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Documents of showing
William Brennan
as a witness to Land Lease.

Since I started the Family History project I have been looking for evidence of BRENNAN's living in the area around Ballickmoyler and with the help of Peter Hovenden-Jones psh_j@yahoo.co.uk who was able to provide me with documentry evidence I am able to say that my ancesters were in the village in the 1700s

A William BRENNAN was in the village of Ballickmoyler in Queen's County (Co. Laois) c.1761. He is listed in two of 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 c.2004.

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
TO
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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