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From: "larry tracy" <>
Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Sarah Hilton Whitney/Samuel Whitney
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:56:22 -0500


WRG,

In recent weeks there were postings/queries relating to the family of Sarah Hilton Whitney. Nancy Metelski and I found the following two documents at the Registry of Deeds at the Lincoln County courthouse in Wiscasset, Maine. This deposition and deed appear to hold much genealogical information and shall be transcribed verbatim as follows:

Volume 79, page 68. "I Sarah Whitney of lawful age do testify & say that Samuel Hilton formerly of Boston, who died in Lunenburg in the County of Worcester in March Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred & fifty six was my father, and that his brothers names were Joshua, William, Benjamin, and Amos, and I have frequently heard my father say that his fathers name was William Hilton who lived in Exeter in the State of New Hampshire, and that I have often heard say that my uncle William Hilton was killed by the Indians at Broad Bay.
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Sarah X Whitney
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Kennebec ss Town of Readfield this thirteenth Day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twelve personally appeared before us the subscribers two Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Kennebec Quorum Unus the aforesaid Deponent & after being carefully examined and duly cautioned to testify the whole truth and nothing but the truth, made oath that the above Deposition by her subscribed is true. Taken at the request of Samuel Whitney & to be preserved in perpetual remembrance of the thing, and we not knowing any persons living within twenty miles of said place of Caption interested in the property whereto the aforesaid Deposition relates did not notify any persons to attend.
Robert Page, ) Justices of the Peace
Edward Filler ) Quorum Unus.
Received March 14, 1812, & entered & examined
by Warren Rice Reg."

Volume 80, page 7. "Know all Men by these Presents, that I Sarah Whitney of Readfield in the County of Kennebec & Commonwealth of Massachusetts Widow woman. In Consideration of one hundred Dollars to me paid by Samuel Whitney of Readfield in the County & Commonwealth aforesaid, the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released, and forever quit-claimed, and do for myself and my Heirs, by their Presents, remise, release, and forever quit-claim unto the said Samuel Whitney his heirs & assigns forever, the following described tract or parcel of land to wit, lying & being in the County of Lincoln in said Commonwealth, supposed to be bounded on the sea shore near Pemaquid falls, thence extending back into the Country twenty five miles in length, & being eight miles wide - and also the said Sarah Whitney do release & forever quit claim unto the said Samuel Whitney all the right, title & interest which I am entitled to in any land or parcels of land lying or be!
ing in the District of Maine in said Commonwealth in which I am interested as being Daughter & Heir to Samuel Hilton of Lunenburg in the County of Worcester deceased.

To HAVE and to HOLD the aforementioned Premises, with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, to him the said Samuel Whitney his Heirs and Assigns forever; so that neither I the said Sarah Whitney nor my Heirs, or any other Person or Persons claiming from or under me or them, or in the Name, Right or Stead of me or them, shall or will be any Way or Means, have, claim, or demand any Right or Title to the aforesaid Premises, or their Appurtenaces, or to any Part of Parcel thereof, forever.

In witness whereof I the said Sarah Whitney have herunto set my Hand and Seal this thirteenth Day of March in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twelve.
Signed, sealed and delivered, in Presence of
Edward Fuller
William Whitney
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Sarah X Whitney & a seal
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Kennebec March 13, A.D. 1812. Then the above-named Sarah Whitney acknowledged the above Instrument by her subscribed to be her free Act and Deed -- before me, Edward Fuller, Jus. of Peace.
Received March 14, 1812, . and entered and examined by Warren Rice, Register."

We hope that many of the WRG family members will find this useful in their genealogical documentation.

Regards,
Larry Tracy, Jr. and Nancy Metelski
Kennebunkport, Maine


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