Mary Puddington

Life events

1. Abt. 1777

   Birth

2. 23 Nov 1795

   Marriage¹²

   Waterborough, New Brunswick, Canada

   with Seth Chase 1778–?

3. 2 Apr 1798

   Property³

   Great Musquash Island, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

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   On April 2, 1798, Seth Chase and his wife Mary, residents of Hamstead, sold their fifteen-acre property on Great Musquash Island to Charles McAlpine of Wickham for one hundred pounds. This parcel, identified as Lot 16, represents the same land Seth had acquired five years prior. The document was witnessed by John and Hannah Colwell. On May 18, 1798, the Chases appeared before John Colwell, a Justice of the Peace, to formally acknowledge the deed; during this session, Mary was privately examined to confirm she was joining the sale of her own free will. The transaction was officially recorded in the Queen's County registry at Gage Town on January 21, 1799, under the authority of register Timothy Wetmore.

   Transcription: Page 141 (Deed No. 661)

   No. 661 This Indenture made the second Day of April
   One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight
   Years Between Seth Chase and Mary his Wife
   of the parish of Hamstead in the County of Queens
   and province of New Brunswick of the one part
   and Charles Mc Alpine of the parish of Wickham
   in the County and province aforesaid of the other
   part Witnesseth that the said Seth Chase and Mary
   his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of One
   Hundred pounds Money of said province to them in
   Hand paid by the said Charles Mc Alpine at or before
   the sealing and Delivery hereof the Receipt whereof
   they do hereby acknowledge and themselves therewith
   for to be fully satisfied contented and paid have sold
   and by these presents Do sell and forever confirm
   in fee simple unto him the said Charles Mc Alpine
   his Heirs, Executors Administrators and Assigns
   the

   Transcription: Page 142 (Deed No. 661 continued)

   The following Messuage or Lot of Land situate
   and lying upon Great Musquash Island in the pa-
   -rish first mentioned and known and distinguished
   in the Grant of said Island by Lot Number Six-
   -teen Reference being had unto said Grant will more
   fully appear containing fifteen acres more or less.
   To have and To hold the aforesaid Lot of Land with
   all the Buildings and fences thereon and every Appur-
   -tenance thereunto Belonging to the only Proper Use
   Benefit and Behoof of him the said Charles Mc
   Alpine his heirs Exrs Admrs. and Assigns in fee
   simple forever And lastly the said Seth Chase
   and Mary his Wife will for themselves their heirs
   and Assigns the aforesaid premises forever warrant
   and by Virtue of these Presents the same with
   the Appurtenances forever defend as a good sure
   and Indefeasible Estate of Inheritance in fee simple
   unto him the said Charles Mc Alpine his Heirs
   and Assigns free from every Incumbrance his
   Majestys Quit Rent only excepted In Witness
   whereof they have hereunto set their hands and
   Seals Day and Year above written ~
   Seth Chase (L.S.)
   Mary (her X mark) Chase (L.S.)

   Sealed and delivered
   in the presence of
   John Colwell
   Hannah (her X mark) Colwell

   New Brunswick |
   Queens County
   Wickham }

   Be it remembered that on the
   Eighteenth Day of May in the Year
   of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hun-
   dred and Ninety Eight personally appeared before me
   John Colwell one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace
   for Queens County Seth Chase and Mary his Wife
   the Grantors in the annexed Deed named and acknow-
   -ledged that they signed sealed and delivered the same
   as and for their Act and Deed for the Use and purposes
   in the same contained and the said Mary having
   been examined by me separate and apart from her
   said Husband she acknowledged that She executed the same
   freely and Voluntarily without any Fear Threat or Compulsion
   from him John Colwell —

   Transcription: Page 143 (Deed No. 661 conclusion)

   Received into the Registers Office at Gage Town
   the twenty first Day of January 1799 and
   registered the same Day
   Timothy Wetmore
   Register -

4. 20 Jan 1807

   Property⁴

   Wickham, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

   Seth and Mary Chase mortgaged 290 acres (Lot No. 5 in Gue's Grant, Wickham) to Abel Flewwelling in January 1807 to secure a debt of approximately £30. Following a formal acknowledgment and dower release before John Colwell, the mortgage was officially registered in Queens County in July 1807.

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   In January 1807, Seth and Mary Chase of Wickham utilized their 290-acre property in Gue's Grant to secure a debt owed to Abel Flewwelling of Sunbury County.

