860, John Brien Corkery, Gentleman, Bantry.  Estate £200. Policy of assurance on life of Skibbereen Post Master John Rowan assigned to him, insurance on own life with Royal Exchange Insurance Office.

1861, Joseph Helen, pawnbroker, Cork, Bantry connections.  Interest in life assurance policy 1840 taken out by John Bird, Bantry in the lives of Robert Young, Samuel Young, John Young for £700 with the North British Insurance Company.

1880, Samuel Jagoe, famer, Drimoleague. Estate £200.  Insurance policy £100 Star Assurance.

1870, John Francis O’Connor, Gentleman, Bantry. Estate £600. £500 held in trust for him by Colonel Aldworth (brother-in law of Lord Bandon), at  Munster Bank Bantry. 

1887, Father Patrick O’Flynn, Parish Priest Durrus Kilcrohane.  Shares in Cork gas company.

1859, William O’Sullivan, Esq., Landlord, Carriganass Castle, Bantry. Insurance policy for £2,000, money vested in Government stocks and funds, all debts due to him by mortgage, judgements, bonds, promissory notes, bill of exchange.

1892, Ellen Levis, widow, Clonakilty. Estate £490.  Money in Monarch Building Society, Dublin.

1901, Jeremiah Sullivan, farmer, Durrus estate £196.  Money Provincial Bank, book debts.

1905, John Swanton, Bawnaknockane, Ballydehob, farmer.  £100 Provincial Bank.

1878, Jane Townsend nee Digby, Shepperton, Skibbereen. Estate  £12,000. Stocks Government Bonds and Securities.

Charity:

1861, Paul Crowley, Clonakilty, pensioner. Estate £250.  £100 masses, £100 to Sisters of Mercy Clonakilty.

1897, Father Michael Kearney, Parish Priest, Durrus.  £500 toward new church, Durrus, poor of Durrus, Inchigeela,  various religious charities, Cork.

1899, Paul Kingston (his mark), Clodagh, Drimoleague, farmer. £5 for masses to be said.

1897, Denis McCarthy, The Quay, Bantry, merchant. Bequest to Sisters of Mercy for poor of Bantry, St.Vincent de Paul. 

1887, Father Patrick O’Flynn, Parish Priest Durrus Kilcrohane. £200 for repair and enlargement of church at Kilcrohane.

1821, Richard Sealy, Ballymodan, Bandon Wine Merchant, Lisbon.  Son Timothy, Bahia, Brazil, son in law Timothy Dyson, merchant, Liverpool, Bequest to  poor Catholic and Protestant of Bandon.

Debts:

1868, Abraham Bennett (his mark), farmer, Kilgariff. Executor to gather, bills, bonds, notes, judgements due and discharge debt to Daniel Sullivan, esq., Butter Buyer.

1724, David Meade, Tisaxon, Liberties of Kinsale.  Debt due to James O’Hea, mortgage held by Arthur Bernard, Esq.

1881, John Nicholson, Castletownbere. Estate £83. Sums Munster and Leinster, Bank

1893, Isaac Notter, Gent., Crookhaven, estate £530. £262 mortgage to Mrs. James Hackett, Cork monies in National Bank, Clonakilty. 

1883, Patrick Ronayne, Hawthorne Cottage, Drimoleague. Estate  £3,570. Monies due to Denis McCarthy, Bantry.

1760, Thomas Spiller, Clonakilty debts due from Sir Richard Mansell.

1892, Rev. Horace Thomas Townsend, Corrovalla, Kilcoe. Estate £238.  Holds judgement mortgage over estates of George Robinson, Coronea for £200.

Foreign Parts:

1877, Thomas Christopher Cole, Woodview, Innishannon. Estate £2,000, silver urn inscribed by Friendly Brothers of Cheltenham.

1860, John Brien Corkery, Gentleman, Bantry.  Estate £200. Oldest son in Australia.

1882, Richard Evanson, born Durrus, Landing Waiter (Customs), Hull, Yorkshire. The Land Commission Records in Portlaoise have a full certified copy.

1881, John Nicholson, Castletownbere. Estate £83. Late son Dr. George, Ballarat, Australia.

1870, John Francis O’Connor, Gentleman, Bantry. Estate £600. Brother Cornulius O’Connor now residing in England. 

