[Halcyon borrows against Sherwood Farm]

[Halcyon Borrows Against Sherwood Farm]. Ridgefield Land Records, Keeler-Bailey Family, 1828-1928, accessed July 13, 2026, https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka-s/s/familydrama/item/1429

Title: [Halcyon borrows against Sherwood Farm]; Ridgefield Land Records. Volume 24, page 673.
Date: February 13, 1869
Description: Halcyon borrows an additional $1000 from Jordan, using the Sherwood Farm property as collateral, despite the fact that the property was in Emily's name.
Text: To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting

Know Ye that I Halcyon G. Bailey of the town of Ridgefield in Fairfield County and state of Connecticut

For the consideration of Thirteen Hundred and fifty dollar received to my full satisfaction of Jordon L. Bailey, of the City of New York in the County and State of New York, Do give grant bargain sell and confer unto the said Jordan L. Bailey a certain price of land situated in said Ridgefield in the parish of Ridgebury containing about forty three acres Bounded North by George Hunts land and Highway, East by Highway South by land of Allen Rundle and West by land of Daniel Hunt and Highway. Known as the Sherwood farm.

To have and to Hold the above granted and bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances, thereof unto him the said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said Grantor do for myself my heirs executors, and administrators covenant with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and until the ensealing of the presents I am well seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and for good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form as is above written, and that the same is free from all incumbrances whatever,

And furthermore I the said grantor do by these Presents find myself and my heirs forever, to Warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him the said grantee his heirs and assigns against all claims & demands whatsoever

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th day of February AD 1869

Now the condition of this deed is such that whereas the said Granter is indebted to the said Granted by his two certain notes of hand as follows One note for three hundred and fifty dollars dated October 24 1867 payable on demand for value received to said Grantee or order (5) days after date

One other note for one thousand dollars dated February 13 1869 payable on demand and for Value received to said Grantee or order with interest from the date of said note. And now if said granter shall well and truly pay said notes according to the tenor thereof then this deed shall be null and void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in the law.
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of

A Wallenstein
Thos McDonald

Halcyon G. Bailey

Fairfield County. S.S. Danbury February 16th A D 1869

Personally appeared Halcyon G Bailey Signed and sealed of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed before me.

Theodore McDonald Commissioner of the Superior Court for Fairfield County

Received for Record February 26th 1869 at 11h AM and recorded by me and I hereby certify that United States Internal Revenue Stamps to the amount of one 50/100 dollars were affixed to the foregoing instrument and duly canceled.

Elijah L. Thomas Town Clerk
Subject: Jordan Layton Bailey; Halcyon Gilbert Bailey; Sherwood Farm; Emily Keeler
Is Part Of: Ridgefield Land Records

Item sets: Keeler-Bailey Family

Site pages: 1869. Mortgage to Jordan L. Bailey

Media: Volume 24, Page 673

[Halcyon Borrows Against Sherwood Farm]. Ridgefield Land Records, Keeler-Bailey Family, 1828-1928, accessed July 13, 2026, https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka-s/s/familydrama/item/1429