The Silver Bowl: 1847 February 22

SNAPSHOT: John COULTER of Balls Mills sold his interest in lands from Thomas SHEWELL’s will to Dr. William POLLOCK.

The register appointed by act of Parliament for registering deeds wills and so forth.

Memorial of a deed of assignment bearing date 22 February 1847 made between John COULTER of Ballsmill [1] in the County of Armagh farmer of the one part and William POLLOCK [2] of Dundalk in the County of Louth Surgeon of the other part reciting that the late Thomas SHEWELL [3] of Dundalk aforesaid was possessed of certain houses tenements and premises situate in the said town of Dundalk and that before he died he made his last will dated on or about 12 January 1813 whereby he devised to the said John COULTER and his lawful heirs for ever at the annual sum of 10 pounds of these in currency of Ireland rising and payable out of the profit rents arising and accruing yearly out of his houses tenements and premises situate in Dundalk aforesaid and that the said John COULTER agreed to sell his interest in the same to the said William POLLOCK for £100. And witnessing that in pursuance of said agreement and said sum the receipt whereof is acknowledged the said John COULTER had granted assigned and conformed unto the said William POLLOCK his heirs and assigns the said annual sum or rent charge of 10 pounds late Irish currency so devised by the said Thomas SHEWELL to the said John COULTER. To hold to the said William POLLOCK his heirs and assigns from the first day of August then last forever and during the interest of the said John COULTER and his lawful heirs as derived under the will as aforesaid and covenants in that the said John COULTER had not done any act or deed to divest himself of the property or right possession of said annual sum or rent charge of 10 pounds heretofore but at the date of the said conveyance had a good and lawful right to convey the same and also said deed in law a covenant for quiet enjoyment on the part of the said William POLLOCK his heirs and assigns and for further assurances at the cost of the said William POLLOCK if deemed necessary for more perfect assurance by the advice of counsel in which deed this Memorial are respectively witnessed by Samuel BRADFORD [4] of Cavananore in the County of Louth gentleman and John COULTER. [Seal] Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us to Samuel BRADFORD John COULTER [5] Junior. Now Samuel Bradford of Cavananore in the County of Louth gentleman maketh oath and saith that he is a subscribing witness to the deed of which the above writing is a Memorial and to this Memorial and that he saw the said John COULTER sign and seal this deed and this Memorial and that the name Samuel BRADFORD subscribed thereto as a witness is deponents name and proper handwriting -- Samuel BRADFORD. Sworn before me at Dundalk in the County of Louth this eighth day of March 1848 a Commissioner for taking affidavits in her Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland in and for said County and I know the deponent. John TOWNLEY [6]. Nine sheets. A true copy. J. BUTLER.

[1] John COULTER (1818-1901) of Ballsmill in the County of Armagh farmer. At least, This is the John COULTER, son of Thomas COULTER and Anne DOWDALL of Skyhill. He married Hannah LUNDY in 1852 and their son was Rev. Launcelot COULTER. His brotehr was Launcelot COULTER (1813-1873)

[2] William POLLOCK of Dundalk in the County of Louth Surgeon. NOTE: An earlier William POLLOCK was a farmer of Carrickastuck mentioned in a deed dated December 4, 1776. In Griffiths valuation, a William POLLOCK was recorded as leasing a dispensary house at Annaghavackey from Samuel BRADFORD. Going by a letter from Eliza JACKSON née OLIVER dated November 7, 1883, he may have had a daughter who married a Dr. WILSON. SOURCE: http://www.thesilverbowl.com/letters/1883Nov7-ElizaJACKSON-Thomas.html

[3] Thomas SHEWELL see also Deed 1852 February 17. He died after making his will January 12^th, 1813. A Thomas SHEWELL was in Dundalk as early as 1710. He died after making his will January 12th, 1813. Also, there was a marriage between a Samuel COULTER and an Ismay SHEWEL in 1776. SOURCE: Marriage Licence Bonds - WW25: Diocese of Armagh. Other SHEWELLs show up in the Louth County Archives. SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fianna/county/louth/rodn1837.html

[4] Samuel BRADFORD (1803-1881) of Cavananore in the County of Louth gentleman. I know nothing about him other than he was the son of Samuel BRADFORD and Margaret HENRY. He was one of 5 children, and his older brother Thomas BRADFORD ended up at Carnbeg.

[5] John COULTER Junior. I would have assumed that this meant that he was a son of John COULTER aforementioned, but unless that John COULTER had a wife before Hanna LUNDY, this is unlikely since the COULTER-LUNDY marriage occurred about 1852..

[6] John TOWNLEY NOTE: I know nothing about him.