Deed of James Wawowos and Others to Timothy Root
Know all men by these presents that we, Jacob Thomas and Damaris Thomas, my wife, 1 Wawowos2 and Philena Wawowos, for divers good causes and considerations thereunto moving, especially for a valuable sum of money received to our satisfaction of Timothy Root of Farmington in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut have remised, released, and forever quitclaimed, and do by these presents, for ourselves and our heirs, justly and absolutely remise, release, and forever quitclaim unto the said Timothy Root and to his heirs and assigns forever, all such right and title as we, the said grantors, have or ought to have in or to all the real estate that ever belonged to our father, Solomon Adams,3 late of Farmington, aforesaid deceased, within the limits of the First Society in said Farmington, however the same may be butted, bounded, or otherwise described.
To have and to hold the premises unto him the said Timothy Root his heirs and assigns, to the only use and behoof of the said Timothy Root, his heirs and assigns, forever, so that neither we, the said grantors, nor our heirs, nor any other person or persons, for us or either of us, or in our name and behalf, shall or will hereafter claim or demand any right or title to the premises or any part thereof, but they, and every of them, shall, by these presents, be excluded and forever barred.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hand and seals,
James Wawowos, his mark
Damaris Wawowos, her mark
Jacob Thomas
September 7, 1801
Philena Wawowos, her mark
September 23, 1801
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Witness:
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Signed, sealed, and delivered, in presence of Abiel Linsley, Samuel Chandler, September 7, 1801
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Witnesses to the execution of Philena Wawowos, Joel Bristoll, Nancy Bristoll, September 23, 1801
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Certification:
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Personally appeared the above James Wawowos, Demaris Thomas and Jacob Thomas, signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed, before me, Abiel Linsley, Justice of the Peace
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Personally appeared the within named Philena Wawowos, signer and sealer of the within instrument and acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed before me, Joel Bristoll, Justice of the Peace
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Recording:
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James Wawowos and others’ deed to Timothy Root received for record November 16, 1801, and entered on the Records of Farmington Volume 33, page 125, per John Mix, Registrar
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- 1. Deleted text: and James
- 2. The surname Wawowos is also spelled Warkous, Waucus and other similar forms.
- 3. Solomon Adams and Olive Occum were the parents of five children: Philena Adams Wawowos Crossley, Damaris Adams Thomas, Ellen Adams, David Adams, Pually Adams Mossuck. Solomon Adams died around 1783.
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