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
