DEED: Christian & Hannah KOON to Jacob GEESEY, 1849, Frankstown Township, Blair County, PA

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Frankstown Township
Written: March 1, 1849
Recorded: May 15, 1849
Blair County Deed Book B page 176

Christian Koon to Jacob Geesey

  This Indenture made the twenty first day of March in the year of our 
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine between Christian Koon 
of the Township of Frankstown in the County of Blair and state of 
Pennsylvania and Hannah his wife of the one part and Jacob Geesey, of 
the same place of the other part.  Witnesseth that the said Christian 
Koon and Hannah his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Two 
hundred and seventy dollars lawful money of the United States of 
America unto them at or before the sealing and delivery hereof by the 
said Jacob Geesey well and truly paid 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 and confirm unto the said Jacob Geesey and to 
his heirs and assigns all that certain tract piece or parcel of land 
lying and being situated in Frankstown Township in the County of Blair 
and state aforesaid adjoining the lands of the said Christian Koon 
bound as follows viz Beginning at a post at a corner of the lands of 
George Elliot and Adam Venalman's heirs, thence with line of said 
George Elliots land south ten degrees east thirty eight perches to a 
chesnut [sic] oak, thence south 65 degrees east twenty two perches to a 
dogwood thence by other lands of the said Christian Koon south one 
degree east sixty perches to a white oak thence northeast five degrees 
west thirty two perches to a chestnut oak thence south nine degrees 
east forty two perches to a chesnut oak then north sixty seven degrees 
east thirty nine perches to the line of the land of the said Adam 
Venalman's heirs at an ironwood thence along with the line of the said 
land north eighty degrees east one hundred and sixty four perches to a 
post at the place of beginning containing twenty seven acres and 
allowances.  It being part of a larger tract of land which was 
purchased by the said Christian Koon by deed bearing date the eighth 
day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
forty eight from Alexander Fullerton and Sarah A his wife and Erskin 
Hazard and Mary his wife by their attorney in fact John G. Miles.  The 
right of the said Alexander Fullerton and Sarah A his wife and Erskin 
Hazard and Mary his wife to the said tract of land having become vested 
in them by warrant having been granted to William Russell bearing date 
the thirty first day of March AD one thousand seven hundred and ninety 
four who by deed dated the first day of March AD one thousand eight 
hundred and two conveyed the same to Alexander Fullerton of the city of 
Philadelphia, merchant, who on the fifteenth day of July AD one 
thousand eight hundred and two obtained a patent and enrolled in the 
office for recording of patents in Book No. 48 page 43 and the said 
Alexander Fullerton merchant as aforesaid being so thereof seized as 
aforesaid did on the second day of February AD 1818 make his last Will 
and Testament in writing wherein after sundry specified devices he 
bequeathed the remainder of this Real Estate including the said tract 
of land to the said Alexander Fullerton and Mary Fullerton now Mary 
Hazard and died without altering or revoking the same as in and by the 
said will remaining on record in the Register's office at the city of 
Philadelphia reference as thereunto being had will more fully and at 
large appear.
  Together with all and singular, other, the houses out houses, 
buildings, barnes, [sic] stables ways, woods, waters, water courses, 
rights, liberties privileges hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever 
thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the revisions [sic] 
and remainders rents issues and profits thereof and also all the estate 
right title interest property claim and demand whatsoever of them the 
said Christian Koon and Hannah his wife, in law, or equity or 
otherwise, howsoever of, in, to, or out of the same.  To have and to 
hold the said messuage or tenement and tract of twenty seven acres of 
land hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended 
so to be, with the appurtenances unto the said Jacob Geesey, his heirs 
and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Jacob Geesey 
his heirs and assigns forever.
  And the said Christian Koon and Hannah his wife for themselves their 
heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise grant and agree 
to and with the said Jacob Geesey his heirs and assigns by these 
presents that they the said Christian Koon and Hannah his wife and 
their heirs the said above mentioned and described messuage or tenement 
and tract or piece of land, hereditaments and premises hereby granted 
or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said 
Jacob Geesey his heirs and assigns against him the said Christian Koon 
and his heirs and against all and every other person and persons 
whomsoever lawfully claiming or to clame [sic] the same in any part or 
parcle [sic] thereof shall and will warrant and forever defend by these 
presents.  In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have 
hereunto set their hands and seales [sic] dated the day and year first 
above written.
                              Christian Koon (seal)
                              Hannah Koon (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Geo W Norton
Kurtz Coffman

Received the day of the date of the above Indenture, of and from the 
above named Jacob Geesey the sum of Two hundred and seventy dollars in 
full of the consideration money above mentioned.   Christian Koon
Witness
G. W. Norton
Kurtz Coffman

Blair County SS
  Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for 
the said county of Blair personally came the above named Christian Koon 
and Hannah his wife, who in due form of law acknowledged the above 
written indenture to be their act and deed and desired that the same 
might be recorded as such. The said Hannah being of full age and by me 
examined separate and apart from her said husband and the contents of 
the foregoing indenture being first fully made known to her did declare 
and say that she did voluntarily and 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.  In testimony whereof I 
have set my hand and seal the thirtieth day of March AD one thousand 
eight hundred and forty nine.
                              G. W. Norton (seal)
Recorded the 15th day of May AD 1849
                              L. W. Williams Recorder

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