S. Allen and R. Lawrence to Stoffil Longstreet 10 May 1750 Contributed to USGenWeb Archives by Howard C. Kelley hckelley@lcc.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. From: New Jersey State Archives 185 West State Street, CN 307 Trenton, New Jersey, 08625 Deed Book Y, pages 25-29 S. Allen and R. Lawrence to Stoffil Longstreet , 10 May 1750 THIS INDENTURE made this Tenth day of May in the Twenty third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Second, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the faith & in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Between Sarah Allen the widow of Nathan Allen deceased the Son of Nathan Allen Esquire, deceased, and Robert Lawrence both of Upper Freehold in the County of Monmouth And Colony of New Jersey, Executors of the last will and Testament of the said Nathan Allen, deceased, the Son of the said Nathan Allen Esquire deceased, of the one part And Stofill Longstreet lately of the Township of Shrewsbury in the County And Colony Aforesaid of the other part Whereas the said Nathan Allen the Younger in his lifetime was Seized in Fee Simple of And in A Certain parcel or Tract of Land Situate, lying and being at Allentown in upper Freehold Aforesaid in the County And Colony Aforesaid Containing Two Hundred And thirty Eight Acres besides what the Mill Pond over flows, Beginning at Samuel Davenports Northeasterly Corner of his One Hundred And fifty Acres Twenty Nine Chains, from the old Division line of East And west Jersey thence running North twenty four degrees and ahalf, Easterly Nineteen Chains And fifty links to the line of land of Ephraim Robins, thence South Sixty Seven degrees East thirty two Chains Seventy five links to the line of Joseph Stinyards Land thence running South Seven Degrees East Twenty Chains fifty links more or less to Indian Run thence One Chain up the said Run thence About One Chain to the Top of the Hill on the Southerly Side of the said Run thence Along the Top of the Hill near the said Run Along the Fence on the Top of the said Hill untill it Comes to the Road that leads from Allentown towards Trenton thence running Along the said Road South thirty Nine degrees East Seventeen Chains to the Rear of Allentown Lotts thence Along their Rear And Sides their Several Courses untill it Comes to the part Road that goes over the Mill Dam thence Along the said Road So as to Take in the Grist Mills untill it Comes to the land that was Given by Nathan Allen the Elder to his Son Benjamin Allen with theRolling Mill thence running Along the line of the said land to Doctors Creek or Brook Thence down said Creek As it runs the Several Courses thereof untill it Comes to the line of the said Samuel Davenports One Hundred And fifty Acres thence Along the said line North Eighteen degrees West to the place where it began And the said Nathan Allen the younger being Seized As before said in Fee Simple of And in the above bounded And Described Tract of land made his last will And Testament in writing And by him in his lifetime Signed and lawfully Executed bearing date the ....... day of ...... in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred And forty Eight And therein And thereby Ordered all his lands to be Sold And Nominated and appointed the said Sarah Allen his wife And the Aforesaid Robert Lawrence to be the Executors of his Said last will And Testament & Soon After died Seized as Aforesaid in Fee Simple of the above Described Tract of land. Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Sarah Allen And Robert Lawrence as they are Executors As Aforesaid for And in Consideration of the Sum of Twelve Hundred And fifty pounds Current lawful money of the said Colony to them Already in hand paid by him the said Stofill Longstreet the receipt whereof they do hereby Acknowledge And they are therewith fully Satisfied Contented and paid And thereof And of And from every part And parcel thereof they the said Sarah Allen And Robert Lawrence do fully clearly And Absolutely Acquit Exonerate And discharge him the said Stofill Longstreet his heirs Executors Administrators And Assigns And every of them forever by these presents Have Granted Bargained Sold Aliened Enfeoffed & Confirmed And by these presents do fully Clearly And Absolutely Grant Bargain Sell Alien Enfeoff Release And Confirm unto him the said Stofill Longstreet his Heirs And Assigns forever all the above belted bounded And described Tract of land And Also All the land that was the said Nathan Allens the Younger At the Time of his death, that the Mill Pond, Overflows And also the one half of A small Ceadar Swamp that the said Nathan Allen the Younger bought in Partnership with William Lawrence of upper Freehold Aforesaid Together with All And All manner of houses buildings, Barns, Stables, Grist Mills, Rolling Mills with all the Instruments And Utensills unto them or Any of them Appertaining, Garden, Orchards, fields, Meadows, feedings, brooks, waters, Ponds, Springs, Woods, Trees, fencings, Improvements, Haiskings, Huntings, fishings, fowlings, ways, Easements, profits, Comodities, Hereditaments, And Appurtenances Whatsoever to the Same belonging or thereunto in Any manner of ways Appearing And Also All the right, Title, Interest, possession, property, Claim, And Demand whatsoever that was the said Nathan Allen the younger At the Time of his death As will in law as in Equity of in or unto the above said Tract And pieces of land with the premises And Appurtenances To have And to hold the above Belted bounded & Described Tract of land with what land the Mill pond overflows, As Aforesaid with the one half of the Small Ceadar Swamp as Aforesaid with the premises And their Appurtenances to him the said Stofill Longstreet his heirs and Assigns forever, to the only proper use benefit And behoof of him the said Stofill Longstreet his heirs And Assigns forever And thet the said Sarah Allen And Robert Lawrence for themselves their heirs Executors And Administrators do Covenant, promise, Grant, And Agree to And with the said Stofil Longstreet his heirs And Assigns by these presents in manner And form following,viz, that the above bounded And described Tract of land with the Grist Mills And Rolling Mills And the two pieces of land Aforesaid And every part and parcel thereof with the premises And appurtenances are free And Clear And from Time to Time, And at all Times forever hereafter Shall remain free and Clear to him the said Stofil Longstreet his heirs And Assigns forever, from all And all manner of Gifts, Grants, Sales, leases, Mortgages, Judgments, And Incumbrances whatsoever had made, done, or suffered to be done by them the said Sarah Allen And Robert Lawrence or either of them or by Any Other person or persons whatsoever by, from, or under them or either of them Since the death of the said Nathan Allen the Younger So As to Alter, Change, Charge, defeat, or make Void the present Grant. IN WITNESS whereof They the Said Sarah Allen And Robert Lawrence have Hereunto Set their hands And Seals the day And year first Above written. Sealed And Delivered in the presence of Sarah Allen (Seal) Thomas Lawrie, Samuel Davenport Robert Lawrence (Seal) MEMORANDUM July 20th 1751 There Appeared before me Richard Saltar, Esq., one of his Majestys Council for the province of new Jersey, Samuel Davenport one of the subscribing Witnesses of the within deed And being one of the people Called Quakers upon his Solemn Affirmation Declares that he Saw the within Grantors Sarah Allen And Robert Lawrence Seal And deliver the within Instrument As their Voluntary Act And deed. Richard Saltar Examined by Charles Pettit NOTE: 12 Apr 1996 In the 3rd line of the memorandum above Charles Pettit had scratched out "Witnesses" and written in "Evidences".