DEED 261 529 172554 GLOVER OLIVER
1768 Sept 2
It would be interesting to know what goods and chattels were being sold and for what reasons. Business? After the death of a family member? Unfortunately, the Memorial does not include the schedule.
To the Registry appointed for Registering Deeds Wills and so forth. A Memorial of a Deed Poll or Assignment dated the second day of September 1768 between James GLOVER[1] of Tyrearly[2] in that Parish and County of Armagh of the one part and Benjamin OLIVER[3] of Ballinahonebeg[4] in the said Parish and County of the other part whereby said James GLOVER in consideration of £22 to him paid by said Benjamin OLIVER did bargain sell release and confirm to said Benjamin OLIVER his exhors admons and assigns all and [?] the goods and chattels in Schedule thereunto annexed and to hold the said goods and chattels to the said Benjamin OLIVER his exhors admons and assigns for [?] which said Device is witnessed by Samuel WATT[5] and Andrew OLIVER[6] of the Parish and County aforesaid and this Memorial is also witnessed by the said Andrew OLIVER and Andrew PRENTICE[7] of the town and County aforesaid James [his mark] GLOVER [seal] signed sealed and executed in presence of Andrew PRENTICE and Andrew OLIVER the above mentioned Andrew OLIVER maketh oath that he saw the deponent of assignment of which the above writing is a Memorial duly signed sealed and delivered by the above named James GLOVER and that he saw the above Memorial duly executed by the said GLOVER and deponent. Saith that the name Andrew OLIVER signed as witness to the said Deed and Memorial is this deponent's name and proper handwriting Andrew OLIVER sworn before me the 17th day of October 1768 by virtue of a commission to me directed for taking affidavits and I know the deponent.
Thomas JOHNSON[8] present.
Thomas McCANN[9].
Henry CUST[10].
[1] James GLOVER
[2] Tyrearly aka Tirearly, Parish of Lisnadill, Co. Armagh.
[3] Benjamin OLIVER (?-1770). Probably born at Ballyrea and died at Ballinahonebeg. I know little about this Benjamin OLIVER. I have been presuming that he was a son of William and therefore a brother of David, Joseph, Elizabeth & William OLIVER, but it may be that his father was a brother of William, Andrew OLIVER. It will take more work to totally clear up some of the muddiness when we get this far back. It also may be that Arthur OLIVER will turn out to be his son or his brother. Looking at this again – and seeing that a Benjamin OLIVER of Farmacartly aka Farmacaffley is the witness to the marriage of Sarah OLIVER (daughter of Andrew OLIVER), I am starting to suspect he will turn out to be a son of Andrew OLIVER, not William OLIVER as I have had him up until now.
[4] Ballinahonebeg, Parish of Armagh & Co. Armagh. A known home to OLIVERs for close to three centuries.
[5] Samuel WATT
[6] Andrew OLIVER. He could be anyone, but I suspect that he would be a relation of Benjamin OLIVER (?-1770). At this time, I can’t rule out cousin, brother or father.
[7] Andrew PRENTICE. My best guess is that he is related to the James PRENTICE (1711-1777) who married an Elizabeth OATES (because a Jane OATES married a Joseph OLIVER (1727-1796) of Ballinhonebeg). I have no parents for James PRENTICE as yet, and no known siblings either.
[8] Thomas JOHNSON
[9] Thomas McCANN
[10] Henry CUST. I don’t know who his is, but he shows up in another deed 130-294-89139 dated 1748 Jun 30 between Gervaise WALKER of Killmakue (Kilmacrew) Parish & Co. Armagh, Gent & Henry CUST Esq. (For £600 granted lands in Ballinahonemore cont 500 acres). There is also a book: Ways to wealth : the Cust family of eighteenth century Armagh by Leslie A Clarkson; E Margaret Crawford. He receives a mention in The Belfast Newsletter 1 - 4 May 1781 (I have yet to look it up). He was also referred to as Captain Henry CUST in The Belfast Newsletter on 30 Mar. 1756 (I have yet to look this up as well). A Henry CUST was a High Sherriff of Armagh in 1769.