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Sarah Schouten - Deed of Mortgage


Deed – Secretary of State, New York.

Deed Book 11, pgs 62


This Indenture made in the city of New York on the twenty third day of November in the seventh year of her Majesty’s reign A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eight between Sarah Schouten of the said City aforesaid Widow of the one part and the Ministers Elders and Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church of the City of New York of the other part 

Whereas Frederick Lubberts of Long Island did by his certain deed under his hand and seal bearing date the twenty ninth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and seventy nine for the consideration therein mentioned and exprest did give grant bargain and sell unto John Schouten of the City aforesaid Carpenter his heirs and assigns forever all that a certain household lot of ground and premises situate lying and being within the City aforesaid in the Street commonly called and known by the name of Pearl Street
on the South side thereof
having to the East the great house of Captain Thomas Willcock
to the South the great house of Capt. T. Delawall
to the West the house and lot of Thomas Straus
and to the North the street aforementioned
containing in breadth before towards the Street on the North side two rod wanting one foot wood measure
and behind on the South side two rod five feet in length
on both sides eight rod and nine feet
all in and by the said Deed relation thereto had may more fully and at large appear 

And whereof the said John Schouten being so seized and possest of the premises on the ninth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and eighty five/six being then of sound memory and understanding did make his last Will and Testament in writing and then soon after died And therein and thereby did bequeath all his estate both real and personal unto the said Sarah Schouten his now widow with full power to sell and dispose thereof as she should think fit, which said Will and Testament was afterwards (to wit) on the seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and eighty nine and ninety in due form proved and approved as in and by the said Will and Testament and the probate thereof relation being thereto may more fully and at large appear 

And mow this Indenture witnesseth that the said Sarah Schouten for and in consideration of the sum of twenty pounds good and lawful money of New York to her in hand well and truly paid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the Ministers Elders and Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church of the City of New York the receipt whereof she doth hereby acknowledge and holdeth herself therewith fully satisfied and contented and thereof and therefrom and of and from all and every part and parcel thereof doth fully and absolutely exonerate and discharge the said Ministers Elders and Deacons and their successors and assigns forever by these presents have given granted enfeoffed confirmed bargained and sold and by these presents doth fully and absolutely give grant enfeoff confirm bargain and sell unto the said Ministers Elders and Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church of the City of New York aforesaid their successors and assigns forever all that the before mentioned house and lot of ground and premises together with all and every its appurtenances and all the estate right title interest possession claim and demand of her the said Sarah Schouten of and in or to the same and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and of every part thereof To have and to hold the above granted house and lot of ground and premises unto them the said Ministers Elders and Deacons their successors and assigns to the only and proper use and behoof of them the said Ministers Elders and Deacons their successors and assigns forever 

And the said Sarah Schouten for herself and her heirs doth hereby covenant promise and grant to and with the said Ministers Elders and Deacons and their successors and assigns that she the said Sarah Schouten is at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof rightfully and lawfully seized of and in the hereby to be granted premises and hath in herself good right full power and lawful authority thereof to dispose and that the same and every part thereof now and forever hereafter shall so remain freely acquitted and discharged or otherwise sufficiently saved harmless unto the said Ministers Elders and Deacons and their successors and assigns of and from all and other gifts grants bargains sales dowers jointures mortgages statutes recognizances judgments executions extents and of and from all other incumbrances whatsoever had made procured committed suffered or done by her the said Sarah Schouten or with her privity or consent or by or from any other person or persons whatsoever 

And that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Ministers Elders and Deacons and their successors or assigns from henceforth and forever thereafter peaceably and quietly to have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the hereby granted premises without the least lot hindrance or molestation of her the said Sarah Schouten or by or from any person or persons claiming or which might hereafter claim by from or under her or by from or under any other person or persons whatsoever provided nevertheless and it is the true intent and meaning of these presents that if the above named Sarah Schouten her heirs executors or administrators or some of them shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the before named Ministers Elders and Deacons their certain Attorney successors or assigns the full and just sum of twenty one pounds four shillings current money of the Province of New York on or before the twenty third day of November which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and nine without fraud covin or further delay that then this present Deed of Mortgage and every article and clause therein contained shall become utterly void and none effect any thing herein contained to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue 

In testimony whereof the parties to these presents Indenture have interchangeably put their hands and seal the day and year first above written

Sarah Schouten her mark (seal) 

Sealed and delivered in the presence of Joshua De Laplaine, Evert Duyp…inst? 

New York ss.
New York 24th November 1708
Then personally appeared before me David Provoost Junr. Esq. one of the Aldermen of the said City one of her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace assigned for the said City Sarah Schouten who had sealed executed the within Deed of Mortgage and acknowledged the same to be her voluntary act and deed witness my hand day above said  D. Provoost 

Recorded in the Office of the Town Clerk of the City of New York the seventeenth day of December A.D. one thousand seven hundred and eight in Lib. No. 26 page 321, 322, 323, 324. Compared and examined Will Sharpas  Clk 

Recorded at the request of the Deacons of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Church of New York the 20th day of July 1713


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