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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)
"D" (All)
None of these documents are in the possession of the NGB. This is a transcription only.
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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) | |||||||
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 | 864½ | 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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