Document K.124 · deed · transcription: partial
Sussex County, N.J. Deeds 1822 (DGS 008355646, item 1, images 86–87) — indenture of 8 June [1822], SAMUEL COOPER and ELIZABETH his wife of Chester, Morris Co. to JOHN KEEN of Hardwick Twp, Sussex Co., about thirty acres in Hardwick, with a Morris acknowledgment of 8 June 1822 and the clerk's recording note of 5 July 1822
K.124: Sussex County, N.J. Deeds 1822 (DGS 008355646, item 1, images 86–87)…People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cooper … of the town of Chester in the County of Morris | grantor | Samuel Cooper Sr ?–1825 candidate | residence: 8 Jun 1822, Chester Twp, Morris Co., New Jersey |
What this document records
What the document is
A recorded deed (clerk's transcript) of about thirty acres in Hardwick Township, Sussex Co., acknowledged in Morris County on 8 June 1822.
The transaction
Samuel Cooper and Elizabeth his wife, of Chester, Morris Co., to John Keen of Hardwick, for $300 (transcript).
The cooper datum
A Samuel Cooper of CHESTER, Morris Co., with a wife ELIZABETH, held land in HARDWICK Township, Sussex, and sold it in June 1822 to John Keen — the man who had bought the adjoining Shotwell tract, bounded "on Samuel Cooper land", in February 1822 ([K.122]).
What this document does not say
It does not say how Samuel Cooper acquired the Hardwick land, and it does not itself identify this tract with the "Samuel Cooper land" of [K.122]. No Israel Cooper is named.