DEED: James L. MORROW Estate to Christian KOON, 1860, 1873, Frankstown Township, Blair County, PA

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Frankstown Township
Written: May 9, 1860
Recorded: April 1, 1873
Deed Book 29 page 326  9 May 1860 Blair Co, PA

J. L. Morrow to Christian Koon

This indenture made the 9th day of May in the year of our Lord one 
Thousand eight hundred sixty between B. M. Morrow Executor of the last 
will and testament of James L. Morrow late of Frankstown township in 
the County of Blair and state of Pennsylvania of the first part and 
Christian Koon of the same place of the second part.
  Whereas the said James L. Morrow by force and virtue of divers good 
conveyances and assurances in the law duly had and executed became in 
his lifetime lawfully seized in his demesne as of fee of and in a 
certain messuage of land situated in the township, county, and state 
aforesaid described as follows, viz Two lots of ground adjoining each 
other in the town of Frankstown, on the southside of Front Street each 
of them being fifty feet and running back at right angles one hundred 
and seventy five feet on one of which is erected a two story frame 
house, said lots being numbered six and seven in the plan of said town, 
with the appurtenances, and being so thereof seized, did on the 23rd 
day of January A. D. 1837, enter into a written contract, with a 
certain Elizah Boring for the sale of two lots of ground herein before 
described, for the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars and whereas the 
said Boring afterwards to wit on the 14th day of February A. D. 1859 
sold said lots of ground unto the said Christian Koon in exchange for 
other property.  and whereas the said B. M. Morrow, Executor as 
aforesaid did on the 3rd day of May A. D. 1860 present his petition to 
the Orphans Court of said county setting forth the facts herein before 
recited and that the said James L. Morrow and the said Elizah Boring 
have both since died the said Elizah Boring having taken possession of 
the said lots of ground purchased from said James L. Morrow as 
aforesaid and having delivered possession to said Christian Koon in 
pursuance of said exchange that said Koon, since he took possession as 
aforesaid has paid to said Morrow, or his said executor all of the 
purchase money but about sixty five dollars, that said contract has 
been so far executed, that it would be against equity to rescind the 
same and prayed the court to decree specific performance of said 
contract according to the true intent and meaning, thereof, so that a 
conveyance may be made by said petitions the said B. M. Morrow, 
Executor as aforesaid, on the payment to him by the said Christian Koon 
of the balance of the purchase money.
  Thereupon the said court, on the 3rd day of May A. D. 1860,  having 
considered the prayer of the said petitioner and the evidence of the 
contract aforesaid, ordered and decreed that the said B. M. Morrow, 
Executor aforesaid should make and execute a deed to the said Christian 
Koon his heirs and assigns of the hereinafter, described lots of 
ground, agreeable to the terms of the contract, as by the records of 
the said court, relation being thereunto had, more fully and at large 
appears.
  Now this indenture wittnesseth that B. M. Morrow, for and 
inconsideration of the sum of sixty five dollars (being the balance of 
the purchase money) unto him in hand well and truly paid by the said 
Christian Koon at and before sealing and delivery thereof, the receipt 
whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained and sold, 
aliened, released and confirmed, and by these presents, by virtue and 
in pursuance of the said decrees, doth grant, bargain, and sell, alien, 
release and confirm unto the said Christian Koon, and to his heirs and 
assigns, all that the aforesaid piece of land, being two lots of ground 
situated in the town of Frankstown, in the township of Frankstown, 
county and state aforesaid fronting fifty feet each on the southside of 
Front Street and running back at right angles one hundred and seventy 
five feet and numbered six and seven (6 & 7) in the plan of said town 
on which is erected a two story frame dwelling house.  It being the 
same which was conveyed by William McNamara, Mary R. Lytle, Eliza D. 
McNamara and Joseph Patten to James L. Morrow by deed recorded in the 
office for the Recording of Deeds in and for Blair County in Book E 
page 334 on 20th day of April Anno Domini 1853. Together with all and 
singular the rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and 
appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining 
and the reversions and remainder, rents, issues, and profits thereof, 
and also all the estate, rights, title, interest, property, claim and 
demand whatsoever of the said James L. Morrow at and immediately before 
the time of his decease in law or equity otherwise howsoever of, in, 
to, or out of the same.  
  To have and to hold, the said granted premises to the said Christian 
Koon his heirs and assigns forever.  And the said B. M. Morrow for 
himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant with 
the said Christian Koon his heirs and assigns as aforesaid, that the 
said James L. Morrow died seized of the granted premises, that they are 
free from all encumbrance done or referred by him, and that he will 
warrant and defend the same to the said Christian Koon and his heirs 
and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons 
claiming from, or under the said James L. Morrow or him the said B. M. 
Morrow. In Witness thereof the said B. M. Morrow the said party of the 
first part hath hereunto set his hand and seal.  Dated the year, first 
herein before written.  B. M. Morrow (seal)
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
                              A. P. Kephart
                              J. E. Toole
Received on the day of the date of the foregoing Indenture of Christian 
Koon Sixty Five (65) dollars in full of the consideration money therein 
mentioned.
                              B. M. Morrow
Witness
 J. E. Toole

Blair County SS
  On the tenth day of May Anno Domini 1860 before me the subscriber a 
Justice of the peace in and for said County personally appeared B. M. 
Morrow and in due form of law acknowledged the foregoing Indenture to 
be his act and deed as executor of James L. Morrow Decd. And desired 
the same might be recorded as such.
     Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
                              J. E. Toole JP (seal)
Recorded April 1st 1873
By D. M. Jones Recorder

Additional Comments:
James L. Morrow

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