DEED: Christian & Hannah KOON to Peter MORRETTS, 1849, 1855, Frankstown Township, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Jan Kuhn kuhn_j@firn.edu January 16, 2009, 3:01 pm Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ Frankstown Township Written: April 7, 1849 Recorded: December 7, 1855 Blair County Deed Book Vol F page 394 Christian Koon to Peter Morretts This Indenture made the seventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine between Christian Koon of Frankstown Township Blair County and state of Pennsylvania and Hannah his wife of the one part and Peter Morretts 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 thirty five dollars to them in hand paid by the said Peter Morretts, at and before the unsealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof, they do hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said peter Morretts his heirs Executors and Administrators have granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien release and confirm unto the said Peter Morretts and to his heirs and assigns all that certain messuage or tenement and lot of ground situated in Frankstown Township aforesaid bounded as follows viz - Beginning at a white oak on the corner of Christian Kepharts land thence by other lands of said Christian Koon north sixty six and a fourth degrees East thirty seven and one half perches to a Black Oak, thence north eighty four degrees East twenty eight perches to a pine on the land of John Gibson Thence by said John Gibsons land South forty one and a half degrees West eleven and three forth (sic) perches to the center of a road thence South fifty one degrees West eleven perches eleven perches (sic) to a pine Thence South seventy four degrees West twenty and a half perches to a post thence South seventy nine degrees West twenty five and a half perches to a post at a corner of the lands of Solomon Cassner thence by the lands of the above mentioned Christian Kephart North sixty eight degrees West twenty and a half perches to a white oak corner at the place of beginning, containing six acres and seventy nine and a half perches nett (sic) measures. It being part of the same premises which Alexander Fullerton and Sarah his wife and Erskine Hazard and Mary his wife by their attorney in fact John G. Miles by Indenture bearing date the Eighth day of October AD 1848 for the consideration therein mentioned did grant and confirm unto the said Christian Koon (party hereto) relation thereunto being had will more fully and at large appear. Together with all and singular other the houses, outhouses, buildings barns stables ways woods water water courses rights liberties privileges hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever 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 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 six acres and seventy nine and a half perches of land hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Peter Morretts his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof the said Peter Morretts 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 Peter Morretts his heirs and assigns by these presents that they the said Christian Koon and Hannah his wife and their heirs the 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 Peter Morretts his heirs and assigns against him the said Christian Koon and his heirs and assigns all and every other person and persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any 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 seals. Dated the day and year first above written. Christian Koon (seal) Hannah Koon (seal) Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of G. W. Horton Jas McKeehan Received the day and date of the above written Indenture the above named Peter Morretts, thirty five dollars in full consideration above mentioned. Christian Koon G. W. Horton Jas McKeehan Blair County SS Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county personally appeared the above named Christian Koon and Hannah his wife who in due form of law acknowledged the above within Indenture to be their act and deed and devised 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, declared that she did of her own free will and accord seal and as her act and deed deliver the said Indenture without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband. In testimony whereof I have hereby set my hand and seal this seventh day of April AD one thousand eight hundred and forty nine. G. W. Horton Recorded 7th Dec. 1855 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/