To all People to whom these Presests shall come, Greeting,

KNOW YE, That Joseph Howd of Branford in the County of New Haven, & Colony of Connecticut,

For the Confideration of Seven Pounds, Sixteen Shillings, Lawful

Money received to my
full Satisfaction of John Ford of Sd Branford

do give, grant, bargain, fell, and confirm unto the said

John Ford & to his Heirs & Affects forever a
certain Pline of Land lying in Sd Branford
at Bull Rock. Plain (so called) containing one
Acre bounded Southerly by Highway westerly
& northerly by Samuel Barker's Sun Land &
Easterly by John Blakistons Land -

To have and to hold the above granted and bargained Premifes, with the
Appurtenances thereof, unto him the said John Ford & his

Heirs

and Affects for ever, to his and their own proper Use and Behoof.

And also the said Joseph Howd

do, for my fel & Heirs,

Executors and Administrators, covenant with the said John Ford

Heirs and

Affects; that at and until the Enfealing of these Presests I am
well feized of the Premifes, as a good indefeasible Eftate in Fee-fimple ;
and have good Right to bargain and fell the fame, in Manner and Form as
is above written ; and that the fame is free of all Encumbrances whatfo-
ever.
And Furthermore, I the said Joseph Howd

do, by these

Presests, Bind my fel & Heirs, forever, to warrant and defend the
above granted and bargained Premifes, to him the said John Ford

Heirs and

Affects, againſt all Claims and Demands whatſoever.

IN WITNESS whereof, I have hereunto fet my Hand and Seal,
the 25th Day of March in the 7th Year of the Reign of
our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third of Great-Britain, &c. KING:

Anno Domini, 1767

Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in the Preface of

Samuel Barker

Esther Barker

New Haven County, Branford the Date above

Personally appeared Joseph Howd

Signer and Sealer of the foregoing Instrument,

and acknowledged the fame to be his free Acl and Deed before me

Samuel Barker, Seer. Pac.