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Schuyler Co., NY Land Deeds

Transcribed for the website by
Debra Gordon-Thom

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FHL film # 0836054   Schuyler Deeds from Steuben  Book 1, Pg. 195

GERSHOM BENNET
To
JESSE SORTOR
Book 6  P. 33  (Note: refers to Steuben Deeds)

Know all men by these Presents that I Gershom Bennet of the County of Steuben State of New York, in consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, lawful money paid by Jesse Sortor of the County of Steuben and State of New York the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby give grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said Jesse Sortor his heirs and assigns forever, All that certain piece or parcel of land laying and being as follows, Beginning at the northwest corner at a stake and stones on the west line of Township Number five first range, thence along said Town line to Justus Bennets corner to a white oak stump: Thence easterly along the said Justus Bennet’s line to the little Lake, thence northerly the several courses up the little Lake to a stake and Stones, Thence westerly to the place of beginning, containing forty one acres be the same more or less, laying in Township number five in the first range of Towns in the Massachusetts preemption land, To have and to hold, the said granted and described premises, with the priviledges and appurtenances thereof to him the said Jesse Sortor, his heirs and assigns forever, to his & their use and behoof forever, And I the said Gershom Bennet for myself my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with the said Jesse Sortor his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully in fee of the premises: that they are free of all incumbrance, that I have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Jesse Sortor to hold as aforesaid: and that I will Warrant and Defend the same to the said Jesse Sortor his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twelve.
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of                                   Gershom Bennet       L.S.
Jacob Sackett                                                                              Margaret Bennet      L.S.
Samuel  Loree                                                                                         her  X  mark

On the 18th day of May 1812 came before me Daniel Cruger one of the Masters in Chancery in and for the said State Jacob Sacket, one of the witnesses to the within indenture to me known who upon oath says that he saw Gershom Bennet one of the grantors within mentioned (to him known) sign seal and deliver the within indenture as his voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein expressed and that he the said Jacob Together with the other witness Samuel Loree, subscribed their names thereto as witnesses, also came before me the said Daniel Cruger Master in Chancery as aforesaid, on the same day and year Margaret Bennet, wife of the said Gershom and whose name is subscribed to the within Indenture to me known to be the same person, and acknowledged that she executed the within Indenture as her voluntary act and Deed, and being examined separate and apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same without any fear, threat, or compulsion from him I do therefore permit it to be recorded.
Recorded May 18th 1812 at 6 P.M.                                                   Daniel Cruger