List of Deeds when Abijah Merrit (1775-1854) was grantee.

NEWTOWN CT          General Index to Deeds (Grantee) A-M (1792-1933) Microfilm #1719-20

MERRITT, Abijah and his wife Hannah Sanford Merrit

 1800     Abijah         FROM     Jotham Sherman             Vol. 21            pg. 51            War  (Warranty)

 1805        “                      “         John Hubbell                          23                  355         Mtg  (Mortgage)

1807      Abijah               “         Samuel Sanford                     25                   374        War

1807     Hannah              “         Zalmon Sanford                     25                   144      QC    (Quit Claim)

1807      Abijah               “          John Merritt                           25                   63                 QC

1807          “                      “         Dolly B. Merrett                     25                   69                 QC

          Note: Dolly is his sister; original deed is in Newtown Library, worn and dirty, folds are worn thru the paper, the most worn of all.  Folded in half, top to bottom, and then thirds.  Two pieces of land in Newtown and one piece of land in Huntington (Sharon) from her inheritance from their mother Abigail Wheeler Merrit.   $100 paid to Dolly, worth $2040 in 2014 money.   She was born 1773, died 1858.

1810          “                    “           Elias B. Crofut                         26                   158                Mtg

1810          “                     “           John Sanford                          26                   187               War

1810          “                     ”           David Burr                               26                   143               Mtg

1811          ”                     ”           Isaac Sanford etal                  27                    9                   War

1811          “                     ”           Eli Winton                                28                   115                Mtg

1813          “                     ”           John Sanford                           27                   417                 War

1813           “                     “          Isaac Stanford etal                 27                   439                 War

1814     Hannah              “           Joseph Dick                             27                         481               QC                                                                        
1815      Abijah                   “           Martin Judson                        28                   306                  Mtg

1816          “                       “           Hulda Sanford etal                 28                  563                  QC

1816         "                        "            John Hubbel                           28                   182                  Mtg

1816          “                       “            Nehemiah Skidmore             28                   307                  Mtg

1821          “                        “            Daniel Perry                           30                   136                 War

1821           “                       “            Moses Parsons                      30                   135                  Mtg

1821           “                        “           Thomas Sanford                    30                    49                   Mtg

1821           “    etal              “           Lein.? S. Landers                   30                    68                   War

1824            "                         "          Martin Judson                        30                    528                Mtg

1824            “    etal               “          Nichols Curtis                         31                   427                QC

1826            Abijah                ”          Benj. Curtis etal                      31                   627                QC

1826            "            “               “          “       “                  31                   633                QC

1826             “          “           John Tellon?                       31                   275                Mtg

1826            “             “         Abijah B. Curtis                   32                  107                War

        Note: A piece of land 7 acres and 20 rods in Sandy Hook at Pootatuck brook; a worn and dirty deed, the original is in the Newtown Library.    $124 paid, worth $2950 in 2014.  Abijah B. Curtis born 1771, died 1858, Newtown, Conn.

1827            “             “         Chas. T. Burritt etal            32                   642                QC

1828            “   etal   “         Thomas B. Barnurd             32                   240                Mtg

1829           “             “          Alfred D. Curtis                   32                   303                Mtg

1829            “             “         Joseph Burritt etal              32                   642               QC

1829             “            “          Henry Burritt etal               32                   299               War

1829             “           “          Abner Judson                       32                   292               War

1832             “            “          Seeley Tomlinson                33                   263               Mtg

1833             “            “          Kellogg Berry                        33                   396               Mtg

1834             “    etal   “        Martin Judson                      34                    26                 Mtg

1834             “             “          Dimmon Blackman             34                     58                Mtg

1836              “             “          Ezekiel Beers                       34                      245             War

1836              “              “         Abel Botsford                      34                      236             War

1838               “             “         Elijah Sanford                      35                      167              Mtg

1839                “              “        Aneariah Beers                  35                      507              QC

1839               “               “        Henry Beers                         35                      508             QC

1839               “               “        Comfort Tousey                   35                     264            War

1841               “                “       Moss H. Crofut                     36                      514            QC

1843               “                “        Moss H. Crofut                    36                      244           Mtg

1847          Abijah     FROM     Agnes Platt                      Vol 37               Pg. 604           Mtg      

Copied 15 Oct 1981 Conn. State Library, Hartford   by Edie Mindemann.

