Amanuensis Monday -- 1840 Deed of Ranslow and Mary Smith Selling Land in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York To Charles W. Bishop

 This week's document for transcription is the 1840 Deed of Ranslow and Mary Smith selling 91 acres of land in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York to Charles W. Bishop for $2,700.  

Jefferson County, New York, Deed Book 1840-1841:  pages 302-303, image 164 of 329:

Jefferson County, New York, Deed Book 1840-1841:  pages 304-305, image 165 of 329:

The transcription of this deed, starting on page 303 about 70% of the way down the right-hand page of the image, with the assistance of FamilySearch Full-Text Search:

[Page 303 starting about 70% of the way down the right-hand page of the image]:

This Indenture, made the Fifteenth day of Octo-

ber in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty Between 

Ranslow Smith & Mary his wife of Henderson Jeff. Co. N. Y. 

of the first part, and Charles W. Bishop also of Henderson Jeff.

 Co. N. Y. --- of the second part, Witnesseth , that the said parties 

of the first part, in consideration of the sum of Twenty Seven 

hundred dollars, lawful money of the United States of Amer-

ica paid to them by the said party of the second part 

the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have granted 

bargained, sold released and confirmed, and by these presents, 

Do grant bargain, sell, release, and confirm, to the said 

party of the second part, his heirs and assigns , All that cer-

 tain tract piece or parcel of land Situate in the town

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of Henderson aforesaid & being part of subdivision num-

ber two in Great lot Number forty four (agreeable to 

Benjamin Wrights Survey) in Henderson aforsaid, Bound-

ed as follows to wit , on the North by the hand of Calvin 

Bishop East by the centre of the Highway South by the land 

formerly owned by George & Lyman Smith & by lot line 

and West by a lot line and the land of Amasa Brown con-

taining in all ninety one acres of land, Excepting & reser-

ving from the above described premises about one acre here-

tofore deeded to A. R. Philips Subject to a Mortgage given 

by John Hubbard to Danford Barney dated 11'th of March 

1837 upon which there is seventeen hundred dollars due, 

Together with the hereditaments and appurtenances, and all

the estate, right, title, and interest of them, the said party

of the first part, of, in, or to, the same, and the reversions 

and Remainders thereof. To have and to hold, all and singular 

the said premises hereby granted, to the said party of the se-

cond part his heirs and assigns, to the proper use of the said 

party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever; subject 

to the conditions and Stipulations contained in the Letters 

Patent whereby the Lands were originally granted. And the 

said parties of the first part, do hereby, for themselves, their 

heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said 

party of the second part his heirs and assigns that he the 

said parties of the first part, immediately before the ensealing 

and delivery hereof , were seized of the said premises of an 

estate in fee simple therein. Also that they have power to 

sell and convey the same, as hereby intended: Also, that 

the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns shall 

quietly and peaceably hold and enjoy the same. Also that the 

Same is free from incumbrances, and they the said parties 

of the first part and their heirs, the said premises to the 

said party of the second part, and his heirs against all 

persons do and will Warrant and defend forever, by 

these presents, In witness whereof the said parties of the 

first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day 

and year first above written Ranslow Smith L. S. Mary 

Smith L. S. Sealed and delivered in presence of, the words "for-

merly owned " interlined on saith line done before signing.

State of New York , Jefferson County ss : On this 24 day of 

October 1840, personally came before me Ranslow Smith 

and Mary his wife, known to me to be the persons who 

did execute the within deed and did acknowledged they 

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did execute the same for the uses and purposes contained 

in the within deed Mary being examined seperately and 

apart from her said husband and confessed it to be her 

free will and deed without fear or compulsion of her 

said husband., Let it be recorded, Harvey Smith Com 

of deeds

Recordede October 28, 1840 at noon 

The source citation for this deed record is:

"Jefferson County, New York, United States records," Deed of Ranslow and Mary Smith to Charles W. Bishop, executed 15 October 1840, recorded 28 October 1840; imaged, FamilySearch   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9WL-RF8Z?view=fullText : accessed 5 April 2026), Image Group Number 007176567, "Jefferson Deeds, 1840-1841," pages 303-305, images 164-165 of 329; original records in Jefferson County, New York Court records.

This land deed documents the sale of 91 acres of land in Henderson town, Jefferson County, New York (ib Lot Number 44) sold by Ranslow and Mary Smith of Henderson to Charles W. Bishop  of Henderson for $2,700 in lawful money.

Ranslow Smith (1805-1873) is the adoptive father of my 2nd great-grandfather Devier J. Lamphier Smith (1839-1894) who resided in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York until about 1843 when he migrated to Dodge County, Wisconsin.

I found this record using FamilySearch Full-Text Search for Ranslow Smith and Jefferson County, New York.

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

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