Henry Speer was born in county Tyrone in 1731, the son of John Speer (1697–1763) of Belnasaggart, county Tyrone.[1][2][3]
Mr Henry Speer of Tullybryan died in 1792, aged sixty-one years.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 O’Hart, John. Speer. Of Balnasaggart and Tullybryan, County Tyrone. (pp 394-6.) Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. 5th ed. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Dublin: James Duffy and Co., 1892.
↑ Betham, Sir William (1779–1853). Betham’s notebooks, containing abstracts of records held by the Public Record Office, Dublin. Genealogical abstracts of records of the Prerogative Court of Armagh; in the notebook, “Betham’s Genealogical Abstracts Prerogative Wills (Phillips Mss.) S. 1747–1767. Abstract: “330 Speer John of Ballyasagart C'o Tyrone Esq - dated 24 Oct. 1763. 15 Feb. 1764 – daur Joan — daur West — daur Sarah — son James — daurs Anne & Sydney son Henry — Grandsons John - James - and Hamilton sons of s'd son James — Son in law James Colhoun — Grandson Francis Speer — Son in law Laurence Speer — Grandson James, the son of George Speer — Joan & William Speer.” Original record held by the National Archives of Ireland (Dublin). Digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick 2018-12-08, by subscription).
↑ Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. Will and probate, 1764, of John Speer, Belnasagart, Co. Tyrone (written 2nd October 1763; proved 12th March 1835). Archival ref. PRONI D847/20/A/2. Transcript by LLH, 28 May 2007; submitted by George Daniel Speer, sen.; and abstract prepared by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-12-09.
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Speer of Balnasaggart and Tullybryan, County Tyrone; compiled by William J. Simpson, Donegall Street, Belfast; published in, Irish Pedigrees; or, The Origin and Stem of The Irish Nation Vol. II (5th ed.), by John O'Hart (Dublin: James Duffy and Co.; London: Burns & Oates (Ltd.); Glasgow: Hugh Marget; New York, Chicago, and St Louis: Beniger Brothers; 1892).
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