Deed: John Webster to Samuel Burgess, 1696: Bucks County

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            BUCKS CO., PA, DEED BOOK B-1, PP. 101-2.

             	Deed: John Webster to Samuel Burgess, 1696

	To all people before whom these presents shall come whereas there is
a certain tract of land situate lying and being in the county of 
Bucks and Province of Pennsylvania Beginning at a corner post of
William Duncans land thence west by the same four hundred and sixty
perches thence north fifty two perches thence east by Gilbert
Wheelers land three hundred & sixty perches thence north sixty three
degrees easterly one hundred perches thence south ninety-two perches
to the place of beginning Containing one hundred & fifty five acres
of land and was granted by a warrant from Hie Commissioners of
William Penn proprietarie and Governor bearing date the 11th day of
February 1692/3 and laid out by the Surveyor Generals order the
thirteenth day of the said month and year unto John Webster of the
aforesaid county and province husbandman and confirmed by patent from
the Commissioners aforesaid dated the twenty-fourth day of March in
the aforesaid year 1692/3 unto th aforesaid John Webster Now Know Yee
that for and in consideration of the sum of thirty pounds current
silver money of the aforesaid province in hand paid and secured to be
paid and other valuable causes and considerations to him to be done
and performed by Samuel Burgess  junior of the aforesaid county and
province laborer he the said John Webster hath given granted aliened
bargained sole enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth
fully freely and absolutely give grant alien bargain sell enfeoff and
confirm unto him the said Samuel Burgess his heirs and assigns all the
before mentioned tract of land except the houseing half of the clear
land - some what more than half the orchard and the land on that side
of the clear land that lyeth between the aforesaid Duncans land and
the Kings road that leads from the Falls to Southampton and pasturage
and feeding for his cattle and liberty of getting for his own use to
be used upon the premises free wood fence wood and building timber in
any part of the said lands with free egress and iegress in to and out
of any part of the said lands except such part as the said Samuel
Burgess shall find cleare and improve and hereby to him granted and
all the estate right title interest use posession propertie claim and
demand whatsoever of him the said John Webster of in and to use said
land be it more or less except as before excepted with the reversions
and reversions rents issues and profits thereof To have and to hold
the before mentioned tract of land and premises with the
appurtenances be it more or less except as before excepted to him the
said Samuel Burgess his heirs and assigns forever Under the yearly
quit rents due and to become due to the said proprietarie and his
heirs and successors And these presents further witnesseth that the
said John Webster for the causes and considerations before expressed
by these presents doth give grant alien bargain sell enfeoff and
confirm unto the said Samuel Burgess his heirs and assigns all that
land with those privileges and advantages before excepted viz: the
housing half the clear lands the orcharding and the land that lyeth
between Duncans lands and the roads and the pasturage and fencing and
the fire wood fence wood and timber as aforesaid to be held and
enjoyed with the premises and appurtenances and at the rents profits
improvements and advantages made or thereon to be made to the only
use and behoof of the said John Webster during his natural life and
after the decease of the said John Webster and from thenceforth all
the estate right title interest use posession property claim and
demand whatsoever of the said John Webster his heirs executors
administrators or assigns of in and to the said one hundred fifty
five acres of land be it more or less with the premises and
appurtenances and every part and parcel of the same together with the
aforesaid patent and all other ___ings concerning the same from and
after the decease of the said John Webster to him the said Samuel
Burgess his heirs and assigns forever under the yearly rent then due
or from thenceforth to become due to the said proprietarie his heirs
and successors In witness whereof the said John Webster hath hereunto
put his hand and seal the ninth day of the tenth month one thousand
six hundred ninety six 1696.

	Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Samuel Darke Daniel
Gardner William Darke

	Bucks ss
	(County seal)  The 9th day of the 10th month 1696 the above
conveyance was acknowledged and delivered by John Webster grantor to
the above named Samuel Burgess grantee Certified under my hand & the
county seal  Phineas Pemberton Cl Com

	Recorded the 12th 1/mo 1696

NOTES

	The Court minutes reflect the acknowledgment, Colonial Society,
BUCKS CO. COURTS, minutes for the session of the "9th day of the 10th
month, 1696," p. 305:

	-- a deed of one hundred fifty five acres of land in fee dated the
ninth day of the 10th month 1696 acknowledged & delivered by John
webster grantor to samuel Burges Junr grantee