William Rooney and Julia Phelan (3x-great-grandparents)

The William and Julia Rooney Farm in present-day Des Plaines


Document Date Parties Amount Notes
33486 (I - II) 4/26/1863

[Filed 6/10/1875]
Charles Follanshee and wife Sally (Chicago)

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William Rooney (Chicago)
$893.75 - Lien Release All land in NW quarter of 7-41-12 (35.25 acres) on the SW side of an adjoining Deer Grove Road and also adjoining land formerly sold to Rooney from Follansbee in the NW quarter of section 7
33485 (I - II) 6/1/1875 William Rooney and wife Julia Rooney (Chicago)

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Lyman Baird (Cook County)
$3,500 Lien William Rooney is indebted to Francis Bradley (Cook County) for $3,500 with the penal sum of $7,000

This document, William Rooney makes payment of $3,500 to be paid on 6/1/1878

-> Payments due in June and December for six payments (10% per centum per annum)

-> Payments payable to whoever Bradley appoints in New York, or in default, Bank of America in New York

Real Estate in Town of Maine:

That part of the east 80 acres of the fractional SW quarter 7-41-12 which lies north and east of that land conveyed to the Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad by Charles Follansbee on 8/27/1853 (Recorded in Book 100 of Deeds Page 570) containing 56 and 94/100 acres

** Presumedly, William Rooney's land being conveyed is the 56 acres, meaning that Follansbee land was 24 acres (representing total of 80 acres) **

Also the NW fractional quarter of section 7 that lies south and west of Deer Grove Road containing 80 and 75/100 acres.
111448 (I - II) 11/11/1876 Cook County Sheriff Francis Agnew

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Samuel Bliss and William Topliff
$646.45 - Court Judgment Bliss and Topliff are plaintiffs (in Superior Court of Cook County) against William Rooney (defendant) for $646.45 dated 8/12/1876

Real estate as described in 33485 sold to Samuel Bliss through notice on Criminal Court for highest bid of $686.09.

Real estate must be redeemed by 2/11/1878 or Bliss receives Deed to the property
164184 (I) 12/17/1877 Sheriff Kern

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Joseph McDuffe
Sheriff Certificate Cook County Sheriff sold the farm for judgment against William Rooney from November 1876 term in amount of $364.33. Judgment was sold for $410.57.

Real Estate: That part of east 80 acres of the SW quarter of 7-41-12 which lies north and east of land conveyed to Illinois and Wisconsin railroad by Charles Follansbee in 1853 containing 56 and 94/100 acres. Also that part of NW quarter of Section 7 which lies south and west of Deer Grove Road containing 80 and 75/100 acres.

Property must be redeemed by 3/17/1879.
165606 (I) 1/12/1878 Samuel Hoard and wife Sofkronia (?) (Chicago)

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William Rooney (Chicago)
$100 -> Deed Town of Maine: part of the SW fractional quarter of 7-41-12 lying west of the east 80 acres and north of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway containing about 18 acres
179163 (I - II) 2/11/1878 Sheriff

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Julia Rooney
Redemption "Redemption" of Samuel Bliss (above) judgment, which was assigned to Andrew J. McDuffe (certificate of purchase)

McDuffee assigned the certificate of purchase to Julia Rooney [* Not quite a redemption, because the certificate was reassigned, not explicitly paid *]

** The deed to Julia only refers to: that part of the NW fractional quarter of section 7 which lies south and west of the Deer Grove Road and containing 80 and 75/100 acres, without any mention of the 56 acres -> This could just be a mistake, but on paper, Julia did not obtain the entire real estate back **
179001 (I) 3/11/1878 William Rooney and wife Julia (Chicago)

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John Seegers (Cook County)
$5,900 - Deed Town of Maine:

that part of the SW quarter of 7-41-12 lying north of the Chicago and North Western Railroad right of way containing 76 and 65/100 acres

William Rooney must enter the property after 4/1/1879 and remove the dwelling house, which remains the property of William Rooney.

