Frederick County MD Archives Deed.....John Joseph & Andrew RENTCH/RENCH and Philip SHANK, October 4, 1784 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mark Ault meault@yahoo.com February 16, 2009, 3:56 pm Cool Spring Written: October 4, 1784 Recorded: October 28, 1784 Frederick County Land Records – WR 5 205 At the request of Philip Shank the following deed was recorded 28th October 1784 to wit. This indenture made this fourth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty four between Joseph Rentch, John Rench and Andrew Rench all of Washington County and State of Maryland of the one part and Philip Shank of Frederick County and State of Maryland of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Joseph Rentch, John Rench and Andrew Rench doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained and sold aliened enfeoffed confirmed and made over and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien enfeoff confirm and make over unto him the said Philip shank his heirs and assigns forever all that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in Frederick County and State afores’d call Cool Spring. Beginning for that tract at a bounded white oak standing on the top of a hill, about two hundred yards from the waggon road that leads through Frederick Town, and about a mile from John Burgess runing thence south fifty one degrees, west thirty five perches then south sixteen degrees, west ninety perches, then south seventy one degrees, east ninety six perches then north thirty degrees east one hundred and ten perches then by a straight line to the beginning tree containing and laid out for seventy five acres of land more or less, with all and singular the improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. To have and to hold the said tract of land and premises with the appurtenances unto him the said Philip Shank his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use, and to and for no other purpose use or intent whatsoever. And the said Joseph Rentch, John Rentch, and Andrew Rentch for themselves their heirs executors and administrators the land and premises aforesaid unto him the said Philip Shank his heirs or assigns agains him the said Joseph Rentch, John Rentch and Andrew Rentch and from and against all other persons claiming the same from by or under them the said Joseph Rench, John Rench and Andrew Rench their heirs executors and administrators shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents the rents and services from henceforth growing due to the Lord of the Fee only excepted and foreprized. And further the said Joseph Rench John Rench and Andrew Rench for themselves their heirs executors and administrators doth agree to and with the said Philip Shank his heirs and assigns that at any time hereafter they the said Joseph Rench John Rench and Andrew Rench they their heirs executors administrators and assigns make do execute suffer, or cause and procure to be made and done executed and suffered any further or greater act deed or instrument of writing in the law for the better confirming and the more suremaking over the land and premises aforesaid unto him the said Philip Shank his heirs or assigns forever be it by enrollment of these presents or by any other lawful means whatsoever as by him the said Philip Shank his heirs or assigns or his or their council learned in the law shall be reasonabley desired advised or required. Provided always that such further act or deed or instrument of writing contain therein no further or greater warrantee then are in these presents contain’d or intended to be contain’d. In witness whereof the said Joseph Rench, John Rench and Andrew Rench hath hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above written. Signed sealed and delivered Joseph Rentch {seal} In the presence of us John Rench {seal} John Stull John Cellar A Rentch {seal} On the back of which deed were the following endorsements sct. October the 4 th one thousand seven hundred and eighty four received of the within named Philip Shank kthe full and just sum of two hundred and twenty five pounds current money it being the consideration money of the within deed receiv’d by us. John Stull John Cellar Joseph Rentch John Rench A Rentch October the 4 th 1784 came the within named Joseph Rench John Rench and Andrew Rench before us two of the subscribers Justices of the Peace for said County and acknowledged the within deed to be their act and deed, and the land and premises therein conveyed be to the right and estate of the within named Philip shank according to tan act of assembly in that case made and provided. John Stull John Cellar At the same time came Barbara Rench wife to Joseph Rench, and Margaret wife to John Rench, and Elizabeth wife to Andrew Rench, and being examined apart from their husbands declared that they freely and willingly relinquished their right of dower in and to the within land and premises without fear or threats of their said husbands or for fear of their displeasure. John Stull John Cellar Maryland Washington County sst. I hereby certify that John Stull and John Cellar gentlemen before whom the above acknowledgment was mad and who have thereto subscribed their names were at the day of the date hereof and still are two of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and to all certificates by them given as such, due faith and credit is and ought to be given as well in Court of Justice as thereout. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office this twenty first day of October Anno Domini seventeen hundred and eighty four. Elie Williams Clk of Was’g Cort Cot. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/frederick/land/wr-5-205.txt