The testator, Denis John Blake, is a member of the Galway Blake family. His parents were Charles Blake and Margaret Daly. His older brother, as mentioned, in the will was Charles and his sister was Frances married to John Darcy. Charles Blake married Margaret Daly 3 May 1762 possibly in Galway.
The line continues back to Francis Blake married to Frances Daly circa 1721. This Francis was the son of Martin Blake and Mabel Browne. Continuing back Martin was the son of Francis Blake and Julia Blake giving two Blake lines back to the originator of this Blake line in Ireland (Richard Caddell).
Francis was the son of John Blake and Margaret Martyn and Julia was the daughter of Martin Blake and Ann Joyes.
John was the son of Robert Blake and Catherine Darcy and Martin was the son of (Alderman) Andrew Blake and Juliane Martin.
Robert was the son of Walter Blake and M Bodkin and Andrew was the son of Patrick Blake.
These two men are 4x great grandsons of Richard Caddell.
Walter was the son of Andrew Blake and Patrick was the son of Richard Blake.
Andrew was the son of John Blake married to Annabel de Burgo and Richard was the son of John Blake.
John was the son of William Blake and Athy (unknown) and John was the son of Walter Blake.
William was the son of Geoffrey Blake and Walter was the son of Geoffrey Blake. William and Walter were brothers. Geoffrey was the son of Walter Blake and Walter was the eldest son of Richard Caddell alias Blake and his wife Eveline.
Charles Blake, brother of the testator, married Georgina Brown 3 Aug 1790 and they had six children, the second son was named Denis John Blake.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 23 Jan 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1412
Name of testator: Denis John Blake, Esquire, late Captain in His Majesty’s 89th Regiment of Foot
Place: Dublin, Ireland
Type of Record: Will
Dated 17 Oct 1802, probated 25 Aug 1804
[In margin] Denis John Blake, Esquire
[Top] Extracted from the Registry of His Majesty’s Court of Prerogative Court in Ireland – Dublin October 2nd 1802
1 Being perfectly sound in my understanding
2 I think it necessary to write and dispose of any
3 property I have at this present or hereafter may
4 have In the first place my debts are to be paid
5 the Sum of Fifty pounds Ster[ling] with interest from
6 March 1802 to my dear friend and Brother
7 Charles Blake Esquire Merlin Park County Galway
8 Secondly Sixty pounds in Gold due by me to Mrs
9 Bodkin of Be__ery County Galway Thirdly Twenty
10 pounds nine and sixpence to Lieut Dunn 89th
11 Regt after paying these debts above mentioned it
12 is my desire that the residue of my property
13 should then be divided into two equal shares one share of
14 which is to go to my Brother Charles Blake Esquire
15 Merlin Park to do as he pleases with and the
16 other share to my Sister Mrs Frances Darcy
17 under the following restrictions not to have the
18 power of drawing it off my Brother’s Estate
19 before her death when she will have the power
20 of willing it as she pleases having received the
21 legal interest duly Denis John Blake
22 Captain 89th Regt Foot Robt Power
23 William and so forth
24 to our beloved in Christ
25 Charles Blake Esquire one of the
26 Residuary Legatees named in
27 the last Will and Testament
28 of Denis J Blake late a
29 Captain in his Majesty’s 89th
30 Regt of Foot deceased having
31 and so forth evoking
32 rewards and beloved the
33 Right Worshipful Patrick
34 Dingman doctor of Laws
35 (our Commissary in the said
36 Court) in or within business
37 of growing and committing
38 Letters of Administration
39 and so forth of said deceased
40 with his last Will and
41 Testament annexed unto
42 the said Charles Blake Esquire
43 which lately deposed in
44 Judgment before our said
45 Judgment before our said
46 Commissary between the
47 said Charles Blake the party
48 promoting the said business
49 of the one part and Margaret
50 Blake pretending to have
51 an interest in the Goods and
52 so forth of said deceased the
53 party against whom the
54 said Business was prmoted
55 of the other part (rightly and
56 duly processing) Reas Signed
57 and promulged a cerain
58 definitive Sentence in writing
59 whereby he promised
60 agreed and declared that the
61 said Denis John Blake deceased
62 having a Mind and intention
63 to make his last Will and
64 Testament and being at such
65 time of sane and disposing
66 Mind Memory and Understanding
67 did on or about the 17th day of
68 October in the year of our
69 Lord one thousand eight
70 hundred and two rightly and
71 duly make Sign Seal publish
72 and declare his last Will and
73 Testament in writing all in
74 his the said deceased hand
75 writing beginning Dublin
76 Oct 2nd 1802 being perfectly
77 sound in my understanding
78 and ending having received
79 the legal interest duly
80 and subscribed Denis J Blake
81 Capt 89th Reg of Foot
82 and did pronounce decree
83 and declare that the said
84 deceased did give will and
85 bequeath dispose and do
86 in all things as in the said
87 last Will and Testament is
88 contained and did depose for
89 the form and validity of
90 said Will and of every part
91 thereof and did approve of
92 and receive the same
93 (First so requiring) rev
94 therefore grant Letters of
95 administration of the Goods
96 and so forth of said Dennis
97 John Blake unto the said
98 Charles Blake one of the
99 Residuary Legatees aforesaid
100 named in said Will the
101 Executor being manner
102 therein and being first
103 sworn personally having
104 and so forth) Date: 30th
105 January 1803 Anno d
106 Copy which I attest Wat
107 Hagarty D Regr
108 The twenty fifth day of August in the
109 year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
110 four administration with the will annexed of all
111 and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of
112 Denis John Blake late a Captain in his Majesty’s
113 eighty ninth Regiment of Foot at Dublin Esquire
114 deceased was granted to Charles Blake Esquire the
115 natural and lawful Brother and one of the
116 Residuary Legatees named in the said Will having
117 been first sworn by Commission duly to administer
118 No Executor being named in the said Will
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