Louth – Wills: McKenna, Philip April 1, 1826

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WILLS: MCKENNA, PHILIP APRIL 1, 1826

Source: National Archives Kew England
Written: April 1, 1826
Recorded: March 29, 2018

Willville Monaghan Aprl 1st 1826, I Philip McKenna being of
perfect mind and health do make this my last Will and
Testament 1st I leave my Brother William McKenna six hundred
pounds Stir with the ?440 he owes me and my Gold Watch 2nd I
leave my Sister Ellen McKenna six hundred pounds Stir with
the Farm Stock House & Funrniture during her life and at her
death And at her death to my Nephew Philip McKenna of
Drogheda in case of his death to his brother Wm McKenna 3rd
I leave my Sister Mary Stanley five hundred pounds Stir to
be kept at Interest during her life and at her death to her
Daughter Mary Anne should she die without Issue to her
Sister Eliza’s Children & do appoint Willm McKenna & Charles
Higgins to act for her as Trustees 4 I leave my Sister Anne
McClean five hundred pounds Stir 5th I leave my Nephews
Philip McKenna five hundred pounds & to his brother Willm
McKenna three hundred pounds & to my Nieces Mary & Ellen
McKenna three hundred pounds each (all of Drogheda) I do
appoint Willm McKenna & Charles Higgins to act as Trustees
and to pay them when they think proper or when fit to
receive it 6th I leave my Brother Jas McKinna’s Children One
hundred pounds Stir each for their Education and do appoint
W McKenna & Chs Higgins Trustees to pay them the Interest &
the principal when proper 7th I leave my Niece Mary Anne
Stanley two hundred pounds Stir to Cancel a Bond due to her
by my late Brother Francis 8th I leave my natural Son James
McKenna one thousand pounds Stir my Cloaths and Writing Desk
& desire five hundred pounds of it be kept in the funds for
his use untill it appears proper for his Trustees to give
him the whole sum & do appoint Wm McKenna & Charls Higgins
to act as Trustees 9th I leave my natural Daughter Ellen
McKenna of Tobago the use of five Negroes during her life &
their Issue & at her death to her Children equally & if she
died without Issue the said five Negroes with their Issue &
increase to return to me and my heirs Viz. Allick Mary Louis
Daphney Kitty Mary & Ellinor the woman Elberner I leave to
Miss Maryan for her long attention to my Daughter I leave my
Daughter two hundred pounds to be paid her at my death and
do appoint as Trustees for her Ebenr Duncan M.D. Jas
Aitcheson and her brother Jas McKenna 10th I leave my Nephew
Ch Higgins ?50 Stir to buy a Watch 11th I leave the Interest
two hundred pounds Stir in the funds for ever for the
education of the Poor of the Parish of Monaghan & do appoint
the Catholick Bishop & parish priest for the time being as
Trustees for said purpose I do appoint Wm McKenna Doctor
McClean Jas Stanley and Chares Higgins to be my Lawfull &
true Executors to this my last Will and Testament given
under my hand & seal this first day of April 1826 Witness
Jas McArdle

Codicil I hereby expressly desire that should my property
not amount as well as I wish from bad debts or otherwise
that my two natural Children within mentioned be paid their
Legacies in full and the other Legatees in proportion to the
principal Philip McKenna (Personal Appearance by Christopher
Allen of Lower Sloane Street Chelsea Gentleman and George
Smith Cundell of Great Winchester Street London Gentleman
who knew Philip McKenna formerly of the Island of Tobago and
late of Willville in the County of Monaghan but of the City
of Dublin some years before and down to the time of his
death 22 September 1829)
Proved at London with a Codicil 25 September 1829
PCC Prob11/1760