Verner/Varner Genealogy by Foy Varner, Jr.

CHAPTER ONE

Samuel Verner (aka Varner), Immigrant (born ca 1660 - died 1725)

Appendix 1-A:

Below is my transcription of a 1722 deed from the Registry of Deeds of County Armagh, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). The deed is listed in the microfilm "Index to Irish Deeds 1708-1780" as County Armagh Deed Number 21941. It is listed in the LDS Index #100268, Volume 35, page 197, as Deed #461322. The original deed is apparently preserved in Northern Ireland. The deed appears to be a clerk's version of written articles of agreement, followed by attestations that the agreement was authentic. The deed refers to two previous deeds, the second of which was in 1713 and might be on the same microfilm under a different name. The first deed was in 1691/2 and might be available elsewhere in the records at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). The name of one the towns is now spelled Levalleglish, the county is Armagh, the barony is O'Neil Land West, and the parish is Loughgall. The name Armagh is a modern form of the name Ard Mhacha, which probably explains why the clerk included a "d" in the name in the deed. In the few places that were not clear, I entered comments in parentheses. I have not attempted to translate the Latin terms at the end. My transcript is as follows:

	In the left margin is written by the original clerk, 
"Varner et al
          to
    Stone
Reg.rd the 13th day of
Oco:r 1722 at half an
hour after 4 aClock
in the afternoon"

The body of the deed reads,

"No 21941. To the Register Appointed for Registering of Deeds Conveyances & Wills
pursuant to an Act of Parliament in that Behalfe

A Memoriall of Articles of Agreem.t made and concluded bearing date the Eighth Day of August in y.e Year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven hundred Twenty Two Between Samuel Varner of Levaleglish purier & Robert Varner of the same Weaver both (illegible; probably "in the") County of Ardmagh (sic) of the one Part and George Stone of Ardmagh (sic) and said County mor.t of the other Part Whereby the said Samuel and Robert Varner for & in Consideration of the Sum of One hundred and Eighty Pounds Sterl(ing) to them in hand paid the receipt whereof thereby is acknowledged as by the said article is mentioned Hath Given Granted Assigned Transferred and made over unto the said George Stone his E?:? (illegible abbreviation) Adm.? (illegible superscript) (probably a reference to heirs and administrator) and assigns their whole right Title Interest & Estate of in and to the Lands of Levaleglish & Ballygahy (underlined) together w.th one other Orchard in Levaleglish situate (sic) lying and being in the Parish of Loughgall Barrony of one Land (sic; O'Neil Land West) and County of Ardmagh (sic) afforesd (sic) comenceing (sic) from y.e first day of May last at yearly Rent reserved to Rob.t Cope Esq.r in two Deeds made to the said Sam.l Varner the one bearing date the Eighteenth Day of Febey One Thousand Six hundred & Ninety One and the other bearing date the Eighteenth day of September One Thousand Seven hundred and Thirteen over and above all Taxes susbsides (sic) & Country (sic) Charges Quitt & Crown Rent only Excepted Subject to the Payment of the Rents and performance of all y.e Coven.ts. & Clauses & conditions by thes.e (sic) Deeds and Articles menconed (sic) & Expressed and that Herbert Stone & Robert Brennan of Ardmagh, Gen are Witnesses Subscribeing (sic) & attesting the perfection of the s.d Articles Etc George Stone Seale (Seale is circled, implying that the original document was signed by George Stone and that the clerk was transcribing it) -- This Memoriall was Signed and Sealed by the above Geo: Stone In presence of -- Rob.t Brennan -- Herb.t Stone -- (Implying that the two witnesses signed the original document.) The above named Herbert Stone came this day into court and made oath that he saw the above named Samuel Varner & Robert Varner duely (sic) Seal and Execute the above Articles whereof the above writing is a Memoriall and also saw Geo. Stone party to the said Articles Signe (sic) and Seal the s.d Memorial is y.e depon.ts own handwriting

Writing --- Herb.t Stone --- Jod cor nob apud Session par(?) ten apud Ardmagh tix (dix/dir?) Octobris Anno Dom 1722 --- Tho Dawson --- Tho: Burke "

Continue to the next section Chapter One Appendix 1-B
Links to all sections of Chapter 1
  • Introduction
  • Samuel in Ireland
  • Samuel in America
  • Calendar Change
  • Possible Children of Samuel
  • Origins of the Verner families of Scotland and Ireland
  • Historical Background
  • Verner families in Ireland in the 1600s and later
  • What other authors have written
  • My assessment and summary
  • Appendix 1-A
  • Appendix 1-B
  • Timeline
  • Additional Information
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