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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings I Joseph Stanton of Christianson
in the County of Kings County, Colony of New York, Yeoman, send Greeting. Know ye
that I the said Joseph Stanton, for and in Consideration of the natural Love and Affection
which I have and do bear unto my Daughter Stanton, of the said County, and Colony aforesaid
her Husband, and to her very best and perfect Interest, do covenant, agree, assign, and bargain sell
to my Daughter Stanton, her heirs and Assigns, and whatsoever shall be given by them, the said
Stanton as assigned conveyed and confirmed, and appertaining to the said Piece of land, fully and absolutely give
grant sell and convey, forever, convey, and assign unto the said Daughter Stanton her Heirs and Assigns
given our certain Tenement Part of a Lot of Land, situate lying and being in the Town of [illegible]
given our certain [illegible] Only Above the Common, be the same more or less in length and breadth and
given our certain [illegible] a Black Chestnut marble on one side where the said Lot abut
on the West side bordering to a Lake with some Wood on the North running
along by the road East 33.5 ft to a White Oak with some brush and Heading by a [illegible]
East 120 ft down to the south west, and nottherly as well as East 100 ft, westerlly 100 ft
and westerly continuing on the Holy Lake to the first mentioned Corner.
To have and to hold the said land granted aforesaid, with all the Appurtenances thereunto
belonging and commoditized the same part belonging or in any other opportunity belonging to the said
Daughter Stanton, her heirs and Assigns forever, and her heirs only upon the Right hand
Daughter Stanton, her heirs and Assigns forever, and her heirs only upon the Right hand
and [illegible] her heirs and Assigns forever, and her heirs only upon the Right hand
do covenant grant and promise to and with the said Daughter Stanton her Heirs and Assigns
to warrant and grant and promise to and with the said Daughter Stanton her Heirs and Assigns
to warrant and grant and promise to and with the said Daughter Stanton her Heirs and Assigns
U. S. and before the Governor’s Court on the sum, the sum, and lawful Sums of the above
described Premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same, in my own proper right, as
a good, lawful, and absolute Owner of the Balance in the Temple, and have in my right
good title, full Power and lawful Authority, to grant convey and confirm the said
Premises in manner or form as above and so shall the said Daughter Stanton her Heirs and
Assigns, hold and enjoy from Time to Time, and all Time forever by force
and virtue of these Presents lawfully and perpetually granted, have and hold same, and
possess, and enjoy the said Premises Conveyed with the Appurtenances, for and ever and
fully and perfectly and clearly, acquitted severed, and discharged, and free and clear to all
Manner of persons or other Entities, Excepts Taxation, Caesar’s Portion, and some other
Mills, Estates, Jointers’ Tenures, pre-emptions, Reservations, Liens or cumbersome of what
Same or Nature forever that might in any otherwise or Diverse manner or make
void the present Deed. Furthermore I the said Joseph Stanton for myself
my Heirs, Devisees & Administrators, do covenant, promise and agree, the above
serviced Conveyance to him the said Joseph Stanton her Heirs and Assigns, against
the lawful Claims of any Person or Persons whatever, from one or under my
Heir, Devisees, Administrators in her heirs, Hereditaments, Witness where of the party
Joseph Stanton have here set my Hand and seal the First Day of February
and in the fourteenth year of his Majesty King George the Third of Great
Britain. A.D 1742 Joseph Stanton (seal)
Witnessed, sealed & delivered Signed & delivered Kings County
in Presence of Beef Joseph
Elon [illegible] Johns
The above Deed was recorded formally appeared the within named Jo. Stanton
the 8th day of January Year above, written, to be his Voluntary Act, and Deed
M. [illegible] James Goring B. [illegible] Stanton Yorke Justice of the Peace
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