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Residue of my personal estate to my said son James Brock, and should he die unmarried & without issue exrs to sell my estate and proceeds to go equally among said legatees.
I appoint Thomas Smith of Drumcree, co. Westmeath, Esq., Henry Curack of Lara, co. Kildare, Esq., and John Martly of Athboy, co. Meath, Esq., to be Exrs.
In witness whereof 5 Dec. 1781
Aungier Brock
Witness: William Hickie, Jn Hamill, Charles Swindell
Probate of the will of Aungier Brock late of Battstown, co. Westmeath, Esq. gtd to James Brock his son and residuary legatee (the exrs having renounced) dated 6 February 1783.
78. Exchequer Bill:
James Wilson, Plt. Christopher Betty, John Cochran, Guy Carleton, Christopher Irvine, William Humphrys, Christopher Irvine, Charles Johnston, William Hazlet, Gerrard Irvine, Thomas Chittick. Archibald Chittick, and William Knox, Defts. Bill 5 April 1728. No Answer.
Plaintiff James Wilson of Augher, co. Tyrone, gent., sheweth. That Plt. on 29 Sept. 1726 filed his bill in this Hon. Court against John Crosier, James Johnston, John Cochran, Henry Cochran, Christopher Irwin, William Knox, Archibald Irwin, John Betty, and others, setting forth as follows: That Henry Blennerhassett, Esq., being seized in fee of the manor of Castlehassett, co. Fermanagh, whereof the tates of Ardvarney and Farrardle are part, died seized thereof leaving issue two daughters and coheiresses, viz: Deborah who afterwards married John Cochran of Crevenish, Esq., and Mary who married Charles Bingham, Esq. That said Deborah and Mary and their said husbands in their respective rights became seized in “copersonary” of said manor. That Mary and Charles Bingham having died their moiety thereof descended to Henry Bingham their eldest son and heir who in 1710 by deeds of lease and release in consideration of the sum of £5,502-10/- conveyed his title therein to Christopher Irwin late of Castle-Irwin, co, Fermanagh, Esq., deceased, Gerrard Irwin late of [_____] co., Fermanagh, gent., deceased, and William Humphreys of [_____] co. Fermanagh, gent.; whereby they became possessed of said manor in common with Deborah and John Cochran, That no deed of partition had been made between said co-partners. That John Betty late of [____] co. Fermanagh, gent., deceased, being in possession of said tates of Ardvarny an Farrardle by virtue of, as he pretended, a deed of mortgage made before 1641, by Sir Leonard Blennerhassett to John Betty his grandfather to secure a debt of £80. That afterwards, in 1683, said mortgage was confirmed to Rowland Betty son and heir of said John Betty by Henry Blennerhassett son and heir of Sir Leonard. That Christopher Irwin
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