Also one acre off of the east end of the NW fractional quarter of section 7 lying south of the Dundee and Rand Road or highway.
179164 (I) 5/3/1878 John Seegers

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William Rooney
Agreement John Seegers bought from William Rooney land described in 12/11/1877 (Chicago) and agreed to pay $6,860.25

** Doesn't say what property, and doesn't appear to have anything to do with Des Plaines farm, based on amount and date (could just be estimate versus actual) **

** This could indicate that there is an unknown property that William also sold to Seegers, which location is unknown **

** However, why is this document filed against the Des Plaines farm, unless it is a general lien against all William Rooney property? **

Seeger has paid the sum of $785.25 leaving balance of $6,075

There is an incumbrance (other land?) of $3,500 that Lyman Baird is Trustee for the sum of $4,100.

There are also judgments against William Rooney attached to that land and unpaid taxes

William Rooney delivers deed to that land to Seegers and Seegers agrees to pay the judgments and taxes subtracted from the remaining balance of $6,075 within six months with 8% interest per annum unless the judgments and taxes are greater than the balance (Rooney must pay the excess).
185651 (I) 6/1/1878 Lyman Baird (Trustee of the City of Chicago)

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William Rooney (Chicago)
$1 Quitclaim Rights of the Trust Deed by William Rooney and wife (6/1/1875) with document number 33485 (584/52)

East 80 acres of fractional SW quarter of 7-41-12 which lies north and east of the land conveyed to Illinois and Wisconsin Railroad by Charles Follansbee 8/27/1853 (100/510) , the piece herby conveyed containing 56 and 94/100 acres.

Also that part of NW fractional quarter of section 7 that lies south and west of Deer Grove Road containing 80 and 75/100 acres.
185647 (I - II) 6/12/1878 John Seegers

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William Rooney
Agreement William Rooney acknowledges that existing agreement with Seegers (#179164) has been satisfied
185650 (I - II) 6/22/1878 Cook County Sheriff

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William Rooney
Certificate of Redemption The following real estate was sold at auction on 12/17/1877 based on order from Circuit Court dated 11/19/1877 (?) for a judgment from the November 1876 term.

Joseph McDuffe referred to as Plaintiff

The redemption refers to the original property description from the Samuel Bliss judgment [* See note about reassignment to Julia Rooney *]

William Rooney repaid the original purchase price (auction) plus interest of 10% per annum.
192686 (I - II) 8/8/1878 Julia Rooney (in her own right) and husband William (Chicago)

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John Mattocks (Chicago)
$12,200 Loan $12,200 promissory note payable to Charles E. Durand (5 years) with 8% interest per centum per annum

-> 8 coupons payable on 2/8 and 8/8 in amount of $488

** Exact same details (other than ordering of Julia and William's names first) as Franklin/Lake and Block 36 **

The NW fractional quarter of 7-41-12 except the portion of said quarter lying north of center of Dundee Road containing 90 and 90/100 acres
549211 (I) 3/27/1884 Adam S. Glos wife Emilie (Elmhurst)

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Julia Rooney (Chicago)
$213 - Quitclaim Except east one acre the south forty five acres of NW fractional quarter 7-41-12
535372 (I) 3/29/1884 Lyman Baird and Francis Bradley Lien Discharge - $1 Discharge lien through judgment rendered in their favor against Ellen Geary, David Geary, and William Rooney. Transcript entered as number 1611 in Circuit Court on 9/13/1880, only against the following property, not any other property.

NW fractional quarter 7-41-12 except portion lying north of center of Dundee Road, what being conveyed containing 90 and 90/100 acres.
535373 (I) 4/4/1884 Julia Rooney and husband William (Chicago)

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John C. Seegers (Cook County)
$7,200 - Deed NW fractional quarter of 7-41-12 except portion lying north of center of Dundee Road containing 90 and 90/100 acres
535371 (I) 4/4/1884 John Mattocks (Trustee)

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Julia Rooney and husband William
Quitclaim Quitclaim rights of Trust dated 8/8/1878 (635/30)

The NW fractional quarter of 7-41-12 except what is lying north of center of the Dundee Road, containing 90 and 90/100 acres.


Compiled by Michael E. Byczek, Illinois Attorney and Managing Real Estate Broker
3x-Great-Grandson of William and Julia Rooney

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