Know all men be these presents that I Jesse Sargent of
Freedom, County of Carroll and state of New Hampshire husbandman in
consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars and my natural
affections paid by Josiah Sargent 2nd of said
Freedom county and state affor said and son of said Jesse Sargent
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby grant
bargain sell and convey unto the said Josiah Sargent his
heirs and assigns forever my homestead farm being the farm on which
I live situated in said Freedom in the said county of Carroll and
state of New Hampshire together with all the buildings therein
containing twenty seven and one half acres of land let the same be
more or less.
It is the same farm I
bought of Josiah Sargent on the 29 of July AD1838 as per his
deed to me of said date & recorded in Strafford County Records [bk]
178 [page] 559 reference being had for a more particular
description. I deed to him said Josiah Sargent 2nd
the above described farm & buildings with the following provisions
via
Firstly he is to maintain me in sickness and in health furnishing me
with suitable meats and drinks clothing medical aid if necessary and
every other necessary that I need according to my condition and
standing in life and during the whole period of my natural life; and
he is to maintain my wife Almira Sargent in the same way and
manner that he does me (above described) during her natural life or
so long as she remains my widow and to pay the funeral charges of me
and my said wife at our decease; He is also to pay all my just
debts.
Now if the said Josiah Sargent 2nd shall in a
suitable way and manner maintain me and my said wife in a suitable
and proper way and manner and in the manner above stated during our
natural lives pays all my just debts and pays our funeral charges,
then in that case this deed to be and remain forever and to all
interest in full force and virtue otherwise to be void and of no
effect. The said Josiah Sargent 2nd have all my
personal property reserving to my self the use and occupancy of it
during my natural life to have and to hold the afore granted and
bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof
to the said Josiah Sargent 2nd his heirs and
assigns to their use and behoof forever.
And I do covenant with the said Josiah Sargent 2nd
his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee of the
premises that they are free of all in cumbrances that I have good
right to sell and convey the same to the said Josiah Sargent 2nd
to hold as aforesaid; and that I and my heirs shall and will warrant
and defend the same to the said
Josiah Sargent 2nd his
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons.
In witness whereof I the said Jesse Sargent
have hereunto set hand and seal this twelfth day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one signed sealed
and delivered in presence of
David Colcord
Jesse
Sargent [seal]
Abram D. Sargent
Oxford SS May 12, 1851 personally appeared the
above named Jesse Sargent and acknowledged the above
instrument to be his free act and deed Before me
David Colcord, Justice of the Peace
Received January 1853 Examined by ______Hardy,
Recorder
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