Notes from DEED: 79-417-56661
In an indented deed of lease dated 20 August 1735, William Morris Jones[1], Esq., of Monyglafs[2], county Antrim leased unto Andrew McClelland[3] and Abraham McClelland[4], linen Drapiers of Ballynany[5], county Down a farm in their possession in Ballynany containing 49 acres 1 rood plantation measure, for their natural lives along with their sisters daughter Mary Todd[6] and the life of the longest lived, for annual rent of £5.10 with 12p receivers fee. Charles Charleton[7], Gent., of Monyglafs, county Antrim, Thos Tivey[8], Merchant, of Loughbrickland[9], county Down and Nicholas White[10], Gent., of Drogheda[11] witnessed the lease while Thos TIVEY, William Tivey[12], and John Trevor[13], Gents., of Loughbrickland, county Down witnessed the memorial. Andrew and Abraham McClelland signed the memorial. The memorial was registered 10 September 1735.
[1] William Morris Jones. PRONI Freeholder Records reveal some interesting connections here. · Firstly D/1928/F/1A Freeholder Records for Armagh have a record of a lease from William BROWNLOW to William Morris Jones, “For the townland of Killenerget dated September 16th, 1728 for the lives of Thomas Morris Jones, [?] Cotsworthy O’Neil and Solomon Morris at the yearly rent of £21.10.0.” · Nearly a hundred years earlier, in 1635 there is a mention of “Kilmargett 200a English Mr Moris 85 and Mr. Jones 115” Given the name “William Morris JONES, I would suspect a merger of these two families and hence of their holdings. SOURCE: Settlement and Survival on an Ulster Estate: The Brownlow Leasebook 1667-1711. Ed. R.G. Gillespie. It may be that this is the townland currently named either Killcarn Upper or Killcarn Lower in the Parish of Loughgilly, Co. Armagh. · D/654/A3/1G In 1815 a Thomas Morris JONES Esq. Held a lease for Thomas McCLELLAND at Drumsallagh [2] Moneyglass, Parish of Duneane, Co. Antrim. [3] Andrew McClelland. The fact of both he and Abraham being linen drapers is significant. I would guess that he was on the side of the United Irishmen, since there was a McCLELLAND of the same townland whose house was ransacked by the militia in 1797. [4] Abraham McClelland. Again, PRONI freeholder records shed some light: · D/654/A3/1G In 1814, Abraham McCLELLAND both lived and held a lease at Leganany. The landlord was Thomas Moris Jones. · D/654/A3/1G In 1831, Abraham McCLELLAND both lived and held a lease at Tullintabally. Usually 3 lives are given, but this list included 6 lives. I wonder if the last three represent a clerical error. The names are: George McCLELLAND; Robert DAVIDSON; Arthur DAVIDSON; John REILLY; John ROGERS; and James McCLELLAND. [5] Ballynany,. There are two townlands named Ballynanny in Co. Down. One of 538 acres in the Parish of Annaclone, about 3 ½ km. South of Banbridge and another of 1,698 acres on the River Bann about 6 km south of Rathfriland at the base of Hen Mountain (one of the Mourne Mountains) in the Parish of Clonduff. Since there was a McCLELLAND of Ballynanny, Parish of Annaclone whose house was ransacked by Cavan Militia on April 7th, 1797, I suspect that Annaclone is the more likely parish. SEE: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/MAPS/CoDownParishes.htm [6] Mary Todd, possibly a daughter of a sister (who married a TODD) of Abraham or Andrew McCLELLAND (making them brothers - if this is thee case). Significantly, an Andrew TODD of Lenaderg married a daughter of James BIRCH and Mary JACKSON and I would suspect that there is both a geographic and linen connection, if not also a familial connection. SOURCE: 1806 Deed. Interestingly, in 1836 a James McCLELLAND of Tullylish was the tenant of two mills at Lenaderg. Volume 12, p146 Ordinence Survey Memoirs. [7] Charles Charleton [8] Thos Tivey of Loughbrickland [9] Loughbrickland, Parish of Aghaderg, Co. Down. A small settlement about 3 ½ south of Banbridge. [10] Nicholas White [11] Drogheda, Co. Louth a port town. [12] William Tivey of Loughbrickland [13] John Trevor of Loughbrickland
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