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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. 512

JUSTUS BENNETT
To
JOHN S. BENNETT
Book 8  P 617    (Note: refers to Steuben Deeds)

This Indenture made the fifth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & seventeen Between Justus Bennett of the town of Wayne County of Steuben & state of New York of the first part & John S. Bennett of the town county & state aforesaid of the second part Witnesseth that the said party of the first part, for & in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars lawful money of the state of New York to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed & acknowledged: Hath granted bargained, sold, remised, released, aliened & confirmed, And by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, alien & confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs & assigns forever All that certain piece or parcel of land described as follows, to wit, Beginning at a stake in the southeast corner of a lot of land of twelve hundred acres known & distinguished by the name of the Conet lot, in township number five in the first Range in the county of Steuben, and runs thence north one hundred & eighty rods to a stake, thence west one hundred & eighty rods, thence south one hundred & eighty Rods, thence east to the place of beginning containing two hundred acres of land be the same more or less: Together with all & singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion & reversions, remainder & remainders, rents, issues & profits thereof: and all the Estate right title interest claim or demand whatsoever of the said party of the first part either in Law or Equity, of in and to the above bargained premises with the said Hereditaments & Appurtenances: To Have and to Hold the said piece or parcel of land unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the sole and only proper use benefit & behoof of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever: And the said party of the first part for his heirs executors and administrators doth Covenant, grant, bargain, promise & agree, to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that the above bargained premises in the quiet & peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs & assigns against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part of the above mentioned & described premises will forever Warrant & Defend – In Witness whereof the said party of the first part hath hereunto set his hand & seal on the day & in the year first above written.
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of
N. H. Frisbie                                                                                           Justus Bennitt
Justus J. Bennitt
Joseph Bennitt
Steuben County:  On the first day of November in the year eighteen hundred & seventeen before me John Dow one of the Judges of the Court of Common pleas of the said County came Justus J. Bennett who is to me known who being duly sworn saith that he knows the within named Justus Bennett to be the same person described in & who executed the within deed & that he saw the said Justus Bennitt execute the same deed as his voluntary act & deed & that, he this deponent together with N. H. Frisbie & Joseph Bennitt subscribed their names as witness to the said Justus Bennett executing the same & I being satisfied from the evidence aforesaid that the said Justus Bennett is the same person described in & who executed the same deed allow it to be Recorded.
Recorded 19th January 1818 at 10 oclock A.M.
John Metcalfe Dep Clk                                                                         John Dow