Deposition of Susanna Stephenson

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1643-03-14
Identifier: 831043r055

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Leitrim, Sligo & Mayo
Deposition Type: Dublin Original
Nature of Deposition: Killing, Robbery
Commissioners: Edward Piggott, John Watson
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 43r


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Susanna the wiffe of Archiball Stephenson of Drumluffin in the County of Leitrim sworne and examined deposeth and sayth That since the begining of the presente Rebellion and by meanes thereof: Her said husband and she were forceibly deprived robbed or otherwise dispoyled of their meanes goodes and chattells consisting of Corne Cattle horses debts howsholdgoods victualls & provision & other goods worth xlij li. sterling <A> by the Rebells Colonell Con o Rourk John Birtchall & one Patrick ffootman to Mr Humfrey Reinolds comonly called by a by Name Griskin Brian o Sheredine Cooke to the said Mr Humfrey Reinolds Robert McIgan: which persons aforenamed were the particuler men persons that carried away their goodes as her servants & neighbours informed her which saw them as they said carrying the sa me goodes away: And saith she hath credibly heard that a Rebell that was told that the deponents husbands child was a Scotchmans child, bett out his chyldes braines against an oken tree or blocke
<Mr Pigott>
The mark [mark] of the said Susana
Jur xiiij Martij 1642
Joh Watson
Edw: Pigott

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fol. 43v


132

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Lejtrym
Suzanna Stevenson
Jur: 14o Martij 1642
Intw

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Deponent Fullname: Susanna Stephenson
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Wife
Deponent County of Residence: Leitrim
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Archiball Stephenson, Con o Rourk, John Birtchall, Patrick *, Brian o Sheredine, Robert McIgan, Humfrey Reinolds
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Victim, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Mentioned