Name/Title
Deed from the late William Pierson to his heirsEntry/Object ID
002886Tags
William Henry PiersonScope and Content
Document Overview
Type of Document: Real estate deed (bargain and sale) for a tract of land.
Date of Execution: October 16, 1822
Date of Recording: January 6, 1823, at 2:00 PM
Location: Orange County, State of New York
Transaction Amount: $3,218.81 (Three thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and eighty-one cents) (2886.jpg).
Parties Involved
Parties of the First Part (Sellers/Grantors):
The heirs of William Pierson, late of Blooming Grove, who died intestate:
Jonah Pierson & Frances (his wife)
Jubal Pierson & Mary (his wife)
Rufus J. Drake & Rhoda (his wife)
Mary Young
Sarah Pierson
Rachel Pierson (signed with her mark)
Party of the Second Part (Buyer/Grantee):
Abner Pierson of Wallkill, Orange County, New York
Property Description
The deed conveys a specific farm, piece, or parcel of land situated across the towns of Wallkill and Blooming Grove in Orange County, New York
History: This was the farm where William Pierson originally resided and died seized of
Boundaries:
Westwardly: Lands belonging to Hezekiah Watkins and lands in possession of John Wells
Southwardly: Lands of William Hurd
Eastwardly: Lands of John Wells and Joseph Cromwell
Northwardly: Lands of Oliver Thompson
Exclusions: The deed explicitly excepts certain rights and privileges previously willed and bequeathed to Sarah Pierson and Rachel Pierson by their father, Silas Pierson, deceased
Signatures and Legal Acknowledgement
Witnesses:
The document was signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of
Hezekiah Watkins
J. Chattle (Joseph Chattle)
Official Certification
Commissioner: Joseph Chattle, a Commissioner to take proof and acknowledgements of deeds for Orange County, certified the transaction on October 16, 1822.
Spousal Consent: In accordance with the law of the era, the commissioner privately examined the wives (Frances Pierson, Mary Pierson, and Rhoda Drake) apart from their husbands. They confirmed they signed the deed freely, without fear or compulsion from their husbands.
Recording Registry: The deed was officially recorded by Dunning, Clerk, in the Orange County Records for Deeds, Liber W, Pages 103 & 104 on January 6, 1823.
