This was posted to the Cheming County List.... Thought it might be of interest !! Brad Source: GC- Chemung Co. NY Deeds URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/ChemungDeed?read=4 From: Margaret James <[email protected]> Subject: Deeds for Michael & Lucinda (Livingston) Smith Surname: Atwood, Bennett, Mosher ------------------------- Deed Book 22, page 147. 1 April 1853. Michael Smith & wife Lucinda of Big Flats, Chemung Co, NY, sold to Comfort BENNETT 47+ acres for $800 being part of Lot 91, Town of Big Flat, SE Section, T1 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------- Deed Book 46, page 318. 3 April 1867. Grantor: Seneca J ATWOOD & Elanah B ATWOOD, of Catlin, infants under the age of 21, by Michael Smith, Special Guardian. Grantee: Edwin Murphy, of Catlin. Petition for sale & interest. By order by the court 25 March 1867 Michael Smith was appointed Guardian. He asked $1200 and received $720.98 for the property in the Town of Catlin, being the North ½ of Lot 42, NE Section, T1, 51.4 acres conveyed to Abram by Richard Grange on 14 March 1864, Deed 38-650. Subject to right of dower of widow Betsey Atwood & mortgages by Richard Grange due now $478.02 to be paid by grantee. Signed: Seneca J ATWOOD, Elanah B ATWOOD, Michael Smith, Special Guardian. [also in Betsey ATWOOD notes] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------- Deed Book 92, page 336. 24 April 1888. Grantor: Michael Smith & wife Lucinda, Townsend C Smith & wife Ellen, George W Smith & wife Sophia, Philip Smith, Jr, & wife Jane, Mary Smith, Eleanor Richey, Margaret G Thompson all of Chemung Co and Hannah G MOSHER of Mason, Michigan, all heirs at law of Philip Smith, late of Horseheads. Grantee: John Tenbrook of Catlin. 52 acres for $1 each. Description: in the Town of Catlin, one and a quarter miles from the Chemung Canal Lock [did not write down the rest of the description] deeded to Philip Smith 17 Dec 1869, recorded 12 April 1888, Deed Book 90, page 209. Original deed never recorded and couldn't be found. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------------------------- Brad [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genesis ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Add your GEDCOM today !!!