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James Alexander Deed 1745
W.N.J. Society by Lattouch & Haynes This Indenture made this the first day of April in the
Eighteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second
by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender
of the Faith Anno Domini 1744 Between John Child Esq Vice President
Mr Levy Ball Mr Francis Minshull Mr Joseph Mico Mr Henry Greenaway and
Mr Thomas Knapp for and in behalf of themselves and the rest of the
West New Jersey Society of the first part and James Alexander of the
city of New York of the second part. Whereas the parties aforesaid of
the first part being seized in fee of thirteen thousand five hundred
acres of land after allowance for barrens sic situate beginning opposite
point of land that lyeth between Passaic river & Pequannock river
lying and being on the south side of the Passaic river and from thence
running South Seventy Degrees Westerly Eighty Five chains from thence
Seventy Two Degrees Easterly Two Hundred and Eighty Three Chains Thence
South Forty Four Degrees Westerly Four Hundred and Seventy Five Chains
Thence to the most Easterly corner of Thomas Fullerton's land and Thence
along said Fullerton's land North Forty Five Westerly One Hundred and
Five Chains to said Passaic River where Fullerton Brook falls into the
same Thence following down the stream of said Passaic River to the upper
corner of a small tract of land belonging to John Johnston and Michael
Hawden then North Fifty Three Degrees Easterly along their line to said
Passaic River and thence running down the line of the said river as
aforesaid to where it began and also seized fee of One Thousand acres
of land with the appurtenances scituate lying and being on the West
side of the Raway River in the County of Essex Beginning by the said
Raway river at the upper corner of John Pope's land and running West
One hundred and Four Chains thence North One Hundred and Seventeen Chains
Thence East to Raway river and thence as the said river runs to the
place where it began And also Seized in Fee of Three Thousand Six Hundred
acres of land lying in the County of Bergen. Beginning on the West Side
of the Hudson River bt the land of George Lockhart Deceased and running
along the lines of said Lockhart's land as his land goes to Cheche Brook
up the stream thereof to the land late of Baltazar Dehart deceased thence
along the line of the said Dehart's land to Hudson's river and thence
along said Hudsons river to where it began. Together with the appurtances
thereunto belonging to they the parties aforesaid of the first part
by their instrument or letter of Attorney in writing duly executed bearing
date the Tenth day [page 377] February in the tenth year of our Sovereign
Lord King George the second did constitute and appoint Joseph Murray,
Jeremiah Lattouch, Joseph Haynes and every any and either of them to
be their agents Attorneys of factors in his Majesties Province of New
Jersey and elsewhere in America. To sell assign and dispatch of any
of their lands as tenements according to the instructions which they
every or any of them should from time to time receive from the said
constituents or from the committee for the time being or any part thereof
to such person or persons as for such sum or sums of money as should
be deemed merit for the Society's advantage to make and execute all
New Jersey deeds and writings as the case and customs of the county
should require as by the said instrument under the hands & seals
of them the said John Child Levy Ball Thomas Minshull Joseph Mico Henry
Greenaway & Thomas Knapp and also sealed with the common seals of
the said West New Jersey Society and recorded in the Secretarys Office
at Burlington in Book E,pg 247 & recorded also in the Secretary's
office at Perth Amboy in Liber E, Fol. 1&2. Reference thereunto
(being) had many more fully and at large appear NON Be it Remembered that on the 23 Day of March One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Forty Four Five Elisha Parker one of the Witnesses
to the within deed privately appeared before me John Hamilton Esq. one
of his Majesties Council for the Province of New Jersey and being duly
sworn on the Holy Evangelist on his oath declared that he saw Jeremiah
Lattouch and Joseph Haynes within named severally seal & deliver
the within Instrument as the voluntary act and deed of the Grantors
within mentioned. Note: Page 376 between lines 12 & 13 the words ( Beginning opposite to the point of land that lyeth between said Passaic River and Pequanock River) are interlined occasioned by mistake in Boundary & page 377 the word being) is wrote on the margin & obliterated in line 18th by mistake in recording. Examined by (signed) Tho. Bartowe Transcribed by William G. Johnson May 2006 |
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