Losses in their Property in Queens County

The following (below) is a List of Persons who have suffered Losses in their Property in the QUEEN’S COUNTY and who have given in their Claims on or before the 6^th of April, 1799, to the Commissioners for enquiring into the Losses sustained by such of his Majesty’s Loyal Subjects, as have suffered in their Property by the Rebellion.

*This LIST is published for the purpose of calling the Attention of all Persons well acquainted with the Queen’s County, to the several Claims therein specified; and all such Persons are requested to communicate, as soon as possible, to the Commissioners (or any one of them) under Cover to the Right Hon. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Parliament House, Dublin, such Observations respecting the Loyalty or Losses of the several Persons mentioned therein, as may enable the Commissioners to ascertain their Title to Compensation.

Claimant's Name	Addition	Resident	County in which they reside	Place where Loss sustained	Nature of Loss	Amount Claimed
						£. s. d.
Allen, Samuel	Yeoman	Ballickmoyler	Queen’s Co.	Residence	House, furniture, looms, yarn & timber	40 16 6
Bergan, Daniel	Yeoman	Doonane	ditto	ditto	One pipe of whiskey, two cars and tackling	41 12 4½
Boucher, William	---	Coolateder	ditto	ditto	A mar	11 7 6
Bowles, Joseph	---	Ballickmoyler	ditto	ditto	House, furniture, cloaths, cash, books & whiskey	68 13 10½
Bowles, William	Yeoman	ditto	ditto	ditto	House, furniture, cloaths & bacon	40 15 7
Brennan, Jeremiah	ditto	Ballinakill	ditto	Vicarstown	Malt, sacks and carriage	26 8 7
Brennan, John	ditto	Doonane	ditto	Residence	Horses, a car and geers	26 12 6
Connolly, Laurence	---	Bracklin	ditto	ditto	House, provisions, hay and a sheep	52 6 2
Cowen, William	Farmer	Fisherstown	ditto	On the canal	Wheat and sacks	17 1 6
Dunn, Darby	---	Rahenabowle	ditto	Lands of Boley	Hay, oats and cattle	76 16 6
Empy, Robert	---	Ballyleehan	ditto	Residence	House, furniture, cloaths, flax, cash and a car.	42 6 3
Empy, Thomas	---	Ballylehane	ditto	ditto	A bullock and cloaths	8 11 11½
Fitzgerald, Edward	Yeoman	Coolenowle	ditto	ditto	Cattle	79 18 7½
Furney, Benjamin	Miller	Castletown	ditto	ditto	Two horses	22 15 0
Hanlon, Patrick	---	Lea	ditto	ditto	House & offices, furniture, cow, cloaths and timber	80 6 4
James, Eadeth	Widow	Ballickmoyler	ditto	ditto	House, furniture, cloaths and potatoes	22 17 9
Kennedy, Anthony	---	Doonane	ditto	ditto	A house	13 7 6
Lennon, Jane	Widow	Garrans	ditto	ditto	Damage to house, cloaths, furniture, provisions.	61 3 9½
Magrath, Patrick	Shopkeeper	Clonbrock	ditto	ditto	Spirits, bacon, beer, beef and bread	34 16 10
May, Abraham	---	Ballickmoyler	ditto	ditto	House, oatmeal, corn, cash, furniture, provisions	141 8 5
Morrison, James	---	Tenefra	ditto	ditto	House, looms, potatoes and cloaths	29 14 11
Mulhall, Joseph	---	Doonane	ditto	ditto	Mare, bank notes, cloaths and meadow	30 4 6
Murray, Daniel	---	Ballickmoyler	ditto	ditto	House, furniture, wheat, straw, potatoes, cloaths	93 1 10
Powell, J. and Fossit. J.	Malsters	Portarlington	ditto	Littletown	Malt and sacks	25 4 10
Purcell, Hugh	---	Doonane	ditto	Residence	Whiskey, a mare, bacon, and a gun	39 12 0
Rice, Edward	Dealer	Vicarstown	ditto	Kildare Town	Household furniture	25 0 3
Seixsmith, E. Widow and William	Yeoman	Coolenowle	ditto	Residence	House, wheat, cash, cloaths, a saddle and bridle	141 12 9
Shaw, Joseph	---	Cremorgan	ditto	On the Canal	Oats and sacks	36 2 6
Shore, Jane	---	Rathaspek	ditto	Residence	Horse, car, cloaths and a bible	15 16 0
Skottowe, Deborah	Widow	Doonane	ditto	ditto	Plate, furniture, bank notes, and provisions	100 0 0
Smith, Thomas	---	Ballickmoyler	ditto	ditto	Repairs of house, cash	9 3 4
Stephenson, Laney	Widow	ditto	ditto	ditto	House, furniture and timber	71 5 8
Taylor, Adam	---	ditto	ditto	ditto	House	36 7 11
Tomlinson, John	---	ditto	ditto	ditto	House, furniture, potatoes, and house-linen	21 13 1
Watts, Mary	---	Abbeyleix	ditto	Castlecomer, Kilkenny	Cloaths, a gold ring and silver buckles	17 18 5½
Whitty, Rev. John	---	Providence	ditto	Residence	Hay, house and furniture damaged, and sheep	66 4 9
Wilson, Mark	---	Rathaspek	ditto	ditto	Cloaths, horse and furniture	39 4 4
Wilson, Mark	---	ditto	ditto	ditto	Notes, furniture, cloaths	33 9 3
Wilson, Thomas	---	Marborough	ditto	Lands of Ballintlea, Queen’ County	Cattle, furniture, cloaths and tythes	73 17 0

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