   Seth Chase had previously entered into a bond for £61 13s, and this specific mortgage was drafted to ensure the "effectual securing" of a £30 16s 6d payment plus interest. The land was situated on the east side of the River St. John, bordered to the north by neighbors Charles McAlpin and John Holder.

   The agreement stipulated that the transfer of the land, including all buildings and fences, would be nullified if Chase repaid the specified amount upon demand. The document was witnessed by Joseph Gidney and John Colwell.

   On January 21, the day after the deed was written, the couple appeared before Justice Colwell to formally acknowledge the transaction. During this meeting, Mary Chase underwent a separate examination to ensure her voluntary participation.

   Although the papers reached the Gagetown registry within a week, the deed was not formally recorded until July 10, 1807.

   Transcription: Page 79 (Deed No. 949)
   No. 949

   This Indenture made the Twentieth Day of January one
   thousand Eight hundred and seven Between Seth Chase
   and Mary his wife of Wickham in Queens County and Pro-
   vince of New Brunswick of the one part and Abel Flewwelling
   of the County of Sunbury in the province aforesaid of the
   other part whereas the said Seth Chase stands indebted to
   the said Abel Flewwelling by Virtue of a Bond bearing even
   date with these presents in the sum of sixty one pounds thir-
   teen Shillings Money of said province and the condition thereof
   in the sum of thirty pounds sixteen Shillings and six pence
   with legal interest on the whole from the date hereof
   and for the Effectual securing the said Abel Flewwelling
   his Heirs and assigns in the payment of the last mentioned
   sum with the legal interest the said Seth Chase and
   Mary his wife do hereby for themselves their Heirs Exe-
   -cutors administrators and assigns have Granted Bargain
   -ed and Sold and by these presents doth Grant Bar-
   -gain and sell the following Lot of Land situated and
   being on the East side of the River St John in the County
   first mentioned and Province aforesaid a certain Lot of Land
   Known and distinguished by Lot No. five in Guis’s [Gue's]
   grant now being the property of the said Seth Chase
   Bounded northerly upon No. four the property of Charles
   McAlpin and John Holder running Southerly Eighty Rods

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   bounding upon Lands the property of Gilbert and Manford
   then running Easterly as far as the grant extends then
   Northerly Eighty Rods Bounding upon No four then running
   westerly to the first mentioned Bound containing two hundred
   and ninety Acres more or less to have and to hold the aforesaid
   Lot with all the Buildings thereon erected and fences or
   that may hereafter be erected to the only proper use
   benefit and behoof of him the said Abel Flewwelling his
   Heirs Executors administrators and assigns in fee simple
   for ever never the less with this proviso that is the true
   intent and meaning hereof that if the said Seth Chase
   his Heirs Executors administrators and assigns do well and
   truly pay unto the said Abel Flewwelling his Heirs Exe-
   -cutors administrators and assigns the sum of thirty pounds
   sixteen Shillings and six pence money aforesaid with legal
   Interest for the sum mentioned in the next recited obligation
   in the following payment to wit the sum of thirty pounds
   sixteen Shillings and six pence payable upon Demand then
   this Deed of Mortgage to be void and of none effect
   other wise to Remain in full force and Virtue any
   thing to the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding in
   witness the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals
   the day and year aforesaid
   Seth Chase (L.S.)
   Mary (her X mark) Chase (L.S.)

   Sealed and delivered in
   the presence of us
   Jos Gidney
   John Colwell

   Transcription: Page 81 (Deed No. 949 conclusion)

   New Brunswick | Be it remembered That on the twenty
   Queens County | first day of January in the year of our
   Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven Personally
   appeared before me John Colwell one of his Majestys Justices
   of the Peace for Queens County Seth Chase and Mary
   his wife the Grantors in the annexed Mortgage Deed named
   and acknowledged that they signed sealed and delivered
   the same as and for their act and deed for the uses and
   purposes in the same contained and the said Mary
   having been examined by me separate and apart from
   her said Husband she acknowledged that she executed
   the same freely and voluntarily without any fear threat
   or compulsion from him
   John Colwell Justice Peace
   Received into the Registers office for Queens County at Gagetown
   the 27th of January 1807 and Recorded the 10th day of
   July in the year of our Lord 1807 being Number 949.
   James Peters — Register

5. 3 Jun 1812

   Land Grant⁵

   Wickham, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

   Issued in June 1812, New Brunswick Grant No. 620 awarded Seth Chase 395 acres across two lots in Wickham Parish, Queens County, as part of a larger 6,765-acre distribution to 24 individuals. To maintain ownership, Chase was legally bound to fulfill strict settlement duties, including clearing land, building a dwelling, and paying annual quit rents to the Crown.

