 A grant dated 3 November 1666 was made by King Charles II of England to Sir Tristram Beresford, 1st Baronet which included, inter alia, "one cartron of Killinellin or Killiwillin containing 87 acres-0 roods-16 perches of profitable land and 26 acres-5 roods-8 perches of unprofitable land".By grant dated 11 September 1670 from King Charles II of England to said Sir Tristram Beresford, the said lands of "Killmellin or Killywillin" were included in the creation of a new "Manor of Beresford".In the Templeport Poll Book of 1761 there were three people registered to vote in "Killywilly" in the 1761 Irish general election - Robert Johnston, Thomas Jones and Alexander Patterson.