Note: information that is [bracketed] was added by the transcriber.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That

I Samuel Dennett of Standish [crossed out word] in the

County of Cumberlan Yeoman

in consideration of the sum of One Dollars paid by

Jonathan Philbrick of said Standish Yeoman

paid by

the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remissed, released

and forever quitclaimed, and do by these presents remiss, release

and forever quitclaim unto the said Jonathan Philbrick

his heirs and assigns forever Nineteen

acres of the lot numbered forty nine in the

Second Division in said Standish, being this

a part of the lot that I purchased of Philip

Eastman, Collector of the Seventh District and second

division in the commonwealth of Massachusetts for

the direct tax. The said land being formerly the property

of said Philbrick. [burned area]

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the

privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to him the said

Jonathan his heirs and assigns forever.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the said Samuel Dennett

have hereunto set my hand and seal , this twentyfifth day of May

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five

Signed, Sealed and Delivered Samuel Dennett

in presence of us

Theodore Mussey

Edward ?oor



Cumberland ? May 25, 1805. Personally appeared Samuel

Dennett and acknowledged the above instrument to

be his free act and Deed -- before me.

Theodore Mussey, Justice of the Peace



[Handwritten note along the left side of document]:

Cumberland Rec'd May 10th 1809 and

Recorded with the Record of Deeds for said

[burned area] ? Elias Merrill ?
 

[Transcribed by Karen R. Brooks]
 

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING EMAIL WAS RECEIVED FROM THE CURATOR AT THE MUSEUM IN STANDISH AFTER THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED.

Hi Nevada Jack;

    Robert W. Philbrick notified me of the documents recently purchased and displayed on your
website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/fylbrigg/oldocs.htm  . We exchanged emails
some time ago. I am now the curator at the museum in Standish. The document which you show
as being from Samuel Demnet should be "Dennett". The Samuel Dennett house still exists. It
was most recently owned by Richard "Dick" Higgins. He passed away early this year. Just
before that, Dick donated to our museum several tools that the Dennetts had used. I have
attached a picture of the Dennett or Higgins house. It is at 5 Bonny Eagle Road.
  
The probate you have is very important. Standish has been in Cumberland County
since 1760. All of the Cumberland County probate records before 1907 burned in a series
of fires. So, you are the only one that has a copy.

Best wishes,
Dana Edgecomb
nighthawk@psouth.net