Thank you Len for your answer. Yes I am long aware of William Roulston's fine work and I went beyond his findings in this case,
The following related to William Murray and Ann Leslie, daughter of John Leslie of Tirkernaghan, Donagheady parish; as well as their son William who became William Murray of Silver Brook. The deed abstracts are all mine. There are a couple of useful PRONI abstracts inserted to help with some clarity on the family. 1 August 1740. Deed of Lease between William Murray of Littlewrath, County Kildare, Esq., & Ann Murray otherwise Lesly, his wife, of the 1st part; and John Walker of Lower Terconly, Donaghedy parish, Barony of Strabane, County Tyrone, farmer, of the 2nd part. Conveys "all that part or parcel of Land called or known by the name of Terconly lower with the Appur.s thereunto belonging as the same was then Meared & bounded & then poss.ed by the s.d Jn.o Walker for & during the natural Lives of the s.d Jn.o Walker Jn.o Walker the yo.r second son to the s.d Jn.o Walker & Dav.d Walker son to Ja.s Walker of Liscloon in the County of Tyrone & for & during the Life and Lives of such person or persons whose name or names shall be Incerted in the place of the persons herein before ment.d..." £5 fine payable for inserting new life. Liberty for John Walker to cut turf Quarry Stones & cut all such timber as he shall plant on said premises. Witnessed by Rev. Victor Ferguson of Strabane, County Tyrone, John McClintock of Dublin, attorney, lately deceased. Memorial, dated 11 January 1743, witnessed by said Victor Ferguson and Thomas Short of Strabane, County Tyrone, Gent. [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 114, p. 170, no. 78474; registered 23 February 1743. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. I have again wrote to Mr W[illia]m Murray present Ten[an]t of Stragoland pursuant to your L[or]dships ord[e]rs. I saw Murray since your L[or]dship was in this country, he shewed me a fine that was levied to enable one John Kincaide to sell to one Jo[h]n Leslie his father in law, he said he had also a Deed of conveyance. I told him I believed that would not satisfie your L[or]dship unless he could shew who had the first Grant & also that it was a Lease forever to the first Grantee [PRONI. D623/A/27/39. Abercorn Papers. Letter, dated 1 March 1744 at Lifford, from Nathaniel Nisbitt to the Earl of Abercorn]. 22 August 1750. Deed of Release between William Hamilton of Donemannagh, County Tyrone, Esq.; of the 1st part; and William Murray of the City of Dublin, Esq.; of the 2nd part. Conveys in consideration of £460 sterling "all that the yearly Fee Farm rent of Twenty pounds ster. issuing & payable out of all that the proportion of Altnacree containing the severall Denominations viz.t Lisclune Tirconly Munekenan Bellenener Clagan and Gorteclare situate Lying and being in the manor of Elliston in the Barony of Strabane and County of Tyrone." Witnessed by Arthur Shepheard of the City of Dublin, public notary. Memorial, dated 27 August 1750, witnessed by Andrew Makilwaine of the City of Dublin Gent. and by said Arthur Shepheard [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 141, p. 403, no. 95991; registered 27 August 1750. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. 28 September 1751. Deed of Lease between William Murray of the City of Dublin, Esq., and Ann Murray otherwise Leslie, his wife, of the 1st part; and John Walker of Lower Terconly, Barony of Strabane, County Tyrone, farmer, of the 2nd part. Conveys "all that part or parcel of Land commonly called and known by the name of Lower Terconly afores.d w.th the appur.s as then meared and bounded and poss.ed and enjoyed by the s.d John Walker situate lyeing and being in the parish of Donaghedy and County of Tyrone afores.d (Excepting as thereby is Excepted)." To hold for the natural lives of said John Walker, William Murray son of the said William Murray, and David Walker son of James Walker of Liscloon - renewable forever on payment of a £5 sterling fine for new life. Witnessed by Simeon Rousse and John Count, both of Strabane, County Tyrone, Gent.n Memorial, dated 9 October 1751, witnessed by by said Simeon Rousse and John Count. [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 153, p. 144, no. 101997; registered 21 February 1752. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. 29 January 1774. Deed between William Murray, the elder, of the City of Dublin, Esq., of the 1st part; and William Murray, the younger, his son, of the 2nd part. Conveys the "Town and Lands of Upper Collermoney then in the occupation of Hugh Cuningham and partners situate and being in the Parish of Lack and Barony of Strabane and County of Tyrone and those parts of the Town and Lands of Castle Wiggins then in occupation of James McGonnigall and Dan.l McKay together with that part of the Demesne of Terkernekan now called Silver Brook then in Poss.ion of said W.m Murray the younger situate in Parish of Dunnerkeddy Barony of Ellison and County of Tyrone. Witnessed by Alexander Murray of the City of Dublin, Esq. & Robert Mayne of the City of Dublin, Gent. Memorial dated 4 March 1774 and witnessed by said Robert Mayne and Ann Pierson of the City of Dublin, spinster [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 302, p. 144, no. 199519; registered 4 March 1774. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. 29 April 1774. Indenture of Lease between William Murray of Silverbrook commonly called Terkernaghan, County Tyrone, Esq., of the 1st part; and James Lighton of Dunamane, County Tyrone of the 2nd part. Conveys "all that third part of Castlewigan and the Turbary thereon formerly held by James McGonigal and Daniel McCuy situate lying and being in the parish of Donaghody & C.o of Tyrone." Lease for three lives (not named) or for 31 years from the 1st November next at yearly rent of £23.6.8 Sterling. Witnessed by John Lighton of Rasbery Hill, County Londonderry, farmer, aged 51 years and upward, and Edmond Sheills of Clonlough, County Londonderry, farmer. Memorial dated 31 May 1774 and witnessed by said John Lighton & by Thomas Hamilton of Strabane, County Tyrone, Gent. [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 302, p. 434, no. 200789; registered 4 June 1774. