Gilbert Kennedy

DOCTOR GILBERT KENNEDY IN LISBURN (aka GILBERT KENNEDIE)

KENNEDIE GILBERT
JOHN KENNEDIE/BARBARA RULE FR3295 (FR3295)
M
10/01/1692
685/1
110 287
Edinburgh

The Last Will and Testament of his brother David

3 June 1741: The Will of David Kennedy, late Captian in the Regiment of Foot now commanded by Colonel Fuller. . . . . . Appoints Mr John Forrest, merchant in Edinburgh & Capt. Alexander Wilson of Westminster as Executors. item; Debts to be paid. Item: Capt. Alexander Wilson £50 owed to him. Item: Elizabeth Kennedy his sister “ready money laying by me”, household furniture and all the monies owed by William Craig of Dreghorn and the arrears of rent owed by tenants of the estate of Craig. all my English books and £100. Item: My watch to Doctor Gilbert Kennedy of Lisburn my brother. Item: Mrs Isabel Lawson relict of Bailes Lawson my half sister and Barbara Lawson her daughter 10 guineas. £10 annuity to Isabel Lawson. Item: John Forrest his lady 20 guineas. His 3 unmarried sisters 10 guineas each. French books pistols and saddles to him. Item: Dr John Clarke physician in Edinburgh 15 guineas. Item: Simon Kinneard his servant £5 yearly plus clothes and horses. Item; stocks of £500 + £2000 to Dr Gilbert Kennedy of Lisbon and William Kennedy of Barbados his brothers. Instructs executors to “lay out upon good land securities in Scotland” and interest to be shared by his brothers. Item: to William Kennedy he gives all the estate belonging to him in the right of the deceased Oliver Kennedy his brother providing William does not engage in any lawsuits regarding that estate and Thomas Findlay. He must drop any further prosecution. Signed at Edinburgh, 3 June 1741. Witnesses: John Stay, Francis Fleming, William Stenry. Proved in Barbados, 16 November 1742. [Barbados Department of Archives, reference RB6/34/138]

The last will and Testament of his uncle David Kennedy of Ballycultra

24 April 1697: My nephew, James Ramsay of Bangor, Co. Down. My six nephews, sons of my eldest brother John Kennedy of Edinburgh, Apothecary, viz. John, David, Hugh, William, Gilbert, and Oliver. My nephews, minors, sons of my younger brother Hugh, Dr. of Physick, viz. Arthur, and John his youngest son. My nephew Hugh Hamilton. Thos. Cobham of Holywood, Clk. James Kennedy of Donaghadee, Taylour, or if he be dead his widow and children. Katherine Hamilton, also Kennedy, of Bangor. My housekeeper, Agnes Creighton of Ballycultra, widow. The poor of the parish of Holywood. John Koll, Jas. Russell, Jas. Magee. My brother-in-law, Archibald Hamilton of Killinchy, Co. Down, clk., Mary, his wife, my dear sister, their eldest son, my nephew, Jas. Hamilton. Gawen Hamilton of Sosowen, and Jane, his wife, my niece. John Peacock of Lisburn, Dr. of Physick, and Mary, his wife, my sister-in-law (widow of Hugh, his brother). Keirtown (?) of Hillsboro', gent., and Jane, his wife, my niece. Robert Hamilton of Bangor, clk., and Mary, his wife, my niece. I nominate my trusty and well beloved friends, Robert Hamilton and Thomas Crawford of Belfast, Executors. My friends Arthur Upton of Castleton and Arthur Maxwell of Drum. My brother Hugh by his last will and testament. Arthur Kennedy, his son under 21, and John, younger brother to Arthur. Mary, wife of John Peacock, mother of said Arthur and John. John Kennedy, eldest son of my brother John. My friend Andrew Maxwell of Boll. Witnesses, Ran. Brice, Robt. Dunn, Thos. Cornwall. Schedule due to me by Sr. Hans Hamilton by bond dated Aug. 1667. William Hamilton, 1672. Hu (?) Hamilton, 1665. John Hamilton, son and heir of Wm. Hamilton. Capn. Jas. Hamilton, Capn. Gavin Hamilton, and Robert Hamilton, both dead. Bond dated 19th Oct. 1666. Capn. Andrew Crawford, 1669. John and Laughlin Masterson and Shaen (?) M'Kernan, 1674. Josiah Hindman, 1686. Thos. Craig, Andrew Fenahill(P), And. Granger, Jas. Alexander of Dublin, 1693. Archibald Hamilton, Minister of Killhinchy, 1690. Arthur and Clotworthy Upton. Robert Miller, late of Ballyrobert. Alexr. Spence of Belfast. Capn. Hans Stephenson, 1687. My sister Kennedy, now Peacock, condition to return the watch and two rings at the time limited, now past. Henry Hunter. Thos. Thompson, John Koll, Jas. Russell, arrears of rent, 1688. Robert Kite, Capn. Alexr. Stewartt. Sr. Robert Hamilton. Wm. Campbell.' — Will proved March 31, 1699. The Scottish Antiquary Volume XI: pp. 44-5

References

• The Scottish antiquary, or, Northern notes & queries. Volume 11, page 44-45. Archive.Org Extract from Will of David Kennedy of Ballycultra, Esqr., dated April 24, 1697. ‘... My six nephews, sons of my eldest brother John Kennedy of Edinburgh, Apothecary, viz. John, David, Hugh, William, Gilbert (Cassilis name), and Oliver. ...’