1911 Henrietta  Sealy, Gortnahorna,  Kilbrittain, died Yorkshire.

1821, Richard Sealy, Ballymodan, Bandon Wine Merchant, Lisbon.  Son Timothy, Bahia, Brazil, son in law Timothy Dyson, merchant, Liverpool, Bequest to  poor Catholic and Protestant Bandon.

1681?, Randal Warner, money from Barbados, Overseer, Nathaniel Cleere, Priest Bandon.

Goods/Shares

1858, Catherine O’Donovan, school owner, Clonakilty.  Estate £800. Plate, furniture, silver, interest in Deasy’s Brewery founded by grandfather.

1877, Francis Bernard (3rd Earl of Bandon), Bandon.  Estate £18,000. Books, pictures at Castle Benard, furniture, plate, horses and carriages.

1877, Thomas Christopher Cole, Woodview, Innishannon. Estate £2,000.  Books, pictures, glass, linen, china, fishing rights, inscribed silver plate presented to Christopher Cole when Sheriff of Cork 1803, silver urn inscribed by Friendly Brothers of Cheltenham.

1860, John Brien Corkery, Gentleman, Bantry.  Estate £200. Fishing equipment, 2 salmon seins, boats for sea fishing, other boats and large seine boat.

1893, Samuel Jagoe (his mark), farmer, Glendoneen, Kinsale possibly from Inchafane, Drimoleague.  Munster Bank shares, Union Bank shares, Monarch Building Society, £100 lent to Samuel Welply, £200 insurance policy Krofts.

1897, Denis McCarthy, The Quay, Bantry, merchant. Major portfolio including West Cork, Cork and Bandon Railway shares, Eccles Hotel Company, Imperial Hotel Cork Company, Shares and cash in Munster and Leinster Bank, miscellaneous mortgages and promissory notes due to him, property including house occupied by Gilhooly, M.P. for West Cork, .

1879, Henry Newman, Bessboro (Gurtnamucklagh),  Caheragh. Plate, jewelry, library, linen,  shares in West Cork Railway. 

1870, John Francis O’Connor, Gentleman, Bantry. Estate £600.  Fishing boat and netting.

1768, Captain (RN) Henry Townsend, Dunbeacon, Parish of Schull and Whitecliff, Island of Purbeck, Dorset.  Household goods watches.

1878, Jane Townsend nee Digby, Shepperton, Skibbereen. Estate  £12,000. Gold and silver plate and  salvers, plate, India china, gold watch.

1860, Francis James White, Gentleman, Bantry.  Estate £600. Gun to Patrick Desmond, solicitor, gig, harness, goods to mother.

A transcription of his will has survived.

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/wr/details.jsp?id=IRE/ORIG/WILL/REG/12352/7

https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/durrushistory.com/27181

https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/honour-for-man-who-sparked-1913-lockout-240726.html

https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/durrushistory.com/25975

https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/durrushistory.com/28745

https://wordpress.com/block-editor/post/durrushistory.com/23863

Courtesy: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, POWER AND PUBLIC OPINION IN IRELAND; THE CAREER OF WILLIAM MARTIN MURPHY ANDY BIELENBERG

http://xml.ucc.ie/chronicon/bielfra.htm

Graveyard of St. Finbarrs Church, Bantry:

Just a drop in the ocean!

It was necessary to open paper 2 as Google Document 1 started to malfunction.  Google support was no use. This is at p.83 

P. 178, wills in the Registry of Deeds 

Early draft will be updated with an introduction to the Brehon Laws and Consistory Registry for pre 1865 wills.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gdnhB8KFjvpAF-NbYdts_6z2mfwOrenu1pnYQ6jowvc/edit

1641-1643, 22 O’Crowleys, Indicted for ‘Treason’, Mainly Barony of Carbery, lands Forfeit. All Described as ‘Gentlemen’

The article was written based on documents in an old iron box in the Public Records Office pre 1922 destruction

Click to access b1920-004.pdf

Click to access b2003-026.pdf

partial Extracts rom 1821 Census Parishes, Kilbrogan, Kinneigh, Morragh.

Extracted by Welply pre 1922 destruction researching his own line.

