Deed: John Parsons to Joseph Kirkbride, 1702: Bucks County

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          Bucks Co., PA, Deed Book C-1, pp. 93-4.

	       Deed: John Parsons to Joseph Kirkbride, 1702

	To all People before whom these Presents shall come John Parsons of
Philadelphia in the County of Philadelphia and Province of
Pennsylvania Carpenter Sends Greeting Whereas there is a certain
tract of land lying and being in the County of Bucks and Province of
Pennsylvania aforesaid near the Falls of Delaware River Beginning at
a corner post dividing it from the land laid out to John Lust thence
by the same South twenty five degrees West three hundred and twelve
perches to a red oak thence West fifteen degrees South ninety perches
to a post thence West two degrees South five hundred and thirty four
perches to a post and heap of stones thence North sixty perches by
vacant land to a post and a heap of stones thence by the land laid
out to William Beakes East five hundred and fifty eight perches to a
white oak thence East North Eat fifty five and a half perches to a
black oak thence Northeast fifty three perches to a post standing by
Delaware River aforesaid then down the several courses of the River
to the first mentioned post being formerly laid out for two hundred
and fifty acres but since upon a resurvey found to contain two
hundred and ninety one acres and one hundred and twenty eight perches
which said was confirmed to the said John Parsons in fee by Patent
under the hand and broad seal of William Penn Proprietary of the
aforesaid Province bearing date the Sixteenth of September one
thousand seven hundred and one Now Know Ye that the said John Parsons
for and in consideration of the sum of Forty pounds current silver
money of the aforesaid to him in hand paid by Joseph Kirkbride of the
aforesaid Province and County of Bucks aforesaid Yeoman the receipt
whereof the said John Parsons doth hereby acknowledge and thereof
doth acquit and discharge the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs
executors administrators and assigns forever by these presents hath
given granted aliened bargained sold enfeoffed and by these presents
confirmed unto the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and assigns
forever the above mentioned two hundred ninety one acres and one
hundred and twenty eight perches of land lying being limited and
bounded as above expressed and mentioned together with all mines
minerals quarries woods under woods timber and trees ways waters
water courses liberties profits and commodities and appurtenances
whatsoever to the said land or any part thereof appertaining with the
reversions remainders rents issues and profits as also three fifth
parts of all royal mines form all deductions and reprigalls for
digging and refining the same only excepted and hereby referred as
also free liberty to and for the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and
assigns to hawk hunt fish and fowl in and upon the premises hereby
granted or any part thereof as also the aforesaid Letters Patent and
all other deeds writings or evidences which do only concern the same
To have and to hold the said two hundred and ninety one acres and a
hundred and twenty eight perches of land and premises with the
appurtenances and every part and parcell of the same to him the said
Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of
him the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and assigns forever Under the
yearly rents from henceforth to become due to the Proprietary his
heirs and assigns forever And the said John Parsons his heirs and
assigns that they the aforesaid land and premises with the
appurtenances to him the said Joseph Kirkbride his heirs and assigns
against him the said John Parsons his heirs executors and
administrators and all other persons claiming under them or any of
them shall and will by these presents warrant and defend forever.

	In Witness whereof the said John Parsons hath hereunto set his hand
and seal the first day of the tenth Month Anno Domini one thousand
seven hundred an done.	Jno Parsons (seal)

	Sealed and Delivered in the presence of 
John Falked 
Nocho Fanlamb
Saml Powell

	The within named John Parsons hath made Richard Hough his attorney
to deliver the within Deed in open Court according to law.  In
Witness whereof he hath thereunto set his hand and seal the first day
of the tenth Month Anno Domini 1701.	

Jno Psons (seal)

	Bucks ss
	The Ninth day of the Seventh Month 1702 the within conveyance was
delivered in open Court according to law Certified under my hand and
County seal  Jer. Janghorne Cl. Com:

	Recorded the 5th day of the 10th Mo. 1702