Land: Brice BLAIR (of OH) to Elijah PERDEW (of Bedford Co, PA), 1831 and 1835: Surname: BLAIR, PERDEW, WRIGHT, WIGFIELD, GROWDEN, DICKEN, RUBY, DENNY, DURANT, PETTIS, TINGLEY --- NAME: Margaret Gagliardi EMAIL: gagliardi_margaret@bah.com DATE: Jan 16 2000 QRYTEXT: BEDFORD COUNTY, PA Deed Book W, Page 200-201 Dated 5 Oct 1831, Recorded 24 Feb 1845 JOHN BLAIR et al to ELIJAH PERDEW This Indenture Made the fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty one between JOHN BLAIR and MARY his wife, ARCHABALD BLAIR and SUSANNAH his wife, WILLIAM RIGHT and MARY his wife, BENJAMIN WIGFIELD and REBECCA his wife JOHN GROWDEN and SARAH his wife, EDMUND BLAIR and EASTER his wife and THOMAS GROWDEN and ELIZABETH his wife of the one part and ELIJAH PERDEW of Southampton Township Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania of the other part. Witnesseth that the said JOHN BLAIR and the others above named for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars to them in hand paid by the said ELIJAH PERDEW at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof the recit whereof is hereby acknowledged and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said ELIJAH PERDEW his heirs Executors and administrators by these presents have granted bargained and sole unto the said ELIJAH PERDEW and to his heirs and assigns all that tract of Land formerly belonging to BRICE BLAIR and NANCY his wife dec'd containing two hundred and eight acres adjoining land of JONATHAN DICKEN on the South ELIJAH PERDEW on the East WILLIAM RUBY on the North also a part of a warrant surveyed in the name of JONATHAN DICKEN and conveyed by him to the heirs of BRICE BLAIR dec'd on the west of the above land containing sixty nine acres be the same more or less together with all the improvements rights and liberties thereunto belonging unto the said ELIJAH PERDEW his heirs and assigns from us our heirs or any other person claiming under us forever. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year within written. JOHN BLAIR, MARY (x) BLAIR, ARCHIBALD BLAIR, SUSANNA BLAIR, WILLIAM WRIGHT, MARY (x) WRIGHT, JOHN GROWDON, SARAH (x) GROWDEN, EDMUND BLAIR, ESTHER (x) BLAIR, THOMAS GROWDON, ELIZABETH GROWDON. Sealed and delivered in the presence of JAMES PERDEW, JAMES DENNY, WASHINGTON DURANT, ROBERT PETTIS, JOSEPH SCHUCKE, WILLIAM BLAIR Bedford County ss: Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid the above named JOHN BLAIR and MARY his wife, BENJAMIN WIGFIELD and REBECCA his wife, JOHN GOWDEN and SARAH his wife EDMUND BLAIR and EASTHER his wife THOMAS GROWDON and ELIZABETH his wife and acknowledged the above written Indenture to be their and each of their act and deed and desired the same as such might be recorded according to law she the said MARY, REBECCA, SARAH, EASTER and ELIZABETH being of lawful age separate and apart from their said husbands by examined and the full contents of this Indenture made known to them did declare it was their free will without compulsion. Oct 5th 1831. GEORGE McCOY State of Ohio, Harrison County ss: Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of said County the within named ARCHIBALD BALIR and WILLIAM WRIGHT who acknowledged the signing sealing and delivering of the within deed to be their voluntary act and that they executed the same for the purpose therein expressed also personally appeared before me the within named SUSANNAH wife of the said ARCHIBALD BLAIR and MARY WRIGHT wife of the said WILLIAM WRIGHT who being separate and apart from their said Husbands acknowledged the within deed to be their voluntary act and deed and that they executed the same without the threat or persuasion of their said husbands and freely relinquish their right of dower to the premises within mentioned and desired that the same may be admitted to record. I certify the above named persons to be the same whom the represent themselves to be given under my hand and seal this 17th day of October 1831. ROBERT PITTIS, Justice of the Peace. Received of ELIJAH PERDEW my part of the within consideration in full by me this 6th day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. EDMUND BLAIR Received of ELIJAH PERDEW our part of the within consideration in full by us this 17th day of October A.D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty one. ARCHIBALD BLAIR, WILLIAM WRIGHT The State of Ohio, Harrison County ss: I WILLIAM TINGLEY Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said County of Harrison do certify that the within named ROBERT PITTIS Esquire before whom the foregoing deed of conveyance or instrument of writing was acknowledged and whose name to the foregoing certificate whereof is subscribed was at the time of taking said acknowledgment so certifying and subscribing the same and now is one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the said County of Harrison duly elected commissioned and qualified and that to all whose official acts as such full faith & credit is due. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Cadiz this 22nd day of October A.D. 1831. WILLIAM TINGLEY Clerk. Recorded & Compared the 24th February A.D. 1845. JOS RUBBLE?, Recorder +++++++++++++++++++++ Surname: BLAIR, PERDEW, RUBY, DICKEN, ADAMS, STUART --- NAME: Margaret Gagliardi EMAIL: gagliardi_margaret@bah.com DATE: Jan 16 2000 QRYTEXT: Bedford County, PA Deed Book W, Page 201-202 Dated 13 Nov 1835, Recorded 24 Feb 1845 BRICE BLAIR (of OH) to ELIJAH PERDEW This Indenture made this 13th day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty five between BRICE BLAIR and REBECCA his wife of the State of Ohio of the one part and ELIJAH PERDEW of Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania of the other part witnesseth that BRICE BLAIR and REBECCA his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and eighteen dollars to them in hand paid by the said ELIJAH PERDEW at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold and confirm unto ELIJAH PERDEW all our right title interest or otherwise in two certain tracts of land situate in Southampton Township Bedford County and state aforesaid adjoining land of JONATHAN DICKEN on the South and WILLIAM RUBY on the North one tract containing two hundred and eight acres more or less the other containing sixty nine acres more or less it being the same tract of land formerly belonging to BRICE BLAIR dec'd to have and to hold all our share of into or out of the tracts of land aforesaid with all the improvement thereunto belonging to the said ELIJAH PERDEW his heirs and assigns forever and we hereby agree to warrant and defend our share of the said tracts of land to the said ELIJAH PERDEW against us our heirs or any other person claiming under us or our heirs. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and date above written. BRICE BLAIR, REBECCA (x - her mark) BLAIR. Sealed & delivered in presence of JACOB ADAMS, JONATHAN STUART. Rec'd of ELIJAH PERDEW one hundred and eighteen dollars in full consideration in the above deed. BRICE BLAIR. Test JONATHAN STUART. Bedford County ss: Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County BRICE BLAIR and REBECCA his wife the grantors in the within Indenture the said BRICE being one of the son and legal representatives of BRICE BLAIR dec'd and acknowledged the same to be their act and deed the said REBECCA being of full age and by me examined separate and apart from her said husband and the contents of said Indenture by me fully made known to her did declare that she executed the same freely and voluntarily without any compulsion of her said husband. Witness my hand and seal Nov 13th 1835. JACOB ADAMS