Name/Title
1795 Deed between William Wickham & William Jackson & wife to Peter BullEntry/Object ID
002578Tags
William Jackson, Abigal Jackson, Peter BullScope and Content
This is a transcription of the historical legal document from Orange County, New York, dated 1795. It records the acknowledgement of a land deed between William Jackson (and his wife Abigail) and Peter Bull.
Document Transcription
[Main Body]
Be it remembered that on the fourteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred & ninety five personally appeared before me William Wickham one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Orange the within named William Jackson and Abigail his wife. And the said William Jackson acknowledged that he executed the within Indenture as his Act & Deed by sealing & delivering the same for the uses & purposes therein mentioned. And the said Abigail being examined by me privately and apart from her said Husband did confess that she executed the said indenture by sealing & delivering the same as her act & deed without any fear threat or compulsion of her said Husband. And I having perused the said Indenture and finding no material Razures or Interlineations in the same except the word East wrote on a Razure, and the words part and hereby being interlined DO Allow the same to be recorded.
Wm Wickham
[Recording Certification]
Orange County ss; Recorded in Orange County Records for Deeds in Liber E pages 410, 411, 412 & 413 the Twelfth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety five.
Per Hopkins, Clerk
[Vertical Margin Notes & Endorsements]
Top Right Margin:
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of —
Silas Horton
Jonathan Horton
Right Side Middle:
Rec'd on the Day of the Date of the within Indenture of Bargain & Sale of the within named Peter Bull the sum of Two hundred & thirty nine pounds and five Shillings, Being the full Consideration money within mentioned to be paid to me —
[Signed] William Jackson
Bottom Center (Filing Notes):
William Jackson & wife to Peter Bull } Deed
Recorded
fees 11/8 — 6/ paid
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The second set of documents are two parts of a single legal instrument: a Real Estate Indenture (Deed) dated February 25, 1795.
The document records the sale of land in the Town of Goshen, Orange County, New York. It is written in a classic late-18th-century legal hand on parchment or heavy paper.
## Summary of the Transaction
Date: February 25, 1795.
Grantors (Sellers): Captain William Jackson and his wife, Abigal Jackson.
Grantee (Buyer): Peter Bull, identified as a "Yeoman" (a farmer who owns his land).
Price: Two hundred and thirty-nine pounds and five shillings (using the New York currency of the time).
Property: Two separate lots of land totaling approximately 55 acres (each lot is cited as 27 acres, 3 quarters, and 24 perches). The text notes the land was originally part of a tract granted to Richard Gerard and William Bull.
## Details of the Two Images
The two images show the front and back (or top and bottom sections) of the same large sheet of paper:
Image 2579A (Top/Front): This contains the "meat" of the agreement. It introduces the parties, states the purchase price, and provides a highly detailed "metes and bounds" description of the property boundaries (referencing "stakes and stones," "white oak trees," and the lands of neighbors like Isaiah Smith and Isaac Bull).
Image 2579 (Bottom/Conclusion): This contains the legal "habendum" clause (the "To have and to hold" section), which guarantees that the title is clear of any prior mortgages or liens. Most importantly, it features the original signatures (and wax seal remnants) of Abigal Jackson and William Jackson at the bottom.
## Historical Context
The Bull Family: The name Peter Bull and the mention of William Bull suggest this document is related to the famous Bull family of Orange County, NY. William Bull and Sarah Wells were prominent early settlers of the region (builders of the "Bull Stone House").
Terminology: The word "Indenture" refers to the fact that, historically, two copies of the deed would be written on one sheet and then cut apart in a jagged line (an "indent") so they could be matched later to prove authenticity.
Measurements: You will see units like "Chains" and "Links." In 1795, surveyors used "Gunter’s chains"—one chain is 66 feet long, consisting of 100 links.
This is a significant piece of local New York history and a well-preserved genealogical record for the Jackson and Bull families.
