West Jersey Deeds (DVZ) Microfilm # 0460066-0460069-0460070 Liber AL 1776-1784 (excerpts) AL-443 2 April 1782 George Beaty of Trenton, county of Hunterdon, NJ, yeoman of the one part and Colonel Robert Lettis Hooper, Jr. of the other part for the amount herein mentioned sells a parcel of land in Trenton beginning at a stone which is the NW corner of sd. Robert Lettis Hooper's lot lately purchased of the sd. George Beaty and standing 13 chains and 28 links from the River Road and runs along NW line of the sd. Beaty's plantation........to the beginning containing 81 perches of land be the same more or less being part of a tract of land late the property of Isaac A. Allen, Esq., and conveyed to the sd. George Beaty by Jared Sexton and Nathaniel Hunt, Esq., by deed bearing date 20 April 1779 Geo. Beaty Robert L. Hooper, Jun. In the presence of: Dominick Robertson Acknowledged 3 April 1782 by George Beaty David Brearlay, Esq., Chief Justice of NJ AL-445 15 Feb. 1782 George Beaty of Trenton, county of Hunterdon, NJ to Col. Robert Lettis Hooper, Junior for 300 silver pounds and eight shillings proclamation money ....line of a lot of Alexander Chambers and other lands of the said George Beaty...containing 11 acres and 14 perches and conveyed to Beaty 17 April 1779.... Geo. Beaty In the presence of: Jesse Moore E. Covell, Jr. (shows diagram of the land) 19 Feb. 1782 George Beaty acknowledged the deed. Ebenezer Covell, Jun. swore to it AM-88 14 Aug. 1779 Isaac D'Con of Trenton, Hunterdon co., NJ to George Beaty of Trenton, Hunterdon co., NJ. Whereas Joseph D'Con late of Trenton in his lifetime and at the time of his death was seized in his demisne of seven tracts of land in the county of Morris and died intestate and his estate passed to his son, Isaac D'Con and so for 500 and 50 pounds paid by George Beaty a parcel of land situate on Schooly in the twp. of Roxbury and county of Morris butted and bounded as follows, viz.....corner to Robert Calvert, Joseph D'cor, and Elijah Bond..............post in Nathan Colver's line ....containing 148 acres.......the second tract .....description ....containing 111? 107? 100? acres Isaac D. Con In the presence of: Stephen Lower John Singer Acknowledged 19 Nov. 1783 before Isaac Smith, Just. of Supreme Crt of NJ John Singer swears he saw Isaac DeCon sign, seal and deliver... Isaac Smith AM-99 17 Nov. 1783 George Beaty of Trenton, Hunterdon co., and West NJ of the one part and William Hann, JR. of Roxbury in the county of Morris and state afsd. George Beaty for 37 pounds 10 shillings a parcel of land situate in Roxbury....heap of stones in Joseoh Colver's line .....shall contain ½ of a certain tract of land conveyed to George Beaty.....for 100 acres.... Geo. Beaty In the presence of: Jacob G. Bergen Jacob Benjamin 19 Nov. 1783 George Beatty acknowledged the deed. Isaac Smith AM-100 17 Nov. 1783 George Beaty of Trenton, Hunt. co., and state of West Jersey to Robert Colver of Roxbury, Morris county and state afsd. George Beaty for 37 pounds and 10 shillings tract of land situate in Roxbury ... Geo. Beaty In the presence of: Jacob G. Bergen Jacob Benjamin 19 Nov. 1783 George Beatty acknowledged the deed. Isaac Smith AM-101 17 Nov. 1783 George Beaty of Trenton, Hunt. co., and state of West Jersey to Joseph Colver of Roxbury, Morris county and state afsd. George Beaty for 37 pounds and 10 shillings parcel of land situate in Roxbury, afsd. ....50 acres Geo. Beaty In the presence of: Jacob G. Bergen Jacob Benjamin 19 Nov. 1783 George Beatty acknowledged the deed. Isaac Smith AS-391 (prob. L-5 John & Mary Longstreet) 28 March 1796 John Beatty of Somerset co., NJ and Mary, his wife and Ann Witherspoon of the county and state afsd. John Beatty and Mary, his wife for 700 pounds paid by Ann Witherspoon a lot of land in Princeton in the county of Somerset ....corner of John Hamilton's shop... John Beatty Mary Beatty In the Presence of: John Hamilton Thos. P. Johnson 15 April 1796 John Beatty before court of common pleas of Hunt. co., acknowledged the deed and Mary Beatty relinq. dower. B. Smith AS-414 15 April 1796 Joseph Brittain of Trenton, Hunt. co., NJ and Sarah, his wife and John Beatty of the county and state afsd. James Gould in his lifetime was seized of a tract of land near the falls of Delaware River containing 80 acres and James Gould by his deed 13 Dec. 1733 sold to Benjamin Smith and he and wife 22 May 1750 conveyed 38 acres to Joseph Brittain, since deceased, and Joseph Brittain by his last will & test. 16 Jan. 1755 devised to Isaac Brittain and Joseph Brittain ....In 1774 Isaac Brittain devised his half to Joseph Brittain ...$200 Joseph Brittain Sarah Brittain In the presence of: William P. Lott B. Smith AS-417 10 Jan. 1786 Rev. Doctor John W. Witherspoon, President of the College of NJ, in behalf of the trustees of the college of the one part and Dr. John Beatty of New Windsor in the county of Middlesex, NJ, practitioner of physic of the other part. John Witherspoon authorized to execute deeds of conveyance to their purchases of the woodland belonging to the said college on Rocky Hill for 178 grains? of pure gold and being lot # 4 and part of a lot of 160 A granted by Thomas Lesnead, Esq. deceased, to the trustees of Princeton College by deed 26 Dec. 1752....in the line of the land of the late Richard Stockton, Esq., deceased... John Witherspoon In the presence of: _? Dean Wm. Hyer, Jun. AS-421 18 July 1794 Henry Piercy of Alexandria (city) VA and Mary, his wife, to John Beatty of Princeton, Somerset co., NJ for 300 Spaqnish milled dollars, land on south side of the main road leading from Princeton to New Brunswick, being in Middlesex co., NJ -2 ½ acres more or less. Henry Piercy Mary Piercy In the Presence of: Stephen Morford E. Beatty Deed acknowledged 18 July 1794 Hunter., co., NJ Nath. Hunt, Judge of Court of C. P. Examined and agrees with the original John Beatty, Secy._ AS-423 8 March 1793 Benjamin Rush, Doctor of Physick, of Philadelphia, PA and Julia, his wife to John Beatty, Esq., of the Western Precinct of Somerset co., NJ. Whereas Richard Stockton, Esq., of Somerset co., NJ owned a parcel of land called Mount Lucas of 227 ½ acres and by his last will & test. 20 May 1780 gave the land to his wife, Innes Stockton for her widowhood and then to his daughter the said Julia, wife of Benjamin Rush -for 112 pounds and 5 shillings Benjamin Rush Julia Rush In the Presence of: Nathaniel Potter E. Stockton Deed acknowledged. John Beatty, Sec. AS-426 9 Nov. 1793 John Beatty, John Little and Robert Stockton, all of Princeton, NJ, auditors appointed by the Supreme Court of Judicature "better enabling creditors to recover their debts from persons who abscond themselves.......to John Witherspoon of Princeton. A Writ of attachment to attach all goods, etc. of ?Ibbetson? Hamer..... AS-430 11 Jan. 1794 Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon of Somerset co., NJ & Anne, his wife to Ercuries Beatty of the same place. Three auditors in the previous deed sold land to enable creditors to recover their just debts from persons who abscond themselves -a tract of land in the twp. of Windsor and county of Middlesex known as Castle Howard for 750 pounds...... AS-446 21 May 1796 George Beaty of Trenton, Hunt. co., NJ to Benjamin Beaty of the same place. Land confiscated of Isaac Allen for offending against his allegiances & on 27 March 1779 sold to George Beaty -deed 20 April 1779- so for 50 pounds ½ acre of land in Trenton. George Beaty In the presence of: John Yard George Yard John Riggs John Beatty, sec'y agrees with the original. AS-489 14 June 1796 Benjamin Green of Trenton, Hunt. co., NJ and Rebecca, his wife to John Beatty of the same place for 100 pounds lot # 13 in Trenton. Benjamin Green Rebecka (her Rebeck mark) Green In the presence of: Reuben Leigh B. 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