He hath made a very fair town, consisting of forty-two houses, all which are inhabited with English families, and the streets all paved clean through; also two water-mills and a wind-mill, all for corn, and he hath store of arms in his house.' Pynar found 'planted and estated' on this territory 57 families altogether, who were able to furnish 100 men with arms, there not being one Irish family upon all the land.

There was, however, a number of sub-tenants, which accounts for the fact that there was 'good store of tillage.' Five of the English settlers were freeholders, having 120 acres each; and there were 52 leaseholders, whose farms varied in size from 420 acres to 5; six of them holding 100 acres and upwards.

This was the foundation of the flourishing town of Lurgan.
Mr.Obens had 2,000 acres obtained from William Powell, the first patentee.

He had built a bawne of sods with a pallizado of boards ditched about.

Within this there was a 'good fair house of brick and lyme,' and near it he had built four houses, inhabited by English families.