Will: McKenna, Philip April 1, 1826 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Monaghan Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com March 29, 2018, 9:44 am MCKENNA, PHILIP APRIL 1, 1826 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: April 1, 1826 Recorded: March 29, 2018 Willville Monaghan Aprl 1st 1826 I Philip McKenna being of perfect mind and health do make this my last Will and Testament 1st I leave my Brother William McKenna six hundred pounds Stir with the £440 he owes me and my Gold Watch 2nd I leave my Sister Ellen McKenna six hundred pounds Stir with the farm Stock House & funrniture during her life and at her death And at her death to my Nephew Philip McKenna of Drogheda in case of his death to his brother Wm McKenna 3rd I leave my Sister Mary Stanley five hundred pounds Stir to be kept at Interest during her life and at her death to her Daughter Mary Anne should she die without Issue to her Sister Eliza's Children & do appoint Willm McKenna & Charles Higgins to act for her as Trustees 4 I leave my Sister Anne McClean five hundred pounds Stir 5th I leave my Nephews Philip McKenna five hundred pounds & to his brother Willm McKenna three hundred pounds & to my Nieces Mary & Ellen McKenna three hundred pounds each (all of Drogheda) I do appoint Willm McKenna & Charles Higgins to act as Trustees and to pay them when they think proper or when fit to receive it 6th I leave my Brother Jas McKinna's Children One hundred pounds Stir each for their Education and do appoint W McKenna & Chs Higgins Trustees to pay them the Interest & the principal when proper 7th I leave my Niece Mary Anne Stanley two hundred pounds Stir to Cancel a Bond due to her by my late Brother Francis 8th I leave my natural Son James McKenna one thousand pounds Stir my Cloaths and Writing Desk & desire five hundred pounds of it be kept in the funds for his use untill it appears proper for his Trustees to give him the whole sum & do appoint Wm McKenna & Charls Higgins to act as Trustees 9th I leave my natural Daughter Ellen McKenna of Tobago the use of five Negroes during her life & their Issue & at her death to her Children equally & if she died without Issue the said five Negroes with their Issue & increase to return to me and my heirs Viz. Allick Mary Louis Daphney Kitty Mary & Ellinor the woman Elberner I leave to Miss Maryan for her long attention to my Daughter I leave my Daughter two hundred pounds to be paid her at my death and do appoint as Trustees for her Ebenr Duncan M.D. Jas Aitcheson and her brother Jas McKenna 10th I leave my Nephew Ch Higgins £50 Stir to buy a Watch 11th I leave the Interest two hundred pounds Stir in the funds for ever for the education of the Poor of the Parish of Monaghan & do appoint the Catholick Bishop & parish priest for the time being as Trustees for said purpose I do appoint Wm McKenna Doctor McClean Jas Stanley and Chares Higgins to be my Lawfull & true Executors to this my last Will and Testament given under my hand & seal this first day of April 1826 Witness Jas McArdle Codicil I hereby expressly desire that should my property not amount as well as I wish from bad debts or otherwise that my two natural Children within mentioned be paid their Legacies in full and the other Legatees in proportion to the principal Philip McKenna (Personal Appearance by Christopher Allen of Lower Sloane Street Chelsea Gentleman and George Smith Cundell of Great Winchester Street London Gentleman who knew Philip McKenna formerly of the Island of Tobago and late of Willville in the County of Monaghan but of the City of Dublin some years before and down to the time of his death 22 September 1829) Proved at London with a Codicil 25 September 1829 PCC Prob11/1760