Index of Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills held at Land Grants 1744-1859

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Index of Miscellaneous Deeds and Wills
(1744-1859 in 22 Volumes)
held at the
Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL)

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The following is the "Nature of Document" meanings for the Misc Wills and Deeds
A	Assent	AA	Deed of Assumption Agreement	AF	Affidavit
AG	Agreement	AL	Assignment of Lease	AP	Assignment of Purchase and Sale
AR	Assignment of Rentals	AS	Assignment	AT	Appointment of Trustee
B/S	Bill of Sale	C	Conveyance	CF	Confirmation
CO	Court Order	CT	Trustee Certificate	CV	Caveat
D	Declaration	DB	Debenture	E	Easement: Right of Way
G	Grant	GT	Guarantee	I	Indemnification
J	Judgement	L	Lease	L1	License
LP	Les Pendens	LS	Surrender of Lease	M	Mortgage: Deed of Further Charge; Trust Deed
MC	Minute of Council	MP	Master Plan	MR	Mortgage Renewal
N	Notice	NA	Notice of Abandonment	NE	Notice of Expropriation
NL	Notice of Lease	NW	Navigable Waters	O	Option
P	Indenture of Subordination (Deed of Postponement)	PA	Power of Attorney	PR	Part Release of Mortgage
PT	Partition	QT	Quieting of Titles	R	Release (Notice of Expropriation)
RC	Release of Covenant	RE	Rectification; Amended Notice of Expropriation	RM	Release of Mortgage; Release of Debenture; Release of Conditional Sale Agreement (Irving Oil)
RP	Release of Power of Attorney	S	Deed of Substitution	SL	Lien Statement
SM	Supplemental Trust Deed	TM	Transfer of Mortgage	WC	Worker's Compensation
ORS	Others

My apologies if some of this is incorrect but parts of this document were very difficult to decipher (Ivy Benoit) For information on these documents please contact Barbara McGrath, through the Contributors' List.
Date	Consideration	Nature of Deed	Parties	#	Vol.	Page	Situation
1785 Mar. 23		P/A	Davis Thomas C. et al to Hutchings George		1	31
1808 June 17		P/A	Donovan Patrick to Lambert Patrick R. Rev.		1	49
		Grant	Duff Governor to Fitzpatrick Catherine		2	67
			Devereux Richard from Jackson Joseph		2	118	Trepassey
		M	Dinn John to Cunningham et al		2	141
		M	Dunphy Richard et al to Cunningham et al		2	146
		Conveyance	Donegan William to his creditors		2	147
		M	Driscoll Martin to Ougier Peter		2	150
		M	Denn Maurice W. to Ougier Peter		2	151
1805 June 1		A/L	Duggan Henry & ors. from Cormack Thomas		3	34
			Driscoll Lawrence to Williams Lawrence		3	142
			Denny Ann to Sherrett Brig General		3	191
			Dooley John from Bollard Robert		3	282
			Duggan James from Murray Patrick		3	298
			Dougherty James & ors. to Williams John		3	364
			Degrave Walter to Prim Peter		3	374
			Dunevan Daniel from Rendell John		4	174
			Doyle Martin to Spurrier Wm. & ors.		4	328	St. Mary's
			Delohary Richard to Spurrier Wm. & ors.		4	331	St. Mary's
			Dailey Thomas & ors. to Spurrier Wm. & ors.		4	334	St. Mary's
			Driscoll Daniel to Miller Fergus & Co.			365	Toods Cove
			Dambrill John to Stuart & Rennie		4	391
			Dunscomb John from Houston John		4	403
			Dunscomb John from Brine David		4	409-414
			Dunscomb John from Rennie David		4	415
			Dunscomb John from Stabb & Preston		4	418
	Certificate		Dunn Alexander (certificate of Jos. Gill re)		4	425
			Dunscomb John & Co. from Brophy John		5	86
			Dashper Henry to Woolcock Stephen		6	11
			Dolanty Thomas and Crowley John		6	24-26
			Dunscombe & Co. from Goff William J.		6	45
			Dolanty Thomas to Walsh William		6	65
			Doyle Edmond from Bulley Jane		6	142
			Dykes & Tilley to Lilly James		6	157
			Dykes & Tilley from Green Humber		6	160
			Denning William from McCalman D. H.		6	177-8	Port de Grave
			Duggan Henry from Atkins Thomas		6	223
	Administration		Doyle John Administration		7	6
