Webb (Hilltown)
William Webb was resident at Hilltown, Castlepollard, county Westmeath, circa 1837. George Webb of Hilltown held an estate of over 1,000 acres in county Cavan at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s. This estate was situated mainly in the parish of Ballintemple but also in the parish of Ballymachugh, while William Webb held Drumcor and the local rector, Reverend Matthew Webb, held Moynagh Upper, both townlands situated in the parish of Drumlumman. George Webb’s estate in the parish of Ballintemple comprised of Ballytrust, Ballytrust Lower, Corr, Aghaweely Lower and Dillagh and amounting to 868 acres was advertised for sale in the Landed Estates Court on 18 November 1859. The original lease of this estate was dated 30 January 1767 from the Hon Arthur Dawson to Jane Webb for 3 lives with perpetual renewal. This lease was converted into a fee farm grant on 2 April 1853. George Webb died on 12 March 1872; his executor was Thomas Frederick Webb. In 1876, T.F. Webb of Hilltown held 219 acres in county Cavan. The townland of Moydristan (219 acres) in the parish of Ballymachugh held by George Webb in the 1850s and leased to William Webb, was advertised for sale in the Land Judges Court in February 1885 as the property of T.F. Webb. Thomas F. Webb died on 6 April 1892. See Wills and Administrations Wills 1872, 668 and 1902, 478.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
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| Summerville (Cavan) | Moydristan | Ballymachugh | Cavan | Ballymachugh | Clanmahon | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N428848
OS Sheet: 37 Discovery map: 34 |
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| Rock House (Cavan) | Omard | Ballymachugh | Cavan | Ballymachugh | Clanmahon | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N431882
OS Sheet: 37 Discovery map: 34 |
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| The Cottage | Bellsgrove | Ballymachugh | Cavan | Ballymachugh | Clanmahon | Cavan |
OSI Ref: N437863
OS Sheet: 37 Discovery map: 34 |
Archival sources
- Rental and particulars of the lands of Moydristan; a small island called Gull Island, situated in Lough Sheelin; and part of the foreshore of the lough, being in the barony of Clonmahon, county Cavan, the property of George Webb, deceased, for sale through the High Court of Justice in Ireland, Chancery Division. c. 13 February 1885. P017/0110; Cavan County Archives Service, Small Private Collections
- Land Judges Rental of property of T.F. Webb in Moydristan, Co Cavan, for sale in February 1885 and Chancery rental of Hilltown, Co Meath, for sale April 1898. M.5849(1-6).; National Archives of Ireland
- Farnham Papers, see Manuscript Collection List No 95.; National Library of Ireland
- Lease of 406 ac. 22 I.P.M. for one year. Rent: 5s. George Paul Monck, Dublin, to Jane Webb and Francis Lowndes, Hilltown, Co. Westmeath. Hilltown, Co. Westmeath. 11 January 1754. D366/26; Public Record Office, Northern Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Webb, 18 Nov 1859, Vol 57 (33), MRGS 39/029, (microfilm copy in NUIG) – 869 acres leased from the Dawsons; National Archives of Ireland
- Landed Estates' Court Rentals (O'Brien), Webb, 7 May 1872, Vol 105 (12), MRGS 39/049, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Land Judges Court Rentals (O'Brien), Webb, 14 July 1882, 14 Dec 1883, 18 Apr 1884, 13 Feb 1885, Vols 143 (58), 145 (55), 148 (8), MRGS 39/063, 39/064, 39/065 (microfilm copy in NUIG) Moydristan ; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 221
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Cavan Union, 80, 81
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 196, 217, 365
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of Untenanted Lands in Rural Districts, Distinguishing Demesnes on Which There is a Mansion...'', HC 1906, c, 177: 207
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Castletowndelvin Union, 67 (Gillardstown); 69 (Hilltown)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 616 (Hilltown)