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Irish Records
Grantor: Betty, John; Grantee: Murray; Volume 300, page 137; #199,074; FHL film # 531,673
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March 12, 1773 "John Betty now of Belfast in the County of Antrim but lately of the Parish of Ballanderry in the County of Antrim afores'd Gent of the one part and Thomas Murray of Crew in the County of Antrim afores'd Linnendraper of the other part" sold the farm Brackankill of 61 acres for 295 pounds on April 16, 1741; the land is in the parish of Ballanderry, Manor of Killultagh and county of Antrim. The land is in the possession of Samuel Thompson of Ballanderry, yeoman. The original lease was made to Samuel Thompson by "the Right Hon'ble Francis Earl of Hertford. The lease was for "the lives of John Thompson and Samuel Thompson sons of the s'd Samuel Thompson and Ann Thompson daughter of the s'd Samuel Thompson and the Survivor of them and from the death of such suv'r for so much of the term of forty one years commencing from the first day of November" 1741. Witnesses: James Murray of Belfast, merchant; Henry Higginson of Lisburn, Co. of Antrim Clerk to Samuel Heron of Lisburn, County of Antrim. |
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