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This Indenture the Thirtieth day of
July in the year One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Seventy Between
Manning M. Knapp and Anna M. his
wife of the Township of New Barbadoes
in the County of Bergen and State of New
Jersey of the part And Sarah G. Auble
wife of David Auble of the City of
Terre Haute in the County of
and state of Indiana of the second part.
Witnesseth That the said party of the
First Part, for and in consideration of the sum
of Two Thousand dollars lawful Money of
the United States of America to them
in hand well and truly paid by the said
part of the Second Part, at and before
the sealing and delivery of these
presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
and the said party of the First Part
therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid, Have
given, granted, bargained, sold,
aliened, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these
presents do give, grant, bargain, sell,
alien, release, convey and confirm to the said party
of the Second Part, and to her Heirs
and Assigns forever. All that Lot, Tract or Parcel of
Land and Premises, hereinafter
particularly described, situate, lying and being
in the of
in the County of Vigo and State of Indiana.
Being part of Outlet Number 16
(Sixteen) in the City of Terre Haute Indiana, and
Bounded as follows, viz. Commencing at
the Northwest corner of said lot, and run-
ning thence South seventy four feet six
inches (74^ft 6^in) thence East one hundred and
forty one feet two inches (141^ft 2^in)
thence North seventy four feet six inches (74^ft 6^in) and
thence West to the place of Beginning
Subject to a Mortgage to John Burton, declar-
ed being the same property conveyed to
said Manning M. Knapp by Jacob H.
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Ebedo & wife by deed dated February
7, 1867. Together with all and singular the
tenements, hereditaments, easements and
appurtenances belonging or appertain-
ing thereto and the reversions,
remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof.
And also all the estate, right, title,
interest, Dower/right of Dower property, poss-
ession, claim and demand whatsoever of
the said party of the first part of
in and to the same, and every part and
parcel thereof. To Have and to Hold
all and singular the above granted and
described land and premises with
the appurtenances. Unto the said party
of the second part, her heirs and assigns,
to her and their only proper use,
benefit and behoof forever.
And the said Manning M. Knapp doth for
himself his Heirs, Executors and
Administrators, covenant and grant to
and with the said party of the Second
Part her Heirs and Assigns, that he the
said Manning M. Knapp is the
true, lawful and right owner of all and
singular the above described Land
and Premises and of every part and
parcel thereof with the appurtenances
thereunto belonging. And that the said
Land and Premises, or any part thereof
at the time of the sealing and delivery
of these presents, are not encumbered
by any Mortgage, Judgement, or
Limitation, or by any encumbrance whatsoever,
except as before stated by which the
title of the said part of the Second Part hereby
made or extended to be made for the
above described Land and Premises, can or
may be changed, charged, altered or
defeated in any way whatsoever. And also,
That the said party of the First Part,
now have good right, full power and lawful
authority to grant, bargain, sell and
convey the said Land and Premises, in
manner aforesaid. And also that he
will Warrant, Secure and forever Defend
the said Land and Premises unto the
said Sarah G. Auble her 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 en-
cumbrances whatsoerver.
In Witness Whereof, The said part of
the first have hereunto set their hands
and seals the day and year first above
written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
} (U.S. Stamps ) Manning M. Knapp {seal}
in presence of Garret Ackerson Jr.
} ( $ 2.00 ) Anna M. Knapp {seal}
State of New Jersey Bergen County } SS
Be it remembered that on the first day
of August in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, before me a
Notary Public of the State of New Jersey
personally appeared Manning M. Knapp
and Anna M. his wife who I am
satisfied, are the grantors in the
within Deed of Conveyance named, and who
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executed the same and I having first
made known to them the contents there-
of, they did thereupon acknowledge that
they signed, sealed and delivered the
same as their voluntary act and deed
for the uses and purposes therein expressed.
And the said Anna M. wife of the said
Manning being by me privately exam-
ined, separate and apart from her said
husband, did further acknowledge
that she signed, sealed, and delivered
the same as her voluntary act and deed,
Truly and without any fear, threats or
compulsion of or from her said husband.
Witness my hand & Notarial Seal,
August 1^st 1870.
{Notarial seal} Garret Ackerson Jr. Notary Public
State of New Jersey, Bergen County } SS
I Cornelius L. Blauvett, Clerk of the
County of Bergen, and also Clerk of Circuit
Court and Court of Common Pleas (Courts
of Record) do hereby certify that Garret
Ackerson Junior, Esquire, whose name is
subscribed to the certificate of the proof or
acknowledgment of the annexed
instrument, and thereon written, was at the time
of taking such proof or acknowledgment
a Notary Public in and for said County,
dwelling in the said County, and duly
sworn. And further, that I am well
acquainted with the handwriting of the
said Notary Public and verily believe
that the signature to the said
certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the said Courts and County, the Ninth
day of August 1870.
{Court Seal } C.L. Blauvelt Clerk.
{ U.S. Stamp 5^cts} Received for
Record March 13, 1872 at 9 o'clock A.M.
John B. Meyer, Recorder
I certify that the Deed of which the
above and foregoing is a true copy was duly
stamped as provided by act of Congress
and Spread of Record March 14^th 1872
at 3 o'clock P.M. John B. Meyer, Recorder
The source citation for this document is:
Vigo County, Indiana, Deed Records, Vigo County, Indiana, 1818-1886, Volume 42: pages 375-377, Deed of conveyance for land in Terre Haute, Manning M. and Anna M. Knapp to Sarah G. Auble, 1870, $2000; FHL microfilm US/CAN 1378412 Item 2 (accessed 2 February 2016).
Sarah G. (Knapp) Auble (1818-after 1900) is my second great-grandmother, married to David Auble (1817-1894). They moved from New Jersey to Terre Haute, Indiana in the mid-1860s and settled there, as did one of Sarah's brothers, Charles C. Knapp (1813-1888), and one of Sarah's sisters, Elsie M. (Knapp) Wilson (1831-1913). I don't know exactly when David and Sarah Auble moved to Terre Haute. David was a shoemaker.
Manning M. Knapp (1825-1892) was the youngest brother of Sarah, and was wealthy. It may be that he bought this parcel of land in 1867 thinking he would move to Terre Haute, or perhaps he bought it as an investment. He was an attorney in Bergen County, New Jersey 1867, and was appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1875 and he died in court in 1892. His wife was Anna (Mattison) Knapp (1827-1899). They resided in New Bardadoes, Bergen County for many years.
It may be that Manning Knapp, being perhaps the wealthiest of the family, purchased lots in Terre Haute and then sold them to his siblings. I haven't searched for other deeds for Manning Knapp or the other Knapp siblings.
Unfortunately, the Deed does not provide a clear location for this parcel of land. It was 74.5 feet by 141.2 feet, or 10,519 square feet, which is 0.24 acre. I know from the 1880 U.S. Census record for Terre Haute that the David Auble family resided at 411 Chestnut Street in Terre Haute. That is probably the site of the land parcel in this deed.
This deed was the only deed for an Auble in Vigo County between 1860 and 1880. This deed series goes up to 1886. David Auble died in 1894. It may be that Sarah sold the land after 1880, or it may be that it was sold as part of her estate, if there was one. I will have to investigate this deed series again, and find a later deed series either at the FHL or in Terre Haute.
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