DEED: Aaron Belknap - Hophni Smith;   Orange co., NY

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Written: May 8, 1823
Recorded: July 30, 1825

This Indenture made the Eighth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand 
Eight hundred and Twenty three Between Aaron Belknap of the town of Newburgh 
of the County of Orange and State of New York and Mary Josepha Lydia Sterns 
his Wife of the first part and Hophni Smith of the Town of Monroe an the 
County and state aforesaid of the second part. Witnesseth that the said 
parties of the first part, for and 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 herby confessed and acknowledged have remised, released and forever Quit 
claimed and by thses presents do remise release and forever quit claim unto 
the said party of the second part  in his sctual possession now being and to 
his heirs and assigns forever all that certain piece or parcel of land situate 
in the said town of Monroe County of Orange and State of New York, and is part 
of lot number twenty four commonly called the Parsonage Lot in Cheesecocks 
Patent and is bounded as follows. Beginning at a heap of stones at the 
northerly corner of said lot number twenty four and running thence South
forty-nine Degrees East Tewnty-five chains to a heap of stones at the corner
of that part of the same Lot belonging to John McKelvy Junior, and running
thence along his line South Forty-one Degrees West Thirty chains to the line
of the Lot commonly called the Chestnut Ridge Lot, thence along the same North
Forty-nine Degrees West  twenty-five chains to the West corner of the said lot 
Number twenty four, Thence North Forty-one Degrees East  thirty Chains to the 
place of Beginning. Containing Seventy five acres be the same more or less 
together with all and singular the advantages, hereditaments, appurtenances, 
and whatever the same belonging to or in any way appertaining and the revision 
and revisions and remainder and remainders and rents issues and  profits 
thereof; and all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever 
of the said parties 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 above mentioned and described Lot piece or parcel of 
land and premises to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns 
to the only proper use and behoof of the said party of the second part his 
heirs and assigns for ever. In witness whereof the parties have hereunto set 
their names and seals the day and year above mentioned. Aaron Belknap, Mary 
Josepha L Belknap.

State of New York SS. On the first day of January in the year one thousand 
eight hundred and twenty four personally appeared before me the within named 
Aaron Belknap and Lydia his wife known to me to be the grantors within named 
and severally acknowledged that they executed the within Indenture as their 
respective Deed And the said Lydia, being by me examined private  and apart 
from  her said husband acknowledged that she executed the within deed freely 
without any fear or compulsion from her said husband and finding therin no 
alteration or interlineations I do allow the same to be recorded. S.R. Betts 
Circuit Judge
Record entered 30th day of July 1825 at trn oclock in the Am Dunning, Clerk

Additional Comments:
1823 8 May Lib AA 257Aaron Belknap and Mary Josepha Lydia Sterns and Hophni 
Smith