Deposition of James Henderson

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James Henderson of Dowras in the Queens Kinges countie Mason sworne and examined sayth That since the begining of the presente Rebellion That vizt about the xxth of November 1643 hee this deponent at Dowras aforesaid was deprived robbed and dispojled of the possession rents & proffitts of his howses Corne Cattle horses Mares howshold goodes and other things worth 100 li. at least By I twoe of the sonns of Art McCade of Killyon in the Kinges County gent whose Christen names he knoweth not Art McCowglan Teige McOwen McCoghlan of then parish of Tennycrosse in the Kinges County Art ô Molloy and divers others whom he cannott name And further saith that he this deponent was present on Saint Johns Day in Christmas 1641 when Captain Smith of the Dowras was slaine by a great number of Rebells nere his owne howse and there was Likewise then and there killd with him xxv more of Protestants and that this deponent was then and there most dangerously wounded in 2 places with a pyke and left for dead on the grownd and none that were with him escaped away saveing this deponent and twoe others yet thone of these 2 soe there wounded dyed of his wounds not long after
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Jur viijo Jan: 1643
Hen: Jones
Hen: Brereton

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