Burton family papers

Document code P1/0358

Date 9 September 1807

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Reverend John Ball, clerk, and Elizabeth Walker, spinster, only surviving child and heir at law of Bartholomew Walker, deceased, both of the city of Dublin, of the other part. Mentions that another deed is annexed (not present). The current indenture is a further renewal of a lease but further details of the premises are not given.

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Document code P1/0359

Date 4 November 1807

Description Copy of will of William Finn, Carlow, county Carlow. A number of codicils are also present.

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Document code P1/0360

Date 12 January 1808-30 January 1812

Description Copy of extract from the will and codicil of Mary Cooke. In will (12 January 1808) writes that she is entitled to one-half of the lands of Moon (Moone), county Kildare, and devises these lands to William Burton upon trust for his son, Benjamin Burton. Also bequeaths three leasehold interests she holds under the See of Dublin to Benjamin Burton. In codicil (30 January 1812) writes that Benjamin Burton is now deceased and now bequeaths aforesaid properties to his second son, also named Benjamin Burton.

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Document code P1/0361

Date 22 March 1808

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollardton (Pollerton), county Carlow, of one part, and representative of Colonel Robert Burton, Harristown, county Kildare, deceased, of one part, and Henry Heydon (Headon), city of Dublin, writing clerk, and Frances Headon otherwise Hogan, his wife, of the other part. Frances Headon is the daughter and administrator of James Hogan, late of Carlow town, gentleman, who was eldest son and heir at law of Garrett Hogan, also late of Carlow town, both deceased. Recites lease dated 23 February 1738 (described as document number P1/0072) of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0362

Date 13 May1808

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Hans Hamilton, Sheephill, county Dublin, esquire, of the other part. Recites deed of release dated 24 January 1743 (described as document number P1/0106) of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0363

Date 17 May 1811

Description Assignment of judgement made between William Curtis, Annaghmore, King's county (Offaly), esquire, of one part, and William Middleton, Mullingar, county Westmeath, esquire, of the other part. Recites that during Easter Term 1802, Ann Preston, widow of Reverend Plunket Preston, obtained a judgement in the Court of King's Bench in Ireland against Robert Curtis, Inane, county Tipperary, esquire, in the sum of £1,600 sterling plus costs. The interest of Ann Preston in the judgement is now vested in William Curtis. The sum of £810.9.11 is now due on the judgement and William Middleton has agreed to advance this sum to Curtis on an assignment of the judgement. It is noted that a memorial of the assignment was entered in the Prothonotary's Office of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench in Ireland on 7 August 1811, number 103.

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Document code P1/0364

Date 17 May 1811

Description Assignment of mortgage and judgement made between William Curtis, Annamore, King's county (Offaly), esquire, of one part, and William Middleton, Mullingar, county Westmeath, esquire, of the other part. Recites that Daniel Toler, late of Beechwood, county Tipperary, esquire, deceased, did by his will dated 2 April 1796 devise the lands of Knigh (otherwise Castleploough and Bewley), barony of Lower Ormond, county Tipperary, together with the mansion house, offices, gardens and woods thereon to Robert Curtis, Inane, county Tipperary, esquire, and Sarah Anne Curtis otherwise Toler, his wife, second daughter of Daniel Toler. In his will, Daniel Toler empowered his daughter to raise the sum of £1,000 on the lands. The Curtis' became seized of the lands after Toler's death. Recites details of deeds of lease and release dated 17 May 1802 and 18 May 1802, the deed of release being made between the Curtis' and Anne Preston, parish of St Anne's, Dublin, widow of Reverend Plunket Preston, parish of Dunbrileague, county Limerick, whereby the Curtis' mortgaged the aforementioned lands for sum of £800 at rate of 6% interest to be repaid by 18 May 1803. Preston obtained a judgement against Robert Curtis conditioned for the payment of £800 plus interest. This judgement is now vested in William Curtis and the sum of £800 is due on the mortgage and judgement. William Curtis assigns the mortgage and judgement to William Middleton in consideration of the sum of £800 paid by Middleton to Curtis. It is noted that this deed was registered at the Register Office, city of Dublin, on 7 August 1811 in book 640, page 484, number 438586.

