Bushnell's Burial Place, Sodus, Wayne County, NY

SOME WAYNE COUNTY DEEDS

DEED OF ABNER AND ADELIA OSBORN TO HIRAM WOODRUFF

I'm not related to the following individuals but am posting this deed so that it could make someone's day as it mentions all the neighbors. The Abner Osborn deed was on the same page as my own ancestor's deed. If you're related to anyone mentioned in this deed, please let us know.

From Grantor's Book 86, page 126, at Wayne County Courthouse, Lyons, NY

This Indenture made this twenty first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five between Abner Osborn & Adelia his wife of the town of Wolcott Wayne County New York of the first part and Hiram Woodruff of the town of Huron Wayne County New York of the second part. Witnesseth. That the said party of the first part in consideration of the sum of nine hundred to them duly paid both sold and by these presents do grant and convey to the said party of the second pair his heirs and assigns, all that part or parcel of land situate in the town of Huron County of Wayne State of New York as being on Lot No. 374 in the town of Huron, County of Wayne bounded as follows. beginning on the north east corner of a piece of land and containing nine acres as set off to Lucy A. Frazier and running from thence south five degrees west on the east line of said lot twenty chains to the center of the road. thence south eighty eight degrees east along the highway and the south line of farm owned by Elijah Olmstead now deceased thence north along the west line of Jerusha Stage to Noah B. Church south line to the place of beginning containing eighteen acres the same more or less and being the same premises deeded by Catherine S. Brink to Abner Osborn April 4th 1864, the party of the second part takes the premises subject to amount standing mortgage of five hundred dollars & the interest on the same with the appurtenances and all the estate, title and interest therein of the said party of the first part. And the said party of the first for themselves their heirs & assigns does hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns that the premises there conveyed in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns they will forever warrant and defend against any person whomsoever lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof, excepting the mortgage hereto mentioned,

In witness whereof, the party of the first part hath hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Sealed and delivered in present of:

Abner Osborn [Seal]
Adelia Osborn [Seal]

State of New York Wayne county ss: on this 29th day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred sixty five before me, the subscriber personally appeared Abner Osborn & Adelia his wife to me known to be the same persons described in and who executed the within instrument who severally acknowledged that they executed the same, and the said Adelia on a private examination by me apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely and without any fear or compulsion of her said husband.

Geo. E. Dill Justice of the Peace
A true copy recorded October 26, 1865 at 8 1/2 oclock A.M.

Mason Cl___

DEED OF JAMES AND POLLY LAMB HARPER TO CLARINDA PHELPS

The following couple are my 3x great-grandparents, James and Mary A. Lamb Harper. James was the son of an elusive Joseph Harper who came to Galen early, appearing in the census at the same time as other Harpers from Washington County, and disappears on me. Mary and sister Clarinda B. Lamb Phelps were daughters of Joseph Lamb (son of William Lamb, Rev. War soldier of Harpersfield, Schoharie County, now in Delaware Co.), and his wife Rachel Skinner (also of Harpersfield but parentage unknown, total dead end, who was her family?). The Joseph Lamb family came to Galen after the War of 1812, after a stay of a few years near other Lamb brothers in Springport, Cayuga County, where Mary was born. The land described below is in a picturesque little valley in the extreme southeast corner of the town of Galen, not far west of John Armitage's well-known stage inn and a few hundred feet from the site of the county's infamous McFee murder incident (leading to Wayne County's first and maybe only public hanging). The land was originally part of Joseph Lamb's farm, which ran over the border into Tyre, Seneca County. According to the 1874 map, Clarinda Phelps lived on land that was flush by the Lamb Schoolhouse (School #2) property. I would like to know who Sally Clark was (listed living alone on 1850 census), as well as any leads to Clarinda's brick wall husband Albert Phelps. According to my gg-gm's obit and early census records, James and Mary A. Lamb Harper had many children but I've only been able to document by name from the 1850 census three sons who didn't marry and my gg-grandmother Mary Jane. This deed is the last sighting of my ggg-gf James Harper. Martha, site co-coordinator.

From Grantor's Book 86, page 126-127, at Wayne County Courthouse, Lyons, NY

This Indenture made this sixth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty four between James Harper and Polly his wife of the town of Galen in the County of Wayne and State of New York of the first part and Clarinda Phelps of the same place of the second part. Witnesseth. That the said party of the first part in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars to them duly paid have sold and by these presents do grant and convey to the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns. All that part or parcel of land situate in the town of Galen aforesaid and bounded as follows viz: Beginning on the south east corner of the west half of Great lot number ninety seven (97). Being the south east corner of Joseph Lambs farm. Running thence northwardly twenty five chains and eighty three links, thence north fifty three degrees west five chains and fifty links thence south five degrees west two chains and fifty links, thence south twelve degrees east four chains and seventy four links, thence south four and one half degrees East twenty chains thence east one chain and forty one links to the place of beginning containing seven acres and twenty four hundredths of an acre of land be the same more or less. Being the same lands deeded by Joseph Lamb and wife to the said James Harper September 27, 1836. Reserving always ten rods wide across the south end of the above described lands as has heretofore been deeded to Sally Clark with the appurtenances and all the estate, title and interest therein of the said party of the first part. And the said James Harper do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns that the premises thus conveyed in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns he will forever warrant and defend against any person whomsoever lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof.

In witness whereof. The parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of	James Harper [Seal]
H.P. Jones	Polly her x mark Harper [Seal]

State of New York Wayne County ss: On this sixth day of April in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty four before me the subscriber personally appeared James Harper and Polly his wife to me known to be the same persons described and who executed the within instrument who severally acknowledge that they executed the same, and the said Polly on a private examination by me apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely and without any fear of compulsion of her said husband.

Hiram P. Jones a Justice of the Peace of said County.
A true copy recorded Oct. 26, 1865 at 10 3/4 Oclock A.M.

Mason Cl___

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