Thomas Karran, 1729

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44      Patrick
The last will and testament of Thomas Karran of 
Creglea in Dauby, who departed this life 23rd of 
March last past, being sensible, and of perfect 
mind and memory at the making uttering and 
expressing thereof, in manner and form as followeth. 
First, he committed his soul to God and his 
body to Christian burial. 
Item, he left and bequeathed unto his son and 
heir Patrick Karran the half of the crop, team 
and husbandry gears, likewise he left him the 
[r]eeve and the tubb that was taken of it, and 
also the filly, because his said son and heir 
was to take care of all the goods (which he 
gave for a reason of that bequest); likewise 
he left his said son and heir the best pot in 
the house. 
Item, he left to his four children eight 
pounds apiece that is, to William, Thomas, 
Jane and Margaret, and likewise ten shillings 
legacy to his daughter Anne that was married. 
Lastly, though his foregoing declarations 
were uttered in perfect sense and capacity 
of mind, yet his weakness, and his death soon 
ensuing deprived him of mentioning an Executor, 
which is offered to the consideration of 
the Court. 
Witnesses: 
John Callin, 
Henry Quilliam. 

KK Patrick 1729
The within Thomas Karran having departed this life of 23rd 
of March left without mentioning an Executor, the Courts 
hath decreed his five children, viz., Patrick, William, 
Thomas, Jane & Margaret Karran joint administrators of 
all his goods and effects whatsoever save what is disposed 
of by and within will, which is to stand good as is 
therein mentioned. The widow and her son Patrick are 
sworn supervisors of the children under age according 
to Law. The Children and their goods (except the heir 
and his goods) in the care of the mother, who hath given 
pledges, Mr. William Tear and Thomas Mylrea. 
The inventory next Court. 

An Inventory of the Goods of Thomas Karran of Creglea 
in Dauby taken and estimated by four sworn men and the 
Sumner for the use of Jane & Margaret his daughters 
under age; the several particulars being valued separately. 
The whole in gross forthcoming for the said minors 
amounts to the sum of 15 pounds. The two children at 
age vizt., William & Thomas have taken their own 
goods into their own hands, and this before the four 
men and the Sumner, October 13th, 1730. 

The goods paid and secured for the 4 children 
amounting to the sum of 30 pounds. In consideration 
of which by joint consent of the supervisors and the 
children at age, the crop, team and husbandry gears, 
vizt., the dead’s part are secured for the succeeding
heir or heirs which in the judgment of the apprizers 
and Sumner is no prejudice to the other children