John Sproull the Apothecary / Thomas Verner Deeds

 Deed 1 

237 521 154134 Verner to Sproule 4 & 5 of June 1764, Registry of Deeds, Familysearch.org, transcribed by Jaime Reid

A memorial of indented deeds of lease and release bearing date respectively the 4 & 5 of June 1764 between Thomas Verner of the city of Dublin esq of the one part and John Sproull of Strabane in the co of Tyrone Apothecary of the other part. Whereby the said Thomas Verner for the considerin therin mentioned doth grant bargain etc undto the said John Sproull & his heirs one full moity or equal half undivided of and in all that and those the town & lands of Dooish otherwise Dowish otherwise Dowess Coolavanagh commonly known by their subdenomination of Upper and Lower Dowish with the Mountain of Dowish, Upper and Lower Lisnaboyaghan & lots of Cool names situated lying in the Barony of Omagh & Co of Tyrone (I think freehold)

Witnessed by Richard Cowan and Thomas Gibson both of the city of Dublin Gents and this Memorial is signed and sealed by the said Thomas Verner and witnessed by the said Richard Cowan and Thomas Gibson

Deed 2 

297 585 196250 Verner to Sproull 5 May 1773,  Registry of Deeds, Familysearch.org, transcribed by Jaime Reid

A memorial of deed poll or declaration of trust 5 May 1773 reciting that by indented deed of lease and release bearing the dates 4 and 5 June 1764 between Thomas Verner of city of Dublin Esq. John Sproule of Strabane in co. Tyrone Esq. Thomas Verner did grant, bargain and sell unto John Sproull for £1,300 one full moiety or equal half undivided of the towns and lands of Dooish, Coolavanagh, Lisnaboyaghan, Coolmacormick, Coolmacbryan and Coolemore in Barony of Omagh and co. Tyrone, and the said John Sproule by said deed poll or declaration of trust acknowledges that the said lands so purchased and conveyed were purchased by him in trust and for the proper use and benefit of Andrew Sproule of Grenan in the co. Tyrone gent. his heirs and assigns and that one moiety or full half of the said consideration money of £1,300 was paid by said Andrew Sproule, and said deed poll signed and executed by said John Sproule and witnessed Richard Cowan of Lifford in co. Donegal Esq. and Thomas Cowan of the city of Dublin atty at law. Mem signed by said John Sproule and witnessed by sd Thomas Cowan and Thomas Bond of Ballykellagnan in co. Tyrone aforesaid gent.

Deed 3 

John Sproull the Apocethary, Andrew Sproule of Grennan 15^th and 16^th April 1774, Registry of Deeds, Familysearch.org, transcribed by Jaime Reid

Indented deed of lease and release 15^th and 16^th April 1774 btw 1) John Sproull of Strabane in co. Tyrone Esq. and 2) Andrew Sproull of Grennan in sd co. gent. John Sproull did grant bargain sell alien enfeoff remise release and confirm unto 2 the townlands poles and tates of land of the west half or division of Duwish o’wise Dowish, Dowess, now in tenure and occupation of Andrew Sproull and his undertenants bounded on the North by lands of Lackagh and part of Glenroan Glebe lands on the NE by Donaree on the SE by the east half or division of the sd lands of Dowish now in poss’n of sd John Sproull and his undertenants on the SW by Grennan on the W by Brishatallon in co. Fermanagh and on the NW by Glebe lands of Glenroan afsd, and situate in the parish of Longfield barony of Omagh and co. of Tyrone and containing 484 acres 1 rood 36 perches. To Andrew Sproull and his heirs and assigns forever yielding paying and performing unto the Rt. Hon. Olivia countess of Ross the sum of six pounds twelve shillings and five pence one moiety or full half of the chief rent receivers fees and duty out of the whole of lands of Dowish granted by Hugh Carmichael Esq. Counsellor at Law in sd deed of release named to sd John Sproull and also performing a full half of the services reserved and payable to the said Olivia countess of Ross and also paying the sum of three pounds nine pence yearly to the Edw. Murray dec’d (in sd deed of release also named during the continuance of the lease made to William Nethery of a part of the lands of Lisnaboyaghan in the co. Tyrone and in sd deed of release several other clauses and conv’t and the same is signed sealed executed by the sd John Sproull & Andrew Sproull and witnessed by Thomas Cowan and Hugh Auchinleck of the city of Dublin atty’s. Mem signed and sealed by sd Andrew Sproull and witnessed by sd Thomas Cowan and Hugh Auchinleck, 22 April 1774.

For an explanation of these deeds, see Part 2 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin, Pieces of the Jigsaw