This week's document for transcription is the 1788 Deed of Alexander Robertson to Dirck Lefferts selling land in Ballston, Albany County, New York for 50 pounds that George Wakeman mortgaged to John Hughan in 1776 for 571 pounds, 17 shillings and five pence.
Albany County, New York, Mortgages 1785-1791: pages 52-53, image 377 of 569]:
Albany County, New York, Mortgages 1785-1791: pages 54-55, image 378 of 569]:
[Page 53 starting at the top of the right-hand page of the image]:
THIS INDENTURE MAde the thirteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand seven hundred and eighty eight BETWEEN ALEXANDER ROBERTSON of the City of New York mer-
chant of the first part and DIRCK LEFFERTS of the City of New York gentleman of the second part WHEREAS George Wakeman of Ballston in the County of Albany by his certain mortgage duly ex- ecuted bearing date the thirteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven
hundred and seventy six did for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and seventy one
pounds seventeen shillings and five pence to him the said George Wakeman by John Hughan of Schenectady in hand well and truly paid before the ensealing and delivery of the said mortgage mortgage unto the said John Hughan all his estate real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever
in the late province now State of New York which said recited mortage was defeaable on repay-
ment by the said George Wakeman unto the said John Hughan of the said sum of five hundred and seventy one pounds seventeen shillings and five pence with lawful interest for the same on the
first day of March then next ensuing the day of the date of the said rove in part recited mort-
gage according to the condition of a certain bond or obligation mentioned and recited in the
said mortgage as in and by the said mortgage reference thereunto being had may more fully and
at large appear . And WHEREAS the said sum of five hundred and seventy one pounds seventeen shil-
lings and five pence with the interest or any part thereof was not paid or tendered to or for
the said John Hughan at the day in the provisoe of redemption limited for payment thereof,
and the same yet remaineth unpaid by reason where of the real estate of the said George Wake-
man
[Page 54 starting at the top of the left-hand page of the image]:
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in the said late province now state of New York and all his right, title, and interest
of in and to the same be came forfeited unto the said John Hughan and WHEREAS the said
John Hughan hath assigned the said bond to the said Alexander Robertson and by his cer-
tain instrument of writing or assignment duly executed bearing date the first day of May
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight for himself, his
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for the consideration therein mentioned did assign set over and transfer unto the said Alexander Robertson and to his heirs and as-
signs forever, the said above in part recited mortgage together with the lands tenement
and real estate therein mentioned as in and by the said assignment reference thereunto being had may more fully appear And WHEREAS the said Alexander Robertson hath agreed
for and in consideration hereinafter mentioned to assign and set over unto the said Dirk lefferts the said bond and mortgage . Together with the real estate therein mentioned no Now There fore This Indenture WITNESSETH That the said Alexander Robertson for and in
consideration of the sum of fifty pounds current money of New York to him in hand well and truly paid by the said Dirk Lefferts at or before the ensealing and delivery of
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained, sold, released assigned, and set over and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell re-
lease , assign and set over unto the said Dirk Lefferts his heirs and assigns forever,
the said in part recited bond and mortgage and the monies due and to grow due thereon & all and singular the real estate hereditaments and premises in the said mortgage men-
tioned and contained and thereby
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granted and released as aforesaid and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances
And also all the estate , right , title , interest , claim and demand whatsoever of him the said Alex-
ander Robertson of in and to the said and of in and to every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances To have and to hold the said real estate hereditaments and premises above men-
tioned Together with the said in part recited bond and mortgage and the monies due and to
grow due thereon unto the said Dirk Lefferts , his heirs , executors , administrators and assigns
to the only proper use and behoof of the said Dirk lefferts his heirs executors , administrators and assigns forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Alexander Robertson, L. S.
James J. Beekman Abt Wyckoff
Be it remembered that on the seventh day of June in the year one thousand seven hun-
dred and eighty eight before me John Sloss Hobart one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York came James J. Beeckman one of the subscribing witnesses to the execution of the within written indenture who made oath that Alexander Robertson therein named did
seal and deliver the same as his voluntary act and deed for the uses therein mentioned in
presence of Albert Wyckoff and the deponent who severally signed their names as witnesses there to and I having inspected the said Indenture and found no alterations therein do allow the
same to be recorded.
Jno . Sloss Hobart
I Do here by ..... the aforegoing to be a true copy of the original exd. &
compd, with the same the 3 Nov. 1788.
Mat. Visscher, Clk.
The source citation for this mortgage record is:
"Albany County, New York, United States records," deed of Alexander Robertson to Dirck Lefferts, executed 13 May 1788 recorded 3 November 1788; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WC-6CYL?view=fullText : accessed Jan 2, 2026), Image Group Number: 007138186, "Albany, Mortgages, 1785-1791," pages 53-55, images 377-378 of 569; New York. County Court (Albany County).
This mortgage release is for Dirck Lefferts to pay Alexander Robertson 50 pounds for the land that George Wakeman of Ballstown, Albany County, New York mortgaged from John Hughan for 571 pounds, 17 shillings and five pence principal plus interest in current money of New York Province on 13 January 1776. The real estate was part of the 1,006 acres that George Wakeman had bought with a mortgage deed from Dirck Lefferts in 1772, likely about 256 acres. Apparently, George Wakeman defaulted on his payment to John Hughan in 1776 because Hughan sold the mortgage bond to Alexander Robertson, and Robertson is now selling the land to Dirck Lefferts.
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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