Crossle Record
Page 81
discover the fraud of George Beatty during his life, Plt. submits that said renewal of the lease of Cloon so made as afore said to George Beatty must now be deemed to have been taken in trust for Plt. and Claud Beatty, the younger. In order to prevent litigation Plt. applied to the exors. of George Beatty, particularly to Francis West to come to an amicable settlement which he rejected, and said exors. particularly Francis West threatened to oppose Plt. and give Plt. all the trouble they can. Now so it is Francis West and Elizabeth West alias Beatty his wife combining with McVitty Moore and Frances Moore alias Beatty his wife (the said Elizabeth West and Frances Moore being daus and co-heiresses of George Beatty) and with Rev. George Crawford Clke, and with said John West the grandson of George Beatty (to whom and to Francis West junior--who has since died --the said George Beatty devised the lands of Cloon) and with Margaret Davy's alias Beatty widow and Francis Beatty and Elizabeth Beatty his wife (which said Margaret and Elizabeth are daus. and co-heiresses of Claud Beatty junior, dec'd, Plt's brother) who have collusein? with said Frances and John West and decline to join Plt. to assert their rights, and with the Rt. Hon. Wm. Saurin H.M.'s Attorney General, with intent to defaud Plt. will not come to an agreement touching the premises, &c.
Bill entered 9 Sept. 1809
Exchequer Answer 27 January 1810:
The joint answer of Francis West and Elizabeth West alias Beatty his wife, and John West a minor by said Francis his father, three of the Defts to bill of complaint by Plt. Robert Beatty. Admit that Claud Beatty of Wateraghy, co. Cavan, father of Plt. was seized of the lands of Wateraghy and also of the lands of Cloon co. Leitrim; which latter lands he held by lease of three lives; none now in being and to which Claud Beatty was intitled to in right of his first wife, and by his wife dated 25 January 1777 did, inter alia, devise to Plt. and to Claud Beatty his children by a second marriage said lands of Wateraghy. Admit the testator left six sons Viz: Archibald, George, Wm., John, Claud and Plt. and four daughters. That Archibald, George, Wm & John were by the first wife but that said children by the first wife were not properly provided for, on the contrary they were inadequately provided for by their father in his life time; but believed they might have had some expectation, but not an ample one, from a maternal uncle "who was as Defts believe in good but not opulent circumstances." That testator was anxious to attend to the interest of Plt. and his other son Claud, but who both were when testor died in 1770 of an age to be able to transact business, and were not of such tender years, and Testator appointed Plt. one of his exors. That the elder brothers of Plt. at the time their father died were considerably more advanced in life than Plt. or his, brother Claud who were young but not inexperienced and that
|
