Amanuensis Monday -- 1811 Deed of Stephen Cutter Selling Land in Middlesex County, New Jersey to Richard Cutter

 This week's document for transcription is the 1811 Deed of Stephen Cutter selling 6.6 acres of   land in Middlesex County, New Jersey to Richard Cutter for $1.

*  Middlesex County, New Jersey, "Middlesex Deeds 1811-1813", page 161, image 94 of 577:

The transcription of this document is (aided by FamilySearch Full-Text Search using Artificial Intelligence):

[page 161, starting at the top of  the right-hand page of image 94 of 577]

Stephen Cutter   } This Indenture made this fifth day of of September in the year of our Lord one  to Robt. Cutter   }  thousand Eight hundred and eleven Between Stephen Cutter of the Township of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey of the first part ; and Richard Cutter

the Township of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey of the second part 

Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar 

lawful money of the United States of America , to him in hand well and truly paid by the said 

partty of the second part , at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents , the receipt where-

of is hereby acknowledged , and the Said party of the first part therewith fully satisfied content 

and paid , Have given , granted bargained , sold , aliened , enfeoffed , conveyed and confirmed , and 

by these presents do give , grant , bargain , sell , alien , enfeoff convey and confirm to the said 

partty of the second part , and to his heirs and assigns forever , all that Lot tract or parcel of land

and premises herein after particularly described situate , lying and being in the Township of Woodbridge in the County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey which is butted and bounded as follows Vizt Beginning at a White Oak tree which is a corner of a lot of Woodland belonging to Thomas Edgar's

 & from thence running along the line of said Edgar nearly a West course about ten chains to wood 

land belonging to Israel Thornal , thence along the line of said Thomas Thornal nearly a South course about eleven chains to the north west side of the Essex and Middlesex Turnpike Road , thence 

along the same about fourteen chains and forty links to land of said Thomas Edgar thence with 

his line nearly a north course about one cham and eighty links to the beginning tree containing 

six acres and Six tenths be the same more or less bounded northerly and Easterly by land of the said Thomas Edgar West by land of Israel Thomal and Southeasterly by the said turnpike , Together with 

all and Singular the profits privileges and advantages , with the appurtenances to the same belong-

ing or in any wise appertaining. Also , all the Estate , right title , interest , property , claim 

and demand whatsoever , of the said partty of the first part , of in and to the same , and of in 

and to every part and parcel thereof. To Have and To Hold all and Singular the above descr-

ibed tract or lot of land and premises , with the appurtenances unto the said partty of the

second part his heirs and assigns , to the only proper use , benefit and behoof of the said partty 

of the second part , his heirs and assigns forever -- and the said Stephen Cutter doth for himself 

his heirs Executors , and administrators covenant and grant to and with the said partty of the 

second part , his heirs and assigns that he the said Stephen Cutter is the the true lawful and 

right owner of all and Singular the above described land and premises , and of every part 

and parcel thereof with the appurtenances thereunto belonging ; and that the said land and pre-

mises , or any part thereof , at the time of Sealing and delivery of these presents , are not incum-

 bered by any mortgage Judgment or limitation , or by any incumbrance whatsoever by which 

the title of the said party of the second part , hereby made or intended to be made , for the above  described land and premises can or may be changed , charged , altered or defeated in any way whatever and also , that the said party of the first part , now , has good right full power , and lawful auth-

ority to grant , bargain , Sell , and convey the said land and premises , in manner aforesaid , also that he

will warrant Secure , and forever defend , the said land and premises , unto the said Richard Cutter 

his heirs and assigns forever , against the lawful claims and demands of all and every person and persons freely and clarly freed and discharged , of and from all manner of incumbrances whatsoever . In Witness whereof the said Stephen Cutter hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first 

above written 1811.

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of                   }  

the word (West) in the fourteenth line being first interlined }      Stephen Cutter {seal}

Henry Potter     Ichabod Potter                                             }

 State of New Jersey }  Be it remembred that on this 9'th day of September A.D. 1811 personally 

Middlesex county     } appeared before me Ichabod Potter one of the Judges of the inferior

                                  } Court of common pleas for said county Stephen Cutter the Grantor in the

within deed & acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the within 

deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.                        Ichabod Potter 

                                                          Recd Sept'r 10th 1811 Recorded 

                                                   

The source citation for this Deed is:

Middlesex County (New Jersey) County Records, Stephen Cutter to Richard Cutter, deed dated 5 September 1811, recorded 10 September 1811; imaged, FamilySearch   (https://

www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSY4-F48J?view=fullText : Sep 13 2025), Image Group Number 008351782, "Middlesex Deeds 1811-1813,"

page 161, image 94 of 577; original records in Middlesexn County (New Jersey). County Clerk, imaged, catalogued and transcribed by FamilySearch.

In this deed, Stephen Cutter sells 6.6 acresw of land in Woodbridge, M iddlesex County to Richard Cutter for $1.

Stephen Cutter (1745-1823) was born 10 February 1745 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, the son of William and Mary (Kent) Cutter.  He married Tabitha Randolph (1752-1841) in about 1769 in Woodbridge.  They had 11 children, including a son Richard Cutter (1779-1820).

Stephen and Tabitha (Randolph) Cutter are my 4th great-grandparents, through their daughter Sarah Cutter (1785-1878) who married William Knapp (1775-1856) in about 1804 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.  

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