Name/Title
Deed Liber 71 Orange County, NY June 29, 1840 30 acres of Peter Bull of PurgatoryEntry/Object ID
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Hamptonburgh, Peter Bull, Virgil Y Duryea, Andrew McCord, Purgatory, George Eager - DrScope and Content
ORANGE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
Liber 71 of Deeds at page 409
A Written Prelude to the Subsequent Scrawl and Written
Deed of Conveyances:
Whereas I, Peter Bull of Purgatory in the Village and Town
of Hamptonburgh, County of Orange and State of New York,
according to the register of my age, I was born the twenty fifth
day of May one thousand seven hundred and fifty three, and am
therefore now more than eighty seven years old, and for a long
course of years, saymore than thirty years, have been more or
less in debt, and in some instances to make my creditors easy,
have added interest to principal.
And with the decrepitude of age, together with other
accidental bodily infirmitys, such as my cracked pate, somewhat
deaf and somewhat blind, which has rendered me unfit and unsafe
to husband and manage the little household and agricultural
concerns of my Little Purgatory Farm of about thirty acres of
land, and to stop this increasing and growing evil of interest
upon interest, on my credit, a few years ago, I give to my
three legitimate soninlaws, that is , to Andrew L. McCord,
Doctr. George Eager and Virgil Y. Duryea, a written power to
superintend my business and worldly concerns, for me and in my
name, but when they commenced the business for me, found more
difficulty with my family then they expected, when they ceased
any further to act.
In consequence of which, things are as they now are,
respecting my business concernments, somewhat loose at both ends.
Nevertheless, I seemly wish to live a little longer at least,
while health and what sense and memory remains yet in my crackt
pate, for I find the little endearments innocent infance and of infantile
youths, are the sensible togs of old age for which I wish to live..being sensible, that I have arrived to that period of life commonly called a second childhood, let me enjoy it while I breathe the sensible breath of life, all things considered upon the principal of equality as near as possible according to my present judgment relative to the property of my estate among my children. Therefore, now be it known, this twenty ninth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty that I the above named Peter Bull of Purgatory in the Village and Town of Hamptonburgh of the first part and his said three legitimate son-in-laws, Andrew L. McCord, Doctr. George Eager and Virgil Y. Duryea of the party of the second part, Witnesseth that he the said Peter Bull of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred Dollars of good and lawful money of the United States, which sum of money may enable the party of the first part to pay his just debts (should he not live too long) which sum of money together with the further consideration that he, the said Peter Bull of the party of the first part shall hereafter be sustained and maintained during his natural life in all the necessary requisite of food , clothing, washing, lodging and...... to make life as comfortable as possible while he may breathe, for these temporal considerations, the said party of the first part having received to his full satisfaction in money and writings, from the said party of the second part, therefore this day the said party of the first part (the said Peter Bull) hath granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, alienated and confirmed and by this present writing with his own hands, doth grant, bargain, sell, convey, alienate and confirm unto the said party of the second part, his three legitimate son-in-laws, Andrew L. McCord, Doctr. George Eager and Virgil Y. Duryea, them, their heirs and assigns forever, jointly and severally as tenants in common, All that little Purgatory Farm, the present home and residence of the said, of the said Peter Bull, and Beginning at a point on the line of the lands of his neighbor Seely Brown on the north causeway or butment of Purgatory Bridge about forty lines north of the planked part of said Purgatory Bridge, thence from said point south four and a quarter degrees west over said bridge and along the lands of Seely Brown two chains eighty eight links to a stake and stones on the west side of the road, thence south 31 degrees and a quarter west along Seely Browns land thirty five chain seventy links to a large swamp white oak tree, marked with stones on the north side thereof, thence south about forty one degrees west along the lands of the said Seely Brown, and the lands of his brother James Brown to a stake and stones in a line commonly known by the name of the new Northwest Line, thence southeasterly along the same, say about six chains to a chestnut stump with stones about it, and on a line commonly called Clinton's line, thence along said Clintons line north thirty seven and a half degrees east about eighteen chains to a stake and stones being a corner of the lands of Giles Goodrich, thence nearly the same course of Clintons line forty one chains and sixty links to the lands of Ebenezer Bull, thence along his line north seventy five degrees and a quarter west about eight chain to the place of beginning on the causeway of Purgatory Bridge and on the line of the lands of the said Seely Brown, containing about thirty acres of land more or less. Together with all and singular the buildings, houses, improvement, fences, orchard, timbers, wood, meadows lands and premises with the appurtenances and in any wise appertaining to the said Little Purgatory Farm, refering to a map and survey thereof lately made by Ebenezer Bull the form and figure of said farm may more sensibly and visibly appear. And further to foreclose my worldly business concerns, while my senses and reason yet remain, such as they are at present in my cracked pate, and for the considerations mentioned and written on the opposite side of this sheet of paper, which considerations were to pay the just debts of the said Peter Bull and him to have a comfortable maintenance through life, these were the considerations for which this written deed of conveyances was writ by and with his own hands, and now, to enable the said Andrew McCord, Doctr. George Eager and Virgil Y. Duryea to fulfill their engagements and considerations on their part to their father in law, Peter Bull of Purgatory, Therefore also Now be it Known that I, the said Peter Bull of Purgatory in the Village and Town of Hamptonburgh, hath this day also granted , bargained and sold, conveyed, alienated and confirmed, and by this present writing, have granted, bargained, sold, conveyed, alienated and confirmed unto my said three son-in-laws, Andrew L. McCord, Doctr. George Eager and Virgil Y. Duryea and to them, their heirs and [crossed out: assigns for] All my personal and moveable estate, whatsoever and wheresoever consisting of goods, chattels and credits as that of household kitchen and cellar furniture and implements of household, together with farming utensils, stock, cattle and chattels. In Testimony of which the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year herein previously written. Signed and Sealed in the Presence of B. Brown All interlineations in Peter Bull (LS) these conveyances made with blue ink, were written by my own hand, therefore, need no further to be noted before signing.
Orange County, State of New York SS: On this twenty ninth day of June one thousand eight hundred and forty personally appeared before me Peter Bull who acknowledged that he executed the above Parties: Peter Bull (Grantor) and his three sons-in-law: Andrew L. McCord, Dr. George Eager, and Virgil Y. Duryea (Grantees).
instrument for the use and purpose therein mentioned and he being to me known to be the person therein described I do therefore allow the same to be recorded. B. Brown, Commissioner of Deeds. A true record entered August 25th, 1841 at 3 o'clock P. M., By Lebbeus L. Vail, Clerk
