Cornelius Anderson to Richard Phillips, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1749

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Cornelius Anderson to Richard Phillips
Unrecorded Deed 

>From the Phillips Files, containing the papers of Charles S. Fillips, NJ Historical Society,
Newark

This Indenture made this first day of Decr in the Twenty third year of the Reign of our 
Sovereign Lord George the Second over Great Britain King and annoque Domini One 
Thousand Seven Hundred fortynine BETWEEN Cornelius Anderson of Hopewell in the 
County of Hunterdon and Western Division of the Province of New Jersey, Yeoman of 
the one part AND Richard Phillips of the Town & County aforesaid Yeoman of the other 
part WITNESSETH that the sd Cornelius Anderson for & in Consideration of the sum of 
Ten Pounds Current Money of said Province to him in hand paid at or before the Sealing 
and Delivery hereof of the Receipt whereof And of every part & Parcell thereof, he the sd 
Cornelius Anderson both hereby Acknowledge & thereof and of every part & Parcell 
therof doth fully freely and absolutely Acquit, Exonerate Release & Discharge the sd 
Richard Phillips his heirs and assigns by these presents Hath Granted Bargained Sold 
Alliened Released & Confirmed & by these presents doth fully freely and absolutely 
Grant Bargain Sell Allien Release & Confirm unto the said Richard Phillips his heirs and 
assigns forever all that Tract or Parcel of Land Situated in the township of Hopewell 
aforesaid & butted as by the survey thereof as followeth beginning at a white oak being a 
corner of said Eliakim Andersons land and stands on the Bank of Delaware River & Runs 
thence by the sd River South Easterly thirty five degrees & Eighteen chains to small 
Spanish Oak standing on the River bank; thence North East eighty four chains to a post 
for a corner thence North Westerly thirty seven degrees :& Eighteen chains to a black oak 
for a corner being another of said Andersons corners thence South West eighty four 
chains to the first mentioned corner containing one hundred sixty Acres Together with all 
he ways waters Pastures fields fences cleared land Improvements And also all Royalties 
powers profits Commodities hereditamants & Appurtenances whatsoever to the said one 
hundred & sixty one Acres of land belonging or any in any wise Appertaining & all Right 
Title Interest use possession property Claim :& Demand whatsoever of him the sd 
Cornelius Anderson in Law as well as Equity of into all or of the same or any part or 
parcell thereof and the Reversion  Reversions Remainder & Remainders Rents Issues and 
profits thereof and of every part & Parcell thereof  To Have and To Hold the Said Tract 
of Land as it is above located situated and bounded containing one hundred & sixty one 
acres and all and Singular the premises hereinbefore mentioned or intended to be hereby 
Granted & Sold and every part & parcell thereof with there & every of there 
Appurtenances hereunto belonging unto the said Richard Phillips his heirs and assigns 
forever to the only proper use & behoof of the sd Richard Phillips his heirs & assigns 
forever and also that the said Richard Phillips his heirs and Assigns shall or lawfully may 
from time to time & at all times forever hereafter peaceably and quietly have hold use 
Occupy Possess Enjoy an deep the sd Tract of land and other the premises hereinbefore 
mentioned or intended to be hereby Granted & Sold with there and & every of there 
Appurtenances and Receive & take the Rents Issues & profits thereof to his & there own 
use and; behoof without Lett suit Trouble Hindrance Denial or Interruption of him the 
said Cornelius Anderson his heirs or assigns.  IN Witness whereof the said Cornelius 
Anderson hat hereunto set his and & seal the Day :& year first above written.
							Corneiuls ---son
Sealed and Delivered 						(partly illegible)
in presence of 
Eliakim Anderson
Eliakim Anderson Junr.

#You must not the Consideration was three Hundred and Fifty pounds Lawfull money.
(#The foot note is written at another and probably later time than the rest)
	
	The foregoing has been carefully compared with the original, owned by J.P. 
Street, April 6, 1913 and is a true copy.  See separate sheet for the release on the reverse 
of the original.

	Know all men by these Presents that I Abner Phillips & Elizabeth my wife of the 
Township of Hopewell County of Hunterdon & Province of New Jersey yeoman for the 
Consideration of four hundred Pounds Current Lawfull money of New Jersey to me in 
hand Paid the Receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge have and o by the Presents give 
grant and assign over all my Right Title interest Clam or Demand whatsoever unto the 
within mentioned Deed or Deeds or t any Part or Parcell threof Unto Job Phillips his 
heirs & Assigns forever and I do hereby Assign my whole Right to the within Deed for 
One hundred and sixty one Acres of land As within mentioned for their use their heirs 
and assigns forever And I do hereby for me My heirs &c utterly Renounce any Right 
Claim or title to sd deed in witness we have hereunto set our hands & seals this sixteenth 
day of April Anno Domini one Thousand seven & seventy 1770.
Witness Present					Abner Phillips
Theopholus Phillips					Elizabeth Phillips (mark)
Timothy Hunt

The foregoing is a correct copy of a release on the back of deed from Cornelius Anderson 
to Richard Phillips, dated Dec. 1, 1749.  The above copy has been made from the 
original, owned by Mr. J. Phillips Street