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Know all
Men by these Presents that we Elijah Drown of Eaton County of
Carroll and state of New Hampshire and Mary A. Drown wife of
the said Elijah Drown for and in consideration of the sum of
four hundred dollars to me in hand before the delivery
hereof, well and truly paid by Widow Polly Drown of Eaton
County of Carroll state of New Hampshire the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge, have given, granted, bargained and sold, and by
these presents do give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey
and confirm unto the said Widow Polly Drown and her heirs and
assigns forever, or during her natural life for the purpose of
securing to her her maintenance.
After the
death of Widow Polly Drown the undermentioned premises to be
the property of Elijah Drown and his heirs. The premises or
estate is described as follows (viz) a certain piece or parcel of
land situated in Eaton bounded as follows: southerly by land
formally owned by Ivory Kenneson westerly by land now
occupied by Hiram Paul on the north by the Ham farm so
called, on the east by land owned by Dennis Patch meaning to
convey the Josiah Drew farm so called and is the same farm
that Amos Towle deeded to Stephen Drown of Freedom
deed bearing date March 23, 1853 and Stephen Drown deeded to
me deed bearing date October 3, 1856.
To have
and to hold the said granted premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging to the said Widow Polly Drown
and her heirs and assigns to them and their only proper use and
benefit forever.
And we
the said Elijah Drown and Mary A. Drown and our heirs,
executors and administrators, do hereby covenant, grant and agree to
and with the said Widow Polly Drown and her heirs and
assigns, that until the delivery hereof we are the lawful owner of
the said premises, and are seized and possessed thereof in our own
right in fee simple, and have full power and lawful authority to
grant and convey the same in manner aforesaid; and the said premises
are free and clear from all and every incumbrance whatsoever; and
that we and our heirs, executors and administrators, shall and will
warrant and defend the same to the said Widow Polly Drown and
her heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of any
person or persons whomsoever.
And I,
Mary A. Drown wife of said Elijah Drown in consideration
aforesaid, do hereby relinquish my right of dower in the before
mentioned premises.
And we
and each of us do hereby release, discharge and waive all such
rights of exemption from attachment and levy or sale on execution,
and such other rights whatsoever, in said premises and in each and
every part thereof, as our family homestead, as are reserved or
secured to us or either of us, by the statute of the State of New
Hampshire, passed July 4th, 1851, entitled “An Act to
exempt the homestead of families from attachment and levy or sale on
execution,” or by any other statute or statutes of said State.
In
witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this
Eleventh day of January in the year of our Lord 1858.
Erastus Baker
Elijah Drown [seal]
Helen
M Baker
Mary A. Drown [seal]
State of
New Hampshire Carroll SS. January 11, A.D. 1858 Personally
appearing, the above named Elijah Drown and Mary Drown
acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their voluntary act and
deed, Before me Erastus Baker, Justice of the Peace
Received
January 11, 1858 at 1:00 P.M. Examined by ________Hardy, Recorder.
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