Land: BEYER, Fredrick to ORBIG, Peter, 1778: Brunswick Township, Berks Co., PA Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ************************************************ Transcribed by Robert W. Keyes Jun 7, 2005 Berks Co., PA, DB B3, p. 371: This Indenture made twelfth day of august in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Seventy Eight Between Fredrick Beyer of Brun swig Township in the County of Berks in the State of Pennsylvania yeoman of the one part & Anna Maria his wife, and Peter Orbig of the same place yeoman of the other part, Whereas the Honoable the Proprietaries of the province aforesaid by Patent of the 9th Day of november Anno Domini 1709 did grant and Confirm unto Richard Peters and to his Heirs and assigns for Ever a Certain Tract of Land situate in Berks County aforesaid by metes & bounds in the same patent Mentioned and Described Containg Six hundred and fifty five acres of Land and the usual allowance as by the said Patent Recorded at Philadelphia in Book A Vol 11? page 150 Recourse thereunto had may appear and Whereas the said Richard Peters by Indenture of the 11th day of November in the same Year last afore mentioned did grant and confirm unto George Merkel his Heirs and assigns a Certain Tract of Land (part of the aforesaid Tract) as by metes and bounds in the same Indenture Mentioned may appear Containing one hundred and Eighty Seven acres and allowance aforesaid with the appurtenances, as by the same Indenture Recorded at Reading in Book A. Vol. 6. page 204 &c may appear and whereas..... the said George Merkel & Christina his Wife by Indenture of the 3d day of September 1774 Granted the same unto the said Fredrick Beyer and to his Heris and Assigns in Fee. As by the same Indenture Recourse being thereunto had may more fully and at Large appear Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Fredrick Beyer & Anna Maria his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of two hundred and fifty pounds Lawful Money of the State of pennsylvania to him in hand paid by the said peter Orbig at and before the sealing and Delivery of these presents the Receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and him the said Peter Orbig his Heirs Executors and administrators thereof acquit and for Ever Dis charge by these presents Have Granted bargained sold aliened Enfeoffed Released and Confirmed & by these presents do grant bargain sell alien Enfeoff Release and Confirm unto him the said Peter Orbig his Heirs and assigns a Certain tract piece or parcel of Land (part ...../ the said Last Recited tract of One hundred and Eighty seven acres & allowance aforesaid) Situate Lying and being in the township of Brunswig and County of Berks aforesaid. Beginning at a post in a line of Fredrick Beyers Land thence Extending North Seventy Six Degrees East Sixty seven perches to a post, thence by Jacob Kantners Land North forteen West one hundred and nineteen perches & a half to a post thence by vacant Land South Seventy Six Degrees West Sixty seven perches to a post thence by Michael Brights now John Bulls Land South fourteen Degrees East one hundred and nineteen perches and a half to place of Beginning Containing fifty acres of Land Heat? Measure with the appurtenances Together with all and singular the Buildings Improvements ways woods waters and water Courses Rights Liberties priveledges Hereditament and appurtenances what soever thereunto belonging or in anywise Appertaining and the Reversions and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits thereof and also all the Estate Right Title Interest property Claim and Demand whatsoever of them they said Fredrick Beyer and Anna Maria his wife in Law or in Equity or otherwise howsoever of in and to the same and Every part thereof To have and to hold the said Last above mentioned and Described tract of fifty acres of Land Hereditaments and premisses hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto him the said Peter Orbig his Heirs and assigns To the only proper use and behoof of him the said Peter Orbig his Heirs and assigns for Ever under and subject to the payment of the proportionable part of the yearly quitrent Due and becoming Due for the same, And the said Fredrick Beyer for himself his Heirs Executors and administrators the said hereby granted piece parcel or Tract of Land Hereditaments and premisses hereby granted or mentioned or Intended so to be with the appurtenances unto him the said Peter Orbig his Heirs and assigns for Ever against him and his Heirs and all other persons Lawfully Claiming said premisses or any part thereof by from or under him them or any of them shall and will warrant & for Ever Defend by these presents In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto Interchange ably Set their Hands and Seals Dated the Day & year first above written Fridrig her [her x has a circle around it] Bayer (seal) Anna Maria X Beyer (seal) Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us Jovy Hisson? Henry Christ Jur. Received the Day of the Date of the above Indenture of and from the above named Peter Orbig the sum of two hundred & fifty pounds in full for the Consideration abovement'd pd me Freidrig Bayer Test Yovy? Hism? Henry Christ Junr Berks Js the 12th Day of august 1778 Before me the Subs ciber one of the Justices &c Came Fredrick Beyer & Anna Maria his wife & acknowledged the above Indenture to be their ------ act & Deed & Desired the same might be Recorded as Such The the said Anna Maria being of full age separately Examined & the contents thereof made known to her thereunto voluntarily consenting Witness my hand & Seal the said Day and Year Henry Christ (seal) Recorded and this Record and the original eligently compared and found to agree Exactly word for word and figure for figure this Second Day of September a.d. 1778 Henry Christ recorder mark