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Miscellaneous Torrens Family Documents

Attachment to J W Kernohan's letter of 9.12.1919

Connor Admon Bond                    Co. Antrim

Be it known that we, Samuel Torrens and Marey Waker. alias Torrans, wife
and relict of John Torrance, late of Killmoy, who departed this life the
13th of this inst. do impower our well beloved friend, Samuel Stinson of
Knockabuly, to possess himself of all goods that John Torrans died
possessed of or belongs to us as his own and we do commission, appoint,
ordain and allow said Samuel Stinson to admor the goods of said John
Torrens, as witness our hands this 16 June, 1739

Witness: William Caldwell                 Samuel Torans
         William Ogelby                   Mary Torans


A true inventory of the goods and chattels of John Torrens of Killmoult,
who died 13 June, 1739.

     His clothes "Both for back and bed"- - - - - - - £ 3 - 10 - 0
     Household furniture- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 2 -  0 - 0
     Two horses and one mare- - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 9 -  0 - 0
     12 cows, young and old - - - - - - - - - - - - - £12 - 12 - 0
     3 stacks of corn - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 9 -  0 - 0
     4 sheep  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 9 -  6 - 0
                                                      ____________
                                                      £36 -  8 - 0
     His chist opened by his widow in which we found two half crowns and
two thirteen pences.

Witness whereof, 16 June, 1739.               Samuel Stivenson
Witness: Will Stewart
         Robt. Montgomery
         Thos. Scot

Samuel Stevinson, Mathew Stewart and John Brown. all of the parish of
Derrykichan, Co Antrem, diocese of Connor, bound to the Bp. of Down &
Connor in £300 on 7 January 1739/40. Condition of the bond that said
Samuel Stevinson will faithfully admor the goods of John Torrans late of
the parish of Dunluce, Co. Antrem           of Connor.

                               (Signed) Samuel Stivenson
                                        Will Stewart

Witness: Robt. Rowan

Endorsed: "1739 Dunluce Bond. John Torrence and renunciation and inventory"

Kilmoyle is in the parish of Dunluce, Co. Antrem.

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