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Document code P1/0365

Date [August 1811]

Description Draft renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and James Cuddihy, Hughes' town, county Kildare, farmer, of the other part. Recites deeds of lease and release dated 17 November 1771 and 18 November 1771 of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0366

Date 11 September 1811

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Robert Phipps, esquire, Doctor of Laws, Senior Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, acting executor and trustee of the will of William Phipps, esquire, deceased, of the other part. States that Sir Charles is seized of the rent and reversion in lease dated 10 May 1756 (details of this lease are given in description for document number P1/0414). Also that Robert Phipps is seized of the interest in the premises demised in this lease and is entitled to a renewal in trust for Isaac Barre Phipps, only son of William Phipps, who is a minor. Renewal is granted in respect of two fields containing 7 acres, 2 roods and 12 perches at Cullenswood, county Dublin.

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Document code P1/0367

Date 13 September 1811

Description Mortgage made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Reverend Edward Herbert, city of Dublin, Master of Arts, Archdeacon of Aghadoe, trustee of a deed of settlement executed on the marriage of the said Sir Charles Burton and Catherine Cuffe (marriage settlement described as document number P1/0249). Recited in this marriage settlement that certain lands, part of the estate of Richard Thornhill, esquire, had been previously granted to trustees to permit Sophia, Lady Desart, in case she should survive Thornhill, to charge the premises with a sum not exceeding £3,000 with interest at 5%. Sophia, Lady Desart, appointed the sum of £966.13.4 as Catherine Cuffe's portion of the sum of £3,000. By Sir Charles and Catherine Cuffe's marriage settlement, this sum, together with two other sums of £5,000 and £2,666.13.4 were vested in William Cuffe and Joseph Hoare upon trust (except for sum of £1,000 given to Sir Charles for his sole use). States that both trustees, William Cuffe and Joseph Hoare, have died and Herbert, party hereto, is appointed trustee in their stead. The sum of £966.13.4 plus interest amounts to £1466.13.4 was paid to Sir Charles as a result of a court case. The sum spent by Sir Charles during the court case exceeds the amount recovered. Now, Sir Charles owes the sum of £966.13.4 to the trust. Herbert has further lent the sum of £227.4.0 to Sir Charles from the trust fund. Sir Charles has agreed to secure the two sums by mortgage on the lands of Knocknabodaly (Knockbodaly), county Kilkenny, and the lands of Dungansallagh (Dangansallagh), county Tipperary. Mortgage to be null and void if the sums of money are repaid with interest within one year.

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Document code P1/0369

Date 29 February 1812

Description Assignment of mortgage made between William Middleton, Mullingar, county Westmeath, esquire, of one part, and Reverend Edward Herbert, city of Dublin, Master of Arts, of the other part. It is noted that a memorial of this deed was entered at the Register Office, city of Dublin, on 3 March 1812 in book 6[4]1, page 41[0], number 443593.

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Document code P1/0370

Date 30 January 1813

Description Renewal of lease made between William Browne, Brownshill, county Carlow, esquire, of one part, and the Governors and Guardians of the Hospital founded by Doctor Richard Steevens (Steevens' Hospital), near Dublin, of the other part. Recites indenture dated 19 December 1718 (described as document number P1/0043).

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Document code P1/0371

Date 8 November 1813

Description Probate in the will of Sir Charles Burton, deceased. Administration granted to Catherine Burton, widow. Copy of will (24 January 1809) appended. It includes a list of plate owned by Sir Charles.

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Document code P1/0372

Date 5 November 1814

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and William Humfrey, Belville, county Carlow, of the other part. Recites lease dated 16 February 1727 (described as document number P1/0055) of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0374

Date 21 April 1816-26 November 1822

Description Copy of will of Hans Hamilton, Sheephill, county Dublin, esquire, Member of Parliament (MP). Three codicils also present. It is noted that probate in the estate was granted to Henry Hamilton, one of the executors, on 25 April 1823.

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Document code P1/0375

Date 5 September 1816

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and William Browne, Brownshill, county Carlow, of the other part. Recites lease made on 30 July 1717 [this may be a mistake. Possible correct date of the original lease being 13 July 1717] made between Benjamin Burton, formerly of the city of Dublin, alderman, deceased, and John Browne, Catherlough (Carlow), county Carlow, esquire, of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0376

Date [1817]

Description Draft renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, county Carlow, of one part, and John Thomson, Carlow, county Carlow, merchant. This is draft of lease described as 5 September 1818 (described as document P1/0381).

