Name/Title
Land Deed dated 1785, James Pierson to Richard Jackson and William JacksonEntry/Object ID
002552Tags
James Pierson, Richard Jackson, William JacksonScope and Content
This is a transcription of the historical deed provided in the image. The document is a "Quit Claim" deed from James Pierson to Isaiah Smith, dated September 20, 1785, regarding land in Orange County, New York.
Deed Transcription
To Whom it may concern: I James Pierson Yeoman of Goshen Precinct in Orange County and State of New York, For myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators, and Every of them, Have and Doth hereby, forever Release and forever Quit Claim unto Isaiah Smith of the Precinct County and State aforesaid, and to his Heirs and Assigns forever, Being part of Lot Number One, Granted to One Richard Gerrard and William Bull, and Sold to Silas Pierson, and Isaiah Smith, By Peter Vanbrook Livingston, of the City of New York, Gentleman and Phillip Livingston Junr. Late of the Province of West Florida, and is Bounded as follows (viz) Beginning at the most Westerly Corner of Lot Number One, at a Stake and Stones in the Line Known by the North West Line and Runs thence as the Compass now points North thirty six Degrees East, fifty Chain and fifty links, to a Stake and Stones, Then South forty Eight Degrees East fifty one Chains, Then South thirty Six Degrees West, Fifty Chains and fifty Links to Said North West Line Then along the same North Forty Eight Degrees West fifty One Chain to the place of Beginning Containing Two Hundred and fifty Acres be the Same More or Less. ——— To have and to Hold, the Same All and Every part thereof And the Said James Pierson, the Said granted and Released Premises Unto the Said Isaiah Smith his heirs and assigns against himself his heirs and assigns forever —— All the Estate Right Title interest Claim and Demand Whatsoever of me, the Said James Pierson or any Claiming under me of in and to the Same premises or any part or parcel thereof, — In Witness Whereof I have Set my hand and Seal this twentieth Day of September in the Year of Our Lord Christ One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty five 1785
Sealed and Delivered }
in the Presents of — }
Richard Jackson
William Jackson
James Pierson [Seal]
Clerk’s Annotations (Copied from the Original)
The Proof of the Execution of the original was Erroneously taken Before Stephen Jackson Esqr. one of the Judges for the County of Orange, on 22nd Day of April 1819 — and entered the Same Day, on the Records of Deeds for said County, Liber T, pages 449 & 450 — By Jas Wickham Deputy Clerk.
Rectified and again, The Execution thereof proved Before Samuel J. Wilkin Esqr. Commissioner, to take the Acknowledgment of Deeds, on the fifth Day of November 1823, And a Second time Entered on Record, for Deeds in Said County Liber X pages 4 and 5 on the Same Day Novr. 5th 1823 By Asa Dunning Clerk.
Fees for acknowledgment 50 Cents
Do. for Recording 63 Do.
by the Copier Peter Bull