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   On June 3, 1812, the British Crown issued Land Grant No. 620 to a group of 24 individuals, including Seth Chase, for a combined total of 6,765 acres in the Parish of Wickham, Queens County, New Brunswick.

   The land was divided into four distinct sections along the shores of Washademoak Lake, with Seth Chase receiving two specific parcels: Lot 8 in the second division (215 acres) and Lot 2 in the fourth division (180 acres).

   The grant was not a simple gift but came with rigorous "settlement duties" designed to ensure the land was actively developed for the benefit of the colony.

   To retain their titles, Chase and his fellow grantees were required to clear and work at least three acres for every fifty acres of plantable land within five years. For less fertile areas, they were mandated to build a habitable dwelling or maintain three cattle per fifty acres.

   Furthermore, the Crown reserved all rights to minerals and gold, and the grantees were required to pay an annual quit rent of two shillings per 100 acres. The document was officially registered on June 23, 1812, by Jonathan Odell, a prominent figure in early New Brunswick administration.

   Transcription: Page 129 (Grant No. 620)

   Samuel Parker and 23 others
   Wickham Queens County

   New Brunswick George the third by the Grace
   of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
   Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. To all to
   whom these presents shall come Greeting —
   Know Ye that We of our special Grace certain knowledge and mere
   motion have given and granted and Do by these presents for Us
   our heirs and successors Give and Grant unto Samuel Parker James
   Henry James Bulyea Seth Chase Adolph Humphrey John Clark
   Solomon Wright Archilaus Carpenter Abel Briggs Amos Straight
   Peter Lawson Charles Robertson James Colwell Charles McAlpin
   Joseph Green Amos Smith Esqr Morris Cory Richard Samuel
   Clark William Merly Joseph Nehemiah Clark Obadiah Merly
   John Holder Ephraim Briggs and Donald Cameron severally —
   that is unto each of them and unto each and every of their seve-
   -ral and respective heirs and assigns in and by the several divi-
   -sions quantities Lots pieces and parcels herein after mentioned
   thirty three Escheated lots of land being a part of the lots
   included in the former Grants on the Washademoak Lake to
   charles Thomas and associates and to Christopher Baxter and
   Associates and containing in the whole six thousand seven hun-
   -dred and sixty five acres more or less with the usual allow-
   -ance of ten per cent for Roads and Waste. That is to say unto
   the said Samuel Parker Lot number one in the first division
   containing two hundred and twenty acres, and Lot number
   four in the first division containing two hundred acres; unto
   the said James Henry Lot number two in the first division
   containing one hundred and eighty five acres, and Lot number
   three in the first division containing one hundred and eighty
   five acres; unto the said James Bulyea Lot number seven
   in the first division containing two hundred and ten acres;
   unto the said Seth Chase Lot number eight in the second di-
   -vision containing two hundred and fifteen acres; and Lot
   number two in the fourth division containing one hundred
   and eighty five acres; unto the said Adolph Humphrey

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   Lot number twelve in the Second division containing two hundred and
   fifteen acres; and Lot number three in the fourth division containing one
   hundred and eighty acres; unto the said John Clark Lot number one
   in the second division containing two hundred acres; unto the
   said Solomon Wright Lot number two in the second division
   containing two hundred and ten acres; unto the said Archi-
   -laus Carpenter Lot number six in the second division contain-
   -ing two hundred and ten acres; and Lot number nine in the
   second division containing two hundred and ten acres; unto
   the said Abel Briggs Lot number seven in the second division
   containing two hundred and ten acres; unto the said Amos
   Straight Lot number ten in the second division containing
   two hundred and twenty acres, and Lot number eleven in
   the second division containing two hundred and twenty five acres
   unto the said Peter Lawson Lot number thirteen in the second
   division containing two hundred and twenty acres; unto the said
   Charles Robertson Lot number fourteen in the second division con-
   -taining two hundred and twenty five acres, and Lot number fifteen
   in the second division containing two hundred and twenty five
   acres; unto the said James Colwell Lot number sixteen in the second
   division containing two hundred and ten acres; unto the said
   charles McAlpin Lot number seventeen in the second division
   containing two hundred acres, and Lot number twenty one in
   the second division containing two hundred and five acres; unto
   the said Joseph Green Lot number twenty in the second divi-
   -sion containing two hundred and five acres; unto the said
   Amos Smith Esqr. Lot number twenty two in the second divi-
   -sion containing two hundred acres; unto the said Morris
   Cory Lot number twenty three in the second division contain-
   -ing one hundred and ninety five acres; unto the said
   Richard Samuel Clark Lot number twenty five in the
   second division containing one hundred and ninety five
   acres; unto the said William Merly Lot number twenty
   six in the second division containing two hundred acres
   and Lot number twenty seven in the second division con-
   taining

