DEED: Joseph KELLY (of Bedford County, PA) to George BLOCKER, (of MD), 1809

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Allegany County, Maryland
Deed Book E, Page 416
Dated 17 April 1809, Recorded 18 April 1809

JOSEPH KELLY to GEORGE BLOCKER

The following deed was recorded on the eighteenth day of April 1809.
This Indenture made this 17th day of April one thousand eight hundred and nine 
between JOSEPH KELLY of Bedford County, State of Pennsylvania of one part and 
GEORGE BLOCKER of Allegany County, State of Maryland of the other part, 
Witnesseth that the said JOSEPH KELLY for and in consideration of the sum of 
four pounds current money to him in hand paid, the receipt whereof he doth 
hereby acknowledge and the said GEORGE BLOCKER thereof and therefrom doth fully 
acquit and discharge, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, released, enfeoffed 
conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth give, present, bargain, sell 
enfeoff, release, convey and confirm unto him the said GEORGE BLOCKER his heirs 
and assigns forever undivided eighth of Lot No. Seven in the town of Cumberland, 
Bedford Street lying and being in the County of Allegany State of Maryland To 
have and to hold the aforesaid one eighth of part of Lot No. 7 with all its 
priviledges and appurtenances to him the said GEORGE BLOCKER his heirs and 
assigns forever. And the said JOSEPH KELLY for himself his heirs, executors, 
administrators and assigns doth further covenant and agree to and with the said 
GEORGE BLOCKER his heirs and assigns to warrant and defend the aforesaid one 
undivided eighth part of said lot and premises with all its priviledges and 
appurtenances to him the said GEORGE BLOCKER his heirs and assigns forever, 
against him the said JOSEPH KELLY his heirs, executors, administrators or 
assigns or any other person or persons as shall or may hereafter claim the same 
and that he the said JOSEPH KELLY and his heirs with at any time hereafter at 
the expense and __ the said GEORGE BLOCKER, if requested execute any further 
deed or appurtenances __ __ conveyance and assigns the said land to the said 
GEORGE BLOCKER __ __ to the intention of the present conveyance, In Witness the 
said JOSEPH KELLY has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above 
written. JOSEPH (x) KELLY
In presence of us:
GEORGE RIZER, JNO MCNEILL
On said deed was thus endorsed viz:
State of Maryland Allegany County:
Be it remembered that on the day and year above written came the within written 
named JOS. KELLY before us the subscribing two of the Justices of the Peace for 
the county aforesaid and acknowledged the within instrument of writing to be his 
act and deed and the land and premises therein mentioned to be the right and 
estate of the within named GEORGE BLOCKER his heirs and assigns forever 
according to the true intent and meaning of the within deed. At the same time 
came ELEANOR KELLY wife of the above named JOS. KELLY and being secretly 
examined out of the hearing of her husband acknowledged her right of dower to 
the within named GEORGE BLOCKER and that she did the same of her own accord, 
without any threats from her said husband or fear of his displeasure of Lot 
number seven. Acknowledged. GEORGE RIZER, JOHN MCNEILL.