Mortgage of Genealogical Interest

Mortgage of Genealogical Interest An abstract of a mortgage recorded at Woodbury, New Jersey containing a remarkable amount of genealogical information, contributed by Winfield S. Weer. AN abstract of a mortgage from John Holmes of the township of Galloway County of Gloucester and State of New Jersey to Samuel Read of the same place Dated the 29th Day of July 1806 for the payment of Five hundred Dollars Lawful money of the United States of North America on or before the 29th Day of July 1807 of all that Lott of Land near Absecon whereon the said John Holmes and the said Samuel Reed north of them now lives Containing Three Acres Three Quarters and twenty Perches which being part of a Large survey formerly made to Thomas Budd of the City of Philadelphia who at his Decease left his widow Susannah Budd Executirx to his estate and she afterwards with the consent of her Eldest son (who being then Heir at Law of the said Thomas Budd Deceased) conveyed the said Lands to Peter White and the said Peter White conveyed the same to Daniel Harker and the said Daniel Harker conveyed it to his Daughter Kesiah Nichols who after she became so thereof seized conveyed the same to Amos Ireland and he afterwards dying intestate therefore it Descended upon and became Vested in his son Amos Ireland esti,. he being his only son and consequently Heir at Law and he afterwards did by a deed of sale bearing date the 27". Day of December 1778 convey one acre thereof to James Holmes by certain specified Bounds therein mentioned and at his decease it fell into Pofefsion of his son the said John Holmes he being his only surviving Child And also the said Amos Ireland Esq,. dying Intestate & also seized of two acres, three quarters & Twenty Perches of Land, being a Lott that lay adjoining the other Acre and is part of the survey above recited which was seized by Thomas Deny high Sheriff of the County of Gloucester as the Property of the said Deceased at the suit of the said John Holmes of the County of Cape May and was sold at public sale and the Said John Holmes being the purchaser it was conveyed to him by the said Sheriff by a Deed Dated January 1. 1784 and the said John Holmes by his last will Devised the same to John Holmes his Nephew the grantor to these Presents Together with all VC To have and to hold VC Recorded August 2. 1806 198 C Ogden clk