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   taining two hundred acres; unto the said Joseph Nehemiah Clark Lot
   number twenty eight in the Third division containing two hundred
   and five acres; unto the said Obadiah Merly Lot number twenty nine
   in the third division containing two hundred and ten acres; unto
   the said John Holder Lot number four in the fourth division con-
   -taining one hundred and ninety acres; unto the said Ephraim
   Briggs Lot number nine in the fourth division containing two
   hundred acres; and unto the said Donald Cameron Lot number
   thirteen in the fourth division containing two hundred acres.
   The said thirty three Lots being comprehended within four cer-
   -tain divisions of Land Situate lying and being on the shores of
   Washademoak Lake aforesaid within the Parish of Wickham in
   Queens County and abutted and bounded as follows, to wit, the first
   division beginning at a marked birch tree standing on the south east-
   -erly shore of the narrows in the said Lake at the upper or Northwesterly
   corner of the Lot number one Granted to the said Baxter in the Grant
   aforesaid; thence running by the Magnetic Needle South forty four
   degrees East or along the upper or Northeast lines of the said lot
   one hundred and eighty two chains of four poles each, thence
   North forty degrees East one hundred and six chains or to meet the upper
   or Northeast line of the Lot number seven in this division; thence
   along the said line North forty five degrees West until it meets the
   southeasterly shore of the Lake aforesaid at or near a marked Oak
   Tree; thence along the said shore down stream or westerly to the first
   described bounds of this first division which forms the Southeasterly shore
   in the aforesaid Grant to Thomas and others, and is divided into seven
   Lots or Plantations all inclusive in this Grant Except the Lot num-
   -ber five held under the said former Grant, and the ungranted va-
   -cant Lot number six. The second division which comprehends a
   part of the said Grant to Thomas and others, begins at a marked
   maple tree standing on or near the Northwesterly shore of Wash-
   -ademoak Lake aforesaid at the upper or southwesterly corner of
   a Grant to William King thence running North forty five De-
   -grees West or along the upper or Northeast line of the said King
   Grant one hundred and forty six chains, thence North thirty
   seven

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   seven degrees and thirty minutes East four hundred and nine chains
   or to meet the upper or Northeast lines of the Lot number twenty seven
   in this Tract; thence along the said line (which forms a part of the
   lower line of a tract reserved for Public uses) South forty five degrees
   East one hundred and forty six chains or to meet the said North
   Westerly Shore of the aforesaid Lake, thence along the said shore
   following its several courses down stream or Southwesterly to the
   first described bounds of this second division, which is divided
   into twenty seven Lots or Plantations numbered from one to
   twenty seven, which are all included in this Grant except
   the six unescheated Lots numbers three, four, five, eighteen,
   nineteen and twenty four, which are held under the former
   Grant aforesaid. — The Third Division which also forms a
   part of the said Grant to Thomas and others, begins on the
   Northwesterly Shore of the aforesaid Lake at the upper or South-
   easterly corner of the reserved Tract above mentioned, the said
   reserve measuring eighty chains in front at right angles to its
   sides or on a course North forty five degrees East, thence on a
   course from the said corner of the said reserve running along a part of
   the upper line thereof North forty five degrees West one hun-
   dred and forty nine chains, thence North forty nine degrees
   East forty six chains or to meet the upper line of Lot number
   thirty in this division, thence along the said line South
   forty five degrees East until it meets the Northwesterly
   westerly shore above mentioned on the west side of a small
   cove or inlet, thence following the several courses of the said
   shore of the said Lake down stream or Southwesterly to the
   first described bounds of this third division which is divided
   into three Lots, the Lots numbered twenty eight and twenty
   nine being included in this Grant and the Lot number
   thirty remaining vacant and ungranted. — The fourth divi-
   sion which comprehends a part of the aforesaid Grant to Bax-
   -ter and Associates, begins on the South East shore of the narrows
   of Washademoak Lake aforesaid at the Cedar Tree or first
   bounds

