Edwin W Musson

Life events

1. 17 Mar 1879

   Property¹

   Etobicoke Township, York County, Ontario, Canadapart lots 27 and 28, Concession B

   Edwin W. Musson sold the 130-acre "Brook Dale Farm" in Etobicoke to farmer Thomas Lister for a total of $6,250. The transaction, witnessed by law student Herbert Bolster, included a formal dower release by Musson’s wife, Mary, and established Lister's ownership of the land stretching from the local creek to the Weston Road.

   Deed Transcript

   Deed Transcript

   Nº 1518 Entered & Registered 17th March 1879 at 3.45 P.M. John Ridout Reg.

   This Indenture made (in duplicate) the Seventeenth day of March One Thousand eight hundred and Seventy nine In pursuance of the Act respecting short forms of Conveyances, Between Edwin W. Musson of the City of Toronto in the County of York Gentleman of the first part Mary Musson wife of the said Edwin W. Musson of the second part and Thomas Lister of the Township of Etobicoke in the County of York Farmer of the third part, Witnesseth that in consideration of Six Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars of lawful money of Canada now paid by the said party of the third part to the said party of the first part (the receipt whereof is hereby by him acknowledged) he the said party of the first part doth grant unto the said party of the third part his heirs and assigns for ever, All and Singular that certain parcel or tract of land and premises, situate lying and being in the Township of Etobicoke in the said County of York, being all those portions of Lots number Twenty seven and Twenty Eight in broken Concession letter B. of the said Township of Etobicoke Known as "Brook Dale Farm" Containing one hundred and Thirty acres more or less which said portions of said lots are butted and bounded as follows, Commencing at the allowance for road between Concessions letter B. and letter A. and at the boundary between Lots numbers Twenty eight and Twenty Nine, Thence South sixteen degrees East along the Easterly limit of said allowance for road to the boundary between Lots, Twenty Seven and Twenty Eight, thence continuing south sixteen degrees east along said line of said Road for the distance of ten chains eight and one half links more or less to the middle of Lot number Twenty Seven thence North Seventy six degrees six minutes east on a line parallel with boundary line between lot number Twenty Seven and Twenty eight for the distance of thirty five chains thence north sixteen degrees West to a line parallel with the line of allowance for road between Concessions B & A. Ten Chains eight and one half links more or less until it strikes the boundary line between Lots Twenty seven and Twenty eight thence North seventy six degrees six minutes East along said last named boundary line Four chains and Seventy five links more or less until it strikes the board fence running in a Northerly direction down the steep bank of the small Creek, thence following the same direction in a line with the board fence on the east side of the orchard on Lot number Twenty Eight till it strikes the board fence running Easterly thence North forty five degrees twenty six minutes East along the line of said boarded fence five chains fourteen and one half links more or less to the Albion now called the Western Road at a point about one rod from the present Tollgate South of the same thence Northerly along the West limit of said Albion Road Thirteen Chains and Sixty one links more or less until it strikes the boundary line between Lots Twenty Eight and Twenty Nine thence South Seventy five degrees eleven minutes West along the said last mentioned boundary line thirty eight chains and forty three links more or less to the place of beginning, To have and to hold unto the said party of the third part his heirs and assigns to and for his and their sole and only use for ever Subject nevertheless to the reservations limitations, provisoes and conditions expressed in the original Grant thereof from the Crown.

   The said party of the first part covenants with the said party of the third part that he has the right to convey the said lands to the said party of the third part notwithstanding any act of the said party of the first part And that the said party of the third part shall have quiet possession of the said lands, free from all incumbrance And the said party of the first part covenants with the said party of the third part that he will execute such further assurances of the said lands as may be requisite And the said party of the first part covenants with the said party of the third part that he has done no act to incumber the said lands. And the said party of the first part releases to the said party of the third part all his claims upon the said lands and the party of the second part wife of the party of the first part hereby bars her dower in the said lands.

   In Witness Whereof the said parties have hereunto set their Hands and Seals.

   E. W. Musson

   Mary Musson

   Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of }

   Herbert Bolster

   Received on the day of the date of this Indenture from the said party of the third part the sum of Six thousand two hundred and fifty Dollars mentioned.

   E. W. Musson

   Witness

   County of York To Wit I Herbert Bolster of the City [of Toronto] Student at Law make oath and say:

   1. That I was personally present and did see the within instrument and duplicate duly signed sealed and executed by E. W. Musson and Mary Musson two of the parties thereto.

   2. That the said instrument and duplicate were executed at the City of Toronto aforesaid.

   3. That I know the said parties.

   4. That I am a subscribing witness to the said instrument and duplicate.

   Herbert Bolster

   Sworn before me at the City of Toronto in the County of York this Seventeenth day of March in the year of our Lord 1879.

   W. Maloch

   A Commissioner for taking Affidavits in B.R.&e