		P/A	Dowsley John & ors. from Connors Patrick & ors.		7	43
	Will of		Delaney Daniel Will of	Will	7	166
		P/A	Dwyer Philip from Kelly Thomas & ors.		7	179
	Will of		Duggan Patrick Will	Will	7	180
	Decree		Davis vs Buckingham		7	198
		R/	Dougherty James & ors. from Williams J & ors.		7	217
	Will of		Delaney Catherine Will	Will	7	272
	Will of		Diggins Patrick Will	Will	7	286
		P/A	Dowsley John from Fleming James & ors.		7	288
			Dullanty John to Cook Thomas		7	312
	Grant		Dullanty John Grant		7	315
	Will of		Duncan Henry		7	339
			Duncan Mary to Twysden Isabella		7	343
	Will of		Duggan James	Will	7	495
		L	Dambrill John to Nevins Archibald		8	18
			Dunscombe John from Nevins Archibald		8	21
		T	Davis Brown to Spurrer & Co.		8	151
		B/S	Delaney Nick to Redmond Thomas		8	156
		Z	Delaney Nick. to Redmond Thomas		8	159
		Z	Donovan Daniel Est. of to Burke John		8	191
		B/S	Denning William from Snow William		8	198
		Agrt.	Donovan & Molloy and Maddock Luke		8	210
	Arbitration		Donovan Michael and Mulloy Michael		8	240
		M	Dooling & Wells to Little Graham		8	260
		L	Dashper Henry to Skinner John		8	365
		B/S	Dooling & Kelly from Noble John		8	372
		L	Dashper Henry to Chafe Wm.		8	382
		L	Dashper Henry to Wadland Geo.		8	388
	Marriage Contract		Dalton James and Neil Mary		8	404
		T	Dalton Mary to her children		8	405
		B/S	Donovan Patrick & Dooling to Purcell Michael		9	103
		A	Doyle Morgan from Head Stephen		9	136
		L	Doyle Patrick to Whalen Wm.		9	145
		B/S	Dunscombe John from Anthony Wm.		9	182
		L	Doyle Patrick to Freney Thomas		9	199
		L	Duggan Henry to Power & Norris		9	231
		B/S	Delaney Nicholas to Miller Fergus & Co.		9	282
		A	Denn Wm. to Morris Patrick		9	287
		A	Dower James to McAllaster Walter		9	337
		A/4	Duggan & Mahon from Buchanan & ors.		9	376
		M	Dunscombe & Co. from Shea Joseph		10	34
		B/S	Dunscombe & Co. from Pine Wm.		10	142
		A/4	Dea Thomas to Parker, Bulley Job. & Co.		10	145
		S	Darby & Hamilton to Row Wm. B.		10	202	boat
		B/S	Dawe Wm. to Baine Johnston & Co.		10	325
		B/S	Duggan Henry from Mahon Wm.		10	347
	Certificate		Dooling Robert Discharge		10	481
		M	Donovan John to Chancey Lionel		ll	120	Torbay
	Letter		Dalton, Ryan, Brown, Hoyles, & Co. to Simms Joseph		11	141
		S	Dadd Wm. & ors. to Chambers Alexander		11	225
		B/S	Dwyer Martin from Kehoe Joseph		11	394
		A	Dwyer John to Creditors		11	468
	Certificate		Dowsley John	Discharge	11	534
		B/S	Dunscombe John to Hunt Arthur		12	218
		B/S	Dublois Charles from MacPherson B.		12	229
	Certificate		Dawes Wm.	Discharge	12	255
		B/S	Denning Fitzsimmons to Macbraire James		12	271
		A/L	Dowsley John to Breen Daniel		12	308
	Plantation	Book	Danson Wm.	9	13	4	Bay de Verde
	Plantation	Book	Dooling Timothy	19		5	Bay de Verde
	Plantation	Book	Duffett George	22		6	Bay de Verde
	Plantation	Book	Daley Matthew	43	13	8	Bay de Verde
	Plantation	Book	Diamond Mary	70		13	Lower Island Cove
	Plantation	Book	Diamond George	97	13	16	Lower Island Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dalton John & Matthew	159	13	26	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Davis James	160	13	26	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Davis James	170	13	28	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Davis James	177	13	29	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Durdell Robert	180	13	29	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Dalton Mary	181	13	29	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Delaney Grace	187	13	30	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Dwyer Michael	192	13	31	Western Bay
	Plantation		Delaney John & Nicholas	198	13	32	Western Bay
