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East Jersey Deeds Deed Book A, pg 135 This Indenture made the fourteenth day of June in the six
and thirtieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord Charles the Second over
England &c. Between Captaine Henry Greenland of New York Piscataway of
East New Jersey gent and Mary his wife of the one part and John Schouten of New
York gent of the other part Whereas the Right Honble the Lady Elizabeth
Carteret late Lady ……..? executrix of the said Province
in and by our Patent bearing date the twentieth day of September in the
year of our Lord 1681 for the consideration therein mentioned did give and grant
within the bounds of the town of New Piscataway aforesaid lying and being upon
the Rariton River containing three hundred acres Now this Indenture witnesseth that the Captaine Henry
Greenland by and with the consent and good liking of the sd Mary his wife
testified by her being a part to these presents and signing and sealing the same
and for and in consideration of a competent sum of money to him in hand paid by
the said John Schouten before the sealing of these presents wherewith the said
Capt Henry Greenland doth hereby acknowledge himself fully satisfied and paid and thereof and of every
part thereof doth acquit and discharge the said John Schouten his heirs and
assigns forever Hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth
grant bargain and sell unto the sd John Schouten one moyetie (sic moiety)
or half part of the said whole tract of land viz. the same butted and bounded in
the before recited Patent to be taken from and out of that part being and
adjoining the land now in the possession of John De…ent? To have and to hold the sd moiety or half part of the sd
tract of land unto the sd John Schouten his heirs and assigns forever to the
only use and behoof of him the said John Schouten his heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof the said partys to these presents have
hereunto set their hands and seals interchangeably the day and year first above
written Sealed and delivered by the abovenamed Henry Greenland in
the presence of Sealed and delivered by the above named Mary in the
presence of The within named Cap. Henry Greenland and Mary his wife
this day appeared before me and the sd Mary being separately examined declared
that the within mentioned deed of conveyance was past by her out of her free and
voluntary will without any restraint or compulsion of her husband who
acknowledged the same to be her act and deed LDS film # 945300 |