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John and Rachel Campbell of Marshfield in the parish of St. George, Charlotte County, NB

Registered deed showing the sale of land by John and Rachel Campbell in 1825

Charlotte County, New Brunswick land registry, Book H, page 497

John Campbell to Peter McDiarmid  No. 407

Know all men by these presents, that I John Campbell and Rachel my wife of the parish of Saint George, in the County of Charlotte and Province of New Brunswick, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds, lawful money of New Brunswick, to us well and truly paid by Peter McDiarmid of the said parish of Saint George in the County and Province aforesaid, yeoman, the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge, Have granted, bargained and sold, and by these presents hereby grant, bargain and sell unto the said Peter McDiarmid his heirs and assigns, all that lot, tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the said parish of Saint George, and more particularly described as follows vizt: commencing at the southwest corner of a lot, sold and conveyed by us to Colin Campbell Esquire of St. Andrews, running from thence west, one hundred and sixty rods, more or less, until it meets the County road, from thence north one hundred and twenty rods, or until it meets Francis Weatherall south line, from thence east till it strikes the north-west corner of the before mentioned lot, sold by us to the said mentioned Colin Campbell Esquire, which said piece, parcel or tract of land is in block No. 21 on the west side of the River Magagaudavic, and originally granted in part to John Buckstaff, John McCarthey (Clinch's survey) to us containing one hundred and twenty acres more or less. To have and to hold the said lands and premises with the appurtenances to the said Peter McDiarmid, his heirs and assigns, to his and their only use and behoof forever. And we do for ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Peter McDiarmid his heirs and assigns, that we are seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate of inheritance in fee simple, free of and from all manner of incumbrances whatsoever, and have good right, and lawful authority to grant, bargain and sell the same, in manner as before written. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Saint George this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousanda eight hundred and twenty five.

Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of

James Wilson                                                                                                                                                           John Campbell      L.S.
John Cameron                                                                                                                                                                   her
John Mann                                                                                                                                                               Rachel X Campbell     L.S. 
                                                                                                                                                                                         mark

Personally came and appeared before me Patrick Clinch Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Charlotte, the above named John Campbell, and acknowledged the foregoing Instrument of writing to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned. St. George 11th April A.D. 1825

                                                                                                                                                                                    P. Clinch J.P.

Saint Andrews
Char't County          Recd & Regd 15 April 1825