Clare - Woulfe, Stephen February 15, 1772

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WOULFE, STEPHEN FEBRUARY 15, 1772

Source: National Archives Kew England
Written: February 15, 1772
Recorded: April 24, 2018

I Stephen Woulfe of Tirerwiclane in the County of Clare and
Kingdom of Ireland Gentleman do declare this to be my last
Will and Testament I appoint my respected Uncle Peter Woulfe
Esquire my Stepfather Balthasar Nicholl Field Marshall in
the Service of the King of Naples and Richard Harold
Gentleman of the City of Limerick Ireland to Act as
Guardians to my Children until they each Attain the Age of
twenty One Years or until they are Married which ever may
first happen and should any of the above mentioned Gentlemen
refuse to Act as Guardians I do appoint the others to Act in
that capacity whereas of the fifteenth day of February in
the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy
two I Signed a Bond for four thousand Pounds Sterling Irish
for several uses and purposes expressed in a Deed bearing
equal date with said Bond now I do hereby confirm said Deed
and Bond and do hereby will and ordain that they have full
Effect I do hereby constitute John Macnamara of the Kingdom
of England my respected Brother in Law to Act as Sole
Executor to this my last Will I do likewise hereby will and
ordain that the Debts due to me by andy Persons with the
Interest that may happen to be due thereon be equally when
paid divided between my Younger children to Increase thereby
their respective shares and that all Money or Government
Debentures be likewise divided whereas Michael Macnamara
Senior Gentleman stood Indebted to me by Account the Sum of
eighteen hundred and seventy pounds Sterling Irish and
whereas his son Michael Macnamara Junior Gentleman undertook
to pay in time the above Debt with legal Interest now I do
hereby Acknowledge the Principal to be really but Sixteen
hundred and eighty nine pounds Sterling Irish and that there
was an Error of One hundred and eighty One pounds Sterling
Irish I do likewise Will and Ordain that out of the Sums and
Bonds due to me by David Nixon Donnallan Esquire of the
Kingdom of Ireland there be allowed and deducted the Sum of
Thirty Pounds Principal as being an Error and Overcharge I
do hereby will that Enquiry be duly made if a Bill for
Ninety Pounds Sterling Irish drawn by Mr Thomas Sexton of
the City of Limerick Merchant since a Bankrupt on his
correspondent in Dublin was duly Presented for Acceptance
and Payment And that if not paid that Restitution of the
above ninety pounds be made to my Mother or to the Person
entitled to it in case of her decease I do order that the
undernamed People be paid as soon as possible the Sums
affixed to their respective Names To Mrs Cox milliner at the
Sign of the Hen and Chickens no 36 Castle Street Dublin
about One Pound seven shillings To Ambrose Leek Taylor
Merchants Quay Dublin Nine Pounds nine shillings And four
pence A trifle to Mr William Lane Attorney but now to his
Heir Sir William Barker To Lieutenant Colonel Vallancy of
Dublin Twenty Guineas To Mr Davis a Silver Lace Merchant
Castle Street Dublin a trifle To Mr James Crowe Junior
Attorney Six Pounds twelve shillings and six pence To Mr
Boardman a Lace Merchant next door to David Latouche Esquire
Banker Castle Street Dublin Six Pounds to a sword Cutler I
believe next Door to Clements Jeweller Parliament Street
Dublin or to the said Clement himself about Two Pounds to Mr
James O'Brien Poplin Merchant at the Sign of the Salmon
Francis Street Dublin either One Pound eighteen shillings
and four pence or else Two Pounds fifteen shillings and ten
Pence to Lanvoi a Book... near Saint Ondules Bruxelles One
Guinea To John Macnamara above mentioned five pounds 28
March 1794 Appearance by John Macnamara of the City of
Brussells and John Purcell of the same City as to manner and
character of handwriting of deceased
4 April 1794 Appearance by John Macnamara of the City of Brussells
Proved at London 4 April 1794
PCC Prob11/1245