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   bounds of the first division as above described; thence running South forty five
   five degrees East, one hundred and eighty two chains as aforesaid;
   thence South forty degrees West, one hundred and ninety seven chains
   or to meet the lower or Southwest line of the lot number thirteen in
   this fourth division, thence along the said line of the said Lot
   North forty five degrees West until it meets the Southeasterly shore
   of Washademoak lake above mentioned, thence along the said Shore
   following its several courses up stream or Northeasterly to the
   first described bounds of this fourth division which is divi-
   ded into thirteen Lots or Plantations, numbered from one
   to thirteen, and two spaces of one rod wide each reserved for Roads,
   of which thirteen Lots, the Lots numbered two, three, four, nine and
   thirteen, are included in this Grant, the whole being in part im-
   proved and in part Wilderness Land and also particularly de-
   scribed and marked out on the Plot or Plan of Survey hereunto
   annexed, together with all profits, commodities, hereditaments
   and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in any
   wise appertaining; except and reserved nevertheless out of this
   present Grant to Us our heirs and successors, all Coals and also all
   Gold and Silver and other mines and minerals; To have and to
   hold the said thirty three several lots, pieces and parcels of land,
   and all and singular the premises hereby granted, with their
   and every of their appurtenances, (except before excepted) unto the
   said several Grantees above named severally and respectively,
   and unto their several and respective heirs and assigns, in seve-
   rally, that is to say, in, by, and according to the several divisions,
   quantities, Lots, pieces and parcels above described and granted;
   They the said several Grantees, their several and respective heirs
   and assigns Yielding and paying, therefore yearly and every
   year forever unto Us, our heirs and successors, at the Office of our
   Receiver General of our Quit Rents, in New Brunswick, or to such
   other person as shall be appointed to receive the same, the yearly
   rent or sum of two shillings sterling, for every hundred acres of
   the said several lots, pieces and parcels of Land to them seve-
   rally and respectively hereby granted and so in proportion ac-
   -cording,

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   cording to the number of acres, to commence on the mid-summer day after
   the expiration of two years from the date of this grant; and to be paid
   yearly and every year, on every mid-summer day forever; and in
   default of the said payment, or if it shall happen the aforesaid
   yearly rent at any time to be behind or unpaid in part or in
   all, by the space of thirty days next over or after any of the mid-
   summer days or times whereas the same ought to be paid as afore-
   said, that then and from thence forth this Grant, for and as
   far as it respects all and every such lot and lots pieces or par-
   cels of Land hereby granted, of which the said rent shall
   so be behind and unpaid, shall immediately cease and de-
   termine, and be void and of none effect, and such lot and
   Lots, pieces or parcels of Land and premises shall revert
   to and vest in Us, our heirs and successors. Provided also,
   and this present Grant is upon condition that the same be regis-
   tered in the Secretary's Office of our said Province, to which regis-
   try shall be attached a duplicate of the plan hereunto annexed,
   and that a docket thereof be entered in our Auditors Office, and also
   in the Office of our Receiver General of Quit Rents, within three
   months after signing the same, otherwise the said Grant shall be
   void and of none effect. Provided also and upon condition and
   our will and pleasure is, that for every fifty acres of this said
   several and respective lots, pieces and parcels of Land afore-
   said, accounted plantable, the said several Grantees, or their
   several and respective heirs and assigns, shall and do within
   five years from the date of this Grant, clear and work three
   acres at the least, in that part of the said land which they
   shall respectively judge most convenient, or else clear and
   drain three acres of swampy or sunken ground, or drain three
   acres of marsh if any such be within the bounds thereof
   and that for every fifty acres accounted barren, the
   said Grantees, their heirs and assigns, severally and respec-
   tively, shall and do put and keep on their said lots of land,
   within three years after the said date of this Grant, three
   neat

