Examination of Bryan McGee
- Reference: MS 838, fols 198r-198v
- County: Antrim
- Date: 21/4/1653
- Type: Commonwealth
- Nature of Deposition: Arson, Assault, Military Action
- How to Cite
fol. 198r
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The Examinacion of Bryan McGee Aged 28 or there abouts husbandman of Leacowran in the County of Downe Taken at Lisnegarvy the 21 of Aprill 1653
<A> Who saith that about the 8th of January 1641 this Examinant then liuing in the Isle McGee in his ffathers howse Owen McGee in the nighte aboute bed time some knockt at the dore and this examinants mother opened the dore and there came in Robert Browne now liuing in the Isle McGee and his sonne James with there swords drawne and seuerall others of the Neighbours to the number of [
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William Boid
James Boid
Alex: McAlester
John McMaster
John Nelson
John McMaster younger>
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where the said Scotch men had killd the said Donnells in and about ten persons more the same euening as the said Bryan boy related to him and they went all in the night to knockvergus, and Collonell Hill not beeing in the Guarrison some Scotch men tooke them out at the gate and killed the said father and his two Brothers and Bryan boy McGee that was wounded at the Isle McGee the night before, but it pleased god that thes Examinant out ran them and soe escaped and being demanded if any be yet living that escaped liuing out of Donnell McGee howse saith that his sonne Turlough who was wounded that Euening is now liuing in the Braid neare Scerris
Bryan McGhee his marke [
Geo Rawdon
George Rawdon