1798 Manuscript Deed from Huntington Queens County Long Island New York John Bishop to David Wood Families Crabmeadow
(Manuscript Deed)
Oyster Bay New York: 1798. Eighteenth-century manuscript deed agreement, between John Bishop & William Jones Huntington deeding "...in the consideration of the Sum of thirty five pounds Current lawfull money of the State of New York to me in hand paid by David Wood...fresh meadow land and swamp situate lying and being at Crabmeadow in the townshi of Huntington..." & more detail about the area of land to be deeded; 16" x 13" approximate size; Bishop, Wood familes given generous and extensive mention in Mather's opus genealogical work, "The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut" documenting their genealogies and involvement in the Revolutionary War; with original paper-covered seals at bottom; signed by Jonas Wood, Jonah Bishop, John Bishop, Helen Bishop; some edge, tips wear and darkening to leaf; a few small holes, a little loss to a few letters; in medium brown ink, in legible hand; on back is old note, again in an eighteenth century hand: 'John Bishop deed to David Wood'; good condition. Good (Item ID: 13643)
$250.00
