Wells, VermontWells, VermontThis page created 13 Aug 2009
The records below focus on deeds involving the following persons. I have endeavored to find all deeds involving them from the time they moved to the town of Wells in the mid-1780s until the last of them left that town, but some may have been missed.
Elkanah Cobb: |
Fourth son of Gideon Cobb and Abigail Dyer, born 1747, Norwich, Connecticut, moved to Saratoga, Albany Co., New York about 1770, and to Pawlet about 1780. Died 1795, Wells, Vermont. |
Record of some other associates are included, along with mentions of some of the individuals involved in the transactions listed, but those should not be considered complete.
| Date |
Grantor |
Grantee |
Consid. |
Description |
Recorded |
Notes |
| 17 Apr 1786 | Joseph Lamb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont | Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont | £360 | all the lots that compose the farm on grantor lives on in Wells at the foot of & adjoining the Pond in Wells: 1) 100 ac. on the home lot on the original right of Samuel Hall supposed to be #8 joining N David Coles land & on the Pond Marsh & E on lot next described & fourthly by the lot descibed thirdly & running by that same number of rods on David Blossoms land then to the NW corner of the lot; 2) one half home lot #7 on the original right of Arahel Beach & understood to be take off at the W end in square form bounding N on the Pond Marsh & E on Asa Osborn's land (the other half of the lot) & S on the lot next described; 3) beginning at the SE corner of the previous lot, running eastwardly and southerwardly then westwardly to David Blossoms with a reserve of 2 ac. laid off at the E end for Gill Mallory agreeable to his deed from Jeremiah Barrough [?] and supposed to contain 180 ac. before tht reserve & allowance for highways | B:317
18 Apr 1786 |
witnesses: Odgen Mallory, Asa Osborn |
| 29 Sep 1787 | Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont | Robert Hnery, Robert McClallen & Robert Henry Junr of Albany, Albany Co., New York, merchants | £200 | all the lots that compose the farm on which Joseph Lamb lately lived in Wells at the foot of & adjoining the Pond in Wells: 1) 100 ac. home lot on the original right of Samuel Hall supposed to be #8 joining David Coles land & on the Pond Marsh & E on lot __ next described & running by that some number of rods on David Blossoms land then to the NW corner of the lot; 2) one half home lot #7 on the original right of ____ Beach & to be understood to be taken off at the W end in square form bounding N on the Pond Marsh & E on Asa Osborn's land (the other half of the lot) & S on the lot next described; 3) beginning at the SE corner of the previous lot, running eastwardly and southerwardly then westwardly to David Blossoms land excluding 2 ac. laid off for Gill Mallory; the whole supposed to contain 180 ac. & allowance of highway | B:306-7
1 Oct 1787 |
witnesses: Samel Willard, James Hitchock
mortgage deed given to secure a promissory note of same date for £200 York currency to grantees payable in 6 mo., contract made in state of New York |
| 6 Oct 1787 | Ogden Mallory of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont | Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont | £100 | 500 ac. in square form in SW part of Wells, known as Governors lot | C:35
6 Oct 1787 |
witnesses: Ebenezer Johnson, Ira Osborn
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| 20 Sep 1791 | Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont | Simon Francis of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont | £150 | Equal half of farm and messuage in Wells that grantor purchased from Joseph Lamb, deed on record, to be divided according to quantity and quality | C:442
14 May 1793 |
witnesses:L Elkanah Cobb, Thos Lathrop |
| 29 Nov 1791 | Samuel Culver, Constable | Joseph Lamb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont | 50 ac. with the addition for highway allowance, in Wells begining at stake & stones in N line of Lot #5 of the first division, N to a stake in the Drownes Land, E to large rock on the foot of Pond Mountain, S to a stake & stones, W to beginning, being E half of Lot # 7 in the first division on the right of Asel Beech, the estate of the debtors or one of them [apparently Asa Osborn, based on deed at B:306-7] | C:253-4
14 Dec 1791 |
In settlement of judgement recovered by grantee in Rutland Co. Court 3rd Tuesday Nov 1791 against Elkanah Cobb of Pawlet & Ogden Mallory & Asa Osborn of Wells for £139 10s for damages and 15s 9p costs. Execution issued to sheriff and constables for the debtors 28 Nov 1791.
Mallory & Osborn not being found & Cobb not tendering anything Lamb agreed to accept real estate of the debtors Land appraised at £75 by John Law, Samel L Merriman & Joseph Button, freeholders |
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| 4 Nov 1794 | Simon Francis of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont | James Danscomb of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont | £121 | the whole of farm and messuage in Wells, that grantor bought of Elkanah Cobb by his deed to me, excepting 2 ac. which grantor has sold to William Potter to be take from the SE corner, to be divided according to quantity and quality | B:384
4 Nov 1794 |
witnesses: Saml Lathrop, Gill Malloy
half this farm transferred to grantor at C:442, but no deed has been transferring the remaining half |
Notes:
I have copies of each of the pages extracted above. Please contact me for clarification or copies, using the link below.
The original records are handwritten, in some cases faded, and some films of poor quality. Errors no doubt were made.
In the property descriptions, I have extracted the contents rather than attempting to transcribe it exactly. Full meets and bounds are included in the originals, but I have extracted only those naming adjoining owners or other landmarks.
Source: Abstracts were made from Family History Library films of Wells Land Record books:
Deed Book |
FHL Film No. |
B, C |
29223 |
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