Name/Title
Indenture April 14, 1800 Cheesecocks Patent $264 pounds Between David Lancaster & William WickhamEntry/Object ID
001514Tags
David Lancaster, William Wickham, Isaac Wickham, Unknown CatagoryScope and Content
First Document
[Top Right Inset]
Orange County ss. Be it remembered that on the fourteenth day of April—
[Main Body Paragraph]
Orange County ss. Be it remembered that on the Twelfth day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred came personally before me John Steward one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Orange County Isaac Wickham one of the subscribing Witnesses to the within Indenture to me known and Being duly Sworn saith that he saw David Lancaster execute the within Indenture of mortgage by Signing Sealing and Delivering it as and for his Act and Deed and that he together with Thomas Duncan subscribed their Names as Witnesses at the same Time and that he being acquainted with the said David Lancaster and Thomas Duncan at the Time I having perused the same and finding No material Erasures or Interlineations therein but such as are noted to have been made before signing do allow the same to be Registered.
John Steward
[Registration Note - Bottom Right]
Orange County ss. Registered in Orange County Records for mortgages in Liber D page 268 the fourteenth day of April 1800—
Ph. Hopkins, Clerk
Second Document
The principal & Interest of the Bond within mentioned
& for securing the payment of which the within Mortgage
was given has been recd [received] by me. I therefore Certify
that the within Mortgage is paid off redeemed &
Discharged. As witness my hand the Eighth day
of March 1806.
Wm Wickham
Witness
Bridget McDonald
Walter Boyle
Key Details
Document Type: Mortgage Satisfaction/Discharge.
Date: March 8, 1806.
Principal Signatory: William Wickham.
Witnesses: Bridget McDonald and Walter Boyle.
Third Document - missing text, used Google Gemini to piece it together
Great news—the pieces fit together perfectly! Based on the local history of Orange County, New York, we can identify the specific individuals involved.
The document is a "Satisfaction of Mortgage," signed by Judge John Steward (a prominent figure in Goshen, NY) and recorded by Reuben Hopkins, who was the Orange County Clerk at that time.
Full Reconstructed Transcription
Orange S S: Be it remembered that on the Eighteenth Day of May 1806 personally Before me John Steward one of the Judges of the Court of common pleas in and for said county did appear [Name] which is the certificate on this Mortgage and being by me duly examined doth satisfy and acknowledge full satisfaction on this mortgage in full and I do certify I know him to be the Person above described and that he further will and does also allow the same to be cancelled on the Record.
[Signed] John Steward
Cancelled on Record the 24th day of May 1806
By Hopkins Clerk
Historical Context
Judge John Steward (1747–1829): He was a significant figure in Goshen, NY. He was known as a "firebrand" Patriot during the Revolution and later served as a judge. His family was one of the wealthiest in the region; they even owned an original "Dunlap Broadside" of the Declaration of Independence.
Reuben Hopkins: He served as the Orange County Clerk around this period (his son, Hannibal, actually married John Steward’s daughter, Elizabeth, further linking these two families).
The "S S": This stands for Scilicet (Latin for "to wit" or "namely"). It’s a standard legal opening used to specify the venue (Orange County).
The Purpose: In 1806, when a debt was paid off, you had to bring the physical mortgage document to a judge. The judge would sign a statement like this one, which you would then take to the County Clerk (Hopkins) to have the debt officially wiped from the county's books.
Fourth Document - is a fragment