Notes: from Gordon Merritt 4 Nov 2014.

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NEWTOWN CT General Index to Deed (Grantor) A—M (1792-1933) Microfilm #1721-22

MERRITT, Abijah

l807    Dolly B.       to      Abijah Merrit                     25    Vol.          69  page         QC  (Quit Claim)

1807    John Merritt etal   to      Abijah Merritt        25                     63                   QC

1807    Abijah     to          Russell B. Sherwood          25                     339                 War (Warrant)

1807         “           “            Russell L. Sherwood          25                    330                 QC

1807         “            “            Daniel Sherwood              25                    340                War

1807         “            “            Hezekiah ? Patterson           25                    341                War

1807        “             “           John Hubbell                            25                       131                 QC

1807          “              “           Daniel Perry                           25                    451                War

1807          “              “           Zalmon Sanford                    25                       143                 War

1807           "             "               “              “                              25                    145                 QC

1809          “              “           Joseph Dick                           25                       237                  QC

1810          “               “          Elias B. Crofut                       27                       328                  QC

1812?       “              “           Joseph Dick                           27                     773                    War

1814?       “ etal      “         Lemuel Camp                         29?                      533                 QC

1814           “              “           Joseph Dick                           27                        481                 QC  
Note: "Thursday March 3 1814 we Sold our House to Mr. Joseph Dick with the reserve of    

living here four years if we like                                                        

But in 1815 we begin to feel willing to leave the house."  [Hannah Merrit's diary; wife of Abijah]

1815?        “              “          Rachel Beers                          28                        624                QC

1816            “             “          Zalmon Sanford                    28                        573                  QC

1816?         “            “           Zalmon Sanford                     28?                    364                  War

1816?         “             “          David Meeker etal                28                     327?                 War

1816 Abijah         TO        Eli Winton                      V01 28               Pg. 558               Mtg (Mortgage)

1818           “             “           Peter Lewis                            29                       230                   QC

1819 Abijah           “            Abraham Bradley                  29                      384                   QC

1820?        “            “            Joseph Dick                             29                      610                   War

1820         “ etal      “           Za1mon Sanford                        30                   673?                 QC

1821          “              “           Amos Wills                                30                     167                    War

1825           “             “           Nichols Curtis                            31                    515                      QC

1826       Abijah       TO        Zalmon Sanford              Vol. 31                      pg. 638 or 639    QC

1826            “            “           Abijah B. Curtis                 52                           788                         QC

1828?         “            “           ?      Judson                        30                           636                         QC

1830?         “            “           Julia Johnson                     32                           404                         War

1832             “ etal   "         Edmund Fairchild               39                           646                         QC

1833             “            “          Kellogg Berry                     33                           720                         QC

1835              “            “         Joseph Dick etal                34                           204                        War

1836               “            “        Ammon Williams              34                           410?                       QC

1836                “           “        Sally Beers                          34                           246                         War

1837?             “          “         Benj. Curtis                         35                           411?                       Lease

1837              “            “         Henry Glover                    34                           370                         War

1838?            “ etal    “       Seeley Tomlinson            35                           474?                       QC

1839              “             “        Kellogg Berry                     35                           505                         Mtg

1841              “             “        Richard Hyde etal             35                           689                         QC

1844              “             “        Moss H. Crofut                  36                           719                         QC

1844?           “             “        Elijah Sanford                    36                           S01                        War QC

1850?           “ etal     “       Edmund Fairchild             39                           430                         QC

18?                “              “       Philo Curtis etal                 38                           675                        QC

Copied 15 Oct 1981, Edie Mindermann, Conn. State Library, Hartford CT

                              Original deed from Newtown Library, 1807, a very worn document.