DEED: David & Margaret KOON to German Baptist & Citizens Burying Ground, 1872, 1873, Allegheny Township, Blair County, PA

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Allegheny Township
Written: February 27, 1872
Recorded: January 11, 1873
Blair County Deed Book 29 page 6

David Koon & wife to John H. Stifler et al Trustees

  This Indenture made the Twenty seventh day of February in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two between David Koon 
of Allegheny Township Blair County & state of Pennsylvania and Margaret 
his wife of the first part and John H. Stifler, and David R. Christian, 
& Emanuel Clapper, as Trustees of the German Baptist and Citizens 
Burying ground or "Cemetery" as established by Philip Christian and 
David Albaugh each giving one half acre of ground for said purpose in 
the year AD 1820 of the second part.  Witnesseth, that the said parties 
of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of sixteen 
dollars lawful money of the United States of America unto them well and 
truly paid by the said parties of the second part at or before the 
sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, 
released, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant, 
bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, convey and confirm, unto the 
said parties of the second part and their successors as Trustees 
aforesaid All the, [sic] that lot of ground situate in the said 
Township of Allegheny, Blair County and state of Pennsylvania and 
bounded and described as follows to wit: Beginning at a post and corner 
of the German Baptist and Citizens Graveyard Lot, and thence by the 
same North forty degrees West, sixteen perches to a post, and thence by 
other lands of the said David Koon South fifty degrees West, two 
perches to a post, south forty degrees East, sixteen perches to a post 
and thence North, fifty degrees East two perches to a post, and place 
of beginning containing Thirty two perches.  Being part of a larger 
tract of land the title to which by sundry good conveyances is now 
vested in the said David Koon party hereto.
  Together with all and singular the improvements, ways, waters, water-
courses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and 
appurtenances whatsoever, thereunto belonging or in any wise 
appertaining, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and 
profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, 
claim and demand whatsoever of the said parties of the first part, in 
law, equity, or otherwise howsoever, of, in, and to the same and every 
part thereof.  To Have and to Hold the said described Real Estate with 
the hereditaments and premises hereby granted, or mentioned and 
intended so to be, with the appurtenances unto the said party of the 
second part, successors, to and for the only proper use and behoof of 
the said parties of the first part, their heirs, executors and 
administrators by these presents,  covenant, grant and agree, to and 
with the said parties of the second part, their successors, that they 
the said parties of the first part, their heirs all and singular the 
hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted, 
mentioned and intended so to be, with the appurtenances unto the said 
parties of the second part, their successors against them, the said 
parties of the first part, and their heirs, and against all and every 
other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the 
same or any part thereof shall and will warrant and forever defend.
  In witness whereof the said parties of the first part have to these 
presents set their hands and seals.
  Dated the day and year first above written.
                              David X (his mark) Koon
                              Margaret X (her mark) Koon
Sealed and delivered in
The presence of us
Jno. M. Gibboney
H. Gibboney

Blair County SS.
  On the seventeenth day of February Anno Domini 1872 before me a 
Justice of the Peace in and for said County came the named David Koon 
and his wife Margaret and acknowledged the above Indenture to be their 
act and deed and desired that the same might be recorded as such.  She 
the said Margaret being of full age and by me examined separate and 
apart from her said husband and the contents of the said Indenture 
being first made fully known to her declared that she did of her own 
free will and accord, sign and seal, and as her act and deed, deliver 
the same without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband.
  Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
                              Jno. M. Gibboney

Recorded Jany 11, 1873
            By D. M. Jones Recorder for Blair Co.

Additional Comments:
Other names mentioned: David R. Christian, Emanuel Clapper, Philip 
Christian, David Albaugh

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