Deposition of Mary Steart

Date: 1642-07-18

Identifier: 820286r240

County: Waterford

Deposition Type: Bysse

Nature of Deposition: Arson, Robbery, Lost By Debts

Commissioners: Philip Bisse, Thomas Elwell

Deposition Transcription:

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1659
Mary Steart late of the Towne of Killgrany in the parish of Whitchurch Bar r onry of Deces and County & County of waterford widdow A brittish Protestant being duely Sworne and Examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Com m ission bearing date &c deposeth deposeth and saieth that on or aboute the eighteenth day of december last past and since the begining of this present rebellion in Ireland her Husband Roger Steart lately deceased hath lost was robbed and forceably dispoyled of his goods and Chattells to the the seuerall vallues ffollowing vizt value of 540 li. 5 s. sterling Part consisting of
Off Cattell young and ould Horsses and Swine to the value of one hundred and thirteene pownds Off Corne and hay in house and Haggard to the value of fourskore and fourteene pounds Off Implements of husbandry to the value of five pounds Off Houshould goods a nd Houshould Provission to the value of fifteene pounds , she alsoe saieth that her said Husband was driven Away from his farme of the Conty lands in the said parish where he left in Corne in ground which shee Conceiveth to be lost to the value of fifty pounds This said deponents Husband had alsoe certaine debts due vnto him to the Summe of fifty pownds and five shillins, which before this present rebellion were Comp ted goode and Now becum desperatt by Meanes rea s on Summe of the debts ar due from Impoverished protestants Such as Henry Harbord Henry Nance Richard o Burne James Burne These ffollowing are Now in actuall rebellion Such as Debts due from Rebells such as Richard Poore of the Towne and parish of Dungarvan in the County of waterford fisherman Ellner Ne Regane widdow Teige mc william fferryman Joane Wall widdow David Roch Saylor Thomas Morly merchant Thomas Collence merchant Joane Nogle widdow John Nogle Saylor Captaine Skarloge his wife Margrett Hackett widdow Richard Stevens gent Mary Nogle widdow Ellen Nogle widdow John Winston gent all these of the aforesaid Towne and parish of Dungarvan James Grace of Cos[ ] roe Coscoume in the said parish and County aforesaid Husbandman Daniell Hinch of the Towne and parish of Collegane in the said County Husbandman David Morrish of the Towne and parish of d u ngarvan whitt church in the said county Butcher

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John Oge of the same Husbandman Mortoe o Bryan of the Comoragh in <B> the said County gent Robert Stevens of Ballingambon in the parish of whitt church and county aforesaid gent soe that shee there Cann be g et gotten noe satisfaction from them This deponent further saieth that her saide Husband was expelled and driven Away from his said farme o f Killgrany wherin he had a lease of Nineteene yeers vnexpired worth Comubus Annis Twelue pownds per Annum above the land lords rent being well Improued in fencings and Buildings which said lease this deponent valueth to be worth one hundred and Tenn pounds ster This deponent further saieth that her said Husband was expelled and driven away from Another farme being parte of the lands of Garren faddagh in the wherein her said Husband had a lease of Twenty yeers vnexpired togeather with this deponents Husbands Improuement s in fencing and building worth Comubus Annis Nine pownds per Annum above the Land lords rent which this deponent valueth to be worth to be sould the Summe of threeskore pounds ster Off howses which were burnte by Meanes of this rebellion on the deponnet her said Husbands farme of Killgrany to the valueth of forty and three pounds The Totall of this deponents said Husbands losses Amounts vnto the Summe of five hundred and forty pounds five shillings ster And was soe robbed that by the <symbol> hands and Meanes of Sir Nicholas Wailsh of Balikeroge in the County of waterford Knight Captaine Edmond ffennell then Resident in dungarvan John Hore of the Shannen in the parish of dungarvan gent and County aforesaid gent Richard Buttler of Killcash in the County of Killkeny (A) reputed Generall of the fforces of waterford and Tipperary and John olyne of Ballingambon in the parish of whitt church and county aforesaid Husbandman & Robert Stevens of the same Towne gent and Richard mc John and Edmond Veale Phillip O Meahar (these three last being servants belonging to this deponents said Husband & all Husbandmen) and Joane Veale Spinster being one of this deponents servants & Thomas ofline Senior Thomas oflin Junior and Mahoone oflin of the Knockane in the aforesaid parish Husbandman and Catheren oflin this Thomas oflin seneor his wife and Margrett offlin his daughter and Morrish o Laughnane of the County in the foresaid County Husbandmen and divers others of the rebells in those parts whose Names this deponent Knoweth not and further she deposeth not
Mary [mark] Stearts marke
Jurat Coram Nobis 14o 18th day of July 1642
Phil: Bisse
Thomas Ellwell

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Mary Steart Widdow
her Certificate of
examination
7 Waterford
Reu
185
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Deponent Fullname: Mary Steart

Deponent Gender: Female

Deponent Occupation: Widow

Deponent County of Residence: Waterford

Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Roger Steart, Henry Harbord, Henry Nance, Richard o Burne, James Burne, Richard Poore, Ellner Ne Regane, Teige mc william, Joane Wall, David Roch, Thomas Morly, Thomas Collence, Joane Nogle, John Nogle, Captaine Skarloge, Margrett Hackett, Richard Stevens, Mary Nogle, Ellen Nogle, John Winston, James Grace, Daniell Hinch, David Morrish, John Oge, Mortoe o Bryan, Robert Stevens, Nicholas Wailsh, Edmond ffennell, John Hore, Richard Buttler, John olyne, Richard mc John, Edmond Veale, Phillip O Meahar, Joane Veale, Thomas ofline, Thomas oflin, Mahoone oflin, Catheren oflin, Thomas oflin, Margrett offlin, Morrish o Laughnane

Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Victim, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Debtor, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel