To all People to whom these Presents shall come. Greeting
Know ye that I, Isaac White of Salisbury in Litchfield Co. and State of Connecticut, for the Consideration of Sixteen hundred sixty three dollars and thirty foure cents Received to the full satisfaction of Nathaniel Church of Salisbury aforesaid, Do give, grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said Nathaniel Church, his heirs and assigns for ever, the one half of the two following described Lots of Land lying in Said Salisbury. The first lot is butted and bounded as follows: viz. : Beginning at Walnut Staddle marked and stones to it, being the south west and first defined corner of a seventy five Acre First Warrant to William White in the first section, said corner stones on the side at the mountain as described in said White's survey, thense north 64 16 East 13 chains and 90 links to a heap of stones, being the south west corner of the Widow Smith's Lot, thense north 6 degrees east 13 chains and 50 links to a heap of stones, thense north 4 13 chains west, II chains 70 links to a black oak stump and stones to it, thense north 20 west 17 chains 50 links to a heap of stones, thense south 70 links west 20 chains and 77 links to a heap of stones, thense a straight line to the first mentioned corner, and in the hote of two and a half acres the hull wedth of Sd lot at the South End the hote of Whites fortey fore acres and one half, to be conveyed to Sd Church. The second piece of Land is butted and bounded as follows viz. Begginning at a heap of stones in the east line of the High way opposite of the north end of the Widow Smith's house, thense north 86 degrees 30 east 9 chains and 30 links to a Black Ash and stones to it, thense north 73 East 6 chains and 70 links to a White Ash and stones Laid to it, thense north 55 East one chain and 50 links to a stone, thense north 40 East 9 chains and 70 links to Housatonick River, thense northerly on the bank of Sd River to a mear stone on Darius Gastin's corner, thense north 73 west 24 chains and 50 links to a heap of stones, thense southwest 7 chains and 20 links to a mear stone, thence south 40 west 6 chains and 43 links to a heap of stones, thense a straight line to the first mentioned corner, containing about seventy foure acres the one half deeded to Sd Church.
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof unto him the said Nathaniel Church, his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also I, the said Isaac White do for myself and my heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said Nathaniel Church, his heirs and assigns, that at and until the ensealing of these presents to well seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee-simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free from all incumbrance whatsoever.
And furthermore I, the said Isaac White, do by these presents bind myself and my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to the said Nathaniel Church, his heirs and assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 10th day of March, Anno Domius, 1804.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Samuel White and Benjamin White A.D. 1804
Personally appeared Isaac White signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.
Jas. Burrett,
Just. Peace.
Isaac White's signature
Genealogy of the White Family by Mrs. Jennett E. Vanderpool. 1899. pp.21-22