Dennis, Barnstable County(Cape Cod), Mass  Deeds

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[This deed combines handwriting on a boilerplate Deed parchment form that is watermarked
C BURBANK 1804 and was drawn in early 180?  I have used the letter f to replace the long s common in use at the time.]


             KNOW all Men by thefe Prefents,
That We Seth Tobey of Dennis  in the County of Barnftable yeoman
and his wife Ruth Tobey
in Confideration of two thoufand tow hundred Dollars
paid by Edmund Sears & Judah Sears both of Dennis in the
County of Barnftable yeomans

the Receipt whereof We do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, fell and convey unto faid
Edmund Sears & Judah Sears to them and their heirs and afsigns forever
in Equal Shares Except the houfe and barn and the land under the Said
building with the privileges too and convenant ^ [???] round Said buildings is unto
Said Judah Sears and his heirs and afsigns forever - the Said farme and
the buildings on Said premifes Contain forty acres be the Same more
or lefs and is Situated in Dennis at a place Called Surfuit neck it being
the farme of Cap^t Jonathan Howes lat of Dennis Deceafed and is Situated
on Surfuit neck in Dennis and is bounded as followes Viz begining at the mill
Stone rock Sets from thence in the rang of the heirs of David Seabray Easterly as the fence
now Stand to a large rock in the dry Swampe as the fence now Stands then Sets
Southerly as the fence now Stand in the rang of the heirs of David Seabray to a
Corner then Sets Eafterly in Stephen Howes rang then Sets Northerly in the rang of
the Stephen Howes rang as the fence now stands to Levi Howes range Wefterly as the
fence now Stand thru the dry Swampe to the northeaft corner of Levi Howes garden
then Sets Southerly by [the?] garden fence to the corner then Sets Wefterly as the garden fence
now Stand then Sets Northerly to the Southeaft corner of Levi Howes houfe then Sets
[westerly-crossed out]

[at this point the Deed Ends and the transaction never took place.]

[Parchment Boiler plate continues]
To have and to hold the afore-granted Premifes to the faid
[blank] Heirs and Affigns, to [blank] Ufe and Behoof forever.
And [blank-We/I] do covenant with the faid [blank]
 Heirs and Affigns, That [blank-I/We] have good Right to fell and convey the fame to the
faid [blank]
And  that [blank-I/We] will warrant and defend the fame Premifes to the faid
[blank] Heirs and Affigns forever, againft the lawful Claims and Demands of all Perfons.

In Witnefs Whereof, [blank-I/We] the faid

of [blank] have hereunto fet [blank-My/Our] Hand and Seal this [blank] Day
     in the Year of our Lord One thoufand eight hundred and

Signed, fealed, and delivered  }
 in Prefence of us,            }
                               }
ff.  180[b]. Then the above-named
acknowledged the above Inftrument to be [blank-His/Their] free Act and Deed -before me,
                                                      {Juft. of
                                                      {Peace