DEED: Joseph and Nelly KELLY to Jonathan HENDRICKSON (of MD), 1817, Cumberland 
Valley Township, Bedford County, PA

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Allegany County, Maryland
Deed Book IJ, Pg. 170-171
Dated 17 Feb 1817, Recorded 17 Feb 1817

JOSEPH KELLY & NELLY his wife to JONATHAN HENDRICKSON

At the request of JONATHAN HENDRICKSON the following Deed was recorded on the 
20th day of May 1819. This Indenture made this seventeenth day of February in 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between JOSEPH 
KELLY of Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania of the one part and JONATHAN 
HENDRICKSON of the county and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that 
the said JOSEPH KELLY for and in consideration of the sum of Eleven Dollars 
current money of the United States to him in hand paid by the said JONATHAN 
HENDRICKSON before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt 
whereon the said JOSEPH KELLY doth hereby acknowledge and from every and any 
parcel there of doth hereby acquit exonerate discharge the said JONATHAN 
HENDRICKSON his heirs executors and administrators. He the said JOSEPH KELLY 
hath granted bargained sold received enfeoffered and confirmed and by these 
presents doth grant bargain sell align enfeoff and confirm unto the said 
JONATHAN HENDRICKSON wherein and assign all that part of lots number five and 
number six in the Brodhag Addition to the Town of Cumberland as claimed by him 
the said JOSEPH KELLY as one of the heirs of his father JOSEPH KELLY deceased, 
Together with all and singular the buildings improvements woods ways water 
watercourses rights liberties privileges assignments and appurtenances 
whatsoever thereunto belonging on in any ways appertaining and the revisions and 
remainders rents issues profits thereof and all the estate right title and 
interest whatsoever from the said JOSEPH KELLY at law and in equity of in to and 
for the said part of the said two lots and premises hereby bargained and sold or 
meant mentioned or interest hereby so to be and every part and parcel thereof To 
have and to hold the said part of the lots aforesaid described together with the 
buildings and appurtenances and all and singular other the premises hereby 
bargained and sold or meant mentioned or intent as hereby so to be and every 
part and parcel thereof with their and every of their appurtenances unto the 
said JONATHAN HENDRICKSON by his heirs and assigns for ever and to and for no 
other use intent or purpose whatsoever and the said JOSEPH KELLY for himself his 
heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant grant promise and agree 
to and with the said JONATHAN HENDRICKSON his heirs executors administrators 
assigns that the said JOSEPH KELLY and his heirs the party of the lots aforesaid 
and premises hereby granted bargain and sold and every part and parcel thereof 
with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the said JONATHAN HENDRICKSON 
his heirs and assigns against him the said JOSEPH KELLY and his heirs and 
against all and every other person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim 
any right title or interest in and to the same or any part thereof under him or 
them shall and will warrant and for ever defend by these presents. In witness 
whereof the said JOSEPH KELLY hath hereunto subscribed his name and affixed his 
seal the day and year first above written. Signed sealed and delivered in 
presence of JNO SCOTT, CHARS. C. BRODHAG. Signed JOSEPH (x) KELLY his mark.
Allegany County to wit: Received on the day of the date of the above deed of and 
from the above named JONATHAN HENDRICKSON the sum of Eleven Dollars current 
money of the United States being the consideration mentioned in the said Deed.
Wit: JNO SCOTT C.M. BRODHAG. Signed JOSEPH (x) KELLY his mark
Maryland, Allegany County to wit: On this seventeenth day of February in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen personally appeared 
JOSEPH KELLY of Bedford County being the party granted within named before us 
the subscribers two of the Justices of the Peace for said county and acknowledge 
the within deed or instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the lots of 
land and premises therein mentioned to be the right and estate of the within 
named JONATHAN HENDRICKSON his heirs and assigns for ever according to the true 
intent part at and meaning of the said deed or instrument of writing and the 
acts of assembly in such case made and provided. At the same time came also 
before us NELLY KELLY wife of the said JOSEPH KELLY and she being by us 
privately examined apart from and out of the hearing of her said husband, 
whether she relinquished her right of dower of in and to the within mentioned 
lots of land declared she did relinquish the same freely and voluntarily without 
being induced thereto through fear or threat of or ill usage from her husband or 
through force of his displeasure. Acknowledge before us. JNO SCOTT, CHARS M. 
BRODHAG.