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   neat cattle, and continue the same number of neat cattle on the same land,
   until three acres of every fifty acres of the improvable land aforesaid, be
   fully cleared and improved; and in case there be no part of their said
   respective lands fit for present cultivation, that then the said several
   Grantees, their heirs and assigns respectively, shall and do erect thereupon
   within the said term of three years a habitable dwelling house, and also
   put on their said land the like number of three neat cattle for every
   fifty acres, and if the land be so rocky or stony as not to be fit for
   cultivation or pasture, then the said several Grantees their several
   and respective heirs and assigns employing within a reason-
   able time from the date of this Grant, and continuing to em-
   ploy for the space of three years thence next ensuing, one able
   hand for every hundred acres, in cutting wood, clearing the land, or
   in digging any stone quarry therein, it shall be deemed a suffici-
   ent cultivation. — And it is our will and pleasure, and we do by**
   these presents grant and declare, that when the said several
   Grantees, their several and respective heirs and assigns, or any of
   them shall have settled, planted, cultivated, or improved their said
   several lots, pieces and parcels of land, or any part thereof, according
   to the directions and conditions above mentioned, such person or
   persons may make proof of such seating, planting, cultivation
   and improvement, in the General Court, or Court of General ses-
   sions of the Peace in and of the County or District where the said
   lands lie, and such proof shall be certified by the Judges and
   Foreman of the Grand Jury of such Court to the Registers Office, and be
   there entered with the Record of this Grant or Patent, a copy of which
   shall be admitted on any trial, to prove the seating and plant-
   ing of the same Land; and every three acres which shall be so
   certified to be cleared and worked as aforesaid, shall be accounted
   a sufficient seating, planting, cultivation and improvement, to
   save from forfeiture fifty acres of Land in any part of the said
   lots, pieces and parcels of land respectively contained within
   this same Grant or Patent. — And it is our further will and
   pleasure, and we do hereby expressly ordain and declare,
   that in case the said several Grantees, and their several
   heirs and assigns, shall not or do not, within the space of
   five years from the date hereof, fulfill and have fulfilled
   the several terms and conditions herein before prescribed
   then this present Grant for, and so far as it respects the lot
   or

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   or lots, pieces or parcels of Land respectively of such deficient Grantee or
   Grantees, his or their heirs and assigns respectively, shall be void and
   of none effect, and the same lots, pieces and parcels of Land hereby intended
   to be granted, shall revert to Us our heirs and successors. Provided
   also, and this Grant is upon this condition, that no part of the said
   several Lots, pieces or parcels of Land hereby granted to the said several
   Grantees above named, and their heirs respectively, be within any
   reservation heretofore made and marked for Us, our heirs and
   successors, by our Surveyor General of Woods, or his lawful De-
   -puty, in which case this our Grant for such part of the
   Land hereby given and granted to the said several afore-
   named Grantees, and their several and respective heirs
   forever as aforesaid, which shall upon a survey thereof being
   made, be found within any such reservation shall be null
   and void, and of none effect, any thing herein contained to the
   contrary notwithstanding. Provided also, and it is our fur-
   ther will and pleasure, that if any part of the said lots, pieces
   and parcels of Land aforesaid, be fit for the production of
   Hemp and Flax, then the said several Grantees, their
   heirs and assigns respectively, shall be obliged annually
   to sow a proportionable part of such ground with Hemp
   or Flax Seed.

   Given under the Great Seal of our Province of New Bruns-
   wick, Witness, our Trusty and well beloved Martin Hunter
   Esquire President of our Council and Commander in Chief
   of our said Province at Fredericton the third day of June
   in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
   and twelve, and in the fifty second year of our Reign.

   By command of the President in Council
   Jon'n Odell —

   N 620.
   Registered the 23d Day of June 1812
   Jon'n Odell Reg'r

6. 3 Sep 1820

   Property⁶

   Wickham, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

   Seth and Mary Chase sold a 15-rod wide parcel of land in Wickham to William L. Lawson for £56 in September 1820. Located along Clarkes Creek near property formerly held by John Titus, the deed was formally acknowledged and recorded in the fall of 1822.

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   On September 3, 1820, Seth and Mary Chase sold a portion of their land in the Parish of Wickham to William L. Lawson for £56. The property was specifically carved out from a larger tract, beginning where Clarkes Creek met the boundary of land formerly owned by John Titus, which Seth Chase had acquired.

   The lot extended 15 rods wide along the rear line and was bounded by the winding courses of the creek. Although the agreement was made in 1820, the couple did not formally acknowledge the deed before Justice John Colwell until August 1822.

   During this time, Mary Chase provided her voluntary consent to the sale through a private examination. The transaction was finally recorded at the Gagetown registry by Nath Peters on September 24, 1822.

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   No. 1721

   This Indenture made the third day of September in the Year of our Lord one
   eight hundred and twenty between Seth Chase and Mary his wife of Queens County
   Queens County in the Province of New Brunswick Yeoman of the one part and William
   L. Lawson of Queens County and Province of New Brunswick Yeoman of the other
   part

