Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER V 1765
OBJECT NAME Indenture
DATE July 17, 1800
AUTHOR Pierre Van Cortlandt I
RECIPIENT John Johnston
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE Andrew Johnston (deceased), Stephen Skinner, Catharine (“his
wife” Skinner), Harriet Taylor, Joseph Taylor
PLACES Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Shelburne, Nova
Scotia, Cortlandt Manor, Farm No.1,
KEYWORDS indenture regarding ownership of Lot 9 in Cortlandt Manor, beech
tree, measures in degrees and chains,
This Indenture made this seventeenth Day of July / in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Eight hundred — / Between John Johnston of Perth Amboy in the County / of Middlesex and State of New Jersey surviving Executor / of the last WIll and Testament of Andew Johnston + / Deceased of the One Part and Stephen Skinner of / Shelburne in the Province of Nova Scotia of the other / Part. Whereas by Division of part of the Estate of Andrew / Johnston deceased in the Year of Our Lord one thousand / seven hundred and seventy five, the following Lot / or slip of Land in the manor of Cortland fell to the share / of Stephen Skinner in right of Catharine his Wife / one of the Devisees of the said Andrew Johnston. Now / This Indenture Witnefseth that the said John / Johnston for and in consideration of the Sum of One / hundred pound to him in hand paid by the Said / Stephen Skinner at and before the ensealing and / delivery of these presents the receipt Whereof he doth hereby / acknowledge and himself be therewith fully satisfied / contented and paid and thereof and from every part / and parcel thereof doth hereby acquit exonarate and / Discharge the said Stephen Skinner his Heirs and Afsigns / forever. Hath granted Bargained Sold ecfconfsed released / conveyed and confirmed and by these presents Doth / grant Bargain sell release Enfcoff convey and Confirm / unto the said Stephen Skinner his Heirs and Afsigns for / ever Part of that Front Lot of Land No. 9 situate lying / and being in the Manor of Cortland in the State of / New York, Beginning at a Beech Tree standing at the / South East corner of Farm No. 1 and from thence running / South Seventy One Degrees West fifty five Chain, thence / North sixty four Degrees West One Chain and Eight Links / thence North Sixty one Degrees East Fifty five Chains /
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Thence South Twenty Seven Degrees East Ten Chain and Fifty six / Links to the Place of Beginning containing Thirty one acres One / Quarter and Twenty four Rods more or lefs Together with all / and singular these appurtenances to the Same belonging or in / any ways appertaining and also all the Estate rights Title / property Claim and Demand whatever both in Law and / Equity of him the said John Johnston his Heirs and Afsigns / to the said hereby Granted and bargained promifses. To / Have to Hold all and Singular the above bargained / Premifses with the appurtenances unto the said Stephen Skinner / his Heirs and Afsigns, To the only proper use benefit and behoof / of him the said Stephen Skinner his Heirs and afsigns forever. / and the said John Johnston doth hereby covenant for himself / and his Heirs, that he the said John Johnston and his Heirs / the said Lot of Land + premifses hereby Granted and / intended to be Granted with their and every of their appur / =tenances unto the said Stephen Skinner his Heirs and Afsigns / against his the said John Johnston and his Heirs and Afsigns / Warrant and forever Defend by their presents In + / Witness whereof the parties to these Presents have hereunto / Interchangeably set their hands and seals the Day + / and Year Just above written –
Signed Sealed & Delivered } Jn’o: Johnston,
In the Presence of —- }
Harriet Taylor
Jos: Taylor
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Deed
John Johnston
To
Stephen SkinnerTranscriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
