Land: Esther McKee to Samuel Shannon, 1744: Bedford Co, PA 
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                                Esther McKee

                                     to

                               Samuel Shannon



This indenture made this seventh day of August in the year of our Lord one Thousand 
seven Hundred seventy two between Ester McKee of the town of Carlisle of the county
of 
Cumberland and Province of Pennsylvania "of the one part" and Samuel Shannon of the 
County of Bedford and Province of aforesaid, of the other "to art" Witnesseth that
the said 
Ester McKee for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings lawful money of 
Pennsylvania to her in hand, paid by other said Samuel Shannon at or before the
execution 
 and payment is hereby acknowledged and the said Samuel Shannon 
thereof forever acquitted and discharged by there presents the said Ester McKee hath 
granted bargained sold released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant
bargain sell 
release and confirm unto the said Samuel Shannon and to his heirs and assign a
certain 
plantation and tract of land situate in Bedford County aforesaid described as
follows 
"(Vig)" beginning at a White oak thence south seventy degrees east one hundred and 
twenty perches to arr Eld"er" thence north forty five degrees east thirty five
perches to a 
White oak thence south seventy east seventy one perches to a White oak thence south
two 
hundred and forty two perches to a dead black oak thence south forty five degrees
west 
one hundred and "twenty" perches to a White oak thence north seventy degrees west
one hundred and thirty five perches to a White oak thence adjoining the lands of
Elizabeth 
Shannon and Samuel Shannon north three hundred and Eighteen perches to this place of 
beginning containing three and seventy acres and thirty six perches with the usual 
allowance of six acres "peent" for highways surveyed to the said Ester McKee by
virtue of 
an order No. 3535 "bearing" date at Philadelphia June 23, 1769. Together also with
all and 
singular the houses out houses barns stables buildings orchards gardens meadows
fields 
waters water courses rights members privileges advantages hereditaments and premises 
with the appurtenances whatsoever there is belonging or in any ways appertaining and the
reversions and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and all the estate right title 
interest property claim and demand whatsoever both at law and in equity of her the said 
Ester McKee of in and to this same and every part thereof to have and to hold the said 
plantation and tract of land hereby granted and released or meant mentioned or
intended so  to be with the appurtenances unto the said Samuel Shannon or his
 heirs and assigns to this only proper use benefit and behoof of the said 
Samuel Shannon or his heirs and assigns  forever subject to the purchase money
 interest and quit rents dues and to become due to 
the Honorable the Proprietors of this Province for the same And the said Ester McKee for 
herself and for her heirs doth hereby covenant promise grant & agree to and with the said
Samuel Shannon and his heirs and assigns by these presents that she the said Ester McKee 
and her heirs thus above mentioned bounded and described plantation and tract of
land 
with the appurtenances unto him the said Samuel Shannon his heirs and assigns against her 
the said Ester McKee and her heirs shall and will warrant and forever defend by
these presents In Witness Whereof the said parties "of" these presents have hereto set
their hands and seals this day and year first above written

signed sealed & delivered in the presents of John McKee and x.. McKee ESTHER R 

MCKEE's signature/seal 



Received this day of the date of the above indenture from the above named Samuel 
Shannon . now the sum of five shillings lawful money of x.. being the full
consideration  therein mentioned To Witness my hand the same day and year first above written 

Witness present, Jon McKee and x.. McKee ESTHER ? McKEE


Westmoreland County ss: Personally appeared before me the subscriber one of his 
Majesties Justices for said county the within Esther McKee and acknowledged the
within instrument of writing to be her act and deed and desires it may be
 recorded as such given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of February 1774

Robt Harris seal