Deed from Andrew Curricomp to Palmer Sweet (1783/u)

To All People to Whom These Presents Shall Come: Greeting

Know you that I, Andrew Curricomp, of Farmington in Hartford County for the consideration of twenty shillings lawful money received to my full satisfaction of Palmer Sweet of Farmington aforesaid do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Palmer Sweet, his heirs, and assigns forever one certain piece or parcel of land in Farmington aforesaid at the Indian grant, so-called, and is the 33rd Lot in number, and contains three acres and three quarters and twenty rods of land, butted and bounded as followeth, namely, south on Abigail Shillings, north on Catherine Charles, west on the common fence, and east on Felix Sherman . . .

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto him, the said Palmer Sweet, his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof.  And, also, I, the said Andrew Curricomp, do for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators covenant with the said Palmer Sweet, his heirs, and assigns that, at and until the ensealing of these presents, I am well seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free of all encumbrances whatsoever.  And, furthermore, I, the said Andrew Curricomp, do by these presents bind myself, my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him, the said Palmer Sweet, his heirs, and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.     

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal,

Andrew Curricomp, seal

August 15, 1783

Witness:

Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Solomon Whitman, Gad Stanley

Certification:

Personally appeared Andrew Curricomp, signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and seed, before me, Solomon Whitman, Justice of the Peace, Hartford County, Farmington, August 15, 1783      

Recording:

A true entry of a deed recorded October 1, 1783, per Solomon Whitman, Registrar

Cataloguing:

79