Indenture between Alexander & Elizabeth R SCOTT and John W EGNER (1860), Cecil Co., MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Doug Arbuckle Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ********************************************************* Indenture between Alexander & Elizabeth R SCOTT and John W EGNER (1860) [Note: “Egnor” and “Egner” are used in this transcription as found in the original document] Cecil County Land Record Book, Liber WHR, Number 2, Folio 563 This Indenture made this Twenty fourth day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Sixty. Between Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R Scott, his Wife of Cecil County, State of Maryland, of the first part, and John W Egnor of the same County and State aforesaid of the second part. Witnesseth, That the said Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Four Thousand Nine Hundred and fifty dollars Current Lawful Money of the United States of America unto them Well and truly paid by the said John W Egner at or before the Sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, Enfeoff, release, convey and confirm unto the said John W Egner ___ Heirs and assigns, all that Tract and piece of Land Situated in Cecil County and State of Maryland and More particularly marked and bounded, as follows, to Wit: Beginning for the same at a Stone on the North side of the Public Road leading from Cherry Hill to Cowantown and running thence with the Land of Jethro J McCullough North forty seven and three quarters degrees West thirty three perches to a Black Oak Stump thence North thirty nine and three quarters degrees West, twenty one and half perches to a new Corner, thence by a new Survey __ the second corner[?], North Eighty Eight degrees West, one hundred perches to a Stone, thence North Eleven degrees West fifty two perches to a Stone in line of Tobias Peterson’s Land, thence by his line South Eighty and one half ___ East fifty four and five tenths perches to a Stone a corner of said Peterson’s land, thence by his line North Nine and a half degrees East forty four perches to the Land of Robert Gallaher, thence by and with said Gallaher’s Land South Eighty one degrees East one hundred and sixty one perches and nine tenths of a perch to the Land now of Park & Co, thence with said Land South seven and a half degrees West, fifty one perches to the Public Road aforesaid, thence along said Road the three following courses, South seventy six and three quarters degrees West, Eleven perches, South Seventy two degrees West, twenty perches South forty one degrees West, fifty six and seven tenth perches to the place of Beginning, Containing One hundred Acres of Land be the same more or less. It being one of Tracts of Land Conveyed to James Tweed[?] by Deed dated March 21st 1844, and Recorded at Elkton in Liber RCH No 1 folio 295. In this Tract a Water Course is Excepted as the said Deed Will show. And also part or Twenty five acres of another Tract, Deeded to the said Alexander Scott and Wife, by Jane F Tweed, dated the 15th day of August 1851, and Recorded in Liber RCH No 3 Page 631 etc. The said Alexander Scott be same possessed as of in fee by his marriage to Elizabeth R Tweed, Which by the Last Will and Testament of James Tweed, Dec’d, will show by a further Examination, by the records at Elkton. Together with all and singular the buildings, improvements, Ways, Woods, Waters, Water Courses, rights liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances Whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, Except the above Water ___ right as above Excepted, and the accessions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the Estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand, Whatsoever, of them the said Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R his wife, in Law Equity or otherwise howsoever of, in and to the same and every part and parcel thereof. To Have and To Hold the said farm, tract and piece of Land with the hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be, with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the said John W Egnor, his heirs and assigns to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said John W Egner, his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Alexander Scott and Elizabeth his Wife, their Heirs, Executors, and Administrators, doth by these presents covenant grant and agree, to and with the said John W Egner, his heirs and assigns, that they the said Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R his Wife, their Heirs, all and singular the hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted or mentioned to intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said John W Egnor, his heirs and assigns, against him the said Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R his Wife, their heirs, and against all and Every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof, to by from or under them or any of them, shall and will by these presents Warrant and forever defend. In Witness Whereof, the said Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R his Wife, have hereunto set their hands and seals. Dated the day and year first above Written. Alexander Scott Elizabeth R Scott Sealed and delivered in presence of us James H Ray, John Owens Received on the day of the date of the above named John W Egner the sum of Four Thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars, in full for the above premises. Alexander Scott $4950__ Test John Owens State of Maryland Cecil County, to Wit I hereby Certify that on this twenty fourth day of March, in the year Eighteen hundred and Sixty, before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the said State in and for the aforesaid County, personally appeared Alexander Scott and Elizabeth R his Wife, did Each respectively acknowledge the within deed to be their respective act. John Owens Recorded on September 29th 1860 and Examined Delivered John W Egner Aug 14th 1863 Per Wm H Ricketts Clk See the following Web site for more info on some Cecil Co individuals with surname Egner http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~pda