This Indenture made
this twenty eighth day of January in the
Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety three Between John McQueen Junior, Alexander McQueen and
Catherine McQueen relict and widow of Peter McQueen deceased all of Salem in the county of Washington and State of New York
of the first part and Richard
Hamilton of the same Town and County aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in
consideration of the sum of Fourteen pounds Current money of the State of New
York to them in hand paid at or before the ensealing
and Delivery of these presents to the receipt whereof whereby Acknowledged Have
granted Bargained and Sold and by have foresworn do grant Bargain, Sell, Assign,
Release and Confirm unto the said Richard
Hamilton in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain and Sale
to him there of made for one year by Indenture bearing Date the day next before
the day of the Date of these presents and by favor by the Laws for Transferring gives into Possession and to
his heirs and assigns forever All that Certain Lot of Land known and
distinguished by Lot Number thirty three
located in Salem in the County aforesaid
in a patent granted to Alexander
Turner and Others Beginning at a
Birch Tree the Northwest Corner of thirty two and unto north thirteen Degrees
South twenty three Rods to a Beech Tree. Hence, South thirteen degrees West
twenty Rods from then unto the first mentioned bounds contained . . . Be it
remembered that on the Eighth day of February in the Year of our Lord one
thousand and seven hundred and Ninety three personally appeared before me Ebenezer Russell Esquire first Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid James McCrea one of the subscribing Witness who being duly sworn deposeth sayeth that he saw John McQueen Junior, Alexander McQueen and
Catharine McQueen sign Seal and deliver the within written Indenture as
their voluntary Act and Deed for themselves and purposes herein mentioned and
at the same time Nathan Park here as the other subscribing Witness sign his
name as a witness there to and having Examined said Indenture and there in no
material alterations but swear are taken Notice in Memorandum at the Bottom
allows the same to be recorded Ebenezer
Russell Hereby the Aforegoing Record to be a true
Copy of the Original Deed Examined and Compared with the same this 20th
day of February 1793
John
McCrea, Clerk
Deed from Book 2, Page 16 (LDS Roll # 0553412) Court
Records, Deeds from Washington County, New York, 1776 - 1796