Have you ever had a strange dream, awakened, then tried to get back to sleep so you could finish the dream? I did… and I couldn’t. And all I could remember was that I lost my shoes, had forgotten the roses, and had to pick up the cake… and there were this troupe of pear-shaped cloggers scheduled to perform. And what this has to do with genealogy or the search for my
And I continue with my Transcription Project, searching for the hint or clue that could lead me to a shred of evidence to the ancestry and genealogy of ggg-grandfather James.
The next entered, on 2 April 1801, is I believe the Schedule A as referred to in my most recent few Postings. There is a difference which I really will not go into too much detail but I thought in the previous Document there was reference to Ten Parts, whereas in this two-page Schedule A, the reference is to eight Parts.
Here are the two Pages, 32 and 33, as downloaded from Item 3 of the microfilm FHL [
1563378].
And my transcription -
Examined
Entered 2nd April 1801
This Indenture made the twenty third day of July in the Thirtieth year
of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and
Ireland King Defender of the Faith And in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight Hundred
Between Ann Wordsworth of Wadsworth in the County of York Widow Administratrix
with the Will annexed of the Goods Chattels Rights and Credits of Samuel Wordsworth late of the
City of London Merchant deceased Sir Charles Kent of Chandor Street Cavendish Square
in the County of Middlesex Baronet and Dame Mary his Wife Ann Verelst of
Aston in the said County of York Widow which said Dame Mary the Wife of the said Sir Charles
Kent and Ann Verelst are the Coheire∫ses at Law of Josias Wordsworth of Wadworth aforesaid
Esquire the Cousin and Heir at Law of the said Samuel Wordsworth William Lushington
of the City of London Merchant Alexander Scott Son Heir at Law and Devisee named in the
last Will and Testament of Michael Scott late of the Island of Grenada in the West Indies Esquire
deceased and Marthé Cornette Victoire De St. Cyr Scott of Wolfenbuttel in the
Dutch of Brunswick in Lower Saxony Widow of the said Michael Scott of the one Part and
James Law of the said City of London Merchant of the other Part Witne∫seth that
the said Ann Wordsworth Sir Charles Kent Dame Mary his Wife Ann Verelst William Lushington
Alexander Scott and Marthé Cornette Victoire De St. Cyr Scott for and in consideration of the sum
of five shillings of lawful Money of Great Britain to them in Hand at or before the sealing and delivery
of these Presents well and truly paid by the said James Law the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge
Have and each of them Hath Bargained and sold And by these Presents Do and each of them
Doth Bargain and sell unto the said James Law All those two several Plantations or Estates
or Pieces or Parcels of Land or Ground late of the said Michael Scott with all Me∫suages or Tenements
Erections and Buildings thereunto belonging with the Appurtenances situate in the Parish of St. Andrew
in the said Island of Grenada and commonly called or known by the name of the Boulogne and
Union Plantation is by whatsoever name or names the same or either of them have or hath been
called or known and which said Plantations and Premises were formerly in the tenure or occupation
of the said Michael Scott or his A∫signs and were formerly the Estate of George Scott Esquire deceased
the Brother of the said Michael Scott and Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Dominique in
America together with all Ways Paths Pa∫sages Waters Watercourses Rights Easements Profits
Privileges Commodities and Hereditaments to the same Plantation belonging or in any wise
appertaining or therewith or with any part thereof commonly used deemed taken or known as part parcel
or member thereof together with all and singular the Me∫suages or Dwelling houses Outhouse Mills
Boiling houses Curing houses Stillhouses Cisterns Cellars Negro houses and all other Edifices and Erections
of what nature or kind soever on the said Plantation hereby bargained and sold or intended to be
erected built standing or being with all and every the Coppers Boilers Stills Worms and other fixtures
therein or thereupon And all and every those Negro and other Slaves in the Schedule annexed to the
Indenture of Release intended to bear date the day next after the day of the date of these Presents herein
after referred to particularly specified by Name and all and every the Horse Mules Horned Cattles and
other live Stock in the same Schedule enumerated and distinguished with the future i∫sue and Increase
of the Females of the said Slaves and live Stock and also all and singular the Plantations Stores
Implements Utensils furniture and dead Stock to the said Plantation hereby bargained and sold or
intended
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Intended so to be or to the Building thereon respectively belonging or used or
kept for the purposes of cultivation or manufacture and the Reversion and Reversions
Remainder and Remainders yearly and other Rents I∫sues and profits thereof To have
and to Hold the said Plantation Pieces or Parcels of Land Me∫suages Buildings fixtures
Negro and other Slaves live and dead Stock Plantation Utensils and Premises herein before
mentioned and intended to be hereby bargained and sold with their and every of their
Appurtenances unto the said James Law his Executors Administrators and A∫signs from
the day next before the day of the date of these Presents for and during and unto the full
end and term of one whole Year from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended
Yielding and Paying for the same at the expiration of the said Term the rent
of one pepper Corn only (if the same shall be lawfully demanded) To the intent and
Purposes that by virtue of these Presents and by force of the Statute made for transferring of
Uses into Po∫se∫sion the said James Law may be in the actual Po∫se∫sion of the said Heredita-
ments and Premises and be thereby enabled to accept and take absent and Releases of the
Reversion and Inheritance thereof unto him the said James Law his Heirs and A∫signs To
the use of the said James Law his Heirs and A∫signs for ever upon the Trusts and to and for
the intents and purposes and with under and subject to the Power Provisoes and Declarations
to be mentioned expre∫sed and declared of and concerning the same in and by a certain Indenture
of Release of eight parts intended to bear date the day next after the day of the date hereof and to
be made between the said Sir Charles Kent and Dame Mary his Wife and Ann Verelst of the first
Part the said Ann Wordsworth of the second part the said Sir Charles Kent Dame Mary his
Wife and Ann Verelst of the third part The Reverend William Smith of the Fourth part thesaid
Alexander Scott of the fifth part the said Marthé Cornette Victoire De St. Cyr Scott of the sixth
Part the said William Lushington of the seventh part and the said James Law of the Eighth
Part In Witne∫s whereof the said Parties to these presents have hereunto set their Hands
and Seals the day and year first above written
Ann (LS) Wordsworth Ann (LS) Verelst Marthé Cornette
Charles (LS) Kent W. (LS) Lushington Victorie de St. Cyr (LS) Scott
Mary (LS) Kent Alexr (LS) Scott by her Attorney Robt. Smith
Sealed and delivered by the within named Ann Wordsworth (being first duly stamped) in the
presence of Geo Broadrick Town Clerk Doncaster Wm Stephenson his Clerk
Sealed and delivered by the with named Sit Charles Kent and Mary his Wife in the presence of
Jo Solly Town Clerk of Sandwich. Thos Cro∫s Clerk to Me∫sr Bleasdale & Alexander London
Sealed and delivered by the within named Ann Verelst in the presence of
James Hall Joseph Robinson
Sealed and delivered by the within named Alexander Scott in the presence of
James Smith Basinghall Street London - Robert Lanning
Sealed and delivered by the within named Marthé Cornette Victoire de St. Cyr Scott by Robert
Smith her Attorney by virtue of a Power of Attorney bearing date the twenty seventh day of November
One thousand Eight hundred in the presence of William Brown Robert Lanning
Schedule B begins of Page 34 and I believes runs through Page 72. I will be transcribing 38 new pages… and searching.
Enjoy,
Jim