Antrim Wills: McNeill, John May 19, 1790 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Antrim Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosalind Dunning ros.dunning@outlook.com ANTRIM WILLS: MCNEILL, JOHN MAY 19, 1790 Source: National Archives Kew England Written: May 19, 1790 Recorded: November 29, 2017 In the Name of God Amen I John McNeill Seaman late belonging to His Majesty's Ship Sirius (No 54) Captain Arthur Phillip Commander being of sound and disposing Mind and Memory do hereby make this my last Will and Testament first and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping for remission of all my Sins through the Merits of Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour or Redeemer and my Body to the Earth or Sea as it shall please God and as for such Worldly Estate and Effects which I shall be possessed of or intitled unto at the time of my decease I give and bequeath the same as followeth that is to say unto my loving Mother Margaret Adrahan and my Dear Sister Mary McNiell of the County of Antrim in the Parish of Cushingden in the Kingdom of Ireland all such Wages Sum and Sums of Money as now is or hereafter shall be due to me for my Service or otherwise on board the said Ship or any other Ship or Vessel to which I may hereafter belong And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my friend James Brady Seaman lately belonging to the said Ship Sirius Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament And I do give and bequeath unto my said Executor all the Rest and Residue of my Estate whatsoever both Real and Personal hereby revoking and making void all Other and former Wills by me heretofore made and do declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety and in the thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the faith the mark of X John McNiell signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator (Attestation Clause) A Phillip Captain _ Jno Parker Purser 23 December 1803 Administration with Will annexed to Mary McNeil Spinster. James Brady having died in the lifetime of the Testator PCC Prob11/1412