Tolland-New London-New Haven County CT Archives Deed.....Bush, Melissa J. - Godfrey, William H. November 4 1865 *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ct/ctfiles.htm *********************************************** ************************************************************************ The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. ************************************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charles Godfrey chuck.godfrey@planet.nl September 8, 2004, 1:56 am Columbia 22 acres Written: November 4 1865 Vol. 7-2 p. 143-144 To all people to whom these presents shall come, Greeting, Know ye that we William H. Godfrey of the Town and County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut and Addison A. Godfrey of the Town of Groton in the said State for the consideration of One dollar and other valuable considerations received to our full satisfaction of Melissa J. Bush, wife of Philo P. Bush of said Town of New Haven do remise release and forever quit claim unto the said Melissa J. Bush her heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest claim and demand whatsoever as we the said releasors have or ought to have in or to a certain piece or parcel of land situated in the Town of Columbia in said State and containing about twenty-two acres together with the buildings thereon the same being a piece distributed to Sarah M. Godfrey, deceased wife of said William and mother of said Addison from the estate of her father Harvey Lincoln deceased. To have and to hold the premises with all the appurtenances unto the said Releasee heirs and assigns forever, so that neither the Releasors nor our heirs nor any other person under us or them shall hereafter have any claim, right or title to the premises or any part thereof; but therefrom we and they are by these presents forever barred and secluded In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 4th day of November AD 1865 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of J.C. Osborn, Henry E. Pardee, Witnesses for William H. Godfrey, Abner Plummer, Hiram Apperman Witnesses for Addison A. Godfrey, William H. Godfrey (seal), Addison A. Godfrey (seal) State of Connecticut New Haven County ss. New Haven November 6th 1865 Personally appeared William H. Godfrey, signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me Henry E. Pardee Justice of the Peace State of Connecticut New London County ss. Town of Groton Nov. 8th 1865 Personally appeared Addison A. Godfrey signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me Hiram Apperman Commissioner of the Superior Court for New London County A true copy of Records Recorded Nov. 10th 1865 by D.P. Ticknor Town Clerk I hereby certify that United States Internal Revenue stamp to the amount of 50/100 dollars were affixed to the foregoing deed and duly cancelled D.P. Ticknor Town Clerk File at -- http://files.usgwarchives.net/ct/tolland/deeds/gdd3godfrey.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ctfiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb