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Ballee Rentals: Leckpatrick Parish 1777-1858
Ballee (Grey Town or Hugh’s Town) is a 540 acre townland lying above Artigarvan
and belonged to the extensive Abercorn Estate. The Abercorn Papers form a very
large collection in PRONI, Belfast, which includes title deeds, rentals,
accounts, leases and correspondence relating to the Tyrone and Donegal estates
from the early seventeenth century. The following data has been transcribed
from LDS microfilms: researchers should consult the comprehensive Family
History Library catalogue for a complete listing of this microfilmed archive.
Alternatively, the originals may be viewed at PRONI, 66 Balmoral Ave., Belfast.
SURVEY & VALUATION OF THE MANOR OF CLOGHOGAL (ABERCORN ESTATE 1777)
BALLEE
James Porter
James Donnel (upper)
John Keil
James Donnel (lower)
Samuel Keil
James Gallacher
Denis Tolan
RENTAL FOR THE MANOR OF CLOGHOGAL (ABERCORN ESTATE) 1787
BALLEE
Blackhill: Mr
Sinclair has a lease of which 11 years are unexpired from Nov ‘89
Near Mountain: James
Gallaugher
John Gallaugher
Near: John Porter
Thomas Porter
James Porter
Far: Robert Kyle
Samuel Kyle
Isabella Gordon
Peter Gordon
James Donnell
John Donnell
William Donnell
Far Mountain: William
Tolan
Mary Brown
Elinor Dougherty
William Dougherty
Widow Collins
TITHE APPLOTMENTS: LECKPATRICK PARISH 1827
BALLEE
Daniel McDonald
William & John Donald
William Gordon
James Kyle
William Toland
Wm. Toland, H. Kirk, P. McCarter & P. Murphy
William Porter
James & James Porter
James Smyth
RENTAL FOR THE MANOR OF CLOGHOGAL (ABERCORN ESTATE) 1833
BALLEE
Tenants as per Former Leases and Occupying Tenants:
James Kyle & Donald McDonald
William & John Donnell
William Gordon
William Tolan (John Kirk)
Peter McCarter
Hugh Kirk
John Gallaugher (James Gallaugher)
John Gallaugher and Partners (John & Widow Gallaugher)
William Porter
Thomas & James Porter
James & William Smyth
James Sinclair Esq
RENTAL FOR THE MANOR OF CLOGHOGAL (ABERCORN ESTATE) 1848
BALLEE
Donald McDonald
W(idow)? Eleanor Porter
James Donnell
William Donnell jun
William Donnell sen
Charles Donnell
James Gordon
John Kirk
Hugh Gallagher
Pat & Henry Gallagher
John Gallagher
Henry Gallagher (late Hugh & Patrick)
William Porter
John Porter
James Porter
Robert Smith (2 places)
James Sinclair Esq
GRIFFITHS VALUATION: LECKPATRICK PARISH 1858
BALLEE
A List of Occupiers and Immediate Lessors:
James Sinclair (Marquis of Abercorn)
Donald McDonald (same)
Ellen Porter (same)
Charles Donnell (same)
Church Education Society’s school-house
William Donnell sen (Marquis
of Abercorn)
William Donnell jun (same)
John Kincaid (William Donnell jun)
John Kirk (Tullyard) (Marquis
of Abercorn)
Hugh Wilson (John Kirk) (Tullyard)
James McGavagan (same)
James Gordon sen (Marquis
of Abercorn)
James Mitchell (James Gordon sen)
Margaret Gordon (same)
James Gordon jun
(Marquis of Abercorn)
Philip Logue (James Gordon jun)
Hugh Gallagher (Marquis of Abercorn)
Mary Gallagher (Hugh Gallagher)
John Gallagher (Marquis of Abercorn)
Michael Keenan (John Gallagher)
Thomas Logue (same)
Henry Gallagher (Marquis of Abercorn)
Patrick Gallagher (same)
Sarah Kincaid (Patrick Gallagher)
James Gallagher (Marquis of Abercorn)
James Porter sen (same)
James Porter jun (same)
William Lindsay (James Porter jun)
Robert Smith (farmer) Marquis of
Abercorn)
Daniel Macbeth (Robert Smith) (farmer)
Robert McCleery (Marquis
of Abercorn)
Thomas Davis (same)