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Just over three hundred years ago, Capt. James Stevenson of Stewartstown and William Fleming of Portadown executed a marriage settlement [link pending] on behalf of their respective children, William and Elizabeth. The resulting deeds of lease and release , dated 19th October 1716, are lengthy and verge on the turgid. Nevertheless, a careful parsing of … Read more
This latest family history mystery item involves the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Pattison (the former Miss Agnes Stevenson), who lived in Edinburgh in the early 1800s. Agnes Stevenson was born c.1733-ish in Stewartstown, county Tyrone. She was the daughter of William Stevenson (c.1691–c.1765) and Ann Stewart. Ann Stewart was a daughter of Andrew Stewart (1672–1715), … Read more
or, What a Memorial of an Indented Deed is, and what it isn’t. During the past few months, while transcribing and indexing memorials of Irish deeds , I’ve noticed certain legal terms used in deeds and other proceedings . Historic newspapers are the same way: after a time, you begin to recognize patterns in language … Read more