This Indenture made the
seventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and
eighty five
Between Helen R Russell of the City County and State of New York party
of the first part and Cynthia Helen Durkee wife of Eugene R Durkee of
the City of Brooklyn County of Kings and state of New York party of the
second part
Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in
consideration of the sum of one dollars lawful money of the United
States of America to her in hand paid by the said party of the second
part at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has granted bargained sold
aliened remised released conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
does grant bargain sell alien remise release convey and confirm unto the
said party of the second part and to her heirs and assigns forever
All that certain part of a gravel hill lying in the Town of Esopus
aforesaid on the Southwest side of the Hyde Park and Dashville road
being bounded as follows. Beginning at a stone set in the ground on the
top of said gravel hill and running South six degrees west one chain and
seventy five links to the west side of said road thence along the west
and south sides of said road about three chains and fifty links to the
end of a stone wall thence South ten degrees East one chain and fifty
seven links to the place of beginning containing one tenth of an acre
subject to the condition that gravel shall not be removed from so close
to the line as to not leave as much gravel for the use of the road as
the present survey of the road now covers and yet not undermine a fence
or wall set upon said line across the gravel hill and also subject to
the reservation of the privilege of drawing a few loads reserved to
Elias Terpenning if he should want to use it about his house or
outhouses.
Being the same premises conveyed to
Archibald Russell by Elias Terpenning by deed dated November 15, 1853
received in the office of the clerk of Ulster County in Book 94 of Deeds
page 384 on November 1, 1855.
Together with all and singular the tenements hereditaments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the
reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and
profits thereof and also all the estate signt title interest property
possession claims and demand whatsoever as well in law or equity of the
said party of the first part or in or to the above described premises
and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances to have and to
hold all and singular the above mentioned and described premises
together with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part
his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof the party hereto of the first part has hereunto set
her hand and seal the day and year first above written
Sealed and delivered in the presence of }
Helen R Russell (seal)
Arch
D. Russell
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State of New York
City and County of New York
On this seventh day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred
and eighty five before me personally came Archibald D. Russell
subscribing witness to the written conveyance with whom I am personally
acquainted who being by me duly sworn said that he resided in the City
of New York that he was acquainted with Helen R Russell and knew her to
be the person described in and who executed the said conveyance and that
he saw her execute and deliver the same and that she acknowledged to him
the said Archibald D Russell thereupon subscribed his name as witness
thereto
Arthur Simonson
Notary Public Kings Co
Certificate filed in NY Co
State of New York
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City and County of New York }
I Patrick Keenan Clerk of the City and County of New York and also Clerk
of the Supreme Court for the said City and County the same being a Court
of record do hereby certify that Arthur Simonson has filed in the
Clerk’s Office of the County of New York a certified copy of his
appointment as Notary Public for the county of Kings with his autograph
signature and was at the time of taking the proof or acknowledgement of
the annexed instrument duly authorized to take the same and function
that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of such Notary and verily
believe the signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment
to be genuine. I further certify that said instrument is executed and
acknowledged according to the law of the state of New York
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of
the said Court and County the 7th day of Dec 1885
Patrick Keenan, Clerk
A True Record Entered December 8th 1885 at 2:25 p.m.
J D Wurts,
Clerk |