I am wondering if Mrs. Hunter may have been disabled and unable to take care of the home and farm without help. Anne may have become a cherished member of the family and I am not going to conjecture what the relationships may have been. But the wife is credited with the decision to will the land toMiss Orr. Perhaps a sister but, if not a relative, I would expect that she was a caretaker of Mrs. Hunter as well as an assistant. But I am definitely conjecturing. I hope you find someone who knows and can share some family history with you. I think I like the man though. He certainly had a different way of going than was the norm. Judy In a message dated 2/2/2008 7:12:21 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, mikejboyd@bigpond.com writes: Maureen On reading the first pargraph I though Anne Orr may have been the house keeper to a widower - Matthew Hunter. But then reading the will, he has an wife plus Miss Ann Orr. Your woul dnot refer to your WIFE as Miss Ann Orr. It will be interesting to see what the outcome mihgt be. Mike Boyd Brisbane ----- Original Message ----- From: "maureenoc" <maureenoc@bigpond.com> To: <nir-down-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:47 AM Subject: [NIR-DOWN] WILL HUNTER-ORR > Some years ago I obtained a transcript from PRONI of the will of my great > great grandfather MATTHEW HUNTER. It seems that after his death he left > the property to an ANN ORR, I was surprised at this as he had a son living > until 1912. Would anyone be researching the surname ORR as it is not > familiar to my family lines. Perhaps there is someone out there who has a > HUNTER-ORR connection. Regards. Maureen in Australia. > > 10th June 1864 Copy Will of Mathew Hunter > Received original will of which the within is a copy Nov 1856 > Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Transcript. > > I Matthew Hunter of Ravara parish of Killinchy County of Down farmer do > make this my last will and testament in manner of form following – 1st I > leave and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife all my freehold and chattel > property which I am possessed of from the townland of Ballygowan and > Ravarra together with any other property I may have of whatever nature or > kind or wheresoever to be found during her natural life. Miss Anne Orr who > now resides with me to assist her in the management of it during her life > and at her desire I leave and bequeath same property as before mentioned > to the said Miss Anne Orr to be at the said Miss Anne Orr’s disposal for > her own sale use and benefit and if she marries notwithstanding her > coverture I don’t allow her husband to have any control whatsoever over > said property and her receipt to be valid in law. > 2nd I appoint the said Anne Orr to be my sole executrix of this my last > will. > Signed sealed and to my knowledge as my last will and testament this 12th > day of June 1854 in presence of us who in presence of each other – Mathew > Hunter. > David Gordon > John McLaw (?) > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)