Daniel2 - Deed

Daniel² Terrill Inheritance Deed to Daniel³ - 3 June 1717

Milford Land Records Vol. 5, pages 255 and 256 - LDS #4919

To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We whose names are hereunto Signed and Seals hereunto fixed namely Dan^lTerrill Sen^r of Milford, in ye County of Newhaven, in ye Colony of Connecticutt in New England Husbandman and Ruth Wheeler late of Woodbury in ye County of Fairfield and Colony afores^d Widdow now dwelling in s^d Milford do for valuable Cause [ens]uing th^r unto Give and bequeath unto Dan^lTerrill Jun^r Son unto ye aboves^d Dan Terrill and Grandson unto ye s^d Ruth Wheeler and for his Encouragement for a livelyhood and part of his Portion the several parcells of land and Meadow here described all lying within ye bounds of s^d Milford which was formerly ye land and Meadow of John Clark late of s^d Milford deceased, Namely one parcell of land on Beaver pond plain four acres be it more or less bounded Easterly with ye Highway or Common and with ye land of Sam^l Clark Jun^r Northwardly and with ye land of Sam^l Bris[coe?] Westwardly and with ye land of John Botsford, Timothy Botsford and John Rogars Southwardly. One other parcell of land in ye Westfield in Quantity about two acres within a Fence att a place usually called Barn Lott bounded with an Highway Eastwardly and Northward & with ye land of Sam^lClark Sen^r Southwardly, & with ye land of Serg^tJn^o Camp Westwardly. Also one parcell of land in s^dWestfield by ye Sea side usually called ye middle piece in quantity two acres and an half be it more or less bounded w^t a Highway Northwardly and with ye Sea Southwardly and w^t ye land of Mr. George Allin Eastwardly and
Westwardly also and also [sic] one parcell of Meadow in s^d Westfield att ye Meadowland so called in Quantity about two acres be it more or less bounded [with] ye Sea Southwardly and with ye meadow of Mr. George Allin Eastwardly and with ye Canfields land and Swampland Northward & Westwardly. Also a parcell of Swamp land about two acres joyning to this s^d parcell of Meadow as yet undivided from ye Swamp of ye Successours of ye above s^d John Clark deceased who was ye natural brother of ye s^d Ruth Wheeler this parcell of Swamp in ye whole as undivided ab^tsix acres bounded with ye Meadow formarly called Farmer Clarks Southwardly and with ye Swamp belonging to Botsford Eastwardly, with ye Successors to Timothy Baldwin dec^d Northwardly and ye Swampland of Nathan Baldwin and Canfield Westwardly. All which parcell of land & meadow above described with all appurtenances & Priviledge th^runto belonging or any wayes appertaining ye s^d Daniel Terrill Jun^r himself, his heirs and assigns shall have and hold possess and quietly enjoy as a good and indefeasable Estate of Inheritance without any Lett or Disturbance from us ye above s^d Dan^l Terrill Sen^rand ye aboves^dRuth Wheeler our heirs ~ Ex^rs or Adm^rs forever, and further We ye s^d Dan^l Terrill Sen^rand Ruth Wheeler aboves^d do Covenant and promise for our selves and our heirs to Secure & Defend ye s^d Dan^l Terrill and his heirs from all legal Claims and Demands that shall be hereafter made to ye s^dparcells of land and Meadow by any person or persons whatsoever and for ye full Conformation of ye Premises have sett to [our] hands and Seals this Third day of June in ye s^dyear of our^{Reign of}Sovereign George of great Britain King Defend^r of ye Faith etc. and in ye [year] of our Lord Christ 1717.

Dan^l Terrill Sen^r (Seal)
Ruth Wheeler
her X mark & Seal (Seal)

In ye presents of these Wittnesses
Sam^lBotsford
Moses Stilson

Milford June 7^th 1717
Ther personally appeared
Dan^l Terrill and Ruth Wheeler and
ackn^d ye above written Instrument to be th^r
free act and Deed before me
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sam^l Eells Assistant

Recorded June
ye 7^th 1717
Per Jon^th Law
. . . . . . . . . Reg^er

Transcribed by Nancy Tyrrel Theodore, August 2009.