Irish Records

Grantor: Beatty, Sam'l; Grantee: Beatty, Volume 350, page 269, #235,923; FHL microfilm 531,949

October 7, 1780; Marriage Articles between Samuel Beatty of Lettin, County of Fermanagh, John Beatty of Lettin, County of Fermanagh "only son of said Sam'l Beatty" and Christopher West of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Christopher West paid 250 pounds to John Beatty "as a Marriage portion with the said Christopher West's daughter, Frances West." Samuel Beatty transferred to John Beatty a lease made October 4, 1742, land called Longfield, yearly rent of seventeen pounds sterling; also lease of lands of Latten & Bohalkin dated December 21, 1757, yearly rent 13 pounds six shillings. Samuel Beatty also transferred all the stock of cattle on Longfield to John Beatty, reserving only "the one half of the house & household furniture and stock of cattle on the said lands of Lettin during his life only but immediately after his decease to be enjoyed by the said John Beatty his heirs & Assigns during the remainder of the lives then to come and unexpired subject to the said John Beatty allowing Ann Beatty his mother a part of the dwelling house & two cows grazed and foddered free during her natural life." Witnesses: John Watson of Enniskillen & Christopher West