Deposition of Anne Bingham

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Anne Bingham widdowe late the wife of Thomas Bingham Late vicar of Cloon kinge, neere Ballinekill in the Queenes County [ viccar ] deceased. maketh oath sworne saith that about the Thirteenth day of September last past your petitioner this deponents husband was killed by the Rebells in fight and his heade carried to killkenney, and that since the begin ing and by reason of this Rebellion this the deponent and her said husband hath as she verily beleeveth in her Consience lost an estate in lands leases stock houses goods and houshold stuffe to the value of one thousand pounds ster. and that she hath nowe, left vpon her hands fiue small Children to provide for one more that she hath not restrained by the Rebells, and hath likewise nothinge left whereby to releeue them they beinge forsed to leaue that houshold goods monyes plate & other necessaryes They had att Ballinikill when it was yeilded vp: vpon quarter And further saith That the parties that soe robbed and dispojled her & her husband were theis knowne Rebells vizt Nicholas <A> Jacobb of Balliroan Brian Dempsie of Knock The Ladie of Vpper Ossery Garrett o ffennin of Johnstowne in Ossery & divers others whose names she knows not And further sayth That the said Brian o Dempsie was & is a most notorious and cruell murtherer especially of all those that carried any Messags betwixt protestant and protestant And further saith that the Rebells Edmund Roe Butler eldest sonn to the <B> Lord Mountgarrett Thomas Butler of the Idoughe Doughe gent & his brother Richard Butler with their souldjers sent the heads of sixe more Protestants (with this deponents husbands head) to Kilkenny aforesaid
Ann Bingham
Jurat May 16. 1643
Joh Watson
Hen: Brereton

Cert fact

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Queens Countie
Anne Bingham Jurat
May 16. 1643
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