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Deed - Essex County, New Jersey. Book D, pgs 585-588 Doctor John Stites This Indenture made this twenty first day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred between Doctor John Stites of the
Borough of Elizabeth, County of Essex and State of New Jersey of the one part
and Colonel Aaron Ogden of the same place on the other part Whereas a certain article of agreement was made and entered
into, by, and between the said John Stites and by the said Aaron Ogden, under
their respective hands and seals, bearing date on the fifth day of February in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred Whereby, it was agreed for and the consideration therein
set forth that the said John Stites should by good and sufficient conveyances
and assurances, bargain sell convey and assure, to him the said Aaron Ogden All
the right title, interest, property, claim, and demand which he the said John
Stites has or ought to have of in and to all his one third part of all the
property and estate situate on the Sound and Newark Bay containing the ferries
known by the name of Cranes Ferry and Thomas’ Ferry and all the lands
appertaining to the same being the lands held in partnership at that time
between the parties to these presents and the Honorable Jonathan Dayton Esquire
situate in the Borough of Elizabeth which is to include the lands purchased from
Colonel William Crane and the Cedar Swamp in Bergen County and also all the
right, and title of him the said John Stites to the rents, fines, and profits
and dividends of the said premises together with the Book of Certificates for
two hundred shares in the same property signed by the said Stites, Dayton, and
Ogden and which has been delivered to the said John Stites and is now pledged to
one Catlin And whereas in pursuance of the said contract and in part
execution of the same the sum of two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars was
at the time of executing the said Article of Agreement paid in money to the said
John Stites by the said Aaron Ogden and the Book of Certificates before
mentioned to be delivered to the said Aaron Ogden by the said John Stites
subject however to the payment of the money which the same had been pledged by
the said John Stites to one Lyndon Catlin – And whereas the said Aaron Ogden
has secured residue of the consideration mentioned in the said Article at or
before the ensealing and delivery of these presents Now therefore this Indenture witnesseth that the said
Doctor 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 well and truly paid at or
immediately before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged and the said John Stites to be therewith fully
satisfied, contented and paid Hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released,
enfeofed, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain,
sell, alien, release, convey and confirm unto the said Aaron Ogden and to his
heirs and assigns forever all and singular the premises aforesaid and all the
boats, rights of ferries, fisheries, causeways, and appurtenances thereto in any
way belonging or appertaining together with the Book of Certificates in the said
Article mentioned now in the possession of the said Aaron Ogden and
all the dividends which have arisen heretofore or may hereafter arise thereon To
have and to hold all and singular the said premises with their and every of
their appurtenances hereby granted and conveyed unto the said Aaron Ogden his
heirs and assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said Aaron
Ogden his heirs and assigns forever And the said John Stites for himself, his heirs, executors,
and administrators doth covenant, promise and agree to and with the said Aaron
Ogden his heirs and assigns, that he the said John Stites now is the true and
lawful owner of all and singular the said granted and bargained premises and all
other the premises hereby granted and of every part and parcel thereof with
their and every of their appurtenances, and rightfully and absolutely seized
thereof and every part and parcel thereof of a good, pure, absolute, and
indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple without any manner of condition
limitation or any other matter or thing whatsoever to alter, change or defeat
the same And the said Aaron Ogden his heirs and assigns shall and
may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter have hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy all and singular the said messuages, lands, tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances and all and every the rents, issues and profits
thereof arising, accruing or growing to have, receive and take without any
manner of let, suit, trouble, or molestation whatsoever, of the said John Stites
his heirs or assigns or every other person or persons whatsoever, claiming or to
claim by from or under him, them or any of them And the said John Stites doth further covenant to and with
the said Aaron Ogden that the said messuage and tracts of land hereby granted or
mentioned or intended so to be as aforesaid and every part and parcel thereof
with all and every their appurtenances now are and from hence forth forever
hereafter shall continue, remain and be unto the said Aaron Ogden his heirs and
assigns free and clear of and from all and all manner of former and other
grants, bargains, sales, gifts, feofments, devises, jointures, dowers, estates,
leases, rents, debts, dues, Judgements, executions, troubles and incumbrances,
whatsoever In witness whereof the said John Stites hath hereunto set
his hand and seal the day and year above written Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us Wm M
Ross, William Crane Note – the written conveyance is not meant to include the
dwelling house and lott on which Mr. Stites lives and which was conveyed to him
by Dayton, Ogden, and Stites in severalty Personally appeared before me Jeremiah Ballard one of the
Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex
William M Ross one of the subscribing witnesses to the written instrument of
writing who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Doctr. Joh Stites
the within grantor sign, seal and deliver the same as his voluntary act and deed
for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. Taken and sworn before me the eighth day of December 1800
Jereh. Ballard Received in the office and recorded Dec 8th 1800 An Ogden Clk. |