ELLEN CROGHAN als McYLREA
Will - 1598 (Michael)
Copied from Joyce Oates' Episcopal Wills 1613-1616 because it was embedded on p337 of a 521 page .pdf document
The testament of Elline inie Rea uxor Danold Crahane, ffirst ---- soule to almightie God &c, constituted her exec Jo: and Aver---- my children
Itm my will is yt Corkanes wiffe of the Gill shall have the keepinge of ---- daughter,
Itm to my daughter my best ffrocke,
Itm to Jonie ----- my second frocke,
Itm my will is that my daughter Aver---- ---- have xijd (12d) of the mill till her mariage and the other xijd (12d) -----
Itm to Arveric 1 sheit & 1 callffe,
Itm to my mother 1 ffer: barlie ----- vic: & clarke 1 mutton,
Itm 1 cowe or stere betwene the ----- and Jo: Christen of Cranstall,
Itm to Thomas M---- ------
Itm to John my brother xijd (12d),
Itm to my mother xijd (12d)
------ poore 1 boule mault 1 firlet meale, ij sheepe,
Supvisor ---- Curghie demster and John Christen of Cranstall,
Itm ----- --- 1 mayre,
Itm to Mallie ----[fold]--- --hep------ of the ------ -----
[bottom edge, folded & crumbled] --------
NOTES
- First wife of Sir Daniel Croghan
- No information as to who Ellen was, other than she was the sister of John Mc ylrea, her mother was still alive, she had children John & Averic
Associated Documents
- Story: Early Mylreas in KK Mchael 1500-1700
- The following transactions are the only ones surviving for the Mylreas in Michael in the 1600s and have been put together in case someone can make a link between the families. There's a group of 3 relating to Thomas, another 4 relating to John (athough at vastly different times) and 2 for Hugh. However this does not imply generations of the same family
- 1597 Sale: Thomas McYlrea to John Cannell )
- 1602 Sale: Thomas McYlrea to John Cannell ) = same person
- 1607 Sale: Thomas McYlrea to John Cannell )
- 1603 Sale: John McYlrea to Patrick Cannell
- 1661 Purchase: John McYlrea from Robert Freer)
- 1663 Sale: John McYlrea to Pat Cally................ ) = same person
- 1670 Sale: John McYlrea to Adam Callister.........)
- 1703 Sale: Cath & Hugh McYlera to John Quayle)
- 1718 Sale: Hugh McYlrea to John Christian .......) = same person