Third Tier Free Christian Baptist Church of Wakefield, New Brunswick

"THIS INDENTURE "


 
  (Note: Those portions of the original deed which were hand-written, (and sometimes difficult to read,) I have included in quotes;ie: ('........')

 

Made this 'tenth' day of  'November' in the year of our Lord  one thousand eight hundred and 'sixty-eight'
  

BETWEEN     'Ezekiel Seely and Rebecca, his wife, Daniel Tracey and  Lydia ,his wife and William Dell Hartt all of the Parish of Wakefield in the County of Carleton and Province of New Brunswick of the first part and the Trustees of the Third Tier Free Christian Baptist Church of Wakefield aforsaid of the second part'

 WITTNESSETH that the said 'Parties of the first part'  for and in consideration of the sum of    'Forty dollars' of lawful money of New Brunswick to the said Parties of the first part'  in hand and truly paid, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, by the said  'Trustees of the Third Tier Free Christian  Baptist Church Wakefield'  

the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, 'Have' granted, bargained,  sold, released, conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents 'Do'  grant, bargain,sell, alien, release, convey and confirm; and by these  presents  'Do' grant, bargain, sell alien, release, convey and confirm unto the   said  'Trustees of the Third Tier Free Christian Baptist  Church Wakefield their Successors'

 and assigns 'the following described Parcel of Land situate in Wakefield aforesaid, being a part of the Suotrhern half of Lot Number Sixteen in the Third tier of Lots from the River Saint John Granted to Whitfield Hartt containing one full and exact acre and bounded as follows commencing at a Cedar Post on the Southeast coorner of said Piece conveyed and marked by three Hacks on the West and North sides
thereof, thence running north along the Main Highway Nine Rods, the side lines running westerly and paralell to each other so far as to contain and include one full acre and being the same land conveyed to hand Ezekiel Seely and William Dell Hartt by Enoch Tracey on the 13th day of August et al.1853 and Registered in Book 0. of Carleton County Records on page 287,288 and 289 on the 23rd day of September A.D.1853' Together with all Houses, Barns, Buildings, Edifices, Fences,  Improvements, Profits, Privileges and appurtenances to the same  belonging, or in any manner appertaining ;and the reversion  and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents issues and profits thereof
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 And also the Estate, Right, Title,  'Dower'  Interest, use, Possession, Property, Claim and Demand, either at law or in equity of  'the said Ezekiel Seely and Rebecca his wife, Daniel Tracey and Lydia  his wife and William Dell Hartt the said parties of the first part'
 
 of, in, to, ont of the same, and every part and parcel thereof, with the Appurtenances, to HAVE AND TO HOLD the said  Lot, Piece or Parcel of  Land and Premises hereby Granted, Bargained and Sold, or Ment, Mentioned, or Intended so to be, and every part and parcel thereof, with the Appurtenances unto the said  'Trustees of the Third Tier Free Christian Baptist Church Wakefield their Successors----'  and assigns, to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of the said 'Trustees of the Third Tier Free Christian Baptist Church Wakefield their Successors' and assigns FOR EVER. 'In accordance with an Act of the General assembly,

made and passed in the Seventeenth Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria,--------? "an Act to Incorporate--- certain Bodies connected with the Free Christian Baptist Church in New Brunswick  In witness whereof the said Ezekiel Seely and Rebecca his wife, Daniel Tracey and Lydia his wife and William Dell Hartt have here unto set their hand and seals the day and year first herein written
                                 |     Ezekiel Seely
   Signed Sealed and Delivered   |    Rebecca Seely
    in the presence of;           |    Daniel Tracy
     Joseph Burpe(e)              |     Lydia Tracy
     Linus Seely                  |     W.D. Hartt
 
 New Brunswick Carleton County|. Be it remembered that on the tenth day of November in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty eight. Before me, Joseph Burpee  Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace  in and for the County of Carleton  Personally appeared Ezekiel Seely and Rebecca his wife, Daniel Tracey and Lydia his wife and William Dell Hartt the grantors named in the foregoing Indenture and severally  acknowledged that they did each of them execute the same for the use and purposes therein mentioned, and the said Rebecca and the said Lydia the wives being by me examined apart from their said husbands declared that they did so execute the same freely and voluntarily and without dread or compulsion  the word --- -----? in four different places before signing, also the word October Obliterated and November entered.
 

(signed)
 Joseph Burpe(e) Justice of the Peace for the County of Carleton