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Document code P1/0377

Date [9-16 February 1818]

Description Copy of inquisition under Commission of Lunacy to inquire as to whether Eliza Dorothea Walker, Charlemont bridge, county Dublin, is capable of managing her own affairs. Declares that since 1798 she has been an 'idiot lunatick or person of unsound mind' and that she continues to be in this state. Names her next of kin. Also, that she is seized of part of the lands of Curragh, Garragh, Clonmore, Curraghb[r]ee or Curraghbee, Queen's county (Laois); and the Burrin or Boerlain Lands and certain premises, Carlow, county Carlow.

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Document code P1/0378

Date 4 April 1818

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Cornelius Henry Bolton, and Alicia Bolton, his wife, of the second part, and Bridget Daly, Rathdrum, county Dublin, of the third part. Recites lease dated 23 February 1738 of which this is a further renewal. Original lease made between Robert Burton, Harristown, county Kildare, esquire, and Philip Bernard. Details of the original lease are recited in description for document number P1/0508.

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Document code P1/0379

Date 4 April 1818

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Cornelius Henry Bolton, of Maidenhead, Queen's county (Laois), and Alicia Bolton, his wife, of the second part, and Bridget Daly, Rathdrum, county Dublin, of the third part. Recites lease dated 24 June 1752 made between Sir Charles Burton, city of Dublin, and Philip Bernard, Catherlough (Carlow), county Carlow, esquire. Details of this original lease are given in description for document number P1/0196.

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Document code P1/0380

Date 4 April 1818

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Cornelius Henry Bolton, and Alicia Bolton, his wife, of the second part, and Bridget Daly, Rathdrum, county Dublin, of the third part. Recites lease dated 4 July 1772 (described as document number P1/0222) of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0381

Date 5 September 1818

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and John Thomson, Carlow, county Carlow, of the other part. Recites deeds of lease and release dated 17 November 1771 and 18 November 1771 respectively made between Sir Charles Burton, late of the city of Dublin, deceased, and Harcourt Lightbourne, then also of the city of Dublin, deceased, in respect of dwelling house, outhouses, yard and rear garden at Tullow street, Carlow. Lately occupied by Hugh Fagan. Also, the dwelling house commonly called the coffee house and out-offices behind same, with liberty of the passageway under same, Burrin street, Carlow. Leased for three named lives renewable forever.

The current indenture is a renewal of the 1771 release.

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Document code P1/0382

Date 16 September 1818

Description Draft bill in the matter of Benjamin Burton, William Burton, Richard Burton, George Burton and Edward Burton, esquires, and Catherine Burton, Grace Anna Burton, Elizabeth Burton and Sophia Burton, spinsters, younger children of Sir Charles Burton and Lady Catherine Burton (otherwise Cuffe) against Reverend Edward Herbert. Document outlines details of marriage settlement executed on 4 August 1778 on the marriage of Sir Charles Burton and his wife. Later, Archdeacon Edward Herbert and his son, Reverend Edward Herbert, became trustees to the marriage settlement. At various times, they converted stock, part of the trust fund, to the value of £2,000 and £1,400 to their own use. This draft bill is addressed to Thomas, Lord Manners, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, to resolve various issues associated with the Herberts' actions.

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Document code P1/0383

Date [1818]

Description Draft renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, and William Humphrey, Waterloo lodge, county Carlow, esquire. Recites lease dated 16 February 1727 made between Benjamin Burton, city of Dublin, and Matthew Humphry, in respect of three small parks near the town of Carlow containing 7 acres and 3 roods. Bounded on the east by part of Green lane. To be held by Humphry for three lives renewable forever by insertion of new lives. The interests of the parties named in the 1727 lease is now vested in the parties to the current indenture. Sir Charles Burton grants Humphrey a renewal of the lease.

