Burlington County NJ Archives Deed.....Executors of John RIDGWAY to John McGOWAN, March 25, 1809
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Written: March 25, 1809
Recorded: August 28, 1811

The Executors of John Ridgway Deceased to John McGowain
New Jersey Land Deed: X page 22-24
Dated 25 March 1809: Recorded 28 August 1811
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The Executors of John Ridgway dec’d
                        To                 This Indenture made the twenty fifth
             John McGowan              day of March in the year of our Lord one
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Thousand eight hundred & nine Between Delaplaine Ridgway Thomas S Ridgway & 
William H Burr executors of the last will & testament of John Ridgway late of 
Mount Holly in the Township of Northampton in the county of Burlington & State 
of New Jersey deceased of the one part and John McGowan of Mount Holly 
aforesaid of the other part Whereas the aforesaid John Ridgway was at the time 
of his decease duly seized in fee simple of in & unto a certain lot of ground 
& three separate dwelling houses adjoining each other situated on the West 
side of High Street in Mount Holly aforesaid by virtue of a deed of conveyance 
from John (Hollmchead?) Esquire high sheriff of the county of Burlington 
aforesaid dated the twenty ninth day of March in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred & eighty seven recorded in the office of the clerk’s of 
the county of Burlington in book (blank) of deeds page (blank) D’d and the s’d 
John Ridgway seized thereof as aforesaid made his last will & testament duly 
proved & recorded and therein did order and direct his executors therein named 
to sell & convey all his real estate as by reference to the s’d last will & 
testament will appear Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said Delaplaine 
Ridgway Thomas S Ridgway & William H Burr in consideration of the sum of nine 
hundred dollars lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid or 
secured to be paid by the s’d John McGowan at or before the perfection hereof 
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have granted, bargained sold & and 
by these presents do fully freely, clearly & absolutely grant, bargain, sell & 
convey unto the s’d John McGowan and to his heirs and assigns all the 
following described brick dwelling house, messuage and lot of ground part of 
the above described premises and is bounded as follows viz Beginning at the 
(break?) or (point?) of the brink partition wall between the house on this lot 
and the house lately purchased by Dellaplaine Ridgway and runs along P street 
southerly thereby two feet seven inches to a stone set in the alley corner to 
Mary Shinns lot of ground thence along her line North of the eighty four 
degrees and fifteen minutes west one hundred & sixty nine feet six inches to a 
stone in Thomas Curtis line corner to s’d Mary Shinns lot thence along Curtis 
line and the line of a lot formally David Shields North fifty seven Degrees 
east thirty seven feet six inches to a stone in Shields line corner to the lot 
purchased by Dellaplaine Ridgway, thence along the line thereof south eighty 
seven degrees & forth five minutes east passing along the partition wall of 
the brick dwelling houses aforesaid to the place of Beginning Together with 
all & singular the dwelling house priviledges & appurtenances whatsoever unto 
the same premises belonging or in any wise appertaining and also all the 
estate right, title, interest and claim whatsoever that the said John  Ridgway 
had in & to the same premises at the time of his decease and of his heirs & 
executors in and to the same since his decease either at law or in equity to 
Have & to Hold all and singular the above described dwelling house and lot of 
ground with every of the priviledges & appurtenances unto the same premises 
belonging unto the s’d John McGowan his heirs & assigns to the only proper use 
benefit & behoof of the said John McGowan his heirs & assigns forever And the 
s’d Delaplaine Ridgway Thomas Ridgway and William H Burr executors as 
aforesaid each for himself & as one for the other covenant & agree to & with 
the s’d John McGowan that they nor either of them have not done nor suffered 
to be done any act matter or thing to first further or encumber the estate 
hereby granted & at that the same a granted and conveyed as full free and 
entire to the s’d John McGowan his heirs & assigns as ever it was vested in 
the s’d John Ridgway his heirs & assigns and that the said premises is part of 
the real estate of the s’d John Ridgway dec’d In Witness whereof the s’d 
Delaplaine Ridgway Thomas S. Ridgway and 
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William H Burr have hereinto set their hands & seals dated the day & year 
first above written 1809
Sealed and delivered        }
in the presence of          }                    Delaplaine Ridgway   {seal}  
John Neale                  }                     Thomas S. Ridgway   {seal}
John L Nugint               }                     William H Burr      {seal}
by Thomas S Ridgway
in the presence of          }
Alphonse Eckin            }
Abr Brown                    }
Be it remembered that on the twenty fifth day of July in the year of our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and ten personally appeared before me the 
subscriber one of the masters in the chancery of the state of New Jersey 
Delaplaine Ridgway Thomas Ridgway & H Burr the grantor in the within deed 
named and acknowledged that they signed sealed & delivered the same for the 
uses & purposes therein mentioned as their act & deed
                                         Taken & acknowledged before me
                                                         Abraham Brown k in Chy
Know all Men by them presents that I Postreme Ridgway widow & relict of John 
Ridgway in the within deed named, deceased for & in consideration of the sum 
of one Dollar to me in hand paid, by John McGowan the Grantee within named, 
have remised, released & forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise, 
release & forever quit claim unto the s’d John McGowan and to his heirs and 
assigns, all & all manner right and title of Dower whatsoever which I now have 
or here after may might or could have of in to or our of the premises 
particularly described and conveyed or intended to be conveyed in & by the 
written deed so that weather I nor any person for me or in my name, any Dower 
writ or action of dower whatsoever, for or on account of the same should or 
may at any time hereafter have claim or prosecute In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty eighth Day of August in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eleven
 Sealed & delivered in the presence of    }         Postreme Ridgway  {seal}   
 Abraham Brown    Eliza Evans              }
       Be it remembered that on the twenty eight day of August in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eleven personally appeared before me the 
subscriber one of the Masters in the court of Chancery of the State of New 
Jersey Postreme Ridgway the releaser above named who acknowledged that she 
signed, sealed & delivered the above deed of release as her act and deed for 
the uses and purposes therein named
                                   Taken and acknowledged before me
                                                   Abraham Brown   k in chy
Recorded 28 August 1811
                           Jno (??ainck) 



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