[Note: a chain is a unit of measurement –  66 ft, or 22 yards, or 100 links. A rod is 16½ feet.]

To all Christian people to whom this present writing shall come, Hendrik Van Voorhis of Freehold in the County of Monmouth and Province of New Jersey, Yeoman, sendeth Greeting. Know all that that I the said Hendrick Van Voorhis for diverse good cause and lawful considerations me thereunto especially moving have remitted released and forever quit claimed and by these presents for me and my heirs do fully freely clearly and absolutely remit release and forever quitclaim unto Archibald Craig of the town and county aforesaid Yeoman in his full peaceable and quiet possession and seizen and to his heirs and assigns forever all such right title returns interest property possession revertion remainder claim and demand whatsoever which I Hendrich Van Voorhis now have or which my heirs ought to have of into or out of any land lying situate and being to the south westward of the following line beginning at Spotswood’s north brook at the southwest corner of my land and the south east corner of the said Craigs land thence running north northwest and two degrees more northerly one hundred and eight chains being the whole length of the said Craigs land. At the end of twenty nine chain from the beginning of the said division line is twenty five chain and one rod distant upon an east northeast half a point – more northerly course from a chestnut saplin which grows from a stump of a chestnut tree which was a corner tree of David Lyel and William Naughty’s land in the easternmost line of my land and standing in the rear line of the Wickenton[?]’s lotts with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or any way appertaining and I the said Hendrich Van Voorhis for my said and my heirs do hereby covenant with him the said Archibald Craig his heirs that the above described line shall be the boundary and division line forever hereafter between our plantation we now live on to have and to hold all and singular the land and premises lying to the southwestward of the above described and convented division and boundary line unto him the said Archibald Craig and his heirs and to his and their only proper benefit and behoof forever. So that neither I the said Hendrich Van Voorhis nor my heirs nor any other person or persons whatsoever claiming by from or under me or them or in the name, right or stead of any of us shall at no time hereafter stand claim challenge seek for or demand any estate right title interest property possession reversion remainder or pretend to any land lying to the southwestward of the above described division line but from all and every action right title pretence interest property claim and demand I they and every one of us are and shall be hereby utterly excluded and banned forever hereafter of claiming suing for or demanding any land lying as above limited. In witness whereof I the said Hendrich Van Voorhis have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of April in the 12th year of King George’s reign Anno Domini 1726.

Hendrich Van Voohis [Seal]

Sealed and delivered in the presence of John Campbell, Lawrence Smyth, Jacob Dennis.

Memorandum that on the third day of January 1752 John Campbell esquire and of the witnesses to the within written instrument appeared before me Andrew Johnston and also his Majestie’s Council for the Province of New Jersey and being sworn on the Holy Evangelist declared that he saw Hendrich Van Voohis execute the same as his voluntary act and deed.

Note the word (of) crossed out, (five) interlined and (easterly) crossed out were occasioned by mistakes in recording, the word (or) and letter (a) inserted is also as the original examined by Thomas Barstow.