Monday, October 05, 2009

Margaret Graisbury 1720

The document reads, as follows: This indenture made the seaventeenth day of February in the year of our Lord God one thousand seaven & twenty and in the sixth year of our soveraign George King of Great Brittain France & Ireland defender of the faith Between Margaret Graisbury & Mary her sister Daughters of Benjamin Graisbury late of the Island of Bermuda s marriner Richard Kelly late of Ireland and at present husband into the above sd Mary marriner of the one part and James Graisbury of the city of philadelphia in the province of pensilvania sd ____ maker of the other part Witnesseth that the Margaret Graisbury & Mary her sister & Richard Kelly the husband of the sister for & in consideration of the sum of thirty pounds current silver money in hand paid by _____ James Graisbury unto ____ Margaret & Richard Mary Richard or some or one of them before the sending of these presents the receipt hereof & of every part & parcell thereof they of thses Margaret & Mary & Richard do hereby at the knowledge & thereof do fully & freely acquit and exonerate release & discharge the said James Graisbury his heirs & assigns for ever by these presents have granted bargained for & sold to ____ & confirmed & by the presents 100 % fully fairly & absolutely grant for gain ___ & confirmation unto the sd family Graisbury his heir & assigns for ever the third part of a certain quantity of land pertaining in the total of five hundred seaven acres situated & being within the county of Gloucester in the province of westjersey & purchased of Robert Turner of philadelphia in the province of pensilvania merchat by Joseph Graisbury Benjamin Graisbury of James Graisbury as by indenture dated by twenty fifth day of November Anno Dai 1693 notation being thereunto had will more fully appt ___ being also bounded ___ in the sd indenture is inclusive together with all the mines minerals waters fowlings fishings or other profits ____ & apportenates heretofor to the sd third part of the sd five hundred & seaven acres belonging or appertaining of all the estate right inferss property herein __________ sister & Richard Kelly present husband of the sd Mary or anyone of their heirs or their assigns within & equity of into & the sd five hundred seaven acres of land to ___ version and reversions of sd 0f every part thereof. To have and to hold the third part of the five hundred seaven acres of land to him the sd James Graisbury his heirs & assigns for ever And the sd Margaret Graisbury Mary her sister & Richard Kelly husband for themselves & their heirs the sd third part of the sd five hundred seaven acres of land granted promises & every part & paecell thereof with the apportenate unto the sd James Graisbury & his heirs or assigns against them the sd Margaret Mary & Richard & their heirs against all others attaining from by or under them or any of them shall & will warrant & defend for ever by the presents In Witness whereas they the sd parties Margaret Maryand Richard Kelly have these presents their hands & seals Day and year as above written.

This great old document Item number:250506917944 is up for sale on Ebay.

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