Adam Keller land transfer to John McPherson both of Frederick County, MD, Date 26 November 1795 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lowell Thomas. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ This Indenture made this 26th day of November seventeen hundred and ninety-five between Adam Keller of Frederick County of the one part and John McPherson of the same County of the other part . Whereas Adam Keller heretofore sold the premises hereinafter mentioned to a certain Jacob Holtz for five hundred and fifty Pounds current money and the said Jacob Holtz has since sold the said premises to the said John McPherson for one thousand pounds current money and it is agreed that the said Adam Keller convey the said premises to the said John McPherson now this indenture witnesseth that the said Adam Keller for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and fifty pounds current money received of the said Jacob Holtz and the further sum of five shillings current money in hand paid by the said John McPherson the receipt whereof is hereby ac- knowledged hath granted bargained and sold conveyed released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell convey release and confirm unto the said John McPherson his heirs and assigns for ever all those parts or parcels of land lying in Frederick County being part of a tract of land called Rocky Creek beginning for the first part of said land at the end of three hundred and seventy seven perches on the third course of the whole tract called Rocky Creek it like- wise being the endof seventy perches in the first course of three hundred acres part of the said Rocky Creek which was formerly given and conveyed by Susannah Beatty of Prince George’s County widow to her daughter Agnes Beatty afterward Agnes Kimbol late of Frederick County deceased and running from thence with the out lines of the said three hundred acres North and by East forty-three Perches. North fifty degrees West one hundred and fifty perches North twenty-seven degrees and one half East two hundred and twenty three Perches South twelve degrees two hundred and five perches South fifty five degrees East one Hundred and eighty seven perches then North fifty five degrees and three quarters West eighty eight perches then by a straight line to the beginning containing one hundred acres of land more or less and also two acres of land more or less which was conveyed by Mary Ritchie to the said Adam Keller on or about the seventeenth day of April Seventeen hundred and seventy nine it being also part of the aforesaid Rocky Creek together with all improvements advantages and appurtenances to the said two parts belonging and all the Estate right and interest of the said Adam Keller of in and to the premises and every part thereof to have and hold the said two parts of land with premises unto the said John McPherson his heirs and assigns forever to the only proper use and behoof of the said John McPherson his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Adam Keller for himself and his heirs forever doth hereby covenant that at all times hereafter at the reasonable request and courtof the said John McPherson his heirs and assigns forever to make and execute any other conveyance for the more effectual grant of the premises in case this in- strument is not sufficient and the said Adam Keller for himself and his heirs forever doth further convent that he the said Adam Keller and his heirs forever the Premises with the appurtenances unto the said John Mc Pherson his heirs and assigns for ever against him the said Adam Keller and all person or persons claiming by from or under him shall and will forever warrant and defend by these presents- In witness whereof the said Adam Keller hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written- Signed Sealed and Delivered In the presence of Jacob Young Adam Keller SealBen Jamison On the 26th day of November 1795 came before the subscriber two of the Justices of the Peace for Frederick County Adam Keller and acknowledged the written instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the written Premises with the appurtenances to be the right title and Estate of the within John McPherson his heirs and assigns forever according to the true intent and meaning of the within instrument and the act of assembly in such case made and provided- At the same time came Catharine- wife of said Adam Keller and after being privately examined apart and out of hearing of her said husband voluntarily relinquished her right of dower in the premises with the appurtenances unto the said John McPherson his heirs and assigns forever and at the same time declared that she was not induced thereto by fear or through threats of ????? from her said husband or her fear of gaining his displeasure but that she freely and willingly made this relinquishment. - Jacob YoungBen Jamison Adam Keller to John McPherson Deed Recieved the 26th day of November 1795 to be recorded same day recorded in liber W. R. no13 fo 659, 660 0ne of the land records of Frederick county and exammaned Mr.Ritotni L.W. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/frederick/land/keller-mcpherson.txt