JOHN McYLREA to WILLIAM STOLE

SALE - 1735 (Malew)

Know all men by these presents that I John McYlrea of the city of Dublin diverse good causes and considerations me hereunto moving but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds Irish value to be paid or satisfied unto me at the delivery of these presents by and from the hands of William Stole of Ballasalley in the parish of KK Malew in the Isle of Man have given, granted, bargained, alienated, passed over and sold and do by these present give, grant, bargain, alienate, pass over and forever absolutely sell from me my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns unto him the said William Stole his heirs executors, administrators and assigns all the right, title, claim or interest I now have or hereafter may have of in and unto a certain house and garden situate and lying in the above said Ballasalley and adjoining unto John Quayle beg’s house and the garden unto the said Quayle’s garden of the yearly Lord’s rent of fourpence and also my right of Crott Valley it being three parcels situate near the said town – one parcel of which adjoining unto Robert Stole’s rent on the south eastern side another to John Quayle above said’s rent on the south east side unto Thomas Taylor’s rent on the north east and the other adjoining unto unto the said Quayle’s rent on the south west side of the yearly rent of twelve pence being Abbey lands forever to have and to hold unto him the said William Stole his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns the premises beforementioned with all their appurtenances with all ways, waters, watercourses,  easements, liberties, profits, commodities and advantages to the same belonging in or anyway appertaining he the said William Stole, heirs, executors, administrators and assigns yielding and paying the annual rents above mentioned with all other dues, duties, suits and services annually incumbent upon the premises and I do hereby bind and oblige myself my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to uphold, maintain and awarrant to defend the premises with all their appurtenances unto him the said William Stole his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns against the pretended right of all manner of person or persons claiming any right to any part parcel of member of the premises the Right Honourable Lord of the said Isle only excepted and I do oblige myself to do all thing or things that is necessary or requisite to be done for the better strengthening of the premises unto him the said William Stole heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and for the true and faithful performance of everything herein contained I the said John McYlrea  to hereby bind and oblige myself my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns firmly by these presents in the penalty or forfeiture of eighty pounds to be paid in the nature of all fines within this Isle in witness whereof I have hereunto set my mark and seal to my name this 17th March 1734/5 John Mylrea my X and seal
Note that before the signing hereof that the consideration of the beforementioned premises being the sum of twenty pounds Irish is fully paid and satisfied
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us the subscribing witnesses Daniel Callister, Thomas Redfern
Dan Callister and Thomas Redfern the subscribing witnesses to the within and above Bill of Sale have made oath that the same was duly executed by John McYlrea for the use and behalf therein mentioned before me Charles Moore
At a Sheading Court holden at Castle Rushen the within Bill of Sale being proved before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against it therefore the same is allowed of and confirmed as far as ....... to this Court Thomas Horton, William Stonier, Charles Stanley, William Christian, Charles Moore, Daniel Mylrea
At an Abbey Court held at Ballasalley 15th October 1735 The within Bill of Sale being proved before the Deemster and now openly published in Court and no objection offered against it therefore the same is allowed of and confirmed so far as ......... to this Court Thomas Horton Charles Moore, Daniel Mylrea William Stonier, William Christian
[Ref: SSS Oct 1735 #45]

NOTES

  1. Ballasalley
  2. John McYlrea was the only son of John McYlrea who died in 1699, aged 35. He was 17 when his father died. His grandfather Martin McYlrea had died 18 months previously
  3. John's mother was Elizabeth Bridson who settled the family estate on him in 1718, by which time he had already left the Island. He was a tailor in Dublin and evidently did not return permanently to the Isle of Man
  4. His sister Ellin (Elinor) married John Callister in 1722
  5. His mother died in 1726
  6. John's departure to Ireland, and his sale of his family's estate, marked the end of this line of Malew Mylrea, barely 100 years after his grandfather Martin McYlrea was born
  7. This sale had to be revisited in 1736 because John's wife, Elizabeth, had not been a signatory to the original sale document. An identical Bill of Sale was executed with a preamble explaining the reason for the new document
  8. William Stole the purchaser might also be the William Stole who bought Charles Mylrea's Creggans in 1740 and later provided large mortgages in 1744 & 1747 to Charles jnr whose financial situation was precarious
  9. There is much about the Malew Mylreas of the 1600s and early 1700s that does not hang together so extreme caution must be exercised
  10. For further insights into the Malew Mylreas, please refer to Mylreas in Ballaquaile and Fildraw

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