This is the start of a wills collection. A number of people have offered pre 1922 copies of family wills or probate documentation all such are welcome and will be added to the collection as time permits.

Details of Wills:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LFV4XMiRfvmnNTLE0xHkWPsoBuCLoLpsY_wUT9yyd6s/edit

1750, Henry Baldwin, Senior, Garreanaghoory or Mossgrove.

1696, Herbert Baldwin, Currinordy, Co. Cork.

1688, James Baldwin, Polloricke, Kilmurray, cousin Lieutenant Maskeline Alcock, Coolfada, Bandon.

1709, John Baldwin, Bandon, Gleasour.

1806, John Baldwin, Aughadown.

1677, Walter Baldwin, Polloricke, Kilmurray.

1677, Walter Baldwin, Mossgrove.

1708, Colonel Thomas Becher, Sherkin Island. Formerly M.P. Baltimore, Lands in Schull, Old Court.

1760, Edith Biggs, nee Bousfield, widow of Abraham, to buried with parents at Aughadown. Extensive genealogy.

1770, Isaac Biggs, Bandon.

1775, Rebecca Biggs, Bandon.

1699,  Charles Bird Bandon.

1669, John Browne, Bandon.

1683, Thoms Burrowes,  Kinsale.

1782, Jane Busteed, widow, Bandon.

Crowley Wills, 1743, proved 1751, Daniel Crowley, Timoleague and HMS Elizabeth, brother Denis, 1749 Demetrius Crowley, Cadiz, Spain advised to go to Cork for health, son Peter, Schedule of Assets, 1786, Thomas Crowley, Priest of Coolnagurrane, Parish of Abbeystrewry has interest in lease of Coolnagarrane leaves to nieces Joanna and Mary Crowley or in default their brother Timothy Crowley, Shopkeeper, Skibbereen, to be interred in Caheragh. 1795 proved 1796, Timothy O’Crowley, Skibbereen, children, Thomas, Daniel, Timothy, Cornelius, Catherine, Mary, to be buried in the family tomb in Caheragh.

1639, Edward Davenant, Whiddy Island

1736, Rev. Richard Davies Bantry

1831, William Barry Drinder, Kilgobbin, Ballinspittle.

1795, Doherty, Kilmeen

1785, Alexander Donovan, Squince, Myross, Skibbereen.  

1630, Daniel Donovan, Esquire, Castledonovan

1729, Christopher Dowden, linen weaver, Bandon

1847, George Dowden, Bandon

1785, Joseph Dowden, Bandon

1832, Joseph Dowden, Bandon

1846, Mary widow of Thomas Dowden, Bridge St., Bandon

1680, Anstace Downy possibly Kilcrohane Wills

1722, Morish Downey Bantry

1759, James Downing, Castletownbere and ship ‘Portland’

1635, George Eleveke, Kilmocomoge, (Bantry), Probate bond

1750, John Fair, Kinsale, butcher on H.M. ship Dorsetshire.

1678, Ralph Fenwick, had lands in Carbery.

1803, Edward Gillman, Belrose, Upton, to be buried Kennigh.

1809, Thomas Gillman, Belrose, Upton.

1859, Will of James Gillman, Oakmount, Kilmeen, Dunmanway, lands at Edincurra, Lisnabrinny, Dereen, Kildiermore, Dunmanway, Barony of East Carbery, Monies owed to Milner and  Beamish Family. Gilman Magistrates.

1677.  Will Robert Honnor, wife Elizabeth, daughter Katherine a Minor, sister Elizabeth Salmon her husband Robert, Lands at Knocksponey, Crohane, Liselane, Witnesses: Francis Beamish Junior, Charles Carthy.

1728 Hugh/Hue Hutchinson, Esq. Blackrock (Site of present Bantry House).

1783, Boyle Jagoe, Bandon Road, Cork.

1636, Richard King, Parish of Kineigh.

1686, Grizzel Luffkin, Farrenvane, Bandon

1710, John Luffkin, Raheen, Knockavaly, Innishannon.    

1724, Roger Luffkin, Knocknaheilan, Co. Cork lands at Killanea and Farrenthomas nephew Richard Clear, Bandon.

1776, Alexander Martin, Bandon.

