This week's document for Amanuensis Monday is the 1847 deed of Milo Hildreth buying land from Zachariah Hildreth of Townsend in the Middlesex County, Massachusetts Land Records:
The transcription of this deed is:
[Volume 536 page 184, starts near top of left-hand page]
[in left-hand margin]
Hildreth
to
Hildreth
[body of text]
Know all men by these Presents.
That I Zachariah Hildreth of Townsend, in the County of Mid-
dlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Yeoman, in consid-
eration of two hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by Milo
Hildreth of Northborough in the County of Worcester and Com-
monwealth aforesaid, Yeoman, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell, and con-
vey unto the said Milo Hildreth his heirs and assigns for-
ever a piece of wood land containing eight acres more or
less situate in the Southerly part of Townsend on Ba-
bary hill so called bounded as follows. Beginning at the
South east corner of said premises by land formerly owned by
Henry Sanderson at a stake and stones, thence North 60°
West nineteen rods seventeen and a half links by land
formerly owned by said Sanderson to a stake and stones,
thence North 30° East sixty five rods by land of Aaron
Hildreth to a stake and stones thence South 60° East nine-
teen rods seventeen and a half links by land of Samuel
Scales to a stake and stones, thence South 30° West sixty
five rods by land of Joseph Thomson to the bounds first men-
tioned. To Have and to Hold the above granted premises
with the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said
Milo Hildreth his heirs and assigns to his and their use and
behoof forever. And I the said Zachariah Hildreth for myself
and my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with
the said Milo Hildreth his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
seized in fee of the afore granted premises, that they are free
from all incumbrances, that I have good right to sell
and convey the same to the said Milo Hildreth as aforesaid;
and that I will and my heirs, executors and administra-
tors shall warrant and defend the same to the said
Milo Hildreth his heirs and assigns forever, against the
[Volume 536, page 185]
lawfull claims and demands of all persons. In Witness Whereof
I the said Zachariah Hildreth and Hannah wife of said Zachariah
in token of release of dower in said premises, have hereunto set
our hands and seals this twenty seventh day of April, in the
Year of our Lord, Eighteen hundred and forty seven.
Executed And } Zachariah Hildreth {seal}
delivered in the } Hannah Hildreth {seal}
presence of us, } Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Paul Gerrish } Middlesex ss. April 27th 1847.
James Hildreth } Then personally appeared the above
named Zachariah Hildreth and acknowledged the above named
instrument to be his free act and deed;
Before me, Paul Gerrish Justice of Peace.
Middlesex ss. May 31 1848 Rec^d & Recorded by
Caleb Hayden Reg.
The source citation for this recorded deed is:
"Massachusetts, Land Records, 1620-1986," digital images, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 2 February 2019), Middlesex County, "Deeds, 1848, Vol. 536-538," Volume 536, pages 184-185 (image 95 of 875), Deed of Zachariah Hildreth to Milo Hildreth, executed 27 April 1847, recorded 31 May 1848.
In this deed, Zachariah Hildreth and his wife Hannah sell an 8 acre tract of land in Townsend on Babary Hill to Milo Hildreth for $250 on 27 April 1847.
This is one of the tracts of land that Zachariah Hildreth sold to two sons and a son-in-law over the past ten years which was then bought back after a period of time.
Milo Hildreth is a son of Zachariah and Hannah Hildreth. Milo Hildreth moved to Northborough, Massachusetts after his marriage in 1846 to Frances Hooker.
Zachariah Hildreth (1783-1857), who married Hannah Sawtell (1789-1857) in 1810, is my third great-grandfather. I am descended from their son, Edward Hildreth (1831-1899) who married Sophia Newton (1834-1923) in 1852.
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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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