Wills in the Diocese of Raphoe

From Phillimore and Thrift's Indexes to Irish Diocesan Wills

Phillimore and Thrift published five volumes of Irish Diocesan Will Indices, each covering several dioceses. Most of the original wills were destroyed in the Four Courts fire, but names found in these indices are likely to occur in other records, such as the Registry of Deeds. These indices will provide the name, place of residence, and year of probate -- since property usually changed hands about the same time, these clues make it easier to find further records. Remember that these books are all 80 or more years old -- we have made the best possible copies from the available volumes, but not every page is perfect.

This table of contents covers the diocese of Raphoe which includes part of county Donegal. The first name on each page is listed here.

A Calendar of Wills in the Diocese of Raphoe (1684-1858)

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0001 Acheson, William
0002 Allen, John
0003 Barclay, William
0004 Black, William
0005 Boyle, Patrick
0006 Burne, als. Grier, Amelia
0007 Canon, Patrick
0008 Clendening, Robert
0009 Conyngham, Katherine
0010 Cummins, John
0011 Dickson, Henry
0012 Downes, Catherine
0013 Erskine, William
0014 Fladger, William
0015 Galbraith, James
0016 Geheghan (or McGeoghegan), James
0017 Gray, James
0018 Guthry, William
0019 Harvey, John
0020 Holmes, James
0021 Johnston, George
0022 King, Alexander
0023 Laird, Robert
0024 Lindsay, Robert
0025 McAdoo, Robert
0026 McClintock, Mary
0027 McCreery, James
0028 McGhee, Thomas
0029 Mackey, John
0030 McSwine, Hugh
0031 Miller, Jonathan
0032 Mountgomery, David
0033 Nugent, Oliver
0034 Orr, John
0035 Patterson, John
0036 Pinkerton, John
0037 Rankin, John
0038 Rodger, Thomas
0039 Sayers, Robert
0040 Smith. See also Smyth.
0041 Stevenson, Alexander
0042 Stuart, als. Swetenhame, Alice
0043 Thompson, John
0044 Walker, Nathaniel
0045 Wilkinson, John
0046 Wray, Thomas