Amanuensis Monday - Post #437: 1856 Deed of Smith and Ellen Lewis to Henry A. White in Killingly, Conn.

This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is from the Killingly, Connecticut Deed records for an 1856 deed of Smith and Ellen Lewis selling land to Henry A. White:

[Volume 39, pages 346-347]

[Volume 39, pages 348-349]

The transcription of the deed (starting on the right-hand side of the page 347 image above) is:

To all people to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that We

Smith Lewis and Ellen Lewis both of Killingly of Windham and

State of Connecticut for the consideration of Two Hundred Dollars received

to my full satisfaction of Henry A. White of said Killingly Do give grant

bargain sell and confirm unto the said Henry A. White his heirs and assigns

forever one certain tract or parcel of land situated in said Killingly Bou-

nded and described as follows (viz); bounded on the North by land formerly

owned by Thomas S. Pierce and land belonging to the heirs of Reuben Bartlett

Deceased East by land of barnice Carder Southerly by land of Brayton Slater

[page 348]

to the west side of a Highway thence Northerly by the west side of said

highway to land of Putnam Warren Thence Westerly by said Warrens land

and lands belonging to the widow and heirs of Joseph Pray Deceased contain-

ing about forty acres be the same more or less together with a Dwelling house

and other buildings thereon standing said premises being subject to all

legal Highways passing over the same. To have and to hold the above granted

and bargained premises with all appurtenances thereof unto him the said

Grantee his heirs and assigns forever to him and his own proper use and

behoof. And also we the said Grantors do for ourselves our heirs executors

and Administrators covenant with the said Grantee his heirs and assigns

that at and until ensealing of these presents We are well seized of the

premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple and have good right

to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as above written and

that the same is free from all incumbrances whatsoever Except said high-

way and furthermore We the said Grantors by these presents bind myself

or ourselves and our heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted

and bargained premises to him the said Grantee his heirs and assigns

against all claims and demands whatsoever Except said highways. Provi-

ded Nevertheless that this Deed is on condition that whereas the said Grantors

is justly indebted to the said Grantee by their promisory Note bearing even

date herewith for the sum of Two Hundred Dollars payable to the said Grantee

a order for value received Two years from date thereof with interest annually.

Now if the said Grantors shall well and truly pay said note according to

the tenor and effect thereof then this Deed is to be null and void other-

wise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law. In witness whereof

I have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th Day of May A D 1856.

Signed sealed and Delivered

In presence of                                               Smith Lewis LS

Almond M. Paine                                        Ellen X Lewis LS

Barnice Carder                                                  her mark

                         State of Connecticut Windham County SS Kill-

                         ingly May 17^th A D 1856 Personally appeared Smith

                        Lewis & Ellen Lewis signers and sealers of the inst-

                        rument and acknowledged the same to be his free

                        act and Deed before me Almond M. Paine

                                                               Justice of the Peace

Recorded May

24^th A D 1856 By me

Geo. M. Greenslitt Town Clerk

[written across the top of page 348]

Killingly July 23^rd 1857

I acknowledge to have received full

satisfaction for the Debt secured by this

Mortgage and do therefore hereby cancel

and discharge the same.

In presence of

Edward S. Lewis               Henry A. White

Amey F. White

Recorded July 29^th AD 1857

By me Thos. J. Evans, Town Clerk.

The source citation for this deed is:

Killingly (Connecticut) Town Clerk, Land Records, 1709-1907; General Index, 1709-1908, "Land records, Vol. 37-39, 1850-1857," Volume 39, pages 347-348 (images 749-750 of 820), Smith and Ellen Lewis to Henry A. White, 17 May 1856, recorded 24 May 1856, accessed on Family History Library microfilm US/CAN 1,450,885; original records in Danielson, Conn. town hall.

There are a number of deeds for my 2nd great-grandfather Henry A. White (1824-1885) in the Killingly, Connecticut land records.  These records are recorded in the Connecticut towns rather than in the county records.

This is the sixth deed recorded in Killingly town records for Henry A. White.  Smith and Ellen Lewis bought this land for $1,150 from Henry A. White on 17 May 1856 (see ) and with this deed became indebted to Henry A. White for $200 on the same date as the earlier deed.  They paid off the debt on 23 July 1857.

Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) was a son of Jonathan and Miranda (Wade) White of Killingly.  He married Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844 in Thompson, Connecticut.   Their daughter, Julia E. White (1848-1913), who married Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) is my great-grandmother.  

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NOTE:  Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent  TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday."  John offers this definition for "amanuensis:" 

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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