The Muster Roll 1630

Moville, County Donegal, Ireland

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The Muster Roll of the County of Donnagall 1630 - Barony de Eneshone

One of the conditions placed on the Planters of Ulster was that they should " .. have ready in their houses at all times, a convenient store of arms, wherewith they may furnish a competent number of men for their defence .. ".

The Muster Rolls were the names of the able-bodied men that each landlord (in Inishowen, this was Lord Chichester) could assemble to fight for his lands and for the Crown should the need arise. The majority of men were likely, therefore, to be of English or Scots origin rather than indigenous Irish. The Roll of those available to fight was drawn up by William Graham in, or around, the year 1630. The original is in the British Library. The following information is taken from the list published in the Donegal Annual in 1972.

However, I find it strange that very few of these names appear, thirty years later, in the Poll Tax Ordinance - a tax on people actually living in Inishowen. I'll try and find out why, but if anyone can explain, please E-MAIL me.

Please note that the Muster Roll covers all of Inishowen, not just Moville, and that no further information about individuals is available.

	Adams Alexander Alcorne Mathew Armone William Barnet Archbald Benson Richard Bord John Browne Alexander Browne Hugh Browne Robert Bruse John Cadwell Andrew Cary George Esq Chambers John Conningham Archbald Couch Nathaniell Cowbrone John Crosse John Denneston Donnell Douglas William Elliot Paul Elly John ffaulse Paul Gibson Peter Giffen elder John Glyne Thomas	Greig John Hall John Hammilton John Heltch James Henderson James Hibbots William Hilbot John Kintire James Knox John Lacker Alexander Leeth Richard Leister Richard Lyone John Maxwell William McGee James mcKegge John mcKeone William mcKintire Robert mcLenaghan Robert McManus Donnell mcMathew Alexander mcNeal Gilbert Michell Patt Moorehead George	Mountgomery John Neickeill James Nelly William Nickollon John Porter James Pyn Richard Redgate George Richy John Rosbergh Adam Sampson John Sorerd James Storret John Temple Henry Torents Mungo Wallace William Wallas John Wallecs Patrick Whithill Robert Williams Owen Worke Davye Young Andrew Young James Young Robert

Swords
	Allicock Henry Berry John Browne John Bruma Thomas Cadwell Alexander Cadwell Mathew Cannall John Cary Robert Chamberlyne Duke Chamberlyne John Chamberlyne William Clene John Cougheron Wm. Coweene Robert Davenport Thomas Deniston James fayrefax Gabrahell ffals Robert ffranncis Rich ffulton Robert	ffyng John Gawen George Henderson John Higat Alexander Hogguyre John Houd Abraham Hud Andrew Kirkwood William Kirkwoode John Koyne John Lassels Luke mcCorkey Aghey mcCowene Walter mcKeon Thomas mcNeal Gilbert Miller John Mountgomery William Neely William Newton William	Orr Thomas Osborne Hohn Porter Adam Porter James Porter William Prince John Ramson Andrew Richie John Rudson Edward Sampson Richard Smelly Robert Staret Thomas Staret, John Warden John Warden Mungo Williams Richard Willson Nathaniell Woorke Gilbert Worke Alexander

Swords and Pikes
	Battes John Gutery Thomas	Hodges Thomas Illiner Walter	Parker Edward Scot John

Swords and Muskets
	Hall George

Swords and Corslet
	Barnet Mungo Collaghan Archbald ffargusonne John	Hammilton Robert Hunter William mcKegg John	mcKilveny James Turay Humphrey

Swords and Snaphances
	Bord John Michell James	Moore Thomas	Salder Walter

Swords and Halberts
	Burges George	Fulton William	Porter William

Halberts
	Alcorne Wm. Archbald James Boy Walter Browne Robert Butler George Conningham James Crafford William Elder Peter	English Henry Glandoney John Guy John Hog Bartholomew Hunter John Lacker John mcBy John mcConoghy Donnagh	Michell John Richy David Richy Robert Richy William Robinson John Scot Donnell Smelly Bryan Wray John