And whereas, the said Joseph Pell on the thirty-first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two, did make bis last will and testament, and thereof did ordain and constitute his wife, the aforesaid Phebe Pell, aud his friend John Bartow, (who hath since legally renounced the same) and the said Samuel Sneden and Jacobus Bleecker, parties to these presents to be Executors, and did thereby give and grant unto them his full power, strength and authority in and over all his goods, chattels, lands and tenements, to take and use all lawful ways for the recovery and defence of the same against any encroachments, depredations, claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever; and did likewise impower them if there should be any need thereof, to sell any part of his lands as to them should seem meet to enable them to carry on any suit for the defence of the rest. And whereas, atter the decease of the said Joseph Pell, a certain fraudulent deed was so exhibited and set up, by which one Caleb Pell, a brother of the said Joseph, did claim the chief part of the real estate of him the said Joseph Pell as the gift of him the said Thomas Pell, the father to him the said Caleb Pell. And whereas, they the said executors of the said Joseph Pell, parties hereto of the first part, in consequence of said claim were obliged to lay out and expend divers large and considerable sums of money to defend and secure the estate of the said Joseph Pell against the same, and there still remains due upon that account one hundred pouuds, which they have been obliged to borrow and take up at interest: and they the said parties of the first part, in order to discharge and satisfy the same, do find it necessary to dispose of part of the real estate of their said testator and have accordingly agreed to grant and release all the right and title of their said testator in and to the said one hundred acres of land before mentioned and hereafter described for the consideration thereafter mentioned to him the said David Guion.