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Document code P1/0384

Date 28 May 1819

Description Copy of assignment made between Elizabeth Payne otherwise McClelland, widow, Anne McClelland, spinster, and John Robert Payne, all of Tullow, county Carlow, of one part, and Michael Nowlan, Carlow, county Carlow, shopkeeper, of the other part. Payne and Anne McClelland are two of the daughters and devisees named in the will of the late Robert McClelland. John Robert Payne is his grandson and residuary legatee. Recites deed of release dated 20 June 1759 made between Sir Charles Burton, city of Dublin, of one part, and Francis Wilkinson, Carlow, county Carlow, merchant, of the other part, in respect of dwelling house and appurtenances at Tullow street, Carlow town. Lately held by Elizabeth Dale, widow. Lease to run for three named lives with covenant for perpetual renewal. Interest in the lease is now vested in the parties named in the current indenture. It is noted that this deed was registered at the Register Office, city of Dublin, on 1 July 1819 in book 742, page 381, number 505516.

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Document code P1/0385

Date 18 January 1820

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and William Humphrey, Barrowvillein, county Carlow, esquire, of the other part. This is a renewal of lease described as document number P1/0055.

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Document code P1/0386

Date [July 1822]

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollarton (Pollerton), county Carlow, of one part, and Thomas James, Ballychristall, county Wexford, esquire, of the other part. Recites lease dated 13 July 1717 made between Benjamin Burton, city of Dublin, alderman, of one part, and James Mitchell, Catherlough (Carlow), county Carlow, tanner, of the other part, in respect of part of the Burrin Lands near Carlow containing 14 acres, 3 roods and 15 perches plantation measure. Lease to run for three named lives with covenant for perpetual renewal. The current indenture is such a renewal.

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Document code P1/0387

Date 28 February 1823

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollardstown (Pollerton), county Carlow, of one part, and Roderick Connor, esquire, one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, successor of Stewart King, guardian of the fortune of Eliza Dorothea Walker, now of Carlow town, county Carlow, spinster, a lunatic, of the other part. Recites lease dated 13 July 1717 (details of which are given in description for document number P1/0107) of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0388

Date 12 May 1823

Description Copy of renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollardstown (Pollerton), county Carlow, of one part, and Edward Hunt, Kinsale, county Cork, esquire, of the other part. Recites lease dated 15 August 1718 (described as document number P1/0039) of which this is a renewal.

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Document code P1/0389

Date 9 March 1825

Description Copy of renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part and Stephen, 3rd Earl of Mount Cashell, Moore park, county Cork, of the other part. Recites lease dated 18 June 1767 (described as document number P1/0188) of which this is a renewal. It is noted that this deed was registered at the Register Office, city of Dublin, on 16 June 1825 in book 803, page 572, number 542307.

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Document code P1/0390

Date 22 April 1825

Description Fair copy of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollerton, county Carlow, of one part, and Richard Brodrick, Brownshill, county Carlow, farmer, of the other part, in respect of part of the lands of Pollerton containing 9 acres, 1 rood and 11 perches. Bounded on the north by John Kelly's farm, on the west by Joseph Fishbourne, esquire, and John Murphy's holdings, on the south by Andrew Redmond's holding, and on the east by John Byrne and Sir Charles Burton's holding. Lease to run for one named life or term of 21 years, whichever lasts longer. Annual rent of £2.10.0 per acre.

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Document code P1/0391

Date [August 1825]

Description Brief submitted for the opinion of Chamberlain Richard Walker, 30 Cumberland street, [Dublin]. Recites indenture made 27 May 1820 between Sir Charles Burton, of the first part, Charles Francis Brabazon, of the second part, George Frederick Winstanley, of the third part, and William Parsons Hoey, of the fourth part, whereby in consideration of the sum of £850, Sir Charles grants to Brabazon an annuity of £114.12.10 chargeable upon certain lands. For the better securing of payment of the annuity Sir Charles demises certain lands to Winstanley. A dispute has now arisen and advice sought on behalf of Sir Charles. Opinion of Walker (19 August 1825) is appended.

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Document code P1/0392

Date 21 September 1825

Description Renewal of lease made between Sir Charles Burton, Pollardstown (Pollerton), county Carlow, of the first part, and Roderick Connor, esquire, one of the Masters of His Majesty's High Court of Chancery in Ireland, the successor of Stuart King, guardian of Eliza Dorothea Walker, Carlow, county Carlow, a lunatic, of the other part. Recites lease made on 13 July 1717 made between Benjamin Burton, city of Dublin, alderman, and Thomas Purlewent. An earlier renewal of this lease is described as document P1/0107.

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