William Brennan Family of Ballickmoyler, Co Laois

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William Brennan of WOODLAND nr BALLICKMOYLER

There is now evidence that there was a William BRENNAN in the Ballickmoyler area of Queen's County (Co. Laois) c1761. He is listed in the following documents which were found in the estate records of the Hovenden Family of Queen's County - PRONI D950 sourced by Mr Peter Hovenden-Jones c2004.

On two separate occasions a William Brennan of Ballickmoyler was a Witness to a Deed and a Lease of land by Richard Hovenden of Ballylehane in Queen's County (Co. Laois) on 18 April 1761 and on the 18th May 1761. This proves that there was a Brennan family in Ballickmoyler, in Queen's County (Co. Laois) in the 1700's. The Hovenden's were large landowners in Queen's County during this period. The documents where the name William Brennan occurs are as follows:-

L E A S E

10th June 1760

Hovenden

To

Brennan

Richard Hovenden of Ballylehane, Lessor

To

Charles Brennan of Castowneorrig, Queen's County, Farmer

Part of Ballylehane in Lessee's possession mearing on the South with the Castle,

21 acres for 31 years at 21 shillings an acre

Witnesses : -

Richard Bambrick of Kilcruse, Queen's County, Gentleman

&

Edmond Brennan of Farran

Source: Peter Hovenden-Jones <psh_j@yahoo.co.uk> c06/2006.

DEED

18th April 1761

Hovenden to Dempsey

Richard Hovenden of Ballylehane grants to Hugh Dempsey of Carlow, Coal Merchant, an annuity of £15 out of Ballybegg for 31 years.

Witnesses:-

William Brennan of Ballickmoyler.

Tobias Moore of Carlow.

John Butler of Dublin.

LEASE

18th May 1761

Hovenden to Dempsey

Richard Hovenden of Ballylehane, Lesser, leases to Hugh Dempsey of Carlow, Coal Merchant, 71 acres of Ballybegg for 31 years at £15 a year.

Witnesses:-

William Brennan of Ballickmoyler.

John Hovenden of Towlerton.

'' Lease and Release - 22nd July 1731

Richard Hovenden of Ballickmoyler, Queen's County, Gentleman, Mortgagor

Thomas Cooper of Graigue, Queen's County, Gentleman, Mortgagee

Lands:-

Towlerton, Carraghvoda(?), Rossenagh, Killiny, Clonagh and Coolenagha

Witnesses:-

John Bagot of Staplestown, Co Carlow

Henry Bambrick of Garrane, Queen's County, Gentleman

Edward Cooke of Painstown, Co Carlow (?Kildare)

To Memorial:-

Said Bagot and John Wolfenden of Dollardstown, Co Kildare, Farmer.''

Source: Peter Hovenden-Jones psh_j@yahoo.co.uk

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