The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Eliza Curtis, Astronomic Barns, Mary S. Cornwall,
James A Barns, James Barns, & Benjamin Barns for William Barns, Martha Cash, & Sarah Barns
of Northfield in the County of Onondaga & State of Newyork here by make constitute and appoint John
H. Harvey of attorney at law in the County of Onondaga and State of Newyork our true and sufficient attorney for
us and in our names places and stead to bargain & sell alienate out of our names one seventh share or interest
in all the real and personal estate or property belonging to the Estate of William Barns late of Noblety
deceased testator and legatees lying in the town of Noblety and incorporated in the state of Maryland
Slave houses and dwellings and assorted in the said town and take possession of all such lands
tenements hereditaments and Real and personal Estate whatever; and the said Attorney is authorized to
in our names and for our use and benefit to negotiate and to grant lease bargain and sale
sell the same or any part or parcel thereof for such sums some or pieces and on such terms as
he shall seem meet and proper for us and in our name to execute acknowledge seal deliver
and give sufficient deeds and conveyances for the same consider without warranty either express
or implied set all demands content reciepts and releases of all sums of money which shall become
due and owing to us by reason of such selling during pending probate proceedings and giving him full
powers & authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatever a sufficient attorney
is necessary to do have done or cause to be done in order to fulfill the purposes as my will intend
or conduct it to be performed presently with full power of substitution & accusations hereby ratifying
confirming all that our said attorney or substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be lawn to be
done by these presents
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands & seals this 26th
day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred & sixty one
Published & delivered unt
Eliza Curtis L.S
In the presence of
Nathl Barns L.S
(the words & phrase & Barns)
Acors A Barns L.S
interlined before signing
Joseph H. Harvey
except as to James Barns
James Barns L.S
In the presence of
Benjamin Barns p.o L.S
as to James Barns
Wm. A Barns L.S
S D Curtis
Josoph F Barns L.S
L.S
State of Newyork {
County of Onondaga } ss
On this 26th day of January 1861 Before me came
Eliza Curtis wife of Edwin Curtis to me known to be one of the persons described in
and who executed the foregoing instrument and on a private examination separate and
apart from her son hairline the suit Eliza Curtis acknowledging that she executed the
same freely and without any fear or compulsion from her Husband
Joseph H. Harvey Justice of the Peace
State of Newyork {
County of Onondaga } ss On this 26th day of January 1861 Before me came
Astronomic Barns, Sarah Barns for William A Barns & Joseph
H Barns to me known to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing
instrument and they hereby acknowledged that they executed the same
Joseph H. Harvey Justice of the Peace
State of Newyork {
County of Onondaga } ss on this 26th day of Jan 1861 Before came James Barns
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to me known to be one of the persons described therein, and who executed the above
instrument and he acknowledged that he executed the same
D. B. Body Justice of the Peace
State of New York ss
County of Suffolk Office of the Clerk of the said county ss
I, S. E. Hullbert Clerk of the said county certify, every of the bounds of Trends bearing
my Seal’s Certificate that myself and D. B. Body justice whose acknowledgments are submitted to the certif
and certify, that myself and D. B. Body justice whose acknowledgments are submitted to the certif
cate of the proofs of acknowledgments of the above instrument and whereas written were
act date of the proofs of acknowledgments of the above instrument and whereas written were
at the time of taking such proofs or acknowledgments justice of the Peace for the state
said County remaining in said County and are duly authorized to take the same and further
certify that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of such proofs and further believe
that the signatures to the certificates of said proofs or acknowledgments were
as genuine as the proofs that said instrument is executed and acknowledged
according to the laws of the state of New York
In witness whereof I here have written set my hand and my official
Seal of the said county County which is also the Seal of said County This 29th day
of January 1861 S. E. Hullbert Clerk
Received for Record Aug 21st 1861
E. B. Gillett R. S. and
Summoned by Certificate S. E. Hullbert
Know all men that I Fredericks A. S. E. of Charlotte in the county
of Chautauqua State of New York by my attorney William York of Hempstead in the state
of Connecticut duly authorized by letters of attorney under my seal hand and seal dated the 8th
of November one eight hundred and sixty one and declared in the
8th September in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty one and declared in the
presence of several witnesses in the town of Charlotte and Chautauqua in consideration of the
sum of one hundred dollars to me in hand paid by Benjamin Yorks of Whiteley in the County
of Washington state of Rhode Island whose receipt I hereby acknowledge have given convey
grant bargain sold and convey and by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and release
unto the said Benjamin York his heirs and assigns forever all the right title mill interest property
and claim I have in hand unto the state and federal grants of state of Rhode Island whatever
title deed right process and of the hand’s heritaments consisting of certain lands situate in
parcels of land one of which is situated and lying in Whiteley and whereas the two lots are
situate and lying in Whiteley and bounded as follows to wit the
first parcel contains about eighty acres of land with a dwelling house and barn bounded
bounding southerly hand by the land of Benjamin Yorks and Samuel Brown and bound
bounding northerly hand the land of William Yorks and Samuel Brown the land extends
lot Southly by Samuel Cornelious Hand Whiteley and others and bounded
collectively to the first mentioned bounds or terminus aforesaid The same lot may be bounded and
republic to the boundaries The second lot contains about four acres of land one is a part of and
North of the first lot passed by the land of Benjamin Yorks and others and bounded on the
West on the Water on the West on the Water to the land of Benjamin Yorks and others on the
East boundary about four acres of land of Benjamin Yorks and others the same
be bounded The Third lot contains about four acres of land one is a part of and
lying situated and lying in the Whiteley park and is called the third plot and is
bounded as follows beginning at the North east corner of a stone wall that divides said lot from
home memory situated to the west wall one hundred acres across stone wall south easterly for
one hundred memory situated to the East boundary South easterly and Northerly and on the South bound
bounded by the land of Benjamin Yorks and others the said Benjamin Yorks after the satisfaction
Thereof to me in full his heirs and assigns forever I now the aforesaid Benjamin York by this deed of
covenant with the said Benjamin York his heirs and assigns that I rom sign for and
at one of seven seventh of the estate of the said William York deceased and that I promise for my
right to sell and convey the same in the same manner as aforementioned and that I will for myself my heir