Agnes (Speer) Winning (abt. 1756 - aft. 1830)

Born about 1756 in Soarn, parish of Donaghenry, county Tyrone, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Winning — married 1787 in Diocese of Armagh, Ireland

Died after 17 Feb 1830 after about age 74 in County Tyrone, Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

Agnes Speer was born about 1756, probably in Soarn townland in the parish of Donaghenry and county of Tyrone. She was the sister of Thomas Speer (1751–1835) of Soarn,^[1] and probably the daughter of John Speer and Agnes, also of Soarn.

She married Robert Winning in the year, 1787, within the Diocese of Armagh.^[2]

Agnes' husband died at Broomhill, near Stewartstown, on the 27th November 1829, aged seventy-one years.^[3]

Agnes was named, and mentioned as a widow of Robert Winning, in the last will and testament of her brother, Thomas Speer (1751–1835) of Soarn.^[1]

Research notes

• The estimated year of birth presumes that Agnes Speer was younger than her brother, Thomas, and that Thomas' will listed his siblings in birth order, while allowing for two-year intervals between birth years. It is an estimate, only. ~Kilpatrick-1128
• The precise location of Broomhill has not been determined. There were, however, Winning households in the parish of Artrea, county Tyrone. References have been found in the Belfast News-Letter for Robert Winning of Dufflis and Knockanroe townlands in that parish.^[4][5]
• Estimated date of death:—The last reference found (to date) for Agnes Winning, née Speer, is the mention in her brother Thomas's last will and testament, dated 17th February 1830 and proved 12th March 1835.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast. Will and probate (copy) of Thomas Speer of Soarn, county Tyrone (written 17th February 1830; proved 12th March 1835). Archival ref. PRONI LPC/221. Abstract prepared by Alison Kilpatrick, 2016-01-22.
2. ↑ Public Record Office of Ireland. Marriage Licence Bonds, Diocese of Armagh. Robert Winning and Ann Speer, 1787. Digital images online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-11-07].
3. ↑ Newry Telegraph, 11 December 1829 (pg 2). Death notice: "On the 27th ult., in the 72d year of his age, Mr. Robert Winning, of Broomhill, near Stewartstown." Digital image online at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-11-09).
4. ↑ Belfast News-Letter, 26 March 1793 (pg 3). “A Stolen Horse,” left on the lands of Robert Winning of Dufflist, parish of Artrea, county Tyrone. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (accessed by subscription, and transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-12-13).
5. ↑ Belfast News-Letter, 27 May 1800 (pg 3). Abstract (index entry): “old auction payment debts =Vance,James trustee will =Vance,John late +CoaghCo. +Tyrone deceased. lands +Lower!Mullaghisland dwelling house town 9 June=Winning,Mr. 19. … the sale to be held in the dwelling-house of Mr Winning in Coagh.” Index entry compiled by John C. Greene, and hosted online by the University of Louisiana, www.ucs.louisiana.edu/bnl/ (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-12-13).