Asa Landon and James Selleck Land Deeds in Salisbury

Asa Landon, husband of Jerusha Griffin, and his son in-law, James Selleck, appears only briefly in the land records in Salisbury, Connecticut. Both were given property by their fathers. Most deeds contained the phrase “In consideration” a term that is the precursor to the agreed on amount of money or considerations to be exchanges for the property. In the case of Asa and James the “consideration” was “in consideration of parental love and good will”. With this phrase their fathers passed on to them enough property to set up a household. Asa’s father gave him two separate pieces of property. Most of the property held by Asa was in Vermont where he was quite active in land speculation. Of his Salisbury property it’s interesting to note that he later sold the property given to him by his father. Given his history of being on the Tory side in the Revolutionary War it’s interesting to note that the date on the deed, whereby he sells his Salisbury property, is May 13, 1776. After being forced to leave America for Canada after the war he was unsuccessful in his efforts to retain his property in Vermont. His father Ezra gave James Selleck 43 acres of land in the “Plantation” section of Salisbury on October 4, 1785. He later sells the property February 23, 1787 as he and his wife Lois Landon prepare for their move to New York. Lois/ Jerusha/ Samuel.