ROD Reference:  1834 Book 4, No. 74

 

Parker & Bradford – Mar^ge. Art^s.

Reg^d 20^th Feb^ry 1834 at  ¼ to 12 OC

Transcription by Wendy Jack

 

SNAPSHOT: A Marriage settlement between Alexander PARKER and Mary BRADFORD, with her brother Thomas BRADFORD and Robert COULTER acting as trustees. All cash, no land is mentioned.

 

To the Register appointed by Act of Parliament for Registering Deeds Conveyances and Wills &c. –

A Memorial of a Certain Deed of Settlement bearing date the twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thirty four and made between Alexander Parker[1] of Dundalk in the County of Louth Bootmaker of the first part Mary Bradford[2] of Carnbeg in said County Spinster of the Second part and Thomas Bradford[3] of Carnbeg[4] aforesaid Esq^r & Robert Coulter[5] of Dundalk aforesaid Gentⁿ. Trustees as therein mentioned of the third part Whereby after Reciting that a Marriage had been agreed upon and intended to be had and Solemnized between the said Alex^r Parker and Mary Bradford and further Reciting that the said Mary Bradford was Entitled to the sum of Two Hundred pounds Sterling as and for a Marriage portion the said Indenture Witnessed that the said Alex^r. Parker for and in Conson of the said Intended Marriage and of the Marriage portion to him paid or Secured and also for and in Conson of a further Sum of Ten Shillings Sterling to him in hand paid by the said Trustees as therein and in order to make a provision for the said Mary Bradford in Case She Should Survive him the said Alex^r Parker and for the issue if any of said Intended Marriage and for the other ends intents and purposes therein ment^d. It was agreed that the said Tho^s. Bradford and Robert Coulter should stand possessed of a Sum of Six Hundred pounds Sterling three per cent Consels on the day of the date of said Indenture transferred by the said Alex^r. Parker into the Joint names of the said Thomas Bradford and Robert Coulter in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland upon the trusts and to and for the ends intents and purposes in said Indenture of Settlement expressed & declared and Said Indenture and this Mem^l. resply are Witnessed by Sam^l. Coulter[6] of Dundalk in the Co^y. of Louth Esq^r and John Henry Ranson[7] of Dundalk afs^d. Writing Clke – Alex^r. Parker (seal) Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Sam^l. Coulter J H Ranson. The above named John Henry Rawson maketh oath and saith that he did see the Indre of Settlement of which the above is a Memorial duly Signed Sealed & delivered by the said Alex^r. Parker Mary Bradford Thomas Bradford and Robert Coulter the parties thereto resply and Saith that he did also See the above Mem^l. duly Signed and Sealed by the above named Alex^r Parker and that Deponent is a Subscribing Witness to the Exon of said Deed and of this Memorial resply & that the name John Henry Ranson thereto resply Subscribed as a Witness is Deponents proper name & hand writing J H Ranson. Sworn before me at Dundalk in the County of Louth this 17^th day of February 1834 by virtue of a Comⁿ. forth of his Majestys high Court of Chancery in Ireland to me directed for taking affid^s. in said County and I known the Deponent John Townley[8] Commissioner

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