I'm puzzled by the official history of the Guinness Brewery and Paul Espinasse's role. It's said that Paul died after falling off his horse outside The Bull in Drogheda in 1750, but Paul would have been far too old to be riding a horse if he had arrived in Ireland in 1689 as some sources say.
The famous 1759 Guinness lease refers to property formerly held by Paul Espinasse and John Espinasse. They would appear to be father and son if the Betham extract at
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LW-XSH8?i=297&cat=224404 is the right one. This will for a Paul Espinasse,
brewer, was made in 1739 and proved in 1740 and names a son John. Co-incidently there is a John Espinasse who dies in 1750 -
https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/de0ffa0317187. He is buried on 10th July, eight days later Margaret Espinasse is appointed administrator of the estate of John Espinasse,
brewer. Seven years later Patrick Doyle becomes administrator as executor of Margaret -
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LW-2FQP?i=79&cat=224404.
Is there a contemporary source for the Drogheda story? Or was it John who fell off the horse there?
There is a PS to this story, the will of 1739 refers to Paul's granddaughter Anne, who through her father Charles Ward was first cousin to the Mark Ransford who granted the 1759 lease.
