Deed - Nathan Hatch to Seth Allen, 13 Sep 1807
[West Falmouth Library, Bowerman Collection #18-31]
Transcription by Lon Bowerman

Know all men by these present, that I Ignatious Dillingham of

Falmouth in the County of Barnstable in Masachuesetts yeoman,

by power of attorney given me by Nathan Hatch of Sidney in

the County of Kenebeck and district of Maine in consideration

of the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars paid me by Seth Allen

of Falmouth afforesaid mariner, the receipt where of I do hereby

acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the

said Seth Allen his heirs and assigns forever, a piece of land,

laying on the east side of the north-shore road in Falmouth afores[aid]

containing one and an half acre be the same more or less bounded

as followeth of the north by my land as the wall now stands on

the east and south by the land of Silas Gifford as the wall

now stands and on the west by the Contry road, also a dwell

ing-house out house standing on said land also a well of water on the

west side of the said Contry road near said house.

To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with

the privileges and appurtenances thereof, to him the said Seth Allen

his heirs and asigns forever; to his and their use and behoof forever.

And I the said Ignatious  Dillingham in capacity aforesaid for Nathan

Hatch, his heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with the said

Seth Allen his heirs and assigns, that the said Nathan Hatch is,

lawfully seized in fee of the premises, that they are free of all incumb

rances that I have good right by (power aforesaid) to sell and convey

the same to the said Seth Allen to hold as aforesaid, and that I

will warrant and defend the same to the said Seth Allen his

heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands

of all persons.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the

thirtieth day of the ninth month onethousand eight hundred

and seven.

                                                              Ignatious Dillingham

Signed sealed and delivered in

presence of us

                                                  Barnstable & December 2^nd 1807 then

Charles Talor                            personally appears the above named

Joseph Dillingham                    Ignatious Dillingham and acknowledge this

                                                  same to be his free act & Deed Before

                                                  me   David Nye   Justise peace