Irish deeds
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Marriage settlement of William Stevenson & Elizabeth Fleming (1716)
Just over three hundred years ago, Capt. James Stevenson of Stewartstown and William Fleming of Portadown executed a marriage settlement [link pending] on behalf of their respective children, William and Elizabeth. The resulting deeds of lease and release , dated 19th October 1716, are lengthy and verge on the turgid. Nevertheless, a careful parsing of Continue reading
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Irish Deeds – Updates re: Indexing & Transcription Projects
29th Nov. 2023 note: — The scope and organization of the Irish deeds section on Arborealis were recently reorganized. The purpose of this blog article is to inform our readers of updates in the Irish Deeds section on Arborealis. At the time of writing, the sub-sections include: End notes : Source citation for this page: Continue reading
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“for the considerations therein mentioned”
or, What a Memorial of an Indented Deed is, and what it isn’t. During the past few months, while transcribing and indexing memorials of Irish deeds , I’ve noticed certain legal terms used in deeds and other proceedings . Historic newspapers are the same way: after a time, you begin to recognize patterns in language Continue reading
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Duties of the Irish tenant farmer :: one fatt Unshorne Mutton, one Bole of Barley, &c.
one fatt Unshorne Mutton One Bole of Barley Twelve Fatt Henns Six days work of Man & horse The 21st century reader would be forgiven for thinking that these might have been lines from an ancient verse or folk song. As it happens, these words defined the duties of the Irish tenant farmer to his Continue reading