April 1792 Indenture of Benjamin Booth's estate to wife Mary Booth
Entry/Object ID
002569
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Mary Booth, Benjamin Booth
Scope and Content
Indenture Transcription: April 14, 1792
This Indenture made this Fourteenth Day of April in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-two Between Mary Booth of the Town of Wallkill County of Ulster and State of New York (Executor to Benjamin Booth Deceased) of the one part and Peter Bull of the Town of Goshen in the County of Orange and State aforesaid of the other part (whereas the said Benjamin Booth by his Last will and testament did among other things therein contained give and grant unto the said Mary Booth full power and Authority to Sell and Dispose of the whole or any part of his Real or personal Estate at her Discretion sufferance being had to said Will proved and approved filed in the office of Probates for the State of New York may more fully and at Large Appear) now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Mary Booth in pursuance of the power and authority in her Reposed hath for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Eighty Pounds good and Lawfull Money of the State of New York to her in hand Paid by the said Peter Bull the Receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged She the said Mary Booth hath Granted Bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these Presents doth Grant Bargain Sell Alien Enfeoff and Confirm Unto the Said Peter Bull his Heirs and Assigns for ever, All that remaining part of that Certain Lot or Parcel of Land which the said Benjamin Booth Deceased purchased from Richard Bull and as there Appeared to be a Claim by Joshua Brown Junr and John Vail upon part of said Lot therefore to settle the said Claim the said Mary Booth purchased the said Claim from the said Joshua Brown Junr and John Vail it being Situate in the Town of Goshen as aforesaid Bounded as follows Beginning at a Poplar Tree in the Line of the Lands belonging to Capt. John Bull and running from thence Southeasterly along his Line to the Lands Belonging to Isaac Bull thence along his Line South thirty-seven Degrees forty Minutes West about Sixty Chains to a Stake and heap of Stones in the East Corner of the Lands of Peter Bull thence Along his Line North forty-nine Degrees forty minutes West thirteen Chains and Fifty five links to a stake and stones in the Line of the Lands belonging to Peter Bull thence Along his Lands and the Lands Belonging to Abel B. Watkins North thirty-five Degrees East to the place of Beginning Containing Eighty Acres of Land be the same more or less TOGETHER with all and singular the Buildings Fences woods under-woods water water Courses Profits Commodities Advantages Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in Anywise appertaining with the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents and Services of All and singular the premises above-mentioned TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said messuage or tenement and all and singular the said premises above mentioned and every part and parcel thereof with the Appurtenances unto the said Peter Bull his heirs and assigns to the onely proper use and behoof of the said Peter Bull his heirs and Assigns for ever and the said Mary Booth for herself her heirs Executors and Administrators doth Covenant promise and grant to and with the said Peter Bull his heirs and Assigns that she the said Mary Booth at and immediately before the Executing of these presents stands seized of a good Sure perfect and Absolute Estate of Inheritance in Fee-simple and also that she the said Mary Booth now hath good right full power and Lawfull authority in her own right to grant bargain and Sell the said premises unto the said Peter Bull his heirs and assigns to the onely proper use and behoof of him the said Peter Bull his heirs and Assigns for Ever In Witness whereof I the said Mary Booth have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Enos Ayres
Jesse Booth
Mary Booth [Seal]
