DEED: James MARTIN to Elisha PRICE, 1780, 1784, Providence Township, Bedford County, PA

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Bedford County, PA
Deed Book B, Page 42-43
Dated 2 Dec 1780, Recorded 26 Apr 1784

JAMES MARTIN to ELISHA PRICE

Know all Men by these presents that I JAMES MARTIN of the Township & Providence 
in the County of Bedford in Pennsylvania Esquire for and in Consideration of the 
Sum of Seventeen hundred pounds Lawful Money of Pennsylvania unto me in hand 
paid by ELISHA PRICE of the Borough and County of Chester in Pennsylvania 
aforesaid Esquire at and before the sealing and Delivery hereof the Receipt and 
payment whereof is hereby Acknowledged have Granted bargained Sold Released and 
Confirmed and by these presents do Grant bargain sell Release and & Confirm unto 
the said ELISHA PRICE his heirs and assigns A Certain Messuage Plantation and 
Tract of Land situate lying and being on both sides of the River Juanita in the 
said Township of Providence in the County of Bedford aforesaid about six Miles 
below the Crossing of Juanita afor'd Containing Three hundred Acres or more 
adjoining the Lands of ADAM YOUNG down the said river and bounded easterly by 
the same and Vacant land and adjoining the Land of WILLIAM WILSON up the said 
River and bounded Westerly by the same and bounded Northerly and Southerly by 
the same and by Vacant Land which said Tract is now in the Tenure of WILLIAM 
WILSON and on which Tract there is about Sixty acres of very good bottom for 
Meadow some peach Trees and other fruit trees a log Dwelling house a few acres 
of Land Cleared and Fenced in and the rest thereof Good Timber Land Together 
with the Houses Buildings Improvements Woods Meadows Ways Waters Water Courses 
Fishings Fowlings Huntings minor mineral Rights Liberties Privileges 
Heriditaments and appurtenances whatsoever therein to (belonging or in anywise 
appertaining and the Reversions and Remainders Rents issues and property thereof 
To Have and To Hold the said Messuage Plantation And Tract of Three hundred 
Acres (or more) of land - Heriditaments and Premises hereby granted or mentioned 
so to be with the Appurtenances unto they said ELISHA PRICE his heirs and 
Assigns To the only proper use and behoof of him the said ELISHA PRICE his heirs 
and assigns for ever Under and Subject to the purchase Money and Quit Rents if 
any thereby to the Chief Lord or Lords of the fee thereof And I the said JAMES 
MARTIN for myself my heirs Executors & Administrators do Covenant & promise and 
grant to and with they said ELISHA PRICE his heirs and Assigns by these presents 
that I the said JAMES MARTIN and my Heirs the said Messuage Plantation and Tract 
of land Heritidaments and premises hereby Granted or mentioned so to be with the 
Appurtenances unto the said ELISH PRICE his heirs and Assigns against me the 
said JAMES MARTIN and my Heirs and against all and Every other person and 
persons whatsoever Lawfully Claiming or which shall or may Claim the same or any 
part thereof (the Lords of the fee in respect of the original Purchase Money & 
Quit Rents or afas'd only Excepted) shall and will warrant and forever defend by 
these presents and that I the said JAMES MARTIN shall and will within one year 
from the date hereof will and sufficiently procure the said hereby Granted Tract 
of land to be well and accurately Surveyed and Marked and Described and the 
draught of which Survey under the hand of the Surveyor will cause to be 
Delivered unto the said ELISHA PRICE at my own proper cost and Charges or in 
case of his Death within one year then to be Delivered to his heirs and assigns 
and for the true performance of all and Singular the Covenants and Agreements 
aforesaid I do hereby bind myself my heirs Executors and administrators unto the 
said ELISHA PRICE his Executors administrators and assigns in the Penal Sum of 
Thirty four Hundred pounds Lawful Money of Pennsylvania firmly by these 
presents. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the second day 
of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Eighty. 
JAMES MARTIN
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us JOHN GARDNER, JOHN GRIFFITH
Received the day of the date of the above deed poll of the above named ELISHA 
PRICE Esqr. The sum of Seventeen hundred pounds Lawful Money of Pennsylvania 
bring the full Consideration Money for the above granted Land & premises I say 
received. Witness & unto £1700 per me. 
JAMES MARTIN. JOHN GARDNER, JOHN GRIFFITH

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ss: Be it remembered that JOHN GARDNER Esquire 
personally appear before the Honorable THOMAS McKEAN Esquire Chief Justice of 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid on the fifth day of March in the year 
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Eighty & in at the City of Philadelphia 
and made oath that the said JAMES MARTIN Esq the within Named Grantor sign seal 
and Deliver the within Conveyance as his Act & Deed that the same JOHN GARDNER 
Subscribed as a Witness to the Execution thereof of his own proper handwriting 
and that he also saw JOHN GRIFFITH Subscribe his Name thereunto another witness 
thereof In Testimony whereof I the said Chief Justice hath hereunto set his hand 
& seal the same day & year above said. 
THO. McKEAN. 
Recorded & Compared with the Original the 26th day of April 1784. 
DAVID ESPY, Recorder