1720, Thomas Mills, Clerke, Ballymodan, Bandon

1752, Cyprian Murrough, Bantry

1679, Abell Nash, Gaggin, Bandon

1675, Edward Nash, Bandon

1652, Elizabeth Nash, Bandon

1725, John Nash, Bandon

1746, John Nash, Brinny

Lieutenant General  Richard O’Donovan

1823, Richard O’Donovan, O’Donovan’s Cove, Gaming Certificate. He died at O’Donovan’s Cove on the 9th November 1825.  His executor was Rickard Deasy, Clonakilty presumably of the Brewing Family. 

1843, Timothy O’Donovan, Ardahill, Kilcrohane.

1851, Mary Orr, Innishannon widow of William Orr.

1842, Sara Orr, late Sydney, Australia widow of James Orr.

1842, William Orr, Innishannon

1774, Thomas Patrickson, Grange, including lands at Dunmanway.

1771, Robert Peirce, Kinsale

1686, Lady Catherine Percivall (Nee Southwell), Kinsale

1682, Mary Percivall, Bandon widow of Persevall, son William Law Student, Middle Temple, London.

1673, Matthias Persevall, Burgess of Bandon

1772, Frances Phair, Enniscorthy and lands at Dunmanway

1757, Onesipherus Phair, Templeshannon, Enniscorthy  and lands at Dunmanway

1724. James Roycroft, mill owner, Bandon.

1741. James Roycroft modern version of Roycroft, merchant, Bandon.

1801, Richard Roycroft, Clonee, Durrus

1759, Rose Roycroft, widow, Bandon

1676, William Roycroft, Bandon

1741, William Roycroft, merchant, Bandon

1757, Rev. Nicholas Skolfield, Clerke, Dunmanway

1654, Laurence Spenser, Bandon and Youghal.

1769, William Spratt, Bandon

Will of Ellinor Swanton Widow, City of Cork, Written June 20, 1798.  Probated June 12, 1806 in Brooklyn, New York

1840, Will of Robert Swanton, United Irishman, Counsellor at Law, City of New York, Judge Maritime Court, New York, Born between 1759 and 1764 in County Cork, Ireland.  Died on February 15, 1840.

1740, Jonathan Tanner, Senior, merchant, Bandon

1776, Jonathan Tanner, Bandon

1711, Katherine Tanner, Ballynamuck, Cork?, son Jonathan, Bandon

1785, Mary Tanner, Annesville, widow of Jonathan Bandon?

4th November 1633 Edward Turner, Balligobane, (Bantry), Merchant.  

1720 Elizabeth Becher (Turner)

1690, Edward Turner, Bandon.

Died 12th April 1668 George Walters, Whiddy Island and probably London

1678, Elizabeth Warner, Bandon.

1748, Mary Warner, widow, now of Cork to be buried at Lislee (Courtmacsherry) by husband.

1681?, Randal Warner, money from Barbados, Overseer, Nathaniel Cleere, Priest Bandon.

1725, Randal Warner, Lissacrineen, to be buried under communion table, Lislee, wth wife and son.  Overseers, Captain Lionel Beecher, Samuel Jervois, Richard Hungerford, Junior.

1697, William Warner, Bandon, overseer friend  Colonel Thomas Beecher.

1715, Abraham Watkins, Cork, property in Bandon.

1642, Edward Watkins, Ballymodan, Gent., house in Bristol.

1687, John Watkins, Bndonbridge, lands in Galway.

1697, Margaret Watkins, Bandonbridge, widow of Captain John Watkins

1733, Will Richard White, Whiddy and Bantry, his Grandaughter Margaret Holmes Will 1732.

1750 John Young Young’s Point probably Rearour, Bantry.

Conflict

1715, Abraham Watkins, Cork, property in Bandon, ‘to my daughter Mary £100 but is she marries the fiddler Darby Carthy not a penny’

Clothing

1749 Demetrius Crowley, Cadiz, Spanish merchant attire

Jewelry

1686, Lady Catherine Percivall (Nee Southwell), Kinsale, and paintings

Non marital beneficiaries.

1840, Will of Robert Swanton, United Irishman, Counsellor at Law, City of New York, relations

1733, Will Richard White, Whiddy and Bantry