Robert Combs to John Akers, Hunterdon Co, NJ 1775 File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donna Evans Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nj/njfiles.htm ************************************************ West Jersey Conveyances S77 Robert Combs to John Akers This Indenture made this twenty thrid Day of April in the Thirty Second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain Frand and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. In the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Fifty nine Between Robert combs late of Amwell in the County of Hunterdon and provices of West New Jersey But now of the Township of A—on in the County of Philadelphia and Province of Pennsylvania Yeoman of the one part and John Aker sof the Township of Amwell and county abovesaid Yeaman of the other part Witnesseth that the said Robert combs for and in Coniseration of the Sum of three hundred Six six pounds proclamation money of New Jersey to him in hand paid by the said John Akers the Receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge and --- --- fully satisfied Contented and paid are of Every part parcell Do hereby Acquitt Exonerate and sicharge the said John Akers his heirs Executors Administrators and every of them by these presents Hath Granted Bargained and Sold Alines Enseassed Released conveyed and Confirmed and by these presents Do --- freely Clearly and Absolutely Grant Bargain and Sell unto the said John Akers his heirs and Assigns One Hundred acres of Land with --- Allowance for highway, being part of a tract of Land which said Robert Combs purchased of Samuel Job and Rachel his wife be a Certain Deed of Conveyance Date dMay the fifth 1735 and recorded in Burlington in the Secretaries Office in Book GG pages four hundred twenty five and 426. Sittuate in the Township of Amwel and is butted and bounded as followeth Viz. Beginning at a stone at the Northwest Corner of said Akers Old Tract thence Turing South Seventy Eight Degrees West by Land of Samuel --- and then Land of Said Combs forty three Chains and fifty links to stone in John Bulls line thence turnning South --- Degrees thirty minutes East Twenty three Chains to a Stone in said Line Thence North Seventy Eight Degres East by a line of --- --- --- to a Stone for a corner, thence South Seventy four Degrees East Six Chains and --- links --- Stone South fourteen Degrees thirty minutes East one Chain and ninety links to a bush for a Corner then North Seventy Eight Degrees One Chain and fourteen links to a Beach then North four Degrees West One Chain and Sixty --- Links to a Dogwood Bush thensce North Seventy Degrees East twenty three Chains and ninety Eight links to a Stone in the aforesaid Akers’s Old Line thence along said Line North --- Degrees thirty minutes West Twenty Two Chains and forty links to the place of beginning Containing One hundred and --- Allowances for highways as abovesaid the Same more or Less. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premiseses with all and Singular hereby the appurtenances previlieges and Commodities to the Same Belonging or in any or in any ways Appertaining Together with the Houses Outhouses Barns Stables Orchards to possess with all --- or priviledges thereto belonging to him the said John Akers his heirs and Assigns forever To his and their only proper Use Benefit and Behoof forever and he the said Robert Combs for himself his heirs Executors and Admintr. Doth Covenant promise and Grant to and wish the said John Akers his heirs and Assigns that before the Executing and Delivery hereof he was the Sole and lawfull owner of the above bargained premisses and was lawfully Seized and posessed of the Same in his own proper right as good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee simple and had in himself good right full power and Lawfull Authority to Grant Bargain Sell convey and Confirm the said Bargained premisses in Manner as aforesaid and that he said John Akers his heirs and Assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and Virtue of these presents Lawfully peacably and quietly Enjoy have hold Use Occupy and possess the said Demised and Bargained premisses with the Appurtenances free and Clear and freely and clearly acquitted Exonerated and Discharged of and from all and all manners of --- Other Gifts Grants Bargains and sales Liens Mortgages will Intailments --- Dowreys Judgments Executions & Incombrances and Extants and further the said Robert Combs for my self my heirs Executors & adm: Do Covenant and Engage the above Demised premisses to him the said John akers his heirs and assigns against the Lawful Claim and Demands of an person or Persons Whatsoever and hereafter to warrant and defend the same In Witness Whereof the said Robert Combs have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Day and year above Written. Robert Combs (seal) Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Robert Akers, Peter Wilson, Jacob Knowles Be it Remembered that on the Tenth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty one personally Came and appeared before me John Garrison one of the Judges of his Majisties court for the county of Hunterdon Peter Wilson one of the Evidences to the above written Instrument of Conveyance who upon his --- Oath which he took Did Depose that he saw Robert Combs sing & seal and as his act and Deed Deliver the Same for the Uses herein mentioned and that he together with the other Witness subscribed therein --- as Evidances thereunto Taken before me John Garrison Recorded this 18th Day of November 1762