Fintan In Philodor's little book two Reidys from Knocknagoshel are listed as having wills from the 1750s and 1760s. They are probably, but not necessarily, my ancestors. I have always wondered what a poor Catholic renter in one of the most remote parts of Ireland, a roadless area in those days, would have been doing with a will. My theory is that they were made to either disinherit an eldest son or to provide for a dowry for a daughter wishing to go into a religious order. I have no evidence of that. Just a guess. Fintan, could you publish the terms of your ggf's will so we could all see what a will might look like from those days and what kind of provisions might be in it? Anybody else who has a will from those days or earlier, please feel free to post your will, too. Thanks in advance. Ray Marshall Minneapolis -----Original Message----- From: Fintan Sheehan [mailto:fintansheehan@yahoo.ie] Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 3:12 AM To: Ray Marshall; carole_watts@talk21.com; IRL-KERRY@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IRL-KERRY] LOVETT James b. c. 1817 Killarney >I believe most of the Wills of Ireland were also destroyed in the Four >Courts incident, Fintan. The National Archives in Kevin Street have index books for wills. Spotted a will from my great-grandfather from Keel-Kilgarrylander from 1860's (near castlemaine) and retrieved it with help from a professional. It was lodged in Limerick office in 1800's so just wondering if other Kerry wills survived? Initially when I filled out a 'seach request' in National Archives they couldnt find it but decided to hire a professional for one and only time for an hour and she found it. AFAIK kerry wills would have been deposited in Limerick or Cork. They may have been moved to four courts but some must have survived. In index books in National Archives cover all 'perogative'? wills for whole country. They are quite easy to search through from what I remember but just give a name and area. Regards Fintan http://www.myirishancestry.com ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.htm l -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.9/832 - Release Date: 6/4/2007 6:43 PM
Hi, Ray, I have a Reed/Reid family that came from Ireland in 1849. We are not sure where they came from. Could you share what you have on your Reidy bunch? If you already have , I apologize for being asleep at the switch! My family settled in Washington County, NY -(Cambridge, White Creek, and Jackson). They farmed there until 1870, when they moved to Cohoes (Albany County) to work in the mills. The crowd that came from Ireland in 1849, consisted of: Thomas, b. 1789 Catherine, (wife), b. 1800 Thomas, b. @1825 (son) (my ggrandfather) Catherine, b.@ 1827(daug) Simon, b. 1836 - (son) -Simon went west to make his fortune, and died in Helena, Montana in 1881. He was a foreman at the Comet Mine. Censuses indicate that the elder Thomas and his wife had nine children -what happened to the other six is unknown -they may have died young, or chosen not to come to the U.S. Thomas (1825) m Catherine Pendergast, b. Ireland 1830 to Wm. Pendergast and Catherine O'Rourke. They married in NY state. There were 13 children. Names and spouses can be sent if any of this sounds familiar. Thanks, Ann