	Plantation	Book	Diamond Wm.	204	13	33	Adams Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dalton John	217	13	33	Adams Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dunn Denis	248	13	39	Broad Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dalton Mary	254	13	40	Mulleys Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dunn Denis	256	13	40	Broad Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dobbin Thomas	300	13	46	Harbour Main
	Plantation	Book	Dobbin Thomas	304	13	46	Harbour Main
	Plantation	Book	Donovan Cornelius	320	13	49	Harbour Main
	Plantation	Book	Drohan Mary	334	13	50	Harbour Main
	Plantation	Book	Dalton Edward	365	13	55	Salmon Cove
	Plantation	Book	Dwyer Philip	418	13	64	Kelligrews
	Plantation	Book	Dawe John	479	13	83	Port de Grave
	Plantation	Book	Dawe Wm.	494	13	86	Port de Grave
	Plantation	Book	Dawe Isaac	495	13	86	Port de Grave
cut & cleared	in 1745	Plantation	Dawe John (son of Nicholas)	500	13	87	Port de Grave
	cut & cleared	in 1745	Dawe Nicholas (son of Nicholas )	501	13	87	Port de Grave
	cut & cleared	in 1745	Dawe James (son of Nicholas)	502	13	87	Port de Grave
1772	Plantation	Book	Dawe Isaac	503	13	87	Port de Grave
1757	possessed for	48 yrs.	Dawe Samuel	510	13	88	Port de Grave
1790	possessed by ancestors upwards of 100 years		Dawe Samuel, John & Charles	511	13	89	Port de Grave
1803	Plantation	Book	Dawe John of John	512	13	89	Port de Grave
1773	Possessed 160 yrs. previously		Dawe Isaac of Absalom	513	13	89	Port de Grave
1755 Poss.	160 yrs. previously		Dawe George	514	13	89	Port de Grave
1805	Plantation	Book	Dawe John of Abram.	515	13	90	Port de Grave
1760 poss.	Poss. for 105 yrs.		Dawe Nicholas & Wm.	516	13	90	Port de Grave
1776	Poss. for 105 yrs.		Dawe John of Wm.	517	13	90	Port de Grave
1772	Poss. for 105 yrs.		Dawe Wm. of Wm.	518	13	90	Port de Grave
1797	Plantation	Book	Dawe George	533	13	91	Port de Grave
1775	Plantation	Book	Dawe Rachel	544	13	94	Port de Grave
1791	Plantation	Book	Dunn Thomas	595	13	100	Cupids
1780	Plantation	Book	Day Thomas	601	13	101	Cupids
1800	Plantation	Book	Delaney Marcus	643	13	105	Bay Roberts
1803	Plantation	Book	Delaney Pat, John & James	645	13	105	Bay Roberts
1770	Plantation	Book	Dobbin Nicholas	743	13	115	Spoon Cove
1776	Plantation	Book	Drover Joseph	745	13	116	Island Cove
1763	Plantation	Book	Drover Wm.	749	116	119	Island Cove
1792	Plantation	Book	Duggan Darby & Michael	773	13	119	Harbour Grace, S. Side
	Plantation	Book	Disputed land	818	13	123	Mosquito N. Side
1800	Plantation	Book	Driscoll James	839	13	125	Carbonear
1800	Plantation	Book	Donovan Daniel	843	13	125	Carbonear
1800	Plantation	Book	Drake Francis	864�	13	127	Carbonear
1803	Plantation	Book	Dooley John	872	13	127	Carbonear
1782	Plantation	Book	Dean Richard, Henry, John & Solomon	931	13	132	Crokers Cove
1803	Plantation	Book	Davis George	951	13	134	Clowns Cove
	Plantation	Book	Davis Charles	1017	13	142	Harbour Grace
1788	�101.7.6	M	Danson Thomas & Michael from Tacker John		14	1	Western Bay
1798		B/S	Dalton Edmund from Connor Denis & ors.		14	2	Cats Cove
1791		Bond	Diamond Peter to Thomey J. & C.		14	17
1791		Bond	Drover Joseph to Bower Joseph		14	21
1800		B/S	Dunn Denis from Gosse John		14	62	Broad Cove
1801		B/S	Delaney Marks to French Abram		14	83	Bay Roberts
1803		D/G	Delaney Marks to Delaney Patrick, John & James		14	100	Bay Roberts
1800		M	Dalton Mary Exectors to Kemp G. & J.		14	162	Western Bay
1806		M	Drohan Mary to Mullowney Wm.		14	246	Harbour Main
1807		B/S	Dalton John to Burrows Johnstone		14	305	Adams Cove
1807		B/S	Davis George to Parsons John		14	319	Clowns Cove
1807		B/S	Denning Wm. from Snow Wm.		14	345	Port de Grave
1804			Dalton James to Shea Michael		14	387	Hr. Grace
1808			Delaney Marks to Gosse & Co.		14	424	Bay Roberts
1774		B/S	De Graves Walter to Bulley Robert		15	76	St. John�s
1793		L	Dession Joseph Foss to Harvey Stephen		15	160	St. John's
