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Deed – Tioga County, New York State. Book 4, pg 394. John Stites This indenture made the twentieth day of December in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six Between John Stites
of the County of Essex and State of New Jersey gentleman of the one part and
Gozen Ryerss of the County of Richmond and State of New York Esquire of the
other part Witnesseth that the said John Stites for and in
consideration of the sum of five thousand pounds lawful money of the State of
New York to him in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these
presents by the said Gozen Ryerss the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and
acknowledged and the said Gozen Ryerss his heirs executors and administrators
forever released and discharged from the same by these presents Hath granted
bargained sold aliened remised released conveyed assured enfeoffed and confirmed
and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien remise release convey assure
enfeoff and confirm fully freely and absolutely unto the said Gozen Ryerss his
heirs and assigns forever all and singular the following lots and parcels of
land being part and parcel of the land contained in two several Patents granted
by the people of New York unto Nicole Floyd which Patents are recorded in the
Public Records of the State of New York That is to say - those contained in the tract known by the name of the
first tract patented to the said Nicole Floyd in the Township of Sidney? and now
in the County of Tioga late Montgomery County and in the State of New York and
land laid down in the Survey or General Map and mentioned in a deed from the
said Nicole Floyd to Elias Bondinot by lotts -and also all those several lots in a tract of land known
by the name of the fourth tract in the Township and County aforesaid and laid
down on the Survey or General Map thereof to wit And also all those four other several lots of land situate
and being in the Township of Norwich in the North West quarter of the fifteenth
Township it being one of the twenty Townships West ofn the Unadilla River in the
State aforesaid and granted by the people of the State of New York to Leonard M.
Cutting and by him to the aforesaid grantor viz. Together with all and singular the appurtenances and
advantages whatsoever unto the said above mentioned and described premises in
any wise appertaining and belonging and the reversion and reversions remainder
and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and also all the estate right
title interest property claim and demand whatsoever or will in law as in equity
of the said John Stites of in and to the same and every part and parcel thereof
with the appurtenances To have and to hold the above granted bargained and
described premises with the appurtenances unto the said Gozen Ryerss his heirs
and assigns for their own proper use benefit and behoof forever and the said
John Stites for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant
promises grant and agree to and with the said Gozen Ryerss his heirs and assigns
that the said John Stites now hath a good right full power and lawful authority
to grant bargain sell and convey in fee simple all and singular the several lots
and premises above described with the appurtenances unto the said Gozen Ryerss
his heirs and assigns forever and the said John Stites for himself his heirs and
assigns doth covenant and agree that the above granted premises and every part
and parcel thereof with the
appurtenances now are and forever hereafter shall be and remain unto the said
Gozen Ryerss his heirs and assigns free and absolutely clear discharged and
unencumbered of and from all former grants bargains sales dowers and other
titles charges estates or incumbrances of what nature and kind soever have made
committed done or suffered or to be made committed done or suffered by the said
John Stites his heirs and assigns or by any other person or persons whomsoever
any thing having or claiming in the premises hereby granted bargained alienated
and released and also that the said John Stites and his heirs and all and every
other person or persons whomsoever lawfully or equitably deriving any estated
right title or interest of in or to the herein before granted premises by from
and under or in trust for him shall and will at any time or times hereafter upon
the reasonable request at the proper costs and charges in the law of the said
Gozen Ryerss his heirs and assigns make all and execute or cause or procure to
be made done and executed all and every such further and other lawful and
reasonable conveyances and assurances in the law for the better and more
effectually vesting and confirming the premises hereby intended to be granted in
and to the said Gozen Ryerss his heirs and assigns forever as by the said Gozen
Ryerss or his heirs or assigns or his or their counsel learned in the law shall
be reasonably ……? advered or
required And the said John Stites for himself his heirs executors and
administrators will warrant and by these presents forever defend the above
described and released premises and every part and parcel thereof with the
appurtenances unto the said Gozen Ryerss his heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof the parties to these presents have
interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
the words “and in the State of New York” in the above Indenture being first
interlined between the 11th + 12th lines. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of This deed executed by John Stites to Gozen Ryerss was
recorded the 7th day of October 1802 at 11 o’clock. State of New York ss. |