Thomas White to Robert Drummond 20 Dec 1707

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From: 
New Jersey State Archives
185 West State Street, CN-307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307

Deed Book I, p.335 

Thomas White to Robert Drummond, 20 Dec 1707

To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come. Know thee that I, Thomas 
White, of the town of Shrewsbury and County of Monmouth in the province of New 
Jersey, yeoman, for and in consideration of twenty five pounds current silver money of 
the Eastern Division of the said province by me received of Robert Drummond of the 
same town and county aforesaid, husbandman, have bargained, sold, released, confirmed, 
and quit claimed by these presents, do for me and my heirs fully, clearly, and absolutely 
bargain, sell remit, release, confirm, and forever quit claim unto him the said Robert 
Drummond in his full and peaceable possession and seizing and to his heirs and assigns 
forever all such right, estate, title, interest, and demand whatsoever, both in law and 
equity and either of them as the said Thomas White had or ought to have, of in or to, all 
that tract of land and meadow situated, lying, and being in the said Shrewsbury beginning 
at the ______ or Southeasterly side of the mouth of the second gully above Crofoot Creek 
on the North side of the North branch of White’s Great Pond, often called Loch Arbor, 
from thence running North to a maple tree marked on four sides, standing about a rod 
from the South side of Poplar Swamp Brook, about two chains from the upland, being 
nine chains sixty _____   _____  or to the Eastward of the mouth of the said brook on the 
upland and is about eleven chains to it side along the said upland, thence running from 
said maple tree along the said Poplar Swamp Brook as the said brook runs to the East line 
of that tract of land called Poplar Swamp Pottened to Thomas Potter, from thence __ the 
said East___ line runs South and by East to a black oak tree standing by Hogg Swamp 
Brook, and from thence to where it began. Bounded West by Thomas Potter and Gavin 
Drummond and North by said Poplar Swamp Brook, East by Thomas White and South by 
Hog Swamp Brook, with all the royalties, privileges, profits, and appurtenances thereto 
belonging by any ways or manner whatsoever. To have and to hold all the said tract of 
land and premises with the appurtenances and every part thereof unto him the said Robert 
Drummond his heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of him the said Robert 
Drummond his heirs and assigns forever so that neither  he the said Thomas White nor 
his heirs nor any other person or persons for him or them or in his or their names or in 
_____ name , right or ______ of any of us shall or will by any way or ______ hereafter 
have claimed_______ or demand any _______  _______ or interest of in or to the 
premises or any part or parcel thereof he and every of them shall ______   ______ and 
______ by these presents. And also the said Thomas White and his heirs, the said tract of 
land and premises with the appurtenances to the said Robert Drummond his heirs and 
assigns to his and their proper use and uses in manner and form above specified against 
me my heirs and assigns and every of them shall warrant and forever defend by these 
presents. In witness whereof  he the said Thomas White hath hereunto set his hand and 
seal this twentieth day of December in the six year of her Majesty’s Reign. Annoq. 
Domini one thousand seven hundred and seven.

Memento: the word _______ out in the two and twentieth line was before signing and 
sealing.

Sealed and delivered and the receipt                                Thomas White     (Seal)
of the above mentioned consideration
money acknowledged in presence of
George Allen, Samuel Dennis, Edmund Lafetra
Joseph West, William __unt, Gav. Drummond

Memorandum that on the eight day of September Anno Domini 1710, Thomas  White 
above mentioned came before me Thomas Gordon, Esq., one of her Majesty’s council for 
the Province of New Jersey, and did acknowledge the above written instrument to be his 
free and voluntary act and deed to the use within mentioned.        Thomas Gordon