ROD Reference:  Book 509, Page 321, No. 332389

Sam^l. Bradfords Mar. Art^s to Henry

Transcribed by Wendy Jack & Annoted by Sharon Oddie Brown. June 2009

To the Reg^r. app^d. by act of Parl^t. for Reg^g. Wills Conveyances and so forth –

A Mem^l. of a Deed Poll or Marriage Contract or articles bear^g. date the thirteenth day of January One thou^d. Seven hund^d. and Ninety Six made between Sam Bradford[1] of Cavenmore[2] in the Parish Cranggan and Co. of louth farmer and Marg^t. Henry[3] of Knockreaghs[4] in the Parish of Donamine and Co. of Monaghan and Daughter of Mary Henry[5] of s^d place whereby after recit^g that a Marriage was intend^d to take place between the s^d. Sam^l. Bradford and the s^d. Marg^t. Henry then the s^d. Deed in Considⁿ. thereof Witnesses that the s^d Sam^l. Bradford did thereby Settle and make over unto s^d. Marg^t. Henry in case she became his Wife or Widow after his death in Case she survived him the Sum of fifty pounds Ster^g per annum and in Case of any liv^g. Issue by him or Married another Man after his death the s^d. Sum of fifty pounds Ster per Annum was thereby to be reduced to the Sum of thirty pounds Ster^g. dur^g. her life to be recovered and Issuing out of the s^d. lands of Anevackey[6] with power of distress and late of s^d. lands for paymt of the same which s^d. Deed was duly Execut^d. by the s^d. Sam^l. Bradford and Marg^t. Henry in presence of Jn^o. Henry[7] of Knockreas Co. of Monaghan  David Jackson[8] of in the Co. of Armagh and Jas. Taylor[9] of Ballybay and Co. of Monaghan afores^d.  Gent  and this Mem^l. was duly Execut^d. by the s^d.  Margt. Bradford and in presence of the s^d. Jn^o. Henry and Ja^s. Taylor sub^g. Witnesses thereto respectively Margaret Bradford (Seal). Signed and Sealed be^g. first duly Stamped in presence of Ja^s. Taylor Jn^o. Henry. Ja^s. Taylor of Ballybay in the Co. of Monaghan Gent Maketh Oath and Sayth he this Dep^t saw the above named Sam^l. Bradford and Mary Henry duly Sign Seal and Execute the Deed whereof the above Writ^g. is a Mem^l. and Sayth he also saw the s^d. Marg^t. Henry orwise Bradford duly Sign and Seal the above Mem^l. and saith the Name Ja^s. Taylor Sub^d. as a Witness to the Executⁿ. of s^d. Deed and the s^d. Mem^l. is this Dep^ts. name and proper handwrit^g. Ja^s Taylor Sworn before me at Castle Blaney in the Co. of Monaghan this 10 day of February 1787 by Virtue of a Commission Out of his Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland for tak^g. affid^ts. in s^d. Co. and I known the Dept  W^m. Hunter[10]