Quitclaim Deed: Catherine Smith, Lucy Colburn, Orson Smith, and Elizabeth
Holbrook to Anson Smith; Chautauqua co., New York

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Transcribed from the original, in posesson of Sarah Gates Sully
Parties of the first part and party of the second part are heirs of Melancthon
W. Smith

This indenture, made this Sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy three, between Catherine Smith of Poland,
in the County of Chautauqua, State of New York, Lucy Colburn, of the same
place, Orson Smith of Fort Wayne, Allen County, State of Indiana, and
Elizabeth Holbrook of the town of Randolph, Cattaraugus County, New York of
the first part and Anson Smith of the town of Salamanca in the County of
Cattaraugus in the State of New York of the second part, Witnesseth That the
said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar to
them in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is
hereby confessed and acknowledged, have bargained, sold, remised and
Quit=claimed, and by These Presents do bargain, sell, remise and Quit-Claim
unto the said part of the second part, Anson Smith and to his heirs and
assigns forever, all that part of Lot number Eight in said town of Poland
which is Bounded as follows, viz: 

Commencing at the South East corner of said Lot and running North along the
East bounds thereof sixty chains and seven links to the center of the
Connewanga Creek; thence by various angles down the center of said creek to
the point where the center line of said creek intersects the center line of
the Randolph Road at the Waterboro Bridge; thence Southerly down the center of
said creek to  Lot number fifteen in said town; thence East in a straight line
along the North bounds of Lot number seven in said town to the place of
beginning containing two hundred & seventy eight acres of land be the same
more or less; Excepting and reserving from the above described premises the
right of way for the Atlantic Great Western Railroad as heretofore conveyed by
former owners:  The above description is intended to include all the lands of
Melancthon W. Smith, held by him in his lifetime, situate in the Town of
Poland aforesaid, to wit; two hundred acres of land conveyed to said
Melancthon W. Smith by Lawrence S. Bartlett and wife by deed bearing date
April 13th 1850 recorded in Chautauqua County Clerk's Office April 17th 1850
in Liber 49 of Deeds Page 228; seventy acres of land conveyed to the same
party by the same parties March 8th 1860; seventy-seven rods of land conveyed
to the same party by Lawrence S. Bartlett and wife and Warren Grover July 29th
1858 and seven and eighty-eight one hundredths acres conveyed to the same
party by Sylvia Holbrook April 4th 1855.

This conveyance to the party of the second part is also subject to a certain
lease of about six acres of land of the premises above described, made by said
Melancthon W. Smith in his lifetime, to wit: May 20th 1872 to William S. Day
and Daniel S. Swan for the term of twelve years.

The said Orson Smith, Anson Smith, Elizabeth Holbrook, and Lucy Colburn are
the children and only heirs at law of said Melancthon W. Smith who died
intestate and said Catherine Smith is the widow of said deceased. Together
with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging,
or in anywise appurtaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and
remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof, and all the estate, right,
title, interest, claim and demand whatever, of the said party of the first
part, either in law or equity, of, in and to the above bargained Premises,
with the said hereditaments and appurtenances, to Have and to Hold the said
premises to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to the
sole and only proper benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part,
his heirs and assigns forever.

In Witness Whereof, The parties of the first part have hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Sealed and delivered by Orson Smith in Presence of 
Jay E. Graham (signature)
Horace Granger (signature)
Rodney R. Crowley, withness to Signature of Catherine Smith
 her
Catherine  X  Smith (and seal)
 mark
Mrs. Lucy Colburn (signature and seal)
Orson Smith (signature and seal)
Elizabeth Holbrook (signature and seal)
State of Indiana, Allen County } ss.
 On the 14th day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-three before me, the subscriber, personally appeared Orson Smith to me
known to be the same person described in and who executed the within
instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same.
Jas. E. Graham, J,P. (seal)
State of New York, 
Cattaraugus County,} ss.
 On this 22nd day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-three before me, the subscriber, personally appeared Catherine Smith,
Lucy Colburn and Elizabeth Holbrook (wife of Wales Holbrook) to me known to be
the same persons described in and who executed the within instrument, and
severally acknowledged that they executed the same; and the said Elizabeth
Holbrook on a private examination by me, apart from her said husband;
acknowledged that she executed the same freely, and without any fear or
compulsion of her said husband.  Rodney R. Crowley Justice of the Peace
State of New York
Cattaraugus County Clerk's office} ss.

I, William W. Welch, Clerk of said County and of the Courts thereof, being
Courts of Record, do certify that Rodney R. Crowley before whom the annexed
instrument in writing was proved or acknowledged, was, at the time of taking
such proof or acknowledgement, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County,
and duly authorized to take the same, and that I am well acquainted with his
handwriting, and verily believe that the signature to such proof or
acknowledgement is genuine, and that said instrument is executed and
acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New York.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal
of said County, at Little Valley, this 15th day of May 1878. 
William W. Welch, Clerk.