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Donaldson Family Papers
Deed of Lespinard to Donaldson
Residents of New Rochelle, Westchester Co., NY
Dated 10 June 1746
Source: Records of the Town of New Rochelle, 1699-1828,
by Jeanne A. Forbes (New Rochelle, NY: 1916, 547 pages)
p.260
Entrer est Recorder & exectement examiner loriginal ce 22e Decembre en l'annee 1747 par moy Isaac Guion Recordeur
To all Christian Peoples to whom these presents shall come Greeting know ye that I Anthony Lespinard of New Rochell in
the County of Westchester and province of New York and Elizabeth his wife for in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and seven pounds Current money of New York to us in hand paid before the Ensealing and Delivery of these
presents hereof by Joseph Donaldson of the same place county and province Taylor the receipt whereof we Do hereby
acknowledge and ourselve fully satisfied and Contented and thereof and from every part and parcel thereof do Exonert,
acquit and Discharge the said Joseph Donaldson his heirs Executors administrators and assigns and every of them for
ever by these presents have Given, Granted and by these presents absolutely Do Give Grant bargain sell assure Release
convey and confirm unto the said Joseph Donaldson his heirs and assigns for ever all that a certain track of Land
Seituate and being in New Rochell afore said containing by estimation Twenty tow [two?] acres to be the same more or
less buted and bounded as folweth notherly to Abram Guion Easterly
p. 261
up the Road southerly by the said Joseph Donaldsons Land and hennery Chadayne westherly to ye Land of ye sd henery Chadayne and
Thomas Bayeuse toGether with all and singular fences timber wood fruit trees profits advantages and aopurtanances whatsoever to
ye said Land beloning or any wise appertaining the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders of the said Land and also
all the Right titles Interest Insure possessions property Claim and Demands what soever of ye said Anthony Lespinard and
Elizabeth his said wife of in or the same or any part thereof To have and to hold the above said land fences
and (jumps to p. 263)
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permisses with every of their appurtanances hereby mentioned and intended to be sold and ye Reversion and remainder
thereof unto the said Joseph Donaldson his heirs and assigns to ye only proper use benifit and Behoof of him the said
Joseph Donaldson his heir and assigns for ever and I the said Anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth my wife our heirs
Executors administors all in singular the premisses with theirs appurtanance hereby before granted bargained and
sold unto the said Joseph Donaldson his heirs and assigns To him and their sol only proper use and behoof against
the said Anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth his wife ther heirs
p, 263
Executor administrator all and every other Person and Persons whatsoever Lawfully Claiming or to Claim the same or any part
thereof shall and will warrant and for ever Defend by these presents and the said Anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth his said wife
their heirs Executor administrator do covenant Grant and agree To and with the said Joseph Donaldson and heirs and assigns by
these presents in manner or form fowlowing to wit that ye said Anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth his wife att and immediatly
before the Executing hereof are sized and possed of all and singular the premises hereby Granted and sold of a Good and perfect
Estate of Inheritance in fee simple without any condition or limitation of any use or uses to allter change defeat determine or
make void the same and have good Right Lawfull power and authority to Grant and Convey the same u to ye said Joseph Donaldson
his heirs and assigns shall and may by force and virtue of these presents from time to time and att all times hereafter forever
Lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use and ocuppy posses Enjoy and Keep to him and theirs one proper use and behoof all
and singular the before granted premises with their appurtenances free and clear freely and clearly absolutely acquited
Exonerated and Discharged by them the said Anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth his wife their heirs Executors Administrators
of and from all manner of other Gifts Grants Sales bargains Leases will Entailes Joyntuers Dowers title of Dowers
Judgements Executions and all trubles Incumbrances what soever and we the said Anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth his said
wife by these presents do warrant and defend the said Joseph Donaldson his heirs and assigns in quiet and peaceable
posession of all singular the said Granted premises against any Just and Lawfull claim of any person or persons whatsoever.
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in witness whereof they have they have hereunto sett their hands and seals this tenth day of June
in the nineteenth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the second King Defender of the Faith and
in the year of our Lord Christ one Thousend seven hundred and forty Six
Signed Sealed and Delivered and the consideration money acknowledged to be received in the presence of
Anthony Lespinard
Elizabeth Lespinard
Recordation
Isaac Guion
Revd. Allaire
Be it remembered that on the 16 Day of January one thousand seven hundred and forty Seven anthony Lespinard and Elizabeth his wife the Grantors of the within Deed to Joseph Donaldson appeared before me Samuell Purdy one of the Judges for the Court of Common pleas of Westchester County asigned and acknowledge the same to be their free act and Deed for use therein mentioned and I have examined the same and fine no matirall mistake allow the same to be recorded.
