The Silver Bowl: 1747 November 14 deed

1747 Nov 14

126-257-8694

WALKER-McCULLAGH

Ballynahonemore 1739-1810 Index

This deed may be significant because of the name WALKER - a David OLIVER married a Susannah WALKER. Also the mention of Ballynahonemore and the name McCULLAGH- a townland close to so many OLIVER leases in the mid-1700s as well as a name that figures in OLIVER intermarriages.

A Memorial of an indented deed of lease bearing date 13^th Jan 1727-8 made between Gervais WALKER [1] of Kilmacrew [2] in the Parish and County of Armagh Gent of the one part and William McCULLAGH [3] of Ballynahonemore [4] in the said Parish & County farmer of the other part. Whereby the said Gervais WALKER for the consideration of £50 to him the said Gervais in hand paid by said William McCULLAGH all that the quarter part of the south ward of the townland of Ballynahonemore aforesaid in the Parish and County of Armagh as then formerly held by James NEILSON [5] Deceased & John WAGH [6] containing by estimation 100 acres English measure ... term of 19 years rent of £12 Ster. [NOTE a sub lease from the Lord Archbishop of Armagh with rights of renewal]. Witnesses George WALKER [7] now of Newry, Co. Down & James DUNLAP [8] of Drumkirk [9] of Co. Armagh Adam DUNLAP [10] decd [this is confusing] Hugh CUMING [11] of Kerneyhill [12] , Co. Armagh & Alexander McCULLAGH [13] of Ballynahonemore

Other deeds that link these names and places:

Bk	Pg	Deed	Townlands	Date	Transcriptions & Notes
6	496	694767	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER-HUTCHINSON
88	26	61436	Coppy Pt. Co Armagh	1708-1738	JACKSON to WALKER
115	321	80606	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER-HUTCHINSON
118	321	80606	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER-GLENNY
126	245	86826	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER-Matthew HENDERSON
128	327	20607	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	HENDERSON-G?
129	249	26941	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER-McCULLAGH
130	294	89139	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER- G McCULLAGH
131	330	89347		1746-1758	McCULLAGH, David - McCULLAGH
131	438	??	Ballynahonemore	1739-1810	WALKER-G McCULLAGH
167	292	112521	Armagh	1739-1810	WALKER-CULLEN

[1] Gervais WALKER of Kilmacrew, Parish of Armagh, Co. Armagh Gent. I do not know if there is a familial link to the Susannah WALKER who married David OLIVER of Ballyrea, but I suspect that there is one. SOURCE: DEED: 1778, November 20 . I suspect a connection to an earlier GERVASE WALKER, son of Thomas WALKER & Isabel ABELL, who was born Abt. 1566 in Kilmore, Armagh, Ireland, and died 15 Sep 1677. SOURCE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.

[2] Kilmacrew, Parish of Armagh, Co. Armagh

[3] William McCULLAGH of Ballynahonemore, Parish of Armagh, Co. Armagh, farmer. NOTE: A Jane OLIVER, daughter of William OLIVER and Margaret STEEL married a John McCULLAGH – mid to late 1700s. I suspect a connection. See also Alexander McCULLAGH footnote.

[4] Ballynahonemore, Parish of Armagh, Co. Armagh. On the northern border of this townland is the townland of Drumadd. It is likely significant that this was the home of Elizabeth STEEL at the time of her marriage to William OLIVER(1730-1816) who was the brother of David OLIVER and brother-in-law of Susannah WALKER.

[5] James NEILSON. There is a subsequent James NEILSON of Ballyrea in a deed dated 1774 (SOURCE: DEED: 305-312-20214).

[6] John WAGH

[7] George WALKER now of Newry, Co. Down

[8] James DUNLAP of Drumkirk of Co. Armagh

[9] Drumkirk of Co. Armagh There is a Drumhirk in the parish of Derrynoose. I may have mistranscribed the name.It is on the border of Lisnadill Parish and hence close to several other OLIVER leased townlands.

[10] Adam DUNLAP

[11] Hugh CUMING of Kerneyhill, Co. Armagh. A Samuel CUMING, gent of Keady, Co. Armagh was involved in an OLIVER lease November 7, 1781. SOURCE: DEED: 370-333-251896. I don’t know if there is a connection.

[12] Kerneyhill, aka Kearneyhill, aka Kearney Hill, in the townland of Cavanacaw, Parish of Lisnadill, Co. Armagh. Thanks to Linda Leonard (August 2013 email), I have now seen this placename on a map. It is on the NW corner of Cavanacaw Rd. & Drumcaw Rd. This is south of Armagh, between B31 - the road to Newtownhamilton and A28, the road to Newry. In the historic maps of this spot, there is a house and orchard. Although a John McCULLAGH, a linen merchant married to a Jane OLIVER, lived there in 1818, there is no trace of them in Griffiths Valuation.

[13] Alexander McCULLAGH of Ballynahonemore, Parish of Armagh. See also William McCULLAGH footnote.