DEED: Stone - Cobb Land Indenture; Ontario co., NY submitted by Johnna St. Clair (gjclair @ optonline.net) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm *********************************************************************** This indenture made the first day of January on thousand eight hundred and fourteen between Isaac W. Stone of the town of Small Wood in the County of Ontario and State of New York of the first part and Elisha Cobb of the town of Palmyra in the county and State aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in the consideration of the sum of four hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged and in the considerations of the covenants and considerations hereinafter contained on the part of the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators and assigns to be kept and performed hath demised leased to farm let unto the said party of the second part and to his executors administrators and assigns, all that certain piece or parcel of land and privilege situated lying and being in the town of Small Wood formerly known by the name of Boyle in the county of Ontario on the east bank of the Genesee River with certain privileges of water to wit, begin using tow feet north of the side of a building built for a carding machine, now occupied by one Enoch M. Hibbard, to extend down the said river or north forty eight feet and to extend east of the said river from high watermark not more than fifty feet to be approximated particularly, for the erecting and carrying on cloathing and fulling works, and so much of the water from the said River, to be taken out of a saw-mill dam which now stands near said Carding Machine, and to be carried under the said saw mill as shall be amply sufficient to supply said works provided, there should be water sufficient to carry and support said saw mill carding machine, and fulling mill and if not sufficient then the said party of the second part is only to have his equal proportion of said water and also immediately opposite the the said grounds and privilege here described eastwardly on what is called the bank, leaving between twenty and thirty feet spaceway, and to begin so as not to interfere upon a canal in contemplation to cut through said spaceway near said works one other piece or parcel of land to wit: one hundred and fifty feet up and down said River North and south to extend east and west so far as to give grounds sufficient for a dry House and three rows of tenter bars for the use of the said clothing and fulling works to have and to hold the said pieces or parcels of land with all and singular the privileges and appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever, and the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators and assigns covenants and agrees with the said party of the first part to be his equal proportion in keeping in repair the said saw mill dam to be calculated in proportion with the water he shall draw from the said dam with the said saw mill and carding machine which said repairs shall be calculated and for no other purpose then to supply the said three works with water and the said party of the second part his executors, administrators and assigns covenants and agrees to and with the said party of the first part that he will well and truly all reasonable taxes that may hereafter be levied on said premises either by the laws of the United States or of this State and will pay all damages that may accrue to the said party of the first part by non payment of such taxes on any part thereof and the said party of the first part for himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators and assigns that he and they and each of them paying and performing fulfilling and keeping all and singular the covenants and agreements herein contained on his and their and each of their parts to be performed and fulfilled and kept shall and may lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold profess occupy and enjoy the premises and every part thereof hereby conveyed with the privilege and appurtenances, forever unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns without any suitable eviction hindrance interruption or disturbance of by or from the said party of the first part or by or from any person or persons, under him, whomsoever, lawfully claiming or to claim and that he the said party of the first part and his heirs shall and will, hereby warrant and defend the said premises with all the said privileges to the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators an assigns against any person or persons, lawfully claiming or to claim the same in witnesseth whereof the party to these presents have hereunto interchangeable set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Sealed and delivered in the presence of the word "works" Isaac W. Stone Elisha Cobb written on erasure before signing the words "or to claim" interlined. J Mastick - State of New York On the thirteenth day of March on thousand eight hundred and fourteen before me John Mastick Master in Chancery personally came the within named Isaac W. Stone and Elisha Cobb to me known to be the persons described in and whom executed the within Indenture and each acknowledged that he had executed the same indenture having examined the same and find no erasures or Interlinations is except those noted I allow it to be recorded J. Mastick, Master in Chancery a true copy of the original recorded 19th May 1815 at 10 o'clock A. M. and examined