Samuell Purdy
Entred and Recorded and Exatly Examined upon the originall this 23 Day of March 1747 by me Isaac Guion Recorder
Power of Attorney
in which Joseph Donaldson Conveys
Power of Attorney to his Wife Agnes Donaldson
Dated 29 March 1748
Source: Records of the Town of New Rochelle, 1699-1828,
by Jeanne A. Forbes (New Rochelle, NY: 1916, 547 pages)
p.267
Know all men by these present that I Joseph Donaldson of New Rochell in ye county of Westchester and province of New York Tailor
have ordained, Constitute and by these presents Do Make ordaine and Constitute and in my place and stead put and Depute my trusty and loving
wife agness donaldson of the same place, county and province my true and Lawfull attotney for me and in my name and for my use to aske demend sue
for Levey Recover and Receive all such sum and sums of money Debt God wases Dues accompts and Demands whatsoever which are or shall be Due
owing and payable belongin to me or Detained from me any manner or wayse or mean watsoever by any person or persons whatsoever
Giving and Granting unto my said attorney by these presents my full and whole power strangth and authority in and about ye
premisses to have use and take all Lawfull ways and means in my name for ye Recovery thereof and upon the Receipt of any such Debts
Dues or sums of money aforeaid acquitance or other Suficion discharges for me and my name to make seal and deliver and Generally all and
every other act and acts Thing and Things Device and Devices in the Law whatoever needfull and necessary
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to be done in the prenisses for ye Recovery of all or any such Debts or sums of money aforesaid for me and in my name to do
Execute and perform as fully Largely and amply to all intants and purpose as if myself was personaly present or as if ye matters
Requirred more special authority then is here in Given and attorneys one or more under her for ye purposes aforesaid
to make ans deliver constitute and again at pleasure to Revoke Ratifying allowing and holding for firm affectuall
all and whatever my sd attorney shal Lawfully do in and about the premisses by virtue hereof In Witness whereof I have hereunto
Set my hand and seal this 29 Day of March annoq Domini 1748
Joseph Donaldson
Sealed and Delivered
in the presence of us John nusnard, Isaac Guion
Be It Remembered that on the Second Day of April one Thousand and Seven hunderd and forty Eith personally appeared before me
Isaac Guion Esqr of the County of Westchester the within named Joseph Donaldson and acknowledged thr within Letter or Power
of attorney to be act and Deed and that he Seald and Delivered the same to the use therein mentioned
Isaac Guion
Another document to appear shortly.
Last Will and Testament of
Jesse Donaldson
Resident of Mamaroneck, Westchester Co., NY
Dated 11 April 1816
Source: Old Wills of New Rochelle: Copies of Wills by Citizens of New Rochelle, NY, 1784-1830
Anonymous (New Rochelle Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1951, 250 pages)
In the name of God, Amen – I Jesse Donaldson of the town of Mamaroneck, in the County of Westchester
being mindful of my mortality do this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen make and publish
this my last will and testament in manner following –
First – I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping and believing in a remission of my sins by the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried.
Secondly I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Hannah Donaldson as much of my household furniture
beds and bedding as she may think necessary for her to keep also my certain white-faced cow for her to keep and her assigns to be disposed of
as she may think proper.
Also all the rest of my personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever of what nature kind and quality
soever the same may be and not herein before given and disposed of to be by my executors within a reasonable time after my decease and at
their discretion to be by them at a public vendue sold and out of the net proceeds therof to pay all my just debts and funeral charges and
the remainder, if any there be I do hereby order my executors herein after named to be laid out and expended in the maintenance and education
of my two youngest sons namely – Jesse Donaldson and Joseph Donaldson as my executors may think proper and necessary until they shall
respectively arrive to the age of twenty one years.
I further order and devise all my lease hold estate of an in all those messuages or tenements with the
appurtenances situate in Harman Street on the north side of said street and distinguished by number nineteen being in the Seventh Ward of
the City of New York, to be leased or sold as in the judgment of my executors may be most advisable and the proceeds thereof in either case
to be applied towards the maintenance and education of my before mentioned two youngest sons as my said executors may think fit and proper.
Thirdly: I do hereby appoint my well beloved wife Hannah Donaldson executrix and Peter Ferris executor
to this my last Will and testament
and my will is and I do hereby expressly declare that my said executors are hereby directed to bring up my sons namely Jesse Donaldson and
Joseph Donaldson to some trade or calling and they are hereby empowered to bind the aforesaid Jesse Donaldson and Joseph Donaldson by
Indenture as I might by law have done if living.
In Whitness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and first above written.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the testator as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of us
who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as whitnesses thereto.
Jesse Donaldson (L.S.)
Charles Willis
Eijah (*) Heustis
(*) Elijah
Proved June 3 1816 by the disposition of Charles Willis of the town of Mamaroneck.
[Author's] Note: The Donaldson family came originally, to New Rochelle.
View the Donaldson
family descendency chart.
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