Wills: Murphy, Daniel November 22, 1783

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WILLS: MURPHY, DANIEL NOVEMBER 22, 1783

Source: National Archives Kew England
Written: November 22, 1783
Recorded: March 7, 2018

In the Name of God Amen I Daniel Murphy of Belview in
the County of Kerry Esqr considering the uncertainties
of this Life and being sound both in mind and memory
Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in
manner following first I commend my Soul to the hands
of the Great God my Creator and my Body to the Earth
to be plainly and decently Buried without Shew or
Pomp 2nd I desire that all my lawful Debts may be Paid
by my Executors as soon as may be after my decease
and that they sell all my Stock that is to say all my Cows
Horses Sheep as all my Household furniture Carriage and
farming Utensils if any there be and place the Money got
for them at Interest for the following uses and Purposes
3rdly I leave and bequeath unto my beloved Wife
Rebecca Murphy formerly Cantillon Eighty Pounds Ster
during her natural Life and no longer to be paid her half
yearly out of my substance Real and Personal I further
leave and bequeath her Thirty Guineas to dispose of as
she thinks Proper at the hour of her Death 4thly I leave
and bequeath to the best of Women Mary Ann Dias fifty
Pounds to buy a Mourning Ring with it to wear for my
Sake on account of the very great friendship that
subsisted between us for many years which I think more
of than any tie of Blood but if she should not think fit to
buy a Ring for the whole or any Part of it she is to
receive the fifty Pounds to do as she thinks Proper with
it 5thly I leave and bequeath to my Cousin German
Margrett Casey now of Cork ten Pounds a year during
her natural Life for the great Care and Attention she
Paid me during my many heavy fits of Sickness 6thly I
leave and bequeath to each and every one of the
following Persons five Pounds each to buy Mourning or
to do whatever else they think Proper with it to my only
Brother Walter Murphy of Killarney and his Wife 6th to
the Sister Mary Connell of Iveragh 7thly to my Niece
Elizabeth Connell of Tralee 8thly to my Niece Catherine
Tuxhill of Killarney 7thly I leave and bequeath to every
of my Servants which lived with me above a Year in the
House and shall live with me at the time of my Death
one half years' Wages over and above any that might be
then due to them of me 8thly I leave and bequeath to
the Poor of the Parish of Killarney Ten Pounds Ster and
also to the Parish at ...... Pounds Ster to be
distributed by Mr Morgan Connell or whatever other
Parish Priest may be in his Place 9thly I leave and
bequeath to my dearest best beloved and only Daughter
Elenore Murphy all that and these the Rest Residue and
Remainder of my fortune Real and Personal Provided
always that she shall not marry under the age of fifty
and four years without the Consent and Approbation
under hand and seal of my Executors which shall be by
me appointed in this Will but in case she should die
unmarried under the age of twenty and one I leave and
bequeath the Houses that William Looby and James
Twohill with their several appurtenances the New
Garden and the farm of Knockrear and Belview to my
Nephew Richd Murphy youngest Son of my Brother
Walter Murphy the rest and remainder of my fortune in
case of my said Daughters dying unmarried I leave and
bequeath share and share alike unto William Murphy
Thader Murphy Richard Murphy and Catherine Twohill
Children of my said Brother Walter and in case my said
Daughter Ellenora should marry and have no Issue at her
Death then I leave the said Houses in Killarney and the
said farms of Knockrear and Belview to my said Nephew
Richard Murphy and his Heirs for ever but in case he
should die without Issue then I leave it to my Nephew
Wm Murphy Eldest Son of my Brother Walter but in
case he should die without Issue then I bequeath it to
the said Walter's second eldest Son Thadee Murphy and
his Heirs Executors and Administrators for ever or
during their several tenures I have of them 10thly In
case that my Daughter Ellenora Murphy should be so
unfortunate as to marry without the Consent of my
Executors as before mentioned then and in that Case I
leave and bequeath to her only twelve pounds a Year
during her Life to Prevent her from Starving And in that
case I bequeath the remainder of my fortune as before
in the 9th Article of this my Will in case of her the said
Ellenora Murphy dying unmarried before the Age of
twenty and one and it is my desire that the said twelve
Pounds a year shall be paid out of my Houses in
Killarney 11thly I do constitute and appoint Thomas
Brown Lord Viscount Kenmore George Goold of Cork
Esqr Thos Gallway Esqr of Killarney and Sir Boyle Roach
of Dublin my sole Executors of this my last Will and
Testament And lastly I do hereby revoke annull and
make void all former Will or Wills by me at any time
heretofore made In Witness whereof I have to this my
last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal this
twenty second Day on November one thousand seven
hundred and eighty three Danl Murphy
(Attestation Clause)
Corns O'Connell M.D._ Alexr Minarty M.D. _ Mary
Maynahan
Proved at London 20 April 1790
PCC Prob11/1191