This is a transcription of 1852 Vol 23 Memorial # 191, Memorial date 6 Oct 1852, Deed 4 Oct 1852 between Alexander Cowan of Shallony and William Russell Cowan of Texas and Mervyn Archdale. This refers back to a grand lease between the Archdales and Cowans for the townland of Clonkeen which was three lives renewed forever on payment of a fee. The indexes and deeds on FamilySearch are a great wealth of information. They can be found here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/185720?availability=Family%20His tory%20Library From this memorial I was able to find out that Alexander Cowan was living in Texas for a period of time and that he was an attorney. Things I never knew before finding this memorial. Both Alexander and William were sons of Quartermaster Pattison Cowan of Shallony, Fermanagh. He was interesting . he married Charlotte Amelia Russell in 1799 in the Queen of Portugal's Chapel in Portugal. When he and his wife returned to Ireland, they married again in the Church of Ireland in 1829, perhaps to ensure that their union would be recognised. This was particularly important for Charlotte later on after Pattison's death as she was seeking access to a pension after his death. Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Russell, Esq., British Vice-Consul in Rio de Janeiro. This particular deed is from this page: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-YJV7?i=156 <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSJW-YJV7?i=156&cat=185720 > &cat=185720 In the Register appointed by act of Parliament for the Public Registering of deeds Wills and so forth. A memorial of an indenture of Mortgage bearing date the fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two and made between Alexander Cowan of Shallony in the County of Fermanagh farmer of the first part William Russell Cowan of the state of Texas in the United States of America Gentleman by the said Alexander Cowan as his attorney of the second part and Mervyn Archdale of Castle Archdale in the County of Fermanagh Esquire member of Parliament for the said county of the third part WHEREBY after reating? as therein is reated? The said Alexander Cowan and William Russell Cowan for the considerations therein mentioned did Grant Bargain sell Release and confirm unto the said Mervyn Archdale his heirs and assigns all that and those that ? part of portion of the Town and Lands of Clonkeen situate in the parish of Derryvoland Barony of Lurg and County of Fermanagh as then in possession of the said Alexander Cowan and his under tenants to hold unto the said Mervyn Archdale his heirs and assigns to his and their own proper use and benefit from and during the Continuance and existence of the life and lives then in being under the last tenure of the Lease of said Lands and the survivor of them and for and during the life and lives of such other person or persons as should for ever thereafter be added to the term of the said demise pursuant to the Covenant for perpetual renewal in the original lease thereof contained freed from all estates tail or quasi tail and all pernanders? and reversions expectant and depending thereon subject nevertheless to a proviso for redemption upon payment of the sum of five hundred pounds with interest at five pounds per centum On the first day of November then next and also upon payment of such ? and charges as the said Mervyn Archdale should sustain in effecting a policy of insurance on the life of the said Alexander Cowan for the sum of five hundred pounds Stirling and in keeping up said policy in the ? on such advances at five pounds per centum and which said indenture contains other covenants which said indenture of Mortgage and this memorial as to the due execution thereof by the said Alexander Cowan and William Russell Cowan is witnessed by Archibald Callum attorney at Law and James Maddick Denroche writing clerk to said Archibald and both of Enniskillen in the County of Fermanagh, Alexander Cowan (seal) William Russell Cowan (seal) signed and sealed in presence of the word ? being first interlined? and the words and their own proper being first written on an erasure also the words five hundred pounds sterling being first interlined? James W Denroche Archibald Callum, the above named James Waddick Denroche maketh oath and saith that he is a ? ? to the deed of which the above writing is a memorial and also to the said memorial and saith he was present and saw the said deed duly executed by the said Alexander Cowan and William Russell Cowan by said Alexander Cowan as his attorney and saith he was also present and saw this memorial duly executed by the said Alexander Cowan and William Russell Cowan by said Alexander Cowan as his attorney and that the name James Waddick Denroche subscribed as a witness to said deed and this memorial is this deponents proper name and hand writing James W Denroche Sworn before me at Enniskillen in the county of Fermanagh this fifth day of October 1852 two by ? of a ? issued forth of her majestys high court of ? in Ireland to me decreed for taking affidavits for said court in said county and know the deponent William Muldoon Master Extraordinary