Archdeacon Will 1712 #28, Andreas, of Henry Martin:

"KK Andrews: This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of Henry Martin who departed this life the 22nd of April 1712 being in perfect memory at the making thereof.
First, he committed his soul to God, and body to Christian burial.
Item, he left both the land that he had bought and that which he redeemed to his son and heir, and if he died, then to his daughter, and so from heir to heir whosoever it will be.
Item, he left to his sister in law Isabel eight shillings.
Item, to John Casement half a crown.
Item, to his mother in law a sheep.
Item, to his Margrett Quark the good wife of Ballayoughey a sheep.
Item, to his sister in law Joney an ewe if it could be.
Item, to the said Joney’s daughter a she lamb.
Item, to his brother John Martin 2 shillings, and to be overseer of his children, but he would rather his brother’s son to be overseer and he to have the 2 shillings.
Item, he allowed to his wife or whomever would xxxx the youngest child xxx shillings out of his part of goods.
Item, he declared that his brother would stand to half the boik that he was to give an account of what he ought by xxx.
Item, and that there was due to him from Ewan Curghy and from John Christian bewls[?] 2 shillings 2 pence.
Lastly, he constituted and appointed his children joint Executors of all the rest of his goods moveable and unmoveable, committing the said children to the custody and tuition of his wife, to whom if the children die xxx the left all their goods & effects whatever. Item to the witnesses of the will 1 shilling apiece. Witnesses: John Quark, John Cotter.

The overseer John Martin junior being sick, the wife is sworn supervisor in form of law.

The Inventory of Henry Martin goods taken and prized according to Law is as follows: In quick goods 8 pounds 6 shillings 0 pens, In immoveable goods 2:3:6;
The corbs prized to 0:13:0;
The dead’s part of the hay 0:4:6;
The crop to be brought in at Michaelmass which amounts to 2:1:9½;
For 12 pounds of flax rubbed 0:3:0;
For 3 pounds of rubbed hemp 0:0:6;
For geese young and old 0:1:8½.
Debts to be deducted:
Funeral charges 0:8:6;
Old rent 0:12:10;
New rent 0:9:0;
Servant wages, the main 0:3:0;
The weaver 0:0:3 ½;
The Archdeacon 0:1:8;
Legacy to Isabel 0:8:0;
Legacy to John Casement 0:2:6;
Legacy to John Martin 0:2:0;
Legacy to the witnesses 0:2:0; subtotal 1:19:3.
The nursing of the child 1:0:0;
For proving the will and writing and xxx &c. 0:2:3. subtotal 3:1:6.
More to be deducted: To the clerk 0:1:5;
To the servant man 0:3:0;
For the coffin of himself & his child 0:6:0;
For other funeral expenses of the child 0:5:0; to John Cannell 0:2:0;
For half a winding sheet to the man[?] 0:2:0; subtotal 0:19:5.

Whole debts 4:0:11.

Remains 9:12:11.

The goods with the children are in the mother’s hands who hath given pledges in form of Law John Kneal, tayler, & Will Cashin.

December 8th 1731: This day William Brew husband of Ann the Executrix of her father Henry Martin came to the Records and acknowledged to have received at and from the hands of John Christian husband of Catharine the late wife of the said Henry, the sum of nine pounds being in full of the above Inventory (excepting the corbs prized to 13 shillings) and thereupon he the said William Brew does hereby acquit and discharge the said John Christian & his Executors of the same forever. [signed his mark] William Brew. Before me, Edward Moore, Registrar."