Amanuensis Monday -- 1830 Deed of Mary Row to John Row for Land in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

This week's document for transcription is the 1830 Deed of Mary Row to son John Row for land in Tewksbury township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey for $300.

a)  Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Deeds, 1828-1830, Pages 392-393, Image 791 of 863:

The transcription of this mortgage deed (with help from FamilySearch Full-Text Search, but there were many omissions) is:

[Page 392, Starting in the middle of the left-hand page of the image]

Mary Row    }  This Indenture made the thirteenth day of January in 

    to               }  the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty 

John Row     } Between Mary Row of the township of Tewksbury in the 

County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey of the first part, and John 

Row of the township of Jewksbury in the County of Hunterdon 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 three hundred dollars good 

and lawful money of the United States to her in hand paid at and before 

the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby

acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, remised, released, aliened and con-

firmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, alien 

and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns 

forever, all the right of dower belonging to the said party of the first part as 

the Relict and widow of Philip Row deceased, and all other rights the may have

or can have of in and to all and singular the following described tract or 

parcel of land and premises situated in the township of Tewksbury in the 

County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, butted and bounded as follows 

viz. Beginning at a stake a corner to Jonathan Potter's land from thence 

south six degrees East twenty seven chains and fifty links to an Elm tree,

thence South twenty one degrees west, fourteen chains and seventy five 

links to a stone heep, thence North seventy eight degrees West, sixteen chains 

[Page 393]

and seventy links to a stake and stones, thence North two degrees West

seven chains & seventy eight links to a stake and stones, thence North 

seventy eight degrees west, three chains and eighty six links to a 

stake and stones in the Sutton line, thence North two degrees West, 

eight chains to a stone heep on the bank of the brook, thence north

thirty seven degrees East nine chains & thirty seven links to a post in the 

fence, thence north ten degrees East, twenty three chains and thirty links 

to a stake, thence North thirty six degrees east, eighty four links to 

the middle of a wood road, thence along the same South fifty four 

degrees East, three chains, thence South fifty seven degrees East four 

chains, thence South forty nine degrees East six chains and eighty links

thence South three degrees East two chains and seventeen links to 

the place of beginning containing eighty seven acres more or less it being 

a part of the homested farm of Philip Row deceased. Together with all 

and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belong-

ing or in any wise appertaining and all the estate, right, title, inter-

est claim and demand whatsoever of the said party of the first part

either in law or equity of in and to the above described premises with 

the appurtenances. To have and to hold the said lot or tract of land and 

premises above described to the party of the second part his heirs and 

assigns free from all dower or other demands of the said party of the 

first part, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said 

party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever. In Witness 

whereof the said Mary Row party of the first part has hereunto set her 

hand and seal the day and contest above written. 

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence  }          Mary X Row   {seal}

Joseph Smith                                            }             her mark

 State of New Jersey Morris County ss. Be it remembered that on the 

21'st day of January AD 1830, personally appeared before me Joseph Smith

one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County 

of Morris, Mary Row and I being satisfied that she is the grantor mention-

ed in the within deed and I having first made her acquainted with 

the contents of the same, she acknowledged that the respectively signed 

sealed and delivered the within instrument as her voluntary act and deed 

for the use and purpose therein expressed. 

Recorded February 2'd 1830                    Joseph Smith 

The source citation for this mortgage deed is:

"Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States records," Mary Row to John Row deed, executed 13 January 1830, recorded 2 February 1830; imaged, FamilySearch 

(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSGS-JVLL?view=fullText : Jan 13,

2026), Image Group Number: 008210911, "Hunterdon Deeds, 1828-1830," pages 392-393, image 791 of 863; original papers at Hunterdon County (New Jersey) County Clerk.

Widow Mary Row granted 87 acres of land in Tewksbury township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to her son John Row in a deed dated 13 January 1830 for $300. The land was part of the homestead of Philip Row.

Philip Row (1752-1817) is my 5th great-grandfather, and a Revolutionary War soldier, who married Maria Smith in 1772 in New Jersey and had eight children, including Anna Row (1787-1860) who married John Auble in 1804; they are my 4th great-grandparents.

=========================================

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."

The URL for this post is:  

Copyright (c) 2026, Randall J. Seaver

Please comment on this post on the website by clicking the URL above and then the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post. Share your comments on X, Facebook, or Pinterest using the icons below. Or contact me by email at randy.seaver@gmail.com.  Note that all comments are moderated, and may not appear online immediately.

Subscribe to receive a free daily email from Genea-Musings using www.Blogtrottr.com.