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   part. Witnesseth That the said Seth Chase and Mary his wife for and in consideration
   of the sum of fifty six pounds current Money of the Province of New Brunswick to
   them in hand paid at and before the ensealing of these presents by William L Law-
   -son the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge: have granted bargained
   and sold: and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto the said
   William L Lawson his heirs and assigns forever all that Lot or parcel of Land
   lying and being in the Parish of Wickham. comprised within the following
   bounds. beginning where the North or upper line of lands formerly belong
   ing to John Titus (now the property of Seth Chase) intersects the eastern
   bank of the Creek known as Clarkes Creek thence running the courses of
   the line of the said Lot to the rear of the Lot. thence along the Rear line fifteen
   rods: thence on a parallel line to the North side line of said lot until it
   meets Clarkes Creek before mentioned. thence the several courses of said
   Creek to the place of beginning. with the appurtenances. together with
   all the Estate Right title property claim or demand of us the said Seth
   Chase and Mary Chase of in and to the same: To have and to hold the said
   lot piece or parcel of land with the appurtenances unto the said William
   L Lawson his heirs and assigns forever: and the said Seth Chase doth
   hereby covenant with the said William L Lawson that he is seized of the
   premises as a good indefeasible estate of inheritance: and will by these
   presents forever warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims
   of any person or persons whatsoever. In Witness whereof he has hereunto
   set his hand and seal the day and Year above written —
   Seth Chase (L.S.)
   Mary (her X mark) Chase (L.S.)

   Sealed and delivered
   in presence of
   John Colwell Junr
   James Chase

   New Brunswick
   Queens County }
   Be it remembered that on the twenty fourth
   day of August in the Year of our Lord one
   thousand eight hundred and twenty two personally appeared before me John Colwell
   one of his Majestys Justices of the peace for Queens County Seth Chase and Mary
   his wife the grantors in the annexed deed named and acknowledged that they signed
   sealed and delivered the same as and for their Act and deed For the uses and purposes
   in the same contained and the said Mary having been examined by me sepa-
   -rate and apart from her said Husband she acknowledged that she
   executed the same freely and voluntarily without any fear threat or
   compulsion from him. — John Colwell Justice of Peace
   Received into the office of the Register of Deeds for Queens County at Gagetown
   September 24th 1822 and recorded in book H. pages 218 & 219 being Number 1721. by
   Nath Peters. Register

7. 2 Apr 1829

   Property⁷

   Wickham, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

   Seth and Mary Chase sold a portion of Hughes' Grant in Wickham to George Hendry for £144 in 1829. The deed was officially recorded in October 1829 following a formal dower release and acknowledgment before John Colwell.

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   In April 1829, Seth and Mary Chase sold a parcel of land in Wickham Parish to George Hendry for £144. The land was part of the Hughes’ Grant and was bordered by the River Saint John, Clarke’s Creek, and property belonging to John Holder and the grantee himself. Although the deed was signed in April, the couple did not formally acknowledge it before Justice John Colwell until June, at which point Mary confirmed her voluntary consent to the sale. The transaction was officially entered into the Queens County record books at Gage Town in October 1829 by registrar Nath Peters.

   Transcription: Page 551 (Deed No. 2360)

   No. 2360
   This Indenture made the second day of April in the year of our Lord One Thousand
   eight hundred and twenty Nine. between Seth Chase and Mary his wife of the one
   part and George Hendry of the Queens County of the other part. Witnesseth that the
   said Seth Chase and Mary his wife for and in consideration of the Sum of One
   Hundred and forty four Pounds lawful Money of the Province of New Brunswick
   to them in hand the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge. Have granted
   bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell alien
   and confirm unto the said George Hendry his heirs and Assigns forever
   a certain lot of Land situate lying and being in the County of Queens, Parish
   of Wickham and Province aforesaid, being part of Hughes’ Grant: Bounded
   on the East by Land owned by George Hendry and by a Creek called Clarke’s
   Creek on the South and West by the River Saint John. On the North by Land
   owned by John Holder. together with all and singular the appurtenan
   ces of said Lot: and all the Estate Right Title Interest claim and demand
   of them whatsoever the said Seth Chase and Mary his wife of in and to
   the said Lot of Land above mentioned, and every part and Parcel thereof
   To have and to hold the said Lot and all and singular the Premises
   above mentioned unto the said George Hendry his heirs and Assigns to
   the only proper use and behoof of the said George Hendry his heirs and Af-
   signs for ever. And the said Seth Chase and Mary his wife. for them
   and their Heirs the said lot of Land and Premises and every part
   thereof against them and their heirs, and against all and every other
   Person or Persons whatsoever to the said George Hendry his heirs
   and Assigns will warrant & defend for ever by these presents. In witness
   the Parties have interchangeably set their hands and Seals the day & Year first herein Written.
   Seth Chase (L.S.)
   Mary (her X mark )Chase (L.S.)

   Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
   John Colwell Junr., James Colwell

   Transcription: Page 552

   New Brunswick ss. Be it remembered that on the twenty seventh day of
   Queens County June in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
   twenty Nine personally appeared before me John Colwell one of his Majestys
   Justices of the Peace for Queens County. Seth Chase and Mary his wife the
   Grantors in the annexed Deed named and acknowledged that they signed
   sealed and delivered the same as and for their Act and deed for the Uses
   and purposes in the same contained. and the said Mary having been
   examined by me separate and apart from her said Husband she acknow
   ledged that she executed the same freely and voluntarily without
   any fear threat or compulsion from him
   John Colwell —
   Received into the Office of the Register of Deeds for Queens County at Gage Town
   October the Fifth 1829. and recorded in Book F. page 551 & 552 Number 2360 by
   Nath Peters. Register

8. 29 Jun 1837

   Property⁸

   Wickham, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

   In 1837, Seth and Mary Chase conveyed a 96-acre lot on Washademoak Lake in Wickham to Francis Higgins for £50. The land was part of Lot No. 2, bordering William Watson and Samuel Nichols, and was recorded in July 1837.

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   In the summer of 1837, Seth and Mary Chase sold a 96-acre portion of their holdings in Wickham to Francis Higgins for £50. The property, described as the "upper part" of Lot No. 2, sat directly on the South East side of the Washademoak Lake.

   It was positioned between the lake to the west and vacant land to the east, flanked by properties belonging to William Watson and Samuel Nichols. The deed was signed on June 29 and witnessed by George Chase and William Foshay.

   On July 4, the Chases appeared before Foshay in his capacity as Justice of the Peace to finalize the transaction, including the standard private examination of Mary Chase. The transfer was officially entered into the county records at Gagetown on July 15, 1837.

   Transcription: Page 511 (Deed No. 3198)
   No. 3198

   This Indenture made this twenty ninth day of June in the year of our Lord
   One Thousand eight hundred and Thirty Seven, between Seth Chase and Mary
   his wife of the Parish of Wickham in Queens County and Province of New
   Brunswick of the one part; and Francis Higgins of the same place of the
   other part, Witnesseth That the said Seth Chase and Mary his wife for and in
   consideration of the sum of Fifty Pounds lawful money of the Province
   of New Brunswick to them in hand well and truly paid by Francis Hag-
   -gins at or before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they
   do hereby acknowledge, and themselves therewith to be fully satisfied
   contented and paid, Have granted, bargained, and sold and by these
   presents do grant, bargain, sell and forever confirm in fee simple to
   the said Francis Higgins, his heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns
   the upper part of a certain lot of land with the buildings and fences
   thereon, situated and lying on the South East side of the Washademoak
   Lake, in the Parish, County and Province aforesaid, Known and distinguish-
   -ed as a part of lot Number Two, containing Ninety Six acres more or less
   being twenty nine rods more or less in front and rear, being butted and
   bounded as follows, on the South by a part of the same lot now the property
   of William Watson, North by lot Number Three, now the property of
   Samuel Nichols, West by the Washademoak Lake, East by vacant
   land. - To Have and To Hold the aforesaid premises, together with
   the buildings and fences, and the appurtenances to the same belong-
   -ing to the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Francis Hag-
   -gins his Heirs Executors, Administrators and assigns free from every
   incumbrance, his Majesty’s Quit Rent only excepted, and the said Seth
   Chase and Mary his wife, the aforesaid premises will forever warrant
   and by virtue of these presents the same defend, as a good sure and
   Indefeasible Estate of Inheritance forever to the said Francis Higgins
   his heirs, Executors Administrators and Assigns, In Witness whereof
   they have hereunto set their hands and seals this fourth day of July in
   the year of our Lord above written -
   Seth Chase (L.S.)
   Mary (her X mark) Chase (L.S.)

   Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of
   William Foshay.
   George Chase

   Queens County. Be it remembered on the fourth day of July one thousand
   eight hundred and Thirty Seven, personally came and appeared before

   Transcription: Page 512
   me William Foshay, J. P. Seth Chase and Mary his wife, and acknowledg-
   ed they signed sealed and delivered the above Deed of Conveyance as their
   free Act and Deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, And Mary
   his wife being examined separate and apart from her said husband
   and acknowledged she signed this Deed as her free act and deed
   without fear threat or compulsion from her said husband
   the 4th July 1837. William Foshay J. P. for
   Queens County
   Received in the office of the Register of Deeds for Queens County at Gage
   Town 15th July 1837. and recorded in Book L. pages 511. and 512.
   being Number 3198. by Henry S. Peters.
   Register.

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