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Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada
Deed
Book D, Page 129, No. 120
Daniel LEE & Wife to Alexander UMPHREY
Executed 20 November 1810
Know all men by these presents that we Daniel LEE of Saint George in the
County of Charlotte and Province of New Brunswick Yeoman and Martha LEE my
wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of one hundred and seventy five pounds
lawful money of New Brunswick to us in hand well and truly paid by Alexander
UMPHREY of the Parish of Saint George, in the County and Province aforesaid,
Merchant, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have granted, bargained
and sold and by these Presents do grant, bargain, sell and aliene unto the said
Alexander UMPHREY his heirs and assigns all our right, title, property,
interest, claim or demand whatsoever in and to a certain lot or tract of land
containing two hundred acres more or less situate lying and being on the eastern
side of Maguaguadavic River in the Parish of Saint George and County of Charlotte
aforesaid being more particularly described as follows
That is to say beginning at the north west corner of a Lot of land heretofore
conveyed by us to James ASH and by him leased to Robert ASH Senior
thence east along the said James ASHS north line three miles and one
eighth part of a mile thence north ten chains of four poles each, or until it
strikes the south east corner of a Lot of land at present occupied by Abijah
STEVENS, thence west along the south line of the last mentioned lot until it
strikes the eastern bank of Maguaguadavick river, thence downstream following the
several courses of the said river to the place of beginning
to have and to hold the said lot or tract of land hereby granted, bargained and
sold, and all and singular the priviledges, rights, members, and appurenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said Alexander
UMPHREY his heirs and assigns and to his and their only proper use benefit
and behoof forever. And I the said Daniel LEE and Martha my wife,
for ourselves and each of us our and every of our Heirs, Executors and
Administrators do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Alexander
UMPHREY his Heirs and Assigns, that we are seized of the said Lands and
premises and every part thereof as an indefeasible estate of fee simple, free of
and from all manner of incumbrances, that we have in ourselves good right full
power and lawful authority to grant, bargain and sell the same in manner and form
aforesaid, and that the peaceable possession of the said Lands
and premises and every part thereof with the appurtenances unto the said
Alexander UMPHREY his Heirs and assigns we the said Daniel LEE and
Martha my wife and each of us, our and every of our Heirs, Executors, and
administrators shall and will warrant and by these presents forever defend.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our handw and seals this twentieth day of
November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ten and in the
fifty first Year of His Majesty's Reign.
Signed sealed and delivered his
in presence of Daniel X LEE LS
Hugh MacKAYAlexr L______
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County of Charlott ssMartha X LEE
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Be it remembered that on the twentieth day of Novemr in the Year of
our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and ten before me Hugh MacKAY Esquire
one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Charlotte
aforesaid, personally came and appeared Daniel LEE and Martha LEE
his wife the Grantors in the above instrument named who did acknowledge that they
executed the same by the sealing and delivery thereof as their voluntary act and
deed to and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and the said
Martha being by me examined separate and apart from her said Husband did
declare that she executed the same freely and voluntarily and without fear or
compulsion from him.
Hugh MacKAY Justice of the Peace
Saint Andrews Recd and
Regd
Charlotte County28th March 1811
Harris HATCH Regr
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