Cambria County PA Archives Deed.....MCCOY, John - SHARP, George December 21, 1848 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lois Jones (oxalisgrower@hotmail.com) August 16, 2010 Allegheny Township Written: December 21, 1848 Recorded: December 21, 1848 Cambria County, PA Deed Book 8 page 713-714 John McCoy, et ux. to George Sharp This Indenture made the twenty first day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, between John McCoy and Elizabeth his wife of Allegheny Township Cambria County, state of Pennsylvania, parties of the first part and George Sharp, of the same place, party of the second part, Witnesseth That the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred and twenty five dollars, lawful money of the United States, to them will and truly paid, by the said party of the second part, or secured to be paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party of the second part, therefrom discharged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, unfeoffed, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents, do grant, bargain, sell, alien infeoff, release, convey and confirm, unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns, all that farm, tract or piece of land, lying, and being situate in the said Township of Allegheny, County and State aforesaid, bounded, and described as follows, to wit Beginning at a post or stone corner, on road leading from Loretto to Munster, thence north fifty seven degrees west, seventy four and an half perches, with land of August Durbin, to post in lane, thence north twenty one and an half degrees east, one hundred and seven perches, with land of Henry Hillibrand and George Sharp aforesaid, to post corner on line of John Koons Jr. thence east, sixty perches with said Koons land, and the Brownson survey, to post on said road from Loretto to Munster, thence along said road, south thirteen and an half degrees west, one hundred and forty five perches to the place of beginning, containing Fifty acres, with the usual allowance of six per cent for roads & be the same more or less being the same or part of the same land, which Daniel Stanard Esq. of the Borough of Indiana, conveyed in fee to Michael & Augustin Durbin, who held as tenants in common, and by amicable partition between said Michael and Augustin the above described farm, or, piece of land was allotted to Michael Durbin and Michael Durbin & Mary his wife, August Durbin & Catharina his wife, by Deed dated September the 23 A.D. 1848, confirmed and conveyed the above described tract, with the appurtenances to John McCoy party hereto, Together with all and singular, the buildings and improvements, woods, ways, waters, water courses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances, thereunto belonging, or, in any wise appertaining, and, the reversions, and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof, and also all the right, title, interest, claim, property and demands, of them the said John McCoy and Elizabeth his wife, in law, equity, or otherwise ....to, or, out of the same. To have and to hold, the said tract, or piece of land, of fifty acres, hereditaments and premises hereby granted, or mentioned or intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof, of him the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever and the said parties of the first part, their heirs executors and administrators, and assigns, do by these presents, convenant, grant, and agree to, and with the said party of the second part, his heirs, and assignes, that they, the said parties of the first part, their heirs executors and administrators, all, and singular, the hereditaments, and premises, hereinbefore described, and granted, or mentioned, and intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, against them, the said parties of the first part, and their heirs, and against all, and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfullly, claiming, or, to claim the same, or any part thereof, shall, and will warrant, and forever defend. In Witness whereof, the said parties of the first part, have, to these presents, set their hand and seals, the day and year, first above written. Sealed & delivered in presence of us /s/ E. J. Waters /s/ John McCoy SEAL /s/ Elizabeth (her X mark) McCoy SEAL Received on the day of the date of the foregoing Indenture, of, and from the said George Sharp, party of the second part, the sum of six hundred and twenty five dollars, the consideration money therein mentioned, in full. /s/ John McCoy Cambria County On the day of the date hereof before me the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally came John McCoy and Elizabeth his wife and acknowledge the foregoing Indenture to be their act and deed and desired that the same might be recorded as such. She the said Elizabeth being of full age and separate and apart from her said husband by me examined the contents of the said Indenture being first fully made known to her declared that she signed the same of her own free will and accord and as her act and deed seal and deliver the same without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband. Witness my hand & seal the 21st day of December, A.D. 1848 /s/ E. J. Waters SEAL Recorded the 21st day of December, A.D. 1848 /s/ Wm. Kittell, Recorder