Monday, September 28, 2015

Amanuensis Monday: 1748 Property Deed Morris County, East Jersey- Burnet to DeMouth

East Jersey Proprietors, Book G-2, Burnet to DeMouth, Morris County, 1748

East Jersey Proprietors
Book G-2, pages 111-114

John Burnet and Samuel Nevill to Frederick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith.  Acknowledged 12 April 1748.

This Indenture, made this twenty seventh day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and forty eight.  Between John Burnet and Samuel Nevill, both of the City of Perth Amboy in the Province of New Jersey, Gent, of the one part and Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, all of the County of Morris and Province afforsaid, yeoman, of the other Part.  Witnesseth that the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill, for and in consideration of the just and full sum of two hundred and thirty two Pounds current money of this Said Province at eight shills [?] ounce to them in hand by the aforesaid Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof well and truly paid the receipt whereof the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill doth hereby acknowledge and themselves to be therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof doth acquit and discharge them, the s[aid] Fredrick DeMouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns for ever by these presents.  Hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, ensealed, released, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enseal, release, and confirm unto the said Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns for ever, all that certain tract or parcel of land situate in the County of Morris aforesaid.

Beginning at a white oak tree for a corner marked on four sides standing at the West side of a brook called in the Dutch language Rottegie Vall, on the East side of a hill it being also a corner of a former survey made for and in the name of George Ryerson Junr, and running from thence South forty seven degrees and forty five minutes East forty one chains to a corner post standing on the plains from thence South forty degrees west seventy one chains to a post corner standing on the west side of said Rockaway River where a small spring runs in the said river.  From thence north seventy two degrees west forty five chains to a post corner from thence north six degrees east thirty three chains to a heap of stones for a corner from thence north forty three degrees east twenty chains to a heap of stones for a corner from thence south sixty eight degrees east ten chains to a heap of stones for a corner from thence north fifty two degrees east forty chains to the place of beginning.

Containing four hundred and twenty two acres and seventy hundredths of an acre strict measure.  Together with all and all manner of houses, barns, orchards, trees, woods, underwoods, fencings, foodings, pastures, profits, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any ways appertaining and all the estate right, title, interest, property, claim, and demand whatsoever of them, the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill of, in, and to the above granted or bargained premises and of, in, or to any part or parcel thereof, to have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said Fredrick DeMouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns, to the only proper [?] and behoof of the said Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns for ever.  And the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant, promise, grant, and agree to and with the said Frederick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith and to and with each and every of them, their heirs and assigns, by these presents in manner and form following, that is to say, that he, the said John Burnet, at the time of ensealing and delivery of these presents, hath full power, good, right, and lawfull authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey three hundred and sixteen acres, part of the said four hundred and twenty two acres above mentioned and every part and parcel thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns in manner and form aforesaid, and that he, the said Samuel Nevill, at the time of ensealing and delivery of these presents, hath full power, good, right, and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey one hundred and six acres residue of the said four hundred and twenty two acres above mentioned and every part and parcel thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns in manner and form aforesaid and that the said Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns and every of them shall and may by force and virtue of these presents, at all times for ever hereafter, lawfully, peaceably, and quietly hold up, occupy, possess and enjoy the said granted and bargained lands and premises with their and every of their appurtenances without any lawful lott suit trouble, denial, interruption, evasion, or disturbance of the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill, their heirs or assigns or any other person or persons whatsoever.  And the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill, for themselves, their heirs, ex[ecutor]s and admin[istrator]s, the said granted and bargained lands and premises with the appurtenances unto the said Fredrick Demouth, Adam Miller, Joseph Hoppel, John Snider, and Felton Smith, their heirs and assigns against all and every person and persons lawfully claiming the same, shall and will warrant and for ever defend by these presents.

In witness whereof the said John Burnet and Samuel Nevill hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
The words (thirty two) in the fifth line and the erasures in the twenty first line of the first page and the word ([?]) in the [?] line of the second page being interlined and made before the signing and sealing [?].

John Burnet  LS
Samuel Nevill  LS

Sealed and delivered in the presence of R L Hooper, Michael Henarie.

Received this 27th day of September 1748 the full sum of two hundred and thirty two pounds, being full satisfaction for the within mentioned premises.
John Burnet
Samuel Nevill

Be it remembered that on this twelfth day of April 1748, the within John Burnet and Samuel Nevill appeared before James Alexander, one of his majesty’s council for the Province of New Jersey, and acknowledged the within deed to be their act and deed for the [?] therein mentioned.
Ja Alexander

Note the same words noted to be interlined in the original are interlined in the record.  Page 112.  The word north inter pa 113 the words bargained lands and intd [?] omitted in recording.
By Thos Bartow










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