1794			Day vs Newton		16	39	Trinity
1798	Debt		Durell vs Janes		16	65	Trinity
1800	Debenture		Duggan vs Eagan		16	128	Trinity
1805		D/G	Dean James to Dean Joseph & Sarah		16	219	Old Perlican
1805		A/L	Dean James from Waterman James		16	227	Old Perlican
1809		B/S	Driscoll James to Hennessey Michael		17	78	Carbonear
1810		B/S	Donovan Daniel to Duggan Michael		17	115	Carbonear
1810		B/S	Donogan Maria F. to Taylor Richard Knowls		17	119	Carbonear
1810		B/S	Donogan Maria F. to Barry John		17	120	Carbonear
1790		B/S	Dickers James to King Wm. & John		17	229	Broad Cove
1809		B/S	Dwyer and Nugent to Dawe Wm.		17	243	Port de Grave
1809		B/S	Dawe Wm. from Nugent & Dwyer		17	243	Port de Grave
1810		B/S	Dawe Wm. from Gillingham Thomas		17	245	Port de Grave
1814		B/S	Duggan Michael to Callahan John		17	276	Carbonear
1815		B/S	Danson Wm. to Gosse Thomas		17	283	Bread & Cheese
1803		B/S	Dawe John from Anthony Henry		17	289	Port de Grave
1815		M	Danson Thomas from Curren Martin		17	344	Cats Cove
1815		M	Dawley Daniel from Danson Thomas		17	347	Hr. Grace
1803		B/S	Drake Francis from Kemp & Co.		17	356	Carbonear
1815		M	Dwyer Philip to Patten Graham & Co.		17	358	Kelligrews
1815		B/S	Diamond Robert to Dunn Denis		17	391	Adams Cove
1815		B/S	Dunn Denis from Diamond Robert		17	391	Adams Cove
1816		B/S	Danson Thomas from Pike John Est. of		17	430	Carbonear
1815		B/S	Dawe John from Bussey Joseph		17	437	Port de Grave
1815		B/S	Dawe Samuel from Pinsent John & Wm.		17	439	Cupids
1823		B/S	Thomas Danson from Philip Hynes		18	12	Holyrood
1821		B/S	Danson Thomas from Mercer Wm.		18	15	Spaniards Bay
1825		M	Danson William from Corbett Patrick		18	29	Hr. Main
1825		M	Danson William from Costelloe Timothy		18	33	Hr. Main
1822		M	Delaney Wm. to Gosse Pack & Co.		18	69	Bay Roberts
1825		M	Delaney Patrick to Gosse Pack & Co.		18	76	Bay Roberts
1825		M	Delaney James to Gosse Pack & Co.		18	79	Bay Roberts
1825		B/S	Danson Wm. From Gorman & Keating		18	117	Holyrood
1825		M	Doyle James to Danson Wm.		18	119	Holyrood
1821		B/S	Danson Thomas from Parsons Wm.		18	131	Hr. Grace
1821		B/S	Danson Thomas to Parsons Robert		18	133	Hr. Grace
1825		B/S	Danson Thomas to Bishop Henry		18	145-150	Upper Island Cove
1831		Bond	Danson Hugh William to Noel Joseph
		Bond	Dunn James to Danson Thomas		19	12
		Bond	Duggan Walter to Kearney Michael		19	27
		Bond	Duggan Walter to McFarlane & Co.		19	35
		Bond	Doyle Patrick to Kennedy Mary		19	40
		B/S	Dawley Daniel to McGrath Denis		19	61
		A	Dawley James to Foley Thomas		19	119
		Bond	Driscoll John to Mullowney Wm.		19	121
		B/S	Dwyer Philip to Patten & Co.		19	140
		Bond	Dealy & Skeans to Gosse & Co.		19	175
		Bond	Doyle Thomas to Kemp & Co.		19	215
		B/S	Durrell David to Noonan Denis		19	253
		Bond	Drake Francis to Kemp & Co.		19	299
		B/S	Delaney Daniel to Hurley Rachel		19	371
		Bond	Delaney John to Gosse & Co.		19	389
		Bond	Dawe John to Graham & Co.		19	454
		Bond	Dalton James to Danson Wm.		19	501
		Bond	Dalton Philip to Nuttall & Co.		19	634
		Bond	Danson Thomas to McCarthy & ors.		19	642
		B/S	Danson Wm. to Higgins Wm.		19	693
			Donagan Dr. William	property of	19	458
		B/S	Delaney Patrick to Barbage Albin		20	11
		B/S	Dooling Patrick from Stapleton Mary		21	40	Trinity
		B/S	Dooling Patrick to Johnstone James		21	42	Trinity
		B/S	Dooling Patrick to Hodder John		21	88	Trinity
		P/G	Durdle James to Durdle Philip		22	167	Bonavista
		B/S	Dunphy Philip to Baker Wm. & ors.		22	94	Bird Island Cove
		B/S	Dominey Mary & ors. to Bishop Feild		22	95	Bonavista

This page Contributed by Barbara McGrath and
Transcribed by Ivy Benoit (March, 2001)

Revised by Kevin Reddigan ( April 04, 2023 ADT )

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