Amanuensis Monday -- 1774 Mortgage Deed of George Wakeman to Daniel Campbell For Land in Ballstown, Albany County, New York

 This week's document for transcription is the 1774 Mortgage Deed of George Wakeman who mortgaged his interest in 750 acres in Ballstown, Albany County, New York to Daniel Campbell for 240 pounds, with 120 pounds to be paid by 1 January 1775..

Albany County, New York, Mortgages 1773-1785:  pages 196-197, image 152 of 549]:

Albany County, New York, Mortgages 1773-1785:  pages 198-199, image 154 of 549]:

The transcription of this Mortgage Deed is (starting on page 197 at the top of the page) with the assistance of FamilySearch Full-Text Search:

[Page 197 starting at the top of the page]:

REGISTERED for and at the request of Daniel Campbell of Schenectady in the County of Albany and Province 

of New York the 24th day of Nov 1774. 

MEMORANDUM that on the twenty eighth day of October one thousand one thousand seven hundred and seventy four 

George Wakeman of Ballstown in the County of Albany and Province of New York Yeoman by his bond

or obligation bearing even date herewith stands bound unto the said Daniel Campbell in the sum 

of Two hundred and forty pounds New York currency conditioned for the payment of One hundred and twenty pounds like money with lawful interest on or before the first day of January next ensuing 

NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said George Wakeman in consideration of the said Debt 

or sum of One Hundred and Twenty pounds and for the better securing the payment theref with 

Interest unto the said Daniel Campbell his heirs and assigns at the day and time of payment there 

of herein before limited and appointed for the payment thereof , HATH MORTGAGED ALL his estate rights title interest property claim and demand in law or equity which he now hath or ought to 

have of in or to a certain piece parcel of land in Bellstown in the County of Albany and Province 

of New York containing seven hundred and fifty acres being part of one thousand and six acres of 

land granted and released by Indenture executed by Dirck Lefferts bearing date the fifth day of 

February One thousand seven hundred and seventy two and granted to Abel Ginnings and George

Wakeman and in the said Seven hundred and fifty acres is now in the Possession and occupation 

of the said George Wakeman Provided Always and it is the true and intent and meaning of these Presents and the said Parties that if the said George Wakeman his heirs executors and administra-

tors or some do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Daniel Campbell his Heirs Executors and assigns the said sum of One hundred and twenty pounds like money with lawful 

interest on or before the first day of January next ensuing then and in that case these Presents 

and all and every article clause and thing therein contained shall cease determine be void and of 

none effect together with the said obligation which said 

[Page 198]

Mortgagee was taken and acknowledged before Jacob C. Ten Eyck one of the Judges of 

 the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Albany the twenty second day of 

November 1774. 

Recorded and end the day and year first above written.

                                                                    SS Mat Visscher Clerk.

The source citation for this mortgage record is:

"Albany County, New York, United States records," mortgage deed of George Wakeman to Daniel Campbell, executed 28 October 1774 recorded 24 November 1774; imaged,   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89W7-NWXH?view=fullText : accessed Jan 2, 2026), Image Group Number: 007121146, "Albany, Mortgages, 1773-1785," pages 197-198, images 152-153 of 549; New York. County Court (Albany County).

This mortgage deed for 750 acres in Ballstown, Albany County, New York by George Wakeman agreed to pay Daniel Campbell 240 pounds principal plus interest in currant money of New York Province, on 28 October 1774 with 120 pounds paid by 1 January 1775, leaving a balance of 120 pounds plus interest to be paid later.  The 750 acres of land were part of the 1,006 acres that George Wakeman had bought with a mortgage deed from Dirck Lefferts in 1772.  It is not known whether any money was exchanged in 1775 or later as agreed. 

George Wakeman (1740-1815) was born before 1 June 1740 in Fairfield, Connecticut, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (--?--) Wakeman. He married Sarah Hill (1742-1832) on 17 June 1762 in Fairfield, Connecticut.  George Wakeman died before 2 January 1815 in Wayne township, Ashtabula County, Ohio.

George and Sarah (Hill) Wakeman are my 6th great-grandparents through their daughter Hannah Wakeman (1763-1814) who married Thomas Partridge (1758-1828) in New York on  2 October 1785.  

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Read other transcriptions of records of my relatives and ancestors at Amanuensis Monday Posts.

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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