This week's document for transcription is the 1818 Deed of Jacob Row, his wife Elizabeth and John Row to Jonathan Potter for a parcel of land in Tewksbury township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey for $474.95.
a) Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Deeds, 1818-1821, Pages 610-611, Image 702 of 1110:
a) Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Deeds, 1818-1821, Pages 612-6313, Image 703 of 1110:
The transcription of this deed (with help from FamilySearch Full-Text Search) is:
[Page 611, Starting near the top of the right-hand page of the first image]
Jacob Row & wife & } This Indenture made the twenty eight day of March in
John Row } the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighteen Between
to } Jacob Row and Elizabeth his wife and John Row of the town
Jonathan Potter } ship of Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon of Junterson
and State of New Jersey of the one part and to Jonathan Potter of Tewks-
bury in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey of the other part - -
Witnesseth that the said Jacob Row and Elizabeth his wife and John Row for and
in consideration of the sum of four hundred and seventy four dollars and
ninety five cents good and lawful money of the United States to them in
hands will and truly paid by the said Jonathan Potter at and before the seal-
ing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge and
the said Jacob Row & Elizabeth Row his wife and John Row therewith fully
satisfied contented and paid, have given, granted, bargained, and sold, alieed,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents, do give grant bar-
gain, sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm to the said Jonathan Potter and
to his heirs and assigns forever, all the part or parcel and premis-
is herein after particularly described, situate, lying and being in the
township of Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey & is butted and
bounded as follows. Beginning at a small hickory sapling standing in the
old line of the said Potter end was in the year 1815 made a Corner to about
30 acres that Philip Row sold to the said Potter reference to the said deed
will fully appear and from said hickory runs (1) South by s'd old line
seventy four degrees and forty five minutes west six chains and twenty
eight links then (2) North fifty eight degrees and fifteen minutes west
four chains and twenty one links to an Elm tree and stones old Corner then (3)
South twenty degrees west fourteen chains and eighty four links to stones
in the line of the farm that Aaron Sutton Junior lives on (4) and by the
same South seventy degrees and fifteen minutes East seven chains and thir-
ty links to a corner of the other lott above mentioned of Philip Row the father
sold 1815, and (5) by the same North twenty degrees East eleven chains and
forty six links to stones for a corner thence (6) South forty nine degrees East
five chains and ninety two links to a corner of the same on a bank, then (7)
North forty three degrees east four chains and twenty eight links to a nother
corner of the same and lastly by the same North thirty six degrees and
thirty minutes west six chains and twenty links to the place of beginning
containing thirteen acres and fifty seven hundredths of an acre. Together with
all and singular the profits, privileges and advantages with the appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any were appertaining, also all the estate, right title
interest, property claim and demand of the said Jacob Row Elizabeth his wife
and John Row of in or to the same: and of in and to every part and parcel thereof.
To have and to hold all and singular the above described tract or lot of land
and premises with the appurtenances unto the said Jonathan Potter his
heirs and assigns, to the only proper use benefit and behoof of the said Jonathan
Potter his heirs and assigns forever. _ And the said Jacob Row & John Row doth
for themselves their heirs executors and administrators covenant and grant to
and with the said Jonathan Potter his heirs and assigns that they the
[Page 612, continuing at the top of the left-hand page of the first image]
said Jacob Row and John Row are the true lawful and right owners of all and
singular the above described land and premises, and every part and parcel
thereof: and am now lawfully seized and possessed of the same as a good, perfect
and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and that the said land and
premises, or any part thereof, at the time of the sealing and delivery of these
presents, are not incumbered by any mortgage, judgment, dower, recogni-
xance or limitation or by any incumbrance whatsoever, by which the title
of the said Jonathan Potter hereby made, or intended to be made for the
above described land and premises can or may be changed, charged or
altered or defeated in any way whatever; and also, that the said Jacob
Row Elizabeth his wife and John Row now have good right full power
and lawful authority to grant bargain sell and convey the said land and
premises in manner aforesaid; Also, that they will warrant secure and
forever defend the said land and premises, unto the said Jonathan
Potter his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all and every person and persons freely and clearly freed and discharged of
and from all manner of incumbrances whatsoever.
In Witness whereof the Jacob Row Elizabeth his wife & John Row have hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed and delivered } Jacob X Row {seal}
in presence of } Elizabeth X Row {seal}
Sam'l Potter John Row {seal}
John Blair
New Jersey Somerset County Ss. Jacob Row and Elizabeth his wife and
John Row came before me John Blair one of the commissioner ap-
pointed in said county for taking acknow belements and proof of deeds)
and severally acknowledged that they signed sealed and delivered the
foregoing Deed to which the annexed as their voluntary act and deed
for the uses and purposes therein expressed and the said Elizabeth being
of full age and by me examined privately and a part from her said hus-
band and acknowledge that she signed sealed and delivered the said
deed as her voluntary act and deed freely without fear threats or compulsion
of her said husband. Taken before me this 28th day of March 1818.
Recorded May 10th 1820 John Blair.
The source citation for this deed is:
"Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States records," Jacob, Elizabeth and JohnRow to Jonathan Potter, executed 28 March 1818, recorded 10 May 1820; imaged, FamilySearch
2026), Image Group Number: 007895646, "Hunterdon Deeds, 1818-1821," pages 611-612, images 702-703 of 1110; original papers at Hunterdon County (New Jersey) County Clerk.
Jacob Row and his wife Elizabwth, and John Row, sold a parcel of land, totaling 13.57 acres, in Tewksbury township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to Jonathan Potter in a deed dated 28 March 1818 for $474.95. The land was part of the homestead of Philip Row that was bequeathed to sons Jacxob Row and John Row.
Philip Row (1752-1817), who married Maria Smith in 1772 in New Jersey, is my 5th great-grandfather and they had eight children, including Anna Row (1787-1860) who married John Auble in 1804; they are my 4th great-grandparents.
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