Deed - Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County Deed Book P, pg.2 & repeated in
Passaic County Deed Book C, pg 54.
John Stiles
to
John Simerson
This Indenture made the first day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine
Between John Stiles of the Borough of Elizabeth County of
Essex and State of New Jersey of the first part Gentleman and John Simerson of
Richmond County on Staten Island and State of New York Yeoman of the second part
Witnesseth that the said John Stiles for him and in
consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty pounds lawful money of the
State of New York to him in hand paid by the said John Simerson the receipt
whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and himself to be therewith fully satisfied
contented and paid hath granted bargained and sold by these presents doth grant
bargain and sell to the said John Simerson his heirs and assigns forever a
certain tract or parcel of land situated in the township of Saddle River
formerly but now in the township of Patterson in the County of Bergen at a place
called Wagara and adjoining with one end thereof to the North part of a tract of
one hundred and thirty one acres formerly to John Francis Ryerson and Derrick
Ryerson which the said John Stiles purchased of the executors of Samuel Brooks
who purchased of Benjamin Shotwell who purchased of the Commissioners of
Forfeiture for the County of Bergen aforesaid
Beginning at the South corner of the said tract and running from thence North
two degrees West seventy eight chains
thence South forty eight degrees East fourteen chains and eighty links
thence South twenty six chains and seventy links
thence West one chain and twenty links
thence South thirty nine chains and fifty links
thence South seventy degrees and twenty minutes West six chains to the place of
beginning
containing sixty one acres
Together with all the fences woods waters water courses
fences hereditaments and appurtenances of every kind and nature thereunto
belonging or appertaining with all the estate right title claim interest or
demand which the said John Stiles hath or of right might to have or in to the
said land and premises
To have and to hold the said land with the appurtenances to
the said John Simerson his heirs and assigns forever and the said John Stiles
his heirs executors and administrators the above bargained and sold premises
unto the said John Simerson his heirs and assigns doth hereby warrant and defend
against all legal claims whatsoever
In witness whereof the said John Stiles hath hereunto set
his hand and seal the day and year above written
John Stiles (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Abrm Stiles, Maria McLean
New Jersey, Essex County
Be it known that on the twenty first day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and one before me Jeremh Ballard one of the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Essex came John
Stiles the within named grantor and acknowledged that he did sign seal and
deliver the within deed of conveyance as his own free act and deed for the uses
and purposes therein expressed
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day
and year aforesaid
Jeremh Ballard
Recorded the 19th day of June 1802
N. Wade Clk.
Note – In the Bergen Co. Deed Book John Stites name is
transcribed correctly as “Stites”, however in the Passaic Co. Deed Book it
is incorrectly transcribed as “Stiles”.
LDS Films # 878154 & 947507
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