Will: Byrne, Francis July 7, 1787 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Wicklow Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com November 3, 2017, 4:29 am BYRNE, FRANCIS JULY 7, 1787 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: July 7, 1787 Recorded: November 3, 2017 I Francis Byrne of the Parish of Killcoole in County of Wicklow Kingdom of Ireland Labourer (?) being in Perfect State of Body and Mind thanks be to God for it do hereby testify this my last Will and Testament this seventh Day of July one Thousand seven hundred and eighty seven In the Name of God Amen I bequeath my Soul to God and Body to the Earth and Worldly Substance as follows To my Eldest Sister Mary Carney five Pounds for Mourning And to her Daughter Betty Carney twenty Pounds and to my next Sister Catherine Burnett five Pounds and to her Daughter Jane Burnett five Pounds also to my Sister in law five Pound also to my Nephew Edward Ball twenty Pound and to my Nephew John Ball twenty Pound and Edward Burnett twenty Pound and to John Burnett Son of James Burnett ten Pound and to his next Son James Burnett ten Pound and his Youngest Daughter Elinor Burnett ten Pound and to my Nephew John Byrne Eldest Son of my Brother Edward Byrne deceased my Estate of former Property in Stile Bawn of the Lands of Delganey and also to my Nephew F Byrne my Estate at Ranelagh and also to my Nephew Terry Byrne the Sum of two hundred Pounds when arrived at the Age of one and twenty the Interest of which Sum before mentioned to be laid out for his Education and Cloathing also to eldest Nephews John and Francis before mentioned the Sum of two hundred Pounds to each of them if remaining after all Debts and other Legacies are paid as I shall mention To my Uncle John two Pounds five Shillings and six pence Sterling shall be paid to him Yearly so long as he lives I do nominate and make John Hays and Edward Burnet and John Lyons my Executors to whom I leave ten Pounds apiece or to each of them and to Jane Heays five Pounds for Mourning the which I trust God see my Nephew brought up in the fear of the Lord and they will see F Byrne brought up into the Church of England and to the Law under our Trusty friend Robert Wornen Esquire if it should be the Will he shall live or under his Inspection And also to lay me by my father and Brother John in Killcoole and I enjoin my Extors to place a Marble Head Stone at the Head of my father with Inscription which is usual whatever more Money or Money worth more than mentioned to be equally divided between my two Nephews John and F Byrne and if any of them die the Survivors to the other's property without reserve to the last three Brothers namely John James Terry Byrne If all these should descend to the next of kin of the Byrne family my Cloaths and furniture to be sold with reserve my Watch to be kept for my Nephew F Byrne F Byrne this seventh day of July 1787 eighty seven In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my Hand and Seal this seventh day of July 1787 eighty seven F Byrne (Attestation Clause) Bernard Caffrey Attorney _ Andrew Stephenson _ John Ball Proved 13 July 1788 to John Hayes power reserved to other Executors Proved at London 13 March 1790 to John Hayes PCC Prob11/1189