1770 Apr 26 DEED: 282-337-183302 A Memorial of a deed poll bearing date of 26th day of April one thousand seven hundred & seventy between David OLIVER[1] of Ballyrea[2] of the Parish and County of Armagh of the one part & Joseph OLIVER[3] of Balinahonbeg[4] in said Parish and County aforesaid of the other part whereby said David OLIVER set unto said Joseph OLIVER one hundred acres of land situate in the west side of the Townland of Laragh, Parish of Agnnamullen[5] & Co. of Monaghan therein possession of said David OLIVER & his undertenants. The said Joseph OLIVER is also to have the full one half of the water fall from the Corn Mill up & and to have Liberty of cutting a race between the Premis and Longhegis of the Dimensions therein mentioned & to fix a sluice for preserving Water Said David & Joseph OLIVER to be at equal expense in making said sluice & watercourse subject to the yearly rent of sixty-three pounds Sterl to hold for the space of Twenty Six years or three lives mentioned in said David OLIVERs Grand Lease & also for all future renewals which said David might be entitled to by virtue of said leases & said Deed Poll is witnessed by Arthur OLIVER[6] of Balinahonabeg in said County of Armagh & this Memorial is also witnessed by Arthur OLIVER & Andrew PRENTICE[7] of the City of Dublin Gent: Joseph OLIVER [SEAL] ... signed at Armagh 29 Oct 1770
[1] David OLIVER. Given the citations in other leases, this is most likely the David OLIVER (prob 1725-Feb 1806), of Ballyrea dealing with his brother Joseph OLIVER. He would be the husband of Susannah WALKER. Curiously in spite of all the leases involving Ballyrea, he does not show up in the PRONI Freeholders Records with that particular holding. In fact the only David OLIVER to show up there is one at Bangor, Co. Down in 1813-1821. Of interest, Benjamin OLIVER of Ballinahonebeg (likely another brother of David & Joseph) had a will probated in 1770- the year of this lease and a 1782 DEED: 360-236-242429 concerning Ballinahonebeg mentions a Benjamin OLIVER deceased. There also seems to be some sort of relationship to Arthur OLIVER of Ballynahonebeg and Benjamin OLIVER of Lislooney (also connected to leases of Ballinahonebeg) as well as Andrew (from where?)
[2] Ballyrea, Parish of Armagh – a home to OLIVERs for more than one generation.
[3] Joseph OLIVER of Ballinhonebeg. If he is a son of William OLIVER and brother of David OLIVER then he was probably born 1726 (1st Armagh records) and died between 1789-96. Conjecture about death date is based on 1789 April 15 DEED # 505-49-322470 (which he signed) and 1796 April 1 DEED# 510-33-328019 (where he is described as “late of Ballinahonebeg.)
[4] AKA Ballynahonebeg, Parish of Lisnadill.
[5] Townland of Laragh, Parish of Agnnamullen. This is part of a series of leases dealing with these lands.
[6] Arthur OLIVER. I still cannot place him, but he also appears in leases dealing with the SEAVER family & Ballinahonebeg. There also seems to be some sort of relationship to Joseph OLIVER of Ballynahonebeg, David OLIVER of Ballyrea, Benjamin OLIVERof Lislooney (and connected to leases of Ballinahonebeg) as well as Andrew (from where?)
[7] Andrew PRENTICE? Of Dublin, Gent. He
shows up in other deeds.