Land: Warrant (1750), Survey (1751), Patent (1759) to Christian Kinsey: Berks County File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by John K. MacPhee. JKMII@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Warrant (1750), Survey (1751), Patent (1759) to Christian Kinsey Warrant 187, Survey R-193, Patent A-20-325 for Christian Kinsey of Oley/Alsace township, Philadelphia/Berks county [cover page of Warrant 187] 1750 Philadelphia, June 4th John Hunter 50 acres Returned 24th Aug. 1753 No. One hundred Eighty seven Wm. Brig____ John Hunter not being able to have the Land laid out in the Place mentioned in the within Warrt. there being no more than 17 as. of Land he sold his Right to Christian Kinsey who had it laid out adjoining his other Land in Alsace Township. [document] Pennsylvania, SS. By the Proprietaries. Whereas John Hunter of the County of Philadelphia hath requested that We would grant him to take up Fifty Acres of Land adjoining George Boon in Oley Township in the said County of Philadelphia for which he agrees to pay to our Use at the Rate of Fifteen Pounds Ten Shillings current Money of this Province for One Hundred Acres, and the Yearly Quit-rent of One Halfpenny Sterling for every Acre thereof; THESE are theretofore to authorize and require you to survey or cause to be survey'd unto the said John Hunter at the Place aforesaid, according to the Method of Townships appointed, the said Quantity of 50 Acres, if not already survey'd or appropriated, and make Return thereof into the Secretaries Office, in Order for further Confirmation; for which this shall by your sufficient Warrant; which Survey, in case the said John Hunter fulfill the above Agreement within six Months from the Date hereof, shall be valid, otherwise void. GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of the Land-Office, by Virtue of certain Powers from the said Proprietaries, at Philadelphia, this 4th Day of June Anno Domini, 1750 To Nicholas Scull, Surveyor General. [signed] James ?________ [cover page of Survey R-193] John Hunter 54 1/4 a. [acres] Berks County formerly Philadelphia County, Returned & ca. 24th Augt. 1753 [document] By virtue of a Warrant dated the Fourth day of June 1750 Surveyed the 15th day of May 1751 to John Hunter the above described Tract of land, Situate in Alsace Township in the County of Philadelphia, Containing fifty-four Acres and a quarter with an allowance of Six Pcent. NOTE: the survey includes a map of the tract with the survey numbers for the adjacent tracts and the names of the owners: John Smack, A-77-118 Christian Kinsey John Landziscus Jacob Landziscus, C-116-142 [vacant land] [A-20-325] Pat. to Christian Kinsey [partial transcript] Recorded the 13th day of Sept. A.D. 1759 Thomas Penn and Richard Penn Esquires true and absolute Proprietaries & Govornors in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania & Counties of Newcastle Kent and Sussex on Delaware, To all unto whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas by Virtue of a Warrant under the Seal of the Land Office bearing date the Fourth day of June one thousand seven hundred and fifty three There was Surveyed unto John Hunter of the County of Berks A certain Tract of Land Situate in Alsace Township formerly in the County of Philadelphia now in the said County o Berks bounded and described as follows... beginning at a marked Hickory in a line of Christian Kinsey's land...thence by John Smacks Land... thence by vacant land... thence by Jacob Landziscus's Land...Containing Forty Four Acres and a quarter and the Allowance of six Pcent for Roads & Highways... ...Whereas the said John Hunter by a certain Instrument in Writing bearing date the Twenty Third day of May one Thousand Seven hundred and Fifty Nine for the Consideration therein mentioned Did bargain and sell the said Described Tract of Land and premises unto Christian Kinsey of the said County of Berks Yeoman in Fee VOID at the Instance ands request of the said Christian Kinsey that we would be pleased to Grant him a Confirmation of the same. ...in Consideration of the Sum of Eight Pounds Eight Shillings and two pence... Paid by the said Christian Kinsey ...We... grant unto the said Christian Kinsey ... the said Fifty four Acres and a Quarter of Land...With all Mines Minerals Quarries Meadows Marshes Savannahs Swamps Cripples Woods Underwoods Timber and Trees Ways Waters Watercourses Liberties Profits Commodities Advantages Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging... and also free Leave Right and Liberty to and for the said Christian Kinsey his Heirs and Assigns to hawk hunt fish & fowl in & upon the hereby granted Land... paying yearly to us... at the Town of Reading .... the first Day of March in every Year from the first Day of March last one halfpenny Sterling for every Acre... [signed and sealed 13 Aug 1759].