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. 28 April 1775. Indenture of Lease between William Murray of Silver Brooke, County Tyrone, Esq., of the 1st part; and James Lighten of Castlewiggan, County Tyrone, farmer, of the 2nd part. Conveys "all that part and parcell of the Town and Lands of Castlewiggan as formerly held by James McGonigale and Cha.s McCay and now in the poss.n of the said James Lighton and commonly reputed called and known as one third part of the said Town and Lands of Castlewiggan as the same is now Meared and bouded." Yearly rent of £23.6.8 Sterling. Witnessed by William Jack and John McFarland, both of Lisnarrow, County Tyrone. Memorial dated 12 May 1775 and witnessed by said William Jack, aged 31 years and upwards, and by Thomas Lighton of Rasberry Hill, County Londonderry [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 308, p. 347, no. 205375; registered 29 July 1775. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. 5 April 1778. James Hamilton, Strabane, to the Earl of Abercorn. A Mr Murray who married a sister of Lieutenant Leslie's, got Stoneypath and Colermoney as a fortune with her, and also Shaghgullan; the upper part of Colermoney Mr Leslie sold for 600 years to a Mr Gamble, who sold it to one Hall who was married to Winsley's daughter of Altnagallaglagh; at his Hall's death it was sold to the late Thomas Winslay; the rents of that part are now paid a Mr Bond and a Mr Chambers, probably that may be of Carmoney, which your Lordship enquires about, as I can hear of no such place! The woods of Cavanacreagh Castlemellan Tillyard and Cloughcorr will be well enclosed for about £19 and the Glan of Strabane for about £15; a good many trees in the Glan are failing and young growth in Cloughcorr needs weeding. [PRONI. D623/A/43/107]. 8 March 1793. Indenture of Lease between William Murray of Silver Brook, County Tyrone, Esq., of the 1st part; and James Lighton of Castlewiggan, County Tyrone, Gent. of the 2nd part. Conveys "all that part and parcell of the Town & Lands of Castlewiggin as formerly held by James McGonigale & Dan.l McCay and then in the poss.n of the s.d Ja.s Lighton and Commonly reput.d called and known as one third part of the s.d Town and Lands of Castlewiggin as then mear.d & Bounded all which said Prem.es are situate lying & being in the Manor of Elliston Barony of Strabane and County of Tyrone as also the Turbary belonging to s.d Demised Prem.es..." Lease from 1 November last for the lives of James Lighton 2nd son of Sir Thomas Lighton of Merville Lodge, County Dublin, aged three years or thereabouts, Alexander Lighton, son of the said James Lighton, aged 8 years of thereabouts, and James Lighton, son of Samuel Lighton of Derrymanagh, County Tyrone, aged 6 years or thereabouts; or for 31 years. Yearly Rent £30 payable half yearly. Witnessed by Thomas Lighton of Merville Lodge, County Dublin and James Lighton of Merville Lodge, County Dublin. Memorial dated 14 March 1793 and witnessed by said Thomas Lighton and John Lighton. [Ireland. Registry of Deeds. Vol. 475, p. 55, no. 296978; registered 14 March 1793. As abstracted by Peter A. Kincaid of Fredericton, NB, Canada]. Best wishes! Peter Kincaid kyncades.org On Sun, May 12, 2019 at 9:07 AM Len Swindley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Peter, > > > > It seems that there have not been any responses to your post, so shall > offer the little knowledge that I am aware of. > > Have you access to William Roulston’s “Three Centuries of Life in a Tyrone > Parish: A History of Donagheady from 1600 to 1900”? This brilliant 400 page > work contains a great amount of information re. parish families in the > seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including the Murrays with references > to the Registry of Deeds, Dublin. I am unable to lay my hands on my copy, > but it is available as an ebook > https://cotyroneireland.com/estore/index.php?detailrecid=15 The link also > contains an 8 page surname list. > > > > Hope this is helpful, > > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Peter Kincaid via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Friday, 3 May 2019 6:40 AM > *To: *[email protected] > *Cc: *Peter Kincaid <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[CoTyroneMailingList] William Murray of > Donagheady/Leckpatrickparishes > > > > I am hoping to find more about the ancestry of William Murray who married > Ann Leslie, daughter of John Leslie of Tirkernaghan, Donagheady parish and > Katherine McCausland. She was baptized 4 Nov 1714. He got Coolermoney and > Stoneypath, Leckpatrick parish and Stragullin, Camus parish as a marriage > portion. Their son William Murray became William Murray of Silver Brook, > Tirkernaghan, Donagheady Parish. William and Ann Murray seemed to reside > elsewhere as I see him referred to as William Murray of Dublin in a number > of cases and William Murray of Little Rath, Westmeath in a couple of other > cases. Does anyone know more about him? > > > > I am wondering if he is of the Murrays of Caw House, Londonderry. The > famous Colonel Adam Murray of the Londonderry siege fame had a son James > Murray who married Anne, daughter of Thomas Patterson, Provost of > Strabane. James is said to have had two sons of which his eldest, Adam > Murray, became of Bloom Hill, County Tyrone by right of his wife. Could > William Murray have been the other son of James Murray and Anne Patterson? > > > > Best wishes! > > > > Peter > > > > >
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