Allegheny-Westmoreland County PA Archives History .....Land Deed Vol.8 Pg 284 May 16, 1806
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BOOK 8 PAGE 284
DEED
ANDREW PORTER et uxor
TO
JOHN EWING PORTER
DEED Westmoreland County Pennsylvania May 16,
1806
This Indenture made the sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and six Between Andrew Porter of the Township of
Norriton in the County of Montgomery and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
gentleman and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and John Ewing Porter of the
Borough of West Chester in the County of Chester and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania aforesaid Attorney at law of the other part Witnesseth that the
said Andrew Porter and Elizabeth his wife as well for divers good and lawful
considerations them thereunto moving as for and in Consideration of the sum of
one dollar lawful money of the United States of America to them in hand paid
by the said John Ewing Porter at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold aliened
enfeoffed released conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant
bargain sell alien enfeoff release convey and confirm unto the said John Ewing
Porter his heirs and assigns all those three certain plantations or tracts of
land one of them called Limestone situate on the East side of the Allegheny
River known by a small improvement about one mile from Foremans claim in the
County of Westmoreland in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid Beginning
at a post a corner of William Guffs land thence by the same South seventy
degrees East three hundred perches to a post thence by Andrew Porters land
South twenty degrees West one hundred and forty two perches to a marked white
oak; thence by vacant hilly land North seventy degrees West three hundred
perches to a marked dogwood and North twenty degrees East on hundred and forty
two perches to the place of Beginning Containing two hundred and fifty one
acres and thirty perches and allowance of six percent for roads. And another
of the said tracts or plantations of land called Limestone meadow situate on
the waters of Kiscomentas in said County of Westmoreland Beginning at a
Dogwood thence by land of John Todd South seventy degrees East three hundred
perches to a white oak thence by Andrew Porters land South twenty degrees West
thirty five perches to a post thence by land vacant north seventy degrees West
three hundred perches to a post thence North twenty degrees East thirty five
perches to the first mentioned dogwood and place of beginning Containing
sixty one acres and one hundred and one hundred and fifty four perches and
like allowance aforesaid and the other of the said tracts or plantations of
land called Betsey's Delight situate on the waters of Kiscemeneta in the said
County of Westmoreland Beginning at a post in a line of John Todds land thence
by the same and vacant land South twenty degrees West three hundred and thirty
one perches and a half to a marked white oak thence by vacant hilly land South
fifty seven degrees East one hundred and fifty perches to a marked hickory
North eight degrees West sixty four perches to a marked hickory North fifty
five degrees East ninety perches to a marked white oak North one hundred and
forty six perches to a marked hickory and North forty nine degrees East one
hundred and two perches to a marked gum thence by William Todds land North
sixty seven degrees West one hundred and sixty seven perches to the place of
Beginning (Page 285) Containing two hundred and eighty five acres and
allowance of six percent for roads .. with the appurtenances [being the same
three plantations or tracts of land which the Supreme Executive Council of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by two several Patents bearing date the seventh
day of December in the year of our Lord MDCCLXXXI respectively duly inrolled
in the Rolls Office for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Patent Book No 1
page 117 .. granted and conveyed unto the said Andrew Porter in fee simple]
together with all and singular the buildings improvements rights members and
appurtenances whatsoever to the said three tracts or plantations of land
belonging or in any wise appertaining and the revisions and remainders rents
issues and profits thereof and also all the estate right title interest
property claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Andrew Porter and
Elizabeth his wife of in to and out of the same To have and to hold the said
three plantations or tracts of land hereditaments and premises hereby granted
or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said John
Ewing Porter his heirs and assigns to and for the only proper use benefit and
behoof of the said John Ewing Porter his heirs and assigns forever and the
said Andrew Porter and his heirs all and singular the premises hereby granted
with the appurtenances unto the said John Ewing Porter his heirs and assigns
against him the said Andrw Porter and his heirs and against all and every
person and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim by or from him or
them or under him them or any of them shall and will warrant and forever
defend by these presents In Witness whereof they said parties to these
presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals hereunto the day and
year first above written.
Sealed and delivered in
the Andrew
Porter
Presence of
us
Elizabeth Porter
Stephen Porter Benjn Markley
The sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and six before me Benjn Markley Esqn one of the Associate Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas of Montgomery County Pennsylvania came the above named
Andrew Porter and Elizabeth his wife in due form of law acknowledged the above
written Indenture to be their act and deed and desired the same may be
recorded as such the said Elizabeth thereunto voluntarily consented she being
of full age separately and apart from her said husband by me thereon examined
Witness my hand and seal the day and year
aforesaid Benjamin Markley
Received the day of the date of the above written Indenture of the above named
John Ewing Porter the sum of one dollar lawful money of the United States of
America in full of the Consideration money above
mentioned. Andrew Porter
Witness Stephen Porter Benjn Markley
The words and Elizabeth in the third line being first interlined
Recorded 3 September 1808
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