Deed:	Jos Kirkbride to Peter Webster, 1696: Bucks County

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Robert Derber.
 bob@derber.com

USGENWEB NOTICE:  In keeping with our policy of providing free
information on the Internet, data may be freely used by
non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all
copied material.  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in 
any format for profit or presentation by other organizations.


            Bucks Co., PA, Deed Book B-1, p. 164.

          Deed:	Jos Kirkbride to Peter Webster, 1696

	Know all men by these presents that Joseph Kirkbride of the county
of Bucks and province of Pennsylvania yeoman and for the
consideration of the sum of thirteen pounds ten shillings current
silver money of the aforesaid province in hand paid by Peter Webster
of the aforesaid county of Bucks husbandman the receipt whereof the
said Joseph Kirkbride doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquit
and discharge the said Peter Webster his heirs executors and
administrators forever he the said Joseph Kirkbride hath given
granted aliened bargained sold enfeoffed and confirmed and by these
presents doth fully freely clearly and absolutely give grant alien
bargain sell enfeoff and confirm unto the said Peter Webster his
heirs and assigns a certain piece or parcel of land lying and being
in the aforesaid county of Bucks beginning at a corner by the widow
Lucas land thence by the same twenty eight perches and one eight of a
perch to a corner thence by the land of Samuel Dark south twenty eight
perches and one ninth of a perch to a corner thence by the land of sd
Joseph Kirkbride west about eighty five rods to a stake standing by
the easterly side of the meadow thence from the said stake to the
easterly end of a ditch that lies across the sd meadow thence by the
said ditch to the westerly side of the said meadow thence to an oak
about fiveteen and a half rods from the said ditch and about nine
rods from the westerly side of the said meadow in the west line first
mentioned on this side of the said tract of land thence west to the
first mentioned corner being the place of beginning Containing and
laid out for about fifty one acres and a half be it more or less
Being part of a tract of land granted and confirmed to Edward Smith
and his heirs by patent from William Markham and John Goodson bearing
date the sixth day of the second month anno Domi 1689 and by the said
Smith Granted to Joseph Kirkbride and confirmed to him and his heirs
by a deed dated the tenth day of the third month 1689 and all the
estate right title intrest use posession propertie claim and demand
whatsoever of him the said Joseph Kirkbride of in and to the same
with the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders unto
issues and profits To have and to hold the said fifty one acres and a
half be it more or less of land and premises with the appurtenances
and every part and parcel of the same to him the said Peter Webster
his heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of him the said
Peter Webster his heirs and assigns forever Under the yearly rents
due or to become due to the chief land or lords of the soil of the
said land and premises And the said Joseph Kirkbride doth covenant
promise and grant for himself and his heirs that they the said fifty
acres with the overplus be it more or lass of land and premises to
him the said Peter Webster and his heirs against him the said Joseph
Kirkbride and his heirs and against all other persons claiming or to
claim by from or under him them or any of them or by his their or any
of their means privitie procurement or consent shall and will warrant
and by these presents forever defend And that the said Joseph
Kirkbride and his heirs shall and will at any time within the space
of seven years now next ensuing the date of these presents at the
request and charges of the said Peter Webster his heirs and assigns
make do and execute or cause to procure to be made done and executed
all such further and other acts things conveyances and assurances in
the law whatsoever for the further assuring and conveying of the said
fifty acres and overplus be it more or less of land and premises to
the said Peter Webster his heirs and assigns as by his their or any
of their counsel learned in the law shall be lawfully and reasonably
devised advised or requried so as the persons thus requested be not
compelled or compellable for the doing thereof to travel above ten
english miles from their respective habitations at the time of such
request made and that the same contain no other or further warrantie
or covenant but against him the sd Joseph Kirkbride and against his
respective heirs In witness whereof the sd Joseph Kirkbride hath
hereunto put his hand and seal the eight day of the tenth month one
thousand six hundred ninety six 1696
						Joseph Kirkbride (seal)

	Sealed and delivered in the presence of us Samuel Dark James f Moone
his mark

	Bucks ss
	(County seal)  The 5th day of the 8th month 1697 the above
conveyance was by the above named Joseph Kirkbride delivered in open
court unto the within named Peter Webster Certified under my hand &
county seal		Phineas Pemberton Co Com

	Recorded the 11th 10th mo 1697