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Original 1859 Canadian Land Deed – Pre-Confederation New Brunswick
Offered here is an original, handwritten land deed dated November 1859, executed and recorded in Charlotte County, Province of New Brunswick, Canada, nearly a decade before Canadian Confederation (1867).
This legal instrument documents the sale of 100 acres of land from John Towers to Ann Black, identified in the document as a widow, a notable detail reflecting women’s property ownership rights in mid-19th-century British North America.
📍 Document Details
Date Executed: 17 November 1859
Recorded: 22 November 1859
Location: Parish of St. Stephen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Land Description:
Lot No. 5
Block L
Westmorland Division
Cape Ann Association Grant
100 acres (more or less)
Consideration: $25
Registrar: H. H. Noble, Registrar of Deeds & Wills
👤 Parties Named
Grantor: John Towers, freeholder of Dorchester, Township of St. Stephen
Grantee: Ann Black, widow, acquiring land in her own name
Witness: G. J. Freeman
County Registrar: H. H. Noble (official endorsement)
📜 Historical Significance
Pre-Confederation Canadian document
Part of a formally organized association land grant, not informal settlement
Demonstrates female land ownership in 1859 colonial Canada
Written in traditional English common-law “bargain and sale” format
Fully recorded and endorsed by county authorities
🧾 Physical Description & Condition
Original mid-19th-century paper with period ink
Typical fold lines and light age toning
Handwritten docket on outer fold (“John Towers to Ann Black – Deed of Bargain & Sale”)
No missing pages or text loss
Fully legible and structurally sound
Condition is consistent with a properly archived legal document of this age.
🎯 Ideal For
Canadian history collectors
New Brunswick regional historians
Genealogists researching Towers or Black families
Women’s property history collections
Pre-Confederation legal or land documents
📦 Shipping & Authenticity
Guaranteed original 19th-century document
Ships flat, protected, and insured
No reproductions or facsimiles
