Cork - Creagh, Francis December 16, 1830

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File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning 
ros.dunning@outlook.com September 9, 2017, 2:02 am

CREAGH, FRANCIS DECEMBER 16, 1830

Source: National Archives Kew England
Written: December 16, 1830
Recorded: September 9, 2017

I Francis Creagh Rt Major HP 83rd Regiment do bequeath the 
following sums to my Nephews and nieces to Thomas Wilkinson 
my Nephew fifty pounds my nephew Francis Wilkinson fifty 
pounds my niece Catherine Wilkinson (otherwise Holmes) fifty 
pounds my Nephew Thomas Crips fifty pounds The Residue of my 
property I bequeath to my two nieces Honora and Eliza Crips 
in equal shares I declare the above statement to be my wish 
Cork 16th December 1830 Fras Creagh 
In the funds I have left Eight hundred pounds Cork Bank of 
Ireland one hundred and sixty two pounds F Creagh I leave 
Mrs O'Keeffe my Servant twenty pounds 
In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury Appeared Personally 
Richard Holmes Captn in His Majesty's 27th Regiment of foot 
and Anderson Dargaville of the City of Cork in Ireland 
Apothecary and Druggist and made Oath that they knew and 
were well acquainted with Francis Creagh late of Glanmore of 
the South East liberties in the City of Cork in Ireland a 
Brevet Major on half pay of the Eighty third Regiment of 
foot deceased for several years before and to the time of 
his death and said Richard Holmes saith he has several times 
seen said Francis Creagh deceased write and subscribe his 
name to Writings and saith Anderson Dargaville saith he has 
several times seen said Francis Creagh deceased write and 
subscribe his name to Writings and both said deponents say 
that thereby they have acquired a knowledge of his manner 
and character of handwriting and subscription & having now 
viewed and perused the paper Writing hereunto annexed 
purporting to be and contain the last Will & Testament with 
a Codicil thereto of the said deceased the said Will 
beginning thus: I Francis Creagh Rt Major HP 83rd Regiment 
do bequeath the following sums to my nephews & nieces ending 
thus I declare the above statement to be my wish Cork 16th 
Dec 1830..........
On the 14th day of March 1835 the said Richard Holmes and 
Anderson Dargaville were duly sworn to the truth of this 
Affidavit before me Samuel Moore Kyle Commissary 8 April 
1835 Administration with Will annexed to Honora Crips and 
Eliza Crips Spinsters
Prob11/1845