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Seller(s) Name: Sparrow, Josiah. Buyer(s) Name: Comings, Daniel. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Bascom, Nabby. Justice of the Peace: Bascom, Timothy. Other Names Mentioned: Rogers, Thomas; Taylor, Dorcas, Widow; Freeman, Edmond; Snow, Edmond; Twining, Sarah, Widow.
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c247j4196
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Deed of property in Brewster sold to Daniel Comings of Orleans by Josiah Sparrow of Orleans
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c247j4196
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document
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title
Deed of property in Brewster sold to Daniel Comings of Orleans by Josiah Sparrow of Orleans
description
Seller(s) Name: Sparrow, Josiah. Buyer(s) Name: Comings, Daniel. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Bascom, Nabby. Justice of the Peace: Bascom, Timothy. Other Names Mentioned: Rogers, Thomas; Taylor, Dorcas, Widow; Freeman, Edmond; Snow, Edmond; Twining, Sarah, Widow.
date
["January 16, 1817"]
year
1817
rights
No known copyright restrictions. Please credit Sturgis Library.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
SSDeeds.1.3.1817.1
institution
Sturgis Library
collections
Stanley Smith Deed Collection
subjectsGeographic
Barnstable (county)
Brewster
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Documents
Manuscripts
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Deeds
typeOfResource
Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Barnstable
city
Brewster
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1
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1 item
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no
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c247j3008
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c247j301j
schema:latitude
41.75
schema:longitude
-70.0833
notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Josiah Sparrow described as "Execturo on the last will and testament of Thomas Rogers late of Orleans Deceased"; Daniel Comings described as "mariner"; Thomas Rogers came into ownership of land through "heirship" from Widow Dorcas Taylor; western boundary is 14 poles, northern boundary is 12.5 poles; it appears that half the property is to be for Daniel Comings ("that is to say one half of the said land included for quantity and quality") and the other half belongs to the Widow Sarah Twining; no registrar or recording details given.
Acreage: 1
Price: $4
Finding aid available at: http://www.sturgislibrary.org/pdf/stanley_smith_deed_collection.pdf
Transaction keyword(s): piece of wood land, Silaser (Silas?) road, stone
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c247j4196
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