Deed: Saml Burges to Jos Burges, 1707: Bucks County

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            BUCKS CO., PA, DEED BOOK C-1, PP. 387-90.

	             Deed: Saml Burges to Jos Burges, 1707

	To all People to whom these presents shall come Samuel Burges Junior
of Bristol in ye County of Bucks in ye Province of Pennsylvania
Carpenter Sendeth Greeting Whereas there is two lots or pieces of
ground Situate and being in Bristol aforesaid Containing in breadth
twenty six foot and in length from Ratclife Street to Delaware River
bounded Westward with ye said Samuel Burges's ground and Eastward
with Samuel Burges's ground The other lot lies on ye Northerly side
of ye said Ratclife Street opposite to ye aforementioned lot
continuing in breadth twenty three foot an din length form ye said
street to Joseph Kirkbride's lot holding ye said breadth throughout
and bounded Eastward and Westward as the other Which said lots was
granted to ye said Samuel Burges and to his heirs and assigns forever
by a certain Deed Poll duly executed under ye hand and seal of Anthony
Burton bearing date ye fourteenth day of March Anno Domini 1704/5 and
acknowledged in open Court in ye said County ye 15th day of ye same
Month 1704/5 as by ye said Deed may more at large appear Now Know Ye
that ye said Samuel Burges for and in consideration of ye sum of ten
pounds of current silver money of Pennsylvania aforesaid to him in
hand paid by Joseph Burges of the same County Yeoman ye receipt
whereof ye said Samuel Burges doth hereby acknowledge and thereof
doth acquit exonerate and discharge ye said Joseph Burges his heirs
and assigns by these presents hath granted bargained sold aliened
enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth fully clearly and
absolutely grant bargain sell alien enfeoff and confirm unto ye said
Joseph Burges ye said two lots or parcels of land Situate bounded and
being as is herein above set down and described Together with all ye
ways waters lights easements rights liberties privileges improvements
advantages hereditaments and appurtenances to ye same belonging or in
any wise appertaining and al lye estate right title interest use
possession property claim and demand whatsoever of him ye said Samuel
Burges of in or to ye same and ye reversions remainders rents issues
and profits thereof To Have and to hold ye said two lots of ground
and all other ye hereby granted premises and every part and parcel of
the same with their appurtenances unto ye said Joseph Burges and his
heirs to ye only proper use and behoof of him ye said Joseph Burges
his heirs and assigns forever Under ye yearly quit rents hereafter
accruing for ye same to ye chief Lord of ye fee thereof And ye said
Samuel Burges for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth
covenant grant promise and agree to and with ye said Joseph Burges his
heirs and assigns by these presents that he ye said Samuel Burges his
heirs executors and administrators ye said two lots of ground and all
other ye premises hereby granted mentioned or intended to be granted
with their and every of their appurtenances unto ye said Joseph
Burges his heirs and assigns against him ye said Samuel Burges and
his heirs and against all other persons whatsoever lawfully claiming
or to claim by from or under him them or any of them shall and will
warrant and forever defend by these presents And ye said Samuel
Burges for himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns
doth further covenant grant and agree to and with ye said Joseph
Burges his heirs executors and administrators that he ye said Joseph
Burges or his or their under tenants shall have free liberty to and
for ye drawing of water at a certain well now in ye possession of ye
said Samuel with free egress and regress to and for carrying away ye
same In Witness whereof ye said Samuel Burges hath hereunto set his
hand and seal dated ye tenth day of December in ye year of her
majesties reign over England etc ye Sixth anno Domini 1707.  

Samuel
Burges Junr (seal)
	
	Sealed and Delivered in ye presence of us.

	Be it remembered that the Tenth day of December Anno Domini 1707
before me Thomas Stevenson one of ye Justices of ye Peace of ye
County of Bucks came ye within named Samuel Burges Junr in his proper
person and then and there brought this writing or conveyance which he
acknowledged to by his deed and desired that ye same may be enrolled
or recorded as his deed according to an act of Assembly of this
Province lately made and provided In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal ye day and year first above written   

Tho
Stevenson (seal)

	Be it remembered that I Jeremiah Langhorne Recorder of Deeds for ye
County of Bucks was present when ye above named Samuel Burges did
before ye said Justice acknowledged ye said writing to be his Deed
Whereupon ye said Justice having certified ye said acknowledgment
made ye day and year and in manner aforesaid did deliver ye said
writing to me to be entered of record and ye same is recorded ye
twenty sixth day of February Anno Domini 1707.  In Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal of my office  

Jer Langhorne 

Deputy
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