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Joseph and Margaret Clendinning to Robert S. Bostwick, land in Phelps, Ontario County and Lyons, Wayne County, NY, 27 December 1836; Warren County, Pennsylvania, book 65, page 306.

THIS INDENTURE made the twenty seventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six between Joseph Clendinning and Margaret his wife of Elk County of Warren and State of Pennsylvania of the first part and Robert S. Bostwick of Phelps County of Ontario and state of New York of the second part Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Three thousand and fifty dollars to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged have granted bargained sold remised released aliened and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell remise release alien and confirm unto the said part of the second part and to his heirs and assigns forever the undivided half of and also the right of dower of the said Margaret Clendinning widow of Andrew Roy deceased and also the life estate of the said Margaret Clendinning as heir at Law of Esther Roy deceased of in and to all those certain pieces or parcels of land situate partly in the town of Phelps aforesaid and partly in the town of Lyons aforesaid being the farm of which Andrew Roy deceased died seized and consists of three several parcels of land adjoining as included in three several deeds the first bounded as follows all that certain piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in lots No. forty six and forty seven Mendenhalls survey in the Gore in the said County of Ontario beginning at the southeast corner of John Rheas land running thence west seventy rods thence north one hundred and fifty four rods thence west fifty four rods thence south one hundred and fifty four rods thence west two rods thence south sixty four rods thence east one hundred and twenty four rods thence north sixty four rods to the place of beginning containing one hundred and one acres one rood and fifty two perches of land the second situate lying and being in lot No. forty six in Mendenhalls survey in the Gore between the old and new pre-emption lines in the County of Ontario aforesaid bounded as follows beginning at the south east corner of Hugh Browns lands running west twenty five rods and two links thence south ten degrees east sixteen rods thence east one hundred and sixty four rods thence north sixty rods thence west one hundred and forty one rods and twenty three links thence forty four rods to the place of beginning containing fifty five acres and a half of land excepting and reserving from the tract last above described ten acres from the south east part of the said tract which was heretofore conveyed by Aaron Stocker to Israel Beal and lies east of the east line of the highway excepting from the land conveyed by the last mentioned deed to the said Andrew Roy about fourteen acres of land conveyed by the said Andrew Roy in his life time to Daniel Baker the third all that certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in lot number forty seven in Mendenhalls survey in the Gore between the old and new pre-emption lines in the town of Phelps in the county of Ontario beginning at the southeast corner of a certain piece of land conveyed to Benjamin Brink by John Hornby by his attorney John Greig being part of said lot forty seven running thence northerly on the west line of John Bakers land nine chains and twenty links thence westerly on the line of Wayne County seventeen chains thence southerly parallel with the east line ten chains and ten links and thence easterly seventeen chains to the place of beginning containing sixteen acres one rood and thirty three perches of land the aggregate being one hundred and fifty two acres and sixty hundredths be the same more or less together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and all the estate right title interest claim and demand whatsoever of the said parties of the first part either in law or equity of in and to the above bargained premises with the said hereditaments and appurtenances to have and to hold the said premises above described in the to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever and the said Joseph Clendenning for himself his heirs executors and administrators does covenant grant bargain and agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents he is well seized to the premises above conveyed as of a good sure perfect and indefeasible estate of inheritance in the law in fee simple and that the above bargained (The words "all that certain tract or parcel of land" erased before execution and the words "forty six" and also the word "east" also the word "containing" interlined before execution...) premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof he will forever warrant and defend In Witness Whereof the parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of

Jonathan Pound. E.T. Foote.

Joseph Clindinen (seal)

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Margaret X Clindinen (seal)

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State of New York

Chautauqua County

On the ninth day of January eighteen hundred and thirty seven before me Elias T. Foote first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for said county personally appeared Joseph Clendinen and Margaret his wife to me known to be the grantors described in and who executed the within deed or instrument in writing and they duly acknowledged the same as their voluntary act and I having examined the said Margaret privately while separate and apart from her husband she acknowledged the execution of this deed to be her free and voluntary act without any fear threat or compulsion whatever of or from him. Let the same be recorded.

E.T. Foote

State of New York

Chatauqua County

I certify that Elias T. Foote Esquire before whom the execution of the within deed was acknowledged was at the time of taking the same first Judge of said County duly authorized to take the same and that I am well acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his signature to the above certificate to be genuine.

Witness my hand and seal of Office January 23 1837.

G.W. Tew Clerk

A True Copy of the Original recoreded 1 April 1839 at noon and examined.

Thomas Hall. Clerk

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