John and Rachel Campbell of Marshfield in the parish of St. George, Charlotte County, NB
Registered deed showing the sale of land by John Campbell in 1829
Charlotte County, New Brunswick land registry, Book M, page 544
John Campbell to Christopher Scott No. 453
Know All Men by these presents that I John Campbell of Saint George in the County of Charlotte and Province of New Brunswick, Farmer, for and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Pounds, lawful money of the Province of New Brunswick aforesaid, to me paid by Christopher Scott of Saint Andrews aforesaid, in the county and Province aforesaid, Esquire the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have granted bargained and sold, and by these presents do grant bargain and sell, unto the said Christopher Scott his heirs and Assigns, All that certain Tract or parcel of Land situate in the parish of Saint George, being the remaining or unsold part of the Tract of land originally conveyed to me commonly called Marshfield, commencing at a small White birch Tree marked four ways with witnesses on the Eastern Bank of Magaguadavic River, near its mouth, thence running South East by a spotted line seventeen chains fifty links, or to John Cameron's northern corner, thence East Twenty-seven chains to a Spruce tree spotted four ways Six feet East of a Birch Stake marked, on the North side of the Main Road thence North twenty-six and half chains, to a Spruce tree marked four ways thence West Seventy chains, to the salt water, at a Spruce tree spotted four ways, and marked FW for Francis Wetherall, situated on the north side of a long point of land, and thence following the several courses of the shore up Stream or southerly by said shore to the bounds first mentioned the said Tract containing one Hundred and Sixty acres, more or less, including the sea wall and pond, in front of the premises hereby sold and conveyed. To have and to hold the said land and premises with the appurtenances, to the said Christopher Scott his heirs and assigns, and to his and their only use and behoof forever, and I do for myself my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said Christopher Scott his heirs and Assigns, that I am seized of the premises as a good indefeasible Estate of inheritance, in fee simple, free of and from all manner of encumbrances whatsoever, Rents dues conditions reservation and services due and reserved to the King only Excepted, and that I have a good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain and sell the same, in manner and form as above written. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fifteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine, and in the tenth year of His Majesty's Reign.
John Campbell L.S.
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Colin Campbell, Junior, John Dewer
Charlotte Be it Remembered that on the day within written, before me Colin Campbell, one of His Majestys Justices of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Charlotte aforesaid, personally appeared the within named grantor, John Campbell and acknowledged his signature, to the within istrument of writing as his voluntary Act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Colin Campbell J.C.P.
Recd & Regd 27th September 1833