Deed: Thos Atkinson to Joseph Kirkbride, 1687: Bucks County

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             JOSEPH & PHEBE BLACKSHAW KIRKBRIDE
          Bucks Co., PA, Deed Book A-1, pp. 132-3.

        Deed: Thos Atkinson to Joseph Kirkbride, 1687

	This Indenture Made the twelfth day of the Eighth month 1687 and
third year of the Reign of James the second over England &c King
Between Thomas Atkinson of the County of Bucks and Province of
Pennsylvania Yeoman of the one part and Joseph Kirkbride of the
County and Province aforesaid Carpenter on the other part Witnesseth
that for and in consideration of the sum of thirty five ponds current
money of Pennsylvania to him the said Thomas Adkinson in hand paid by
the said Joseph Kirkbride the receipt whereof the said Thomas
Adkinson doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquit exonerate
and discharge the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs executors
administrators and assigns forever by these presents he the said
Thomas Adkinson hath given granted aliened bargained sold enfeoffed
and confirmed and by these presents doth absolutely give grant alien
bargain sell enfeoff and confirm unto the said Joseph Kirkbride his
heirs and assigns a certain piece or parcel of land Situate lying and
being in the County of Bucks aforesaid Beginning at a corner marked
post standing by Jobe Howells thence North West by the same and by
Arthur Cooks land three hundred twenty eight perches thence North
East by a line of trees five hundred and twenty perches thence South
and by West by a line of trees six hundred and ten perches to the
place of Beginning containing and laid out for five hundred acres of
land granted by a warrant from the Proprietary and governor of the
aforesaid Province bearing date the twenty first day of the Sixth
Month 1684 and laid out by the Surveyor Generals Order the twentieth
day of the Eighth month next following unto the said Thomas Adkinson
and now in posession of the said Thomas Atkinson by virtue of a
patent of Confirmation bearing date the Nineteenth day of the Fourth
month 1687 granted to the said Thomas Adkinson his heirs and assigns
by William Markham and John Goodson the Proprietarys Commissioners
for granting Lots and lands and all the estate right title interest
property claim and demand of him the said Thomas Adkinson of in and
to the five hundred acres of land with their appurtenances together
with their said Letters Patents To Have and to hold the said five
hundred acres of land with the appurtenances and every part and
parcel of the same and the aforesaid Letters Patents to him the said
Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and assigns forever to the only use and
behoof of the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and assigns forever
Yielding and paying to the Chief Lord of the soil of the said land
and premises the yearly rents due or to become due and to become due
at and upon such days and places as shall be for that end and purpose
appointed And the said Thomas Adkinson doth covenant and grant for
himself and his heirs that they the said lands and premises unto him
the said Joseph Kirkbride and his heirs against the said Thomas
Atkinson and his heirs shall and will warrant and defend by these
presents for ever.  And this Indenture further witnesseth that the
said Thomas Adkinson hath by these presents for himself and his heirs
made constituted and ordained and by the tenor hereof doth make
constitute and ordaine Robert Done of the said county and Province
Planter to be his lawful Attorney for him and in his stead to appear
in open Court in the aforesaid County of Bucks and there in presence
of the said Court to acknowledge and deliver this present Indenture
to the said Joseph Kirkbride or his attorney according to law.

	In witness whereof the parties first above mentioned to these
presents have to these present Indentures their hands and seals
interchangeably set and put the day and year first above
written.			Thomas his T mark Atkinson

	Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us 

John Rowland 
John Webster
Jean Adkinson

	Recorded the 15th of 10 month 1687
Bucks Co., PA, Deed Book A-1, pp. 146-7.