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

This week's document for transcription is the 1830 Deed of Mary Row to son Jacob Row for three lots of 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:

a)  Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Deeds, 1828-1830, Pages 394-395, Image 792 of 863:

The transcription of this deed (with help from FamilySearch Full-Text Search) is:

[Page 393, Starting near the bottom of the right-hand page of the first image]

Maey Row    }  This indenture made the twenty first day of January

     to              }   in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and

Jacob Row   }   thirty between Mary Row of the township of Tewksbury

in the county of Hunterdon and state of New Jersey of the first part

and Jacob Row of the township of Tewksbury in the county of Hunterdon

[Page 394, continuing at the top of the left-hand page of the second image]

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 

to her in hand paid at and before the ensealing and delivery of these 

presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bar-

gained sold, remised, released aliened and confirmed, 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 

she may or can have of in and to all and singular the following de-

scribed tracts or lots of land and premises situated in the township 

of Tewksbury in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey. The first

lot. Begins at a stone heep also a corner to the Sutton place, and runs from 

thence south thirty seven degrees west five chains fifty one links, thence 

south eighty eight degrees west ten chains to a line of the Livingston tract, thence 

North twenty two degrees and fifteen minutes East thirty one chains and 

fifty nine links to a line of John Auble 's land from thence south fifty four 

degrees and thirty minutes East five chains and fifty one links to a stump,

 thence north thirty six degrees east, ten chains and ninety one links to a stake, 

thence south ten degrees west twenty three chains thirty links to a post in fence, 

thence south thirty seven degrees west nine chains and thirty seven links to the 

place of beginning containing thirty six acres more or less. The second lot begins

 at a heep of stones at the south west corner of wood land and runs thence 

North two degrees west seven chains and seventy eight links to a stake, thence

south seventy eight degrees East , three chains and eighty six links to a stake for 

a corner, thence south two degrees East seven chains and seventy eight links to a 

stake in the southern line, thence north seventy eight degrees west three chains 

and eighty six links to the place of beginning containing three acres more or less 

and called the wood lot.  The third lot is a part of a tract of land called the Boynton 

tract and is butted and bounded as follows, beginning at a peprage tree in 

the Society line and runs thence eighty one degrees and forty five minutes East fifteen 

chains and fifty two links to the road or corner of a lot sold to Philip Hyler, thence 

by his line south five degrees and forty nine minutes east, seven chains to a 

stake, thence South eighty one degrees and forty five minutes west, twenty two 

chains and fifty nine links to George Moor's corner in the Society's line, thence 

by the said Society's line North thirty eight degrees and fifteen minutes East, ten chains 

and fifty links to the place of beginning containing thirteen acres and thirty three 

hundredths be the same more or less. Together with all and singular the 

hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise apper-

taining and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim or 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

[page 395, right-hand page of the second image]

lots 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 year first above written 

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of  }  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 mentioned 

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

of the same, the acknowledged that she signed, sealed and the written 

instrument as her act and deed for the use and purposes therein expressed  

Recorded February 2'd. 1830.                          Joseph Smith 

The source citation for this 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 392-395, images 791-792 of 863; original papers at Hunterdon County (New Jersey) County Clerk.

Widow Mary Row granted three lots of land, totaling 52.33 acres, in Tewksbury township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to her son Jacob Row in a deed dated 13 January 1830 for $300. The land was part of the homestead of Philip Row. 

Mary Row (1750-1843) is the widow of Philip Row (1752-1817) who married Maria Smith in 1772 in New Jersey. They are my 5th great-grandparents  and had eight children, including Anna Row (1787-1860) who married John Auble in 1804; they are my 4th great-grandparents.

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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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