The Apjohns of Pallasgreane

     William Smithwick was born. He was the son of Peter Smithwick the elder and Catherine Apjohn. William Smithwick married Catherine Gabbett, daughter of John Gabbett of Ballyvoneen and Mary Apjohn, in 1743; Catherine married her 1st cousin.¹ William Smithwick died on 29 September 1796.
     He witnessed the Memorial of William Apjohn Jr. on 16 April 1743; On Apr 16 1743, a marriage settlement was signed between Thomas Lloyd, the uncle of Elizabeth, and William Apjohn of Knicker (William's father) and Michael Apjohn (William's brother) for 400 pounds and "the towns and lands of Spittle, Knochnacrohy, Knockanacoolnagrean containing one hundred eighty-eight acres twenty-seven perches plantation measure situate in Barony of Coonagh." A witness to the memorial was William Smithwick.¹ William Smithwick was a witness when Peter Smithwick the elder was On Jan 20, 1768, Peter Smithwick, father of William Smithwick, advanced to Thomas Lloyd the sum of 1,000 pounds and took over a loan of 1,000 pounds to Michael Apjohn with the annual 60 pounds of interest now being paid to William Smithwick. on 20 January 1768.² William Smithwick witnessed the Memorial of Michael Marshall Apjohn Esquire on 6 December 1794; On Dec 6, 1794, a loan of 1,000 pounds made previously to Michael Apjohn was transferred to Wollenham Heaphy. Of more interest is the history of the loan itself. When Michael Marshall Apjohn's sister Mary was to be married to Rickard Lloyd, on Sep 15-16, 1766, Michael Marshall Apjohn and his father Michael Apjohn arranged 1,000 pounds as Mary's marriage portion from Michael Lloyd and for this 1,000 pounds they leased and released the lands of Gortalyne and Corrigcollum as well as Ballyvoneen then held by Thomas Lloyd as to Rickard Lloyd. The interest on this loan was to be 60 pounds paid annually and Michael Apjohn agreed to repay the loan to Rickard Lloyd. Then on Jan 20, 1768, Peter Smithwick, father of William Smithwick, advanced to Thomas Lloyd the sum of 1,000 pounds and took over the loan with the annual 60 pounds of interest now being paid to William Smithwick. Finally, on Dec 6, 1794, this loan was transferred by William Smithwick to Wollenham Heaphy.²