Catherine Quirk als Kewley, 1779

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35   Patrick
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament 
of Catherine Quirk als Kewley widow, of the Borrane 
in the parish of KK Patrick, made on the 10th of 
February 1778, being in perfect mind and memory at 
the making thereof. First, she committed her soul 
to Almighty God and her body to Christian burial. 
Item, she left unto her son Richard Quirk the sum 
of five pounds that was in the hands of William 
Quirk of Lammall in KK German, together with the 
sum of fifteen pounds that was left to the said 
Richard by the death of his father Thomas Quirk, 
together with the arrears of interest due and payable 
yearly out of the said twenty pounds. 
Item, she left unto her said son Richard the sum 
of eight guineas to pay his apprentice fees to 
his master for teaching his trade together with 
a web of meddley cloth and half a web of while 
unmilled cloth or more and the fourth part of 
all her sheep. 
Item, she left unto her two grandchildren Thomas 
and Christian Quirk a yearling apiece or a sheep 
apiece of two years old. 
Item, she left unto her daughter in law Ellinor 
Quirk a brown gown. Item, she left unto her daughter 
Elizabeth Taggart a black gown together with the 
fourth part of all her shaped apparel both woolen 
and linen. 
Item, she left unto her grandson John Quane a 
furlet of barley and a furlet of oats when he 
comes to state to sow the ground that the said 
corn was to be in the hands of John Quirk & son 
till the said John Quane comes to states; if 
the said John Quane happens to die before he 
comes to state of sowing his ground then the 
said John Quirk is to have the said corn to himself. 
Item, she left and bequeathed unto her son John 
Quirk a field called Close Sam, he paying the 
sum of fourteen pounds, six pounds thereof unto 
her daughter Elizabeth and five pounds thereof 
unto her son Richard and twenty shillings thereof 
unto the said Elizabeth’s three daughters Ann, 
Elizabeth, and Margaret Taggart, and the forty 
shillings thereof to be paid unto her executor, 
and if he the said John quirk doth not pay the 
sum of fourteen pounds with fair mains then the 
said field is to return unto her two daughters 
Anne and Abigal Quirk. 
Item, she declared that her husband Thomas Quirk 
left a cow unto her daughter Margret, and she was 
leaving a cow apiece unto her two daughters Anne 
and Abigal Quirk. 
Item, she further declared that she consents to 
her husband’s will to leave her part of a house 
and garden in Peeltown unto her daughter Margret 
and signed the said will and if in case the 
signing did not give the said Margret her right 
to said house and garden, that she was now leaving 
and bequeathing her part of the said house and 
garden in Peeltown unto her Daughter Margret Quirk. 
Item, she left unto William Sansbury a new 
check quer shirt. 
Item, she left unto her son John Quirk the plough 
and all the irons and gears belonging to the same 
and all the harrowing gears and the carrs and the 
big ladder and her part of the beams in the chamber, 
she leaving the use of the said gears to her 
executors to work the executors part of the croop. 
Lastly, she nominated and appointed her three 
daughters Margret, Anne, and Abigal Quirk whole 
and sole executrices of all the rest of her goods 
moveable and immovable. 
Witnesses: 
John Quirk, 
Anne Kelly. 

Item, she left unto her daughter Abigal a red 
mantle and a red petticoat. 

At a Chapter Court holden at Peeltown June 4th, 1779, 
the executrices are sworn in Court in form 
of Law as also to be true and just the one 
to the other. I Richard Quirk son of Catharine 
Quirk als Kewley of the Parish of KK Patrick 
late deceased do hereby acknowledge to have 
received from my brother John Quirk the sum 
of five pounds bequeathed to me by my said 
Mother by her last will and testament recorded 
in the Archdeacon’s Registry Lib. Testam. 1779, 
and payable by my said brother, and do hereby 
acquit exonerate and discharge the said 
John Quirk his heirs executors administrators 
and assigns of the same And ever part thereof 
as witness my subscription this 20th Novr. 1786. 
[signed] Richard Quirk.

I John Shimmin husband of Anne Quirk one of the 
executors of the last will and testament of 
Catharine Quirk als Kewley do hereby acknowledge 
to have received and to be fully paid the sum 
of thirteen shillings and four pence, the same 
being my proportion of a legacy bequeathed my 
said wife Anne by the last will and testament 
of her mother Catharine Quirk aforesaid, and 
payable by John Quirk her son in consideration 
of the field called Close Sam, and I do hereby 
acquit release and discharge the said John Quirk 
of my proportion of said legacy as witness 
my had this 30th December 1783. 
[signed] John Shimin. 

I John Fargher husband of Abigail Quirk one of 
the executrices of the last will and testament 
of Catharine Quirk als Kewley do hereby acknowledge 
to have rec’d and to be fully paid the sum of 
thirteen shillings and four pence the same being 
my proportion of a legacy bequeathed my said 
wife Abigail by the last will and testament of 
her mother Catharine Quirk aforesaid and payable 
by her son John Quirk her son in consideration 
of the field called Close Sam, and I do hereby 
release acquit exonerate and discharge the said 
John Quirk of my proportion of said legacy as 
witness my mare to my name this 30th December 1783 
[signed his mark] John Fargher. 

I Henry Clague husband of Margaret Quirk one of 
the executrices of the last will and testament 
of Catharine Quirk als Kewley do hereby acknowledge 
to have recd and to be fully paid the sum of 
thirteen shillings and four pence the same being 
my proportion of the legacy bequeathed my said 
wife Margaret by the last will and testament of 
her mother Catharine Quirk als Kewley and payable 
by her son John Quirk in consideration of the 
field called Close Sam, and I do hereby release 
acquit exonerate and discharge the said John Quirk 
of my proportion of said legacy as witness my 
mark to my name this 30th December 1783. 
[signed his mark] Henry Clague. 

I John Taggart husband of Elizabeth Quirk daughter 
of Catharine Quirk als Kewley do hereby acknowledge 
to have recd the sum of six pounds the same being 
a legacy bequeathed my said wife by the last will 
and testament of her mother Catherine Quirk als 
Kewley aforesaid and payable by her son John Quirk 
in consideration of the field called Close Sam, 
and also the further sum of twenty shillings a 
legacy bequeathed by the said Catharine Quirk als 
Kewley to my three daughters Anne, Elizabeth & 
Margaret Taggart and payable also by the said 
John Quirk, and I do hereby acquit release 
exonerate and discharge the said John Quirk of 
all my part or proportion of the legacy bequeathed 
my said wife and also of the twenty shillings 
bequeathed my three daughters Ann, Elizabeth & 
Margaret Taggart, as witness my mart to my name 
this 30th December 1783. 
[signed his mark] John Taggart. 

I John Taggart do hereby acknnowledge to have recd 
the black gown and the fourth part of all the shaped 
apparel of both linen and woolen of Catharine Quirk 
als Kewley, the same being a legacy bequeathed my 
wife Elizabeth Taggart, and I do hereby acquit 
release discharge the executors of said Catharine 
Quirk of said respective legacy as witness my mark 
to my name this 30th December 1783. 
[signed his mark] John Taggart