Deed of property in Eastham sold to John Hurd and Deborah Hurd of Boston by Aaron Ffessy of Barnstable
Description:
Seller(s) Name: Ffessy, Aaron. Buyer(s) Name: Hurd, John; Hurd, Deborah. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Wisborne, Thomas; Hill, Edward; Paul, Samuel; . Justice of the Peace: Usher, John. Other Names Mentioned: Ffreeman, John, Jr.; Lothrop, Joseph.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Aaron Ffessy is an Indian; name is spelled "Feazy" in Chapter 23: Resolve Concerning John Hurd's Petition for Confirmation of Land Given to Him by an Indian (p. 64 of The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Vol. IX, Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. 1902); property conveyed out of kindness, respect and love Ffessy has for Deborah Hurd and that her parents showed for his family; Deborah is John's wife; property appears to be 10 acres each of upland and salt marsh; John Usher is a colonial administrator rather than a Justice of the Peace; note on back of deed reproduction says "From State Archives--Mass Vol. 45 p. 354"
Acreage: 20
Price: Free
Finding aid available at: http://www.sturgislibrary.org/pdf/stanley_smith_deed_collection.pdf
Book of Evidences of Land, Folio (or page): 2nd, p. 184
Transaction keyword(s): land, upland, salt marsh, Setuket (?) or Sesuit (?)
Preferred Citation:
Credit Sturgis Library Archives
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Date registered by Justice of the Peace: 1686-09-15
Original date recorded by Registrar: 1698-02-06
