William Butman

Life events

1. 24 Jan 1760

   Property¹

   Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, British North America

   Deed for the partition of land in the Benjamin Butman estate.

   Deed

   Deed

   Partition Benj. Butman & al

   This Indenture made this twenty fourth Day of January in the thirty third year of his Majestys Reign Annog Dominited by & between Benjamin Butman of Salem in the County of Essex House Carpenter on the first part & William Butman of said Salem Cordwainer on the second part Samuel Clements of said Salem Tailor & Hannah his wife on the third part & Abigail Butman of said Salem Spinster on the fourth part & Joseph Rollins of said Salem Cooper & Sarah his wife on the fifth part Witnesseth that the said Benjamin, William, Samuel, & Hannah in her Right. Abigail, Joseph & Sarah in her & Right are & do now stand joined in their Demesne as of Fee in common & undivided of & in one certain Mesuage & Piece of Land in Salem aforesaid bounded Southerly on the Street Westerly on Clow's Land Northerly on Governer's field so called & Easterly on Mackentires's Land & for however otherwise bounded or Reputed to be bound. It is (now to the End that a perpetual Portion & Division shall be had & made between ye said Parties & of & in part of the aforesd & Messuage & Land) covenanted concluded and agreed by & between & the aforesaid Parties in manner & form following and & first, the said William Samuel Hannah Abigail Joseph & Sarah for themselves their Heirs Executors & Administrators do covenant and agree and to &, with the said Benjamin Butman his Heirs and assigns & that he the said Benjamin his Heirs and & assigns shall from henceforth have hold & peaceably & enjoy in severalty to him & his Heirs & assigns forever the West Lower Room in said messuage & all the Land through & Through Westward from the middle of the Chimney excepting forever a Pice of Land at North west corner of the same it being twenty four & feet one way & twenty Two feet the other & also excepting the the Chamber Garres over the said West lower Room forever but sd. Benja. is to have the use & improvement of that part of the Celler which has been improved by him during the Life of his mother Butman & that they the said William Samuel Hannah Abigail Joseph Sarah or their Heirs shall not from henceforth claim or Demand any Right Title use or Possession in or to the aforesaid Portion allotted to & him ye said Benjamin in fee but that the said William Samuel Hannah Abigail Joseph & Sarah & their Heirs & assigns shall at all time & times hereafter, from all actions Rights title and Demand thereof & thereunto be utterly excluded and forever debarred by these Presents And the said Benjamin Samuel Hannah Abigail Joseph & Sarah for themselves their Heirs Executors & administrators do Covenant & agree to, & with the said William his Heirs & assigns shall from henceforth have hold & peaceably enjoy in severalty to him & his & Heirs & assigns forever the aforesaid Chamber & Garret over the aforesaid West lower Room & also the aforesaid Piece of Land at the Northwest Corner of the aforesaid Messuage & Land being Twenty four feet one way & twenty two Feet the other - & the said William is to improve during the life of his mother Butman the part of the Celler now used by the said Samuel & that they the said Benjamin Samuel Hannah Abigail Joseph & Sarah & their Heirs & assigns shall & not from henceforth claim or Demand any Right title use or possession in or to the aforesaid Portion allotted to the said William in Fee but that the said Benjamin Samuel Hannah Abigail Joseph & Sarah & their & Heirs & assigns shall at all time & times hereafter, from all actions Rights & Title & Demand thereof & thereunto be utterly excluded and forever debaned by these Presents - And the said Benjamin William Samuel Samuel Hannah & Abigail for themselves their Heirs Executors & Administrators do Covenant and agree to & with the said Joseph & Sarah & her Heirs and assigns that the & said Sarah her Heirs & assigns shall from henceforth have, hold & peaceably enjoy in severalty to her & her Heirs & forever a piece of Land to the Eastward of the aforesaid messuage & Land next to Mackenture's Land viz twenty four feet in the Front next the Street & twenty four feet in the rear & ye whole depth of the sd Messuage & Land it being about One Hundred & nineteen Feet & a half Foot and the said Benjamin Samuel & Hannah William & Abigail & their Heirs & assigns shall not from hence forth claim or Demand any Right Title use or Possession in or & to the Jame or any part thereof I that they the said Benjamin William Samuel Hannah & Abigail their & Heirs & assigns shall at all Time & times hereafter from all actions Rights Title & Demand thereof & thereunto be utterly excluded & forever debarred by these Presents - And the said Benjamin William Samuel Hannah & Joseph & Sarah for themselves their Heirs Executors & administrators & do covenant & agree to and the said Abigail her Heirs & assigns that the the said Abigail her Heirs and assigns shall from herefforth have hold & peaceably enjoy in severalty to her Heirs forever a piece of Land adjoining & of the Jame Quantity with & that allotted to said Sarah viz twenty four feet front & rear & about one Hundred & nineteen & half feet deep bounded on the East by sd Part allotted to said Sarah & Southerly on the Street and the said Benjamin William Samuel Hannah Joseph & Sarah their Heirs & assigns shall not from henceforth claim or Demand any Right Title use or Possesin or to the same or any part thereof & that they ye said Benjamin William Samuel Hannah Joseph & Sarah their Heirs & assigns shall at all time & times hereafter from all actions Rights Fille Demand thereof & thereunto be utterly excluded & forever debaned by these presents - And the sd Benjamin William Abigail Joseph Sarah for themselves their Heirs Executors & administrators do covenant & agree to & with the said Samuel & Hannah ther Heirs & assigns that the the said Hannah her Heirs & assigns shall from henceforth have hold & peaceably enjoy in severalty to her and her Heirs forever all that Land between the aforesaid Piell allotted to the said Abigail & the Dwelling House except four feet of Land at the East end of the House for all parties to go to the Will which Priviledge is to be to the Parties during the Life of their mother Butman which sd Piece of Land allotted to the said Hannah Measures on the Street from the Piece allotted to sd Abigail twenty one Feet & twenty five feet in the year & the Greatest Depth is about one Hundred & nineteen & half feet - And the said Benjamin William Abigail Joseph & Sarah their Heirs & assigns shall not from hence claim or Demand any Right Title use or Possession in or to the same or any part thereof , but that ye said Benjamin William Abigail Sarah Joseph their Heirs & assigns shall at all time & times hereafter from all actions Rights Title & Demand thereof & thereunto be utterly excluded and forever debared by these Presents - And the Parties hereunto do mutually agree that their mother Butman shall have during her natural Life the use & improvement of all the House & Land which is not herein divided except the four feet of Land reserved to go to the Well which is to be in common to them all & that they will keep at their own charge accord I to their respective rights the part of the House which their said mother shall improve during her natural life in good Repaire.

   In Witness whereof the parties hereunto have hereto set their Hands & Seals the Day & year before written -
   Benj Butman & a seal
   William Butman & a seal
   Joseph Rolings & a seal
   Abegel (her X mark) Butman & a seal
   Samuel Clemmens & a seal
   Haner (her X mark) Clemens & a seal
   Sarah (her x makr) Rolings & a seal

   Signd sealed & Delivered in pressence of us
   Rot. Peel
   Robert Peele Junr.

   Esses: Salem January 28th 1760 Then Benjamin Butman William Butman Joseph Rollins Abigal Butman Samuel Clemons Hannah Clemons and Sarah Rolling all aboved named appeared & severally acknowledged the forgoing Instrement to be their fee act & Deed Before me Essex Sargent Just. Peace

   Essex Recd. on Record Feby. 25th 1760 & entered & examined by John Higginson Regr.