John Carr buys 111 acres of Lot 75, deed (1868-04-27).jpg

This Indenture, made the Twenty-seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight BETWEEN Arthur J. Ayer, Susan S. Ayer his wife of the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, of the first part, and

John Carr of the same place.

of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of

Six Thousand, six hundred sixty-seven dollars and twenty cents,

to them in hand paid, hath sold, and by these presents do grant and convey to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, ALL that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Wheatfield Niagara County State of New York being the northerly half of Lot number seventy-five and bounded as follows to wit East by the Mile line and West by the Niagara River; North by the [north] line of lot seventy-four & South by a line parallel with the north line of said lot number seventy-five. Containing one hundred and eleven acres & 12/100 acres of land. Excepting the lands conveyed to the Buffalo & Niagara Falls Rail Road Company & the Canandaigua & Niagara Falls Rail Road Company! This being the same lands conveyed by deed to Orson Shepard and Jonathan S. Ayers dated Oct 15th 1855 & recorded in the County Clerk’s Office of Niagara County Oct 31st 1855 in Book of Deeds No 65 at page 495.

Quick abstract (key facts)

• Date: 27 April 1868

• Grantors: Arthur J. Ayers and Susan B. Ayers (wife), Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY

• Grantee: John Carr, Wheatfield

• Consideration: $6,667.20

• Land: Northerly half of Lot 75, Wheatfield

  • East: Mile Line

  • West: Niagara River

  • North: Lot 74 line

  • South: line parallel with Lot 75 north line

• Acreage: 111.12 acres

• Exceptions: prior conveyances to Buffalo & Niagara Falls Rail Road Co. and Canandaigua & Niagara Falls Rail Road Co.

• Prior deed breadcrumb: deed to Orson Shepard and Jonathan S. Ayers dated Oct 15, 1855, recorded Oct 31, 1855, Deeds Book 65, p. 495 (Niagara County Clerk)