Cavan - O'Reilly, John Edward March 7, 1848 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Cavan Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com December 20, 2017, 1:55 pm O'REILLY, JOHN EDWARD MARCH 7, 1848 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: March 7, 1848 Recorded: December 20, 2017 I John Edward O'Reilly of Armagh Abbey in the County of Cavan and North Gate Street House Chester do make and publish this my last Will hereby revoking all former Testamentary Dispositions I give unto Thomas Babington of the City of Dublin Esqr and to Michael Babington of Brookvale Esqr as well to the Revd ........ C G of Kingstown Chaplain to George's Street Convent all my Property real and personal upon Trust to hold the lands of Armagh Kilnalack Corcanide Drumanybeg and Dronheely with North Killfallan and the Castile of Cavan Tenement as devised by father to Alexander Burrowes Esqr first to fulfil the trusts of my Marriage Settlement then for my Nephew C J Smyth Esqr A M and Barrister at Law for his life and after his death to his child or children as he shall appoint should die without children thence to the sole use of my Sister Margaret during her life and to her children as she shall appoint in default of such appointment by her to her children share and share alike as tenants in common for their lives her daughters to hold as femmes soles notwithstanding coverture and at the demise of said children of said Margaret to my right heirs if women as femmes soles my Trustees and their successors continually first paying all rents and fines on sd lands As to my funded property my Trustees are to hold five hundred pounds Ÿ per Cent Stock for the sole and absolute use of Issadella Cusack and to pay it only on her sole and separate receipt notwithstanding her marriage The remainder of said Stock I bequeath for the sole and separate use of the said Margaret Reilly her Husband or his creditors to have no interference therewith whatever If she do not survive me then for the use of her children in equal proportions their exors or assigns the women to hold as femmes soles I also bequeath to my said Trustees ......... Island as and for the sole and separate use of the said Margaret Reilly I charge my said lands and each of them with an annuity of twelve pounds a year for the life and for the sole use of Mrs Margaret Sheridan orse flood I leave to my said Trustees my charge on Pollyvaren for to pay Mrs Cusack the interest due or to a .... On it for her life and the principal at her death to such descendants or descendant of my father as she may will it to she receiving said interest as a femme sole in default of such appointment to my right heirs I wish to alter a portion of that part of my Will above relating to the funded property bequeathed for Margaret or her family Should my Wife have a child by me they are to pay C Smyth Esqr five hundred pounds sterling out of it should such child or children survive me my heirs through life tenants can cut sell and carry away turf bog of said lands and cut timber as well as the Demesnes of Armagh as in the Church Yard therein I leave John McCronson my gold watch and ten pounds To each of his Sisters thirty three pounds sterling and to his father twenty four pounds sterling to said John McCronson all my books and commend this worthy family to my heirs I give to my beloved Wife all our furniture horses and moveables at Chester as well as all her own fortune included in our Marriage Settlement for her sole use as a femme sole should she marry again I direct my furniture at Armagh shall be sold (with the exception of the carriage we travelled in from London) the pictures and engravings go which I leave to my Wife and the produce handed to my three Cousins Cronsons in equal shares (save only the best bed bedstead and bed clothes with all the kitchen furniture which I leave to Mary Sheridan orse flood aforesaid) the 100£ above left the Cronsons to be paid from arrears due to me I appoint C J Smyth Esqr aforesaid Executor of this Will and Residuary Legatee Edward O'Reilly (Attestation Clause) 7 March 1848 John E O'Reilly _ Peter Magaghran _ Francis Maguire (Personal Appearance by Francis Maguire of Armagh in the County of Cavan late a Servant to John Edward O'Reilly deceased 7 November 1848) Proved in Common Form to Constantine Joseph Smyth of 9 Warrington Place in the City of Dublin Barrister at Law 11 November 1848 Proved at London 27 November 1848 PCC Prob11/2083