Chester County PA Archives Deed.....Mervine, John - High, Jr And Wife Barbara, Jacob  April 17, 1814
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32 acres 60 perches in E Nantmill
Written: April 17, 1814
Recorded: May 9, 1815

This indenture made the 17th day of April 1814 between Jacob HIGH of the 
township of E Nantmill, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, 
miller, and Barbara his wife and John MERVINE of the tounship, county and 
state aforesaid, yeoman, of the other part, WITNESSETH that the said Jacob 
HIGH and Barbara his wife for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand 
two hundred and ninety five dollars current money of the United States of 
America to them in hand paid by the said John MERVINE at and before the 
ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge 
and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said John MERVINE his heirs 
executors and administrators by these presents have granted bargained sold 
aliened eufeoffed released and confirmed and by these presents do grant 
bargain sell alien eufeoff release and by these presents the said John MERVINE 
and to his heirs and assigns all that plantation and tract or piece or parcel 
of land situate lying and being in the township of E Nantmill in the county of 
Chester, State of Pennsylvania bounded and described as lollows:
BEGINNNING at a Lynn Tree and a run in a line of land of John PAINTER being a 
corner between the hereby granted premises and land of John COPLAND and 
running thence by the same north 87 degrees east 96 perches and 2/10 to a 
stone in a line of land of David HIGH and thence by the same and land of 
William BEAVENS south 5 degrees east 56 perches to a stone in a line of Lands 
of Warwick Company and thence by the same south 76 degrees and 15 minutes west 
70 2/10 perches to a stone a corner between there herby granted premises and 
land of the aforesaid John PAINTER and by the same north 27 degrees west 74 
4/10 perches to the place of beginning CONTAINING 32 acres and 60 perches of 
land, be the same more or less, it being part of a certain plantation and 
tract of land of 130 acres situate in the township of East Nantmill aforesaid 
which by a Orphan's Court held and kept at West Chester in and for the county 
of Chester on the 4th day of November in the year 1813 adjudged to the said 
Jacob HIGH with the appurtenances and to his heirs and assigns forever as in 
and by the Records and proceedings of the said Court relation thereunto being 
had may more fully and at large appear, together with all and singular the 
houses outhouses buildings barns stables ways woods waters water courses 
rights liberties privileges hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever 
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and 
remainders rents issues and profits thereof and also all the estate rights 
title interest property claims and demand whatsoever of them the said Jacob 
HIGH and Barbara his wife in law or equity or otherwise  heirs of in to or out 
of the same to have and to hold the said messuage plantation and tract of 32 
acres and 60 perches of land hereditaments and premises hereby granted or 
mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said John 
MERVINE his heirs and assigns forever.  AND the said Jacob High for himself 
his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise grant and agree 
to and with the said John MERVIN his heirs and assigns by these presents that 
he the said Jacob HIGH and his heirs the said above mentioned and described 
plantation and tract piece or parcel of land hereditaments and premises hereby 
granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said 
John MERVINE his heirs and assigns against him the said Jacob HIGH and Barbara 
his wife and their heirs and against all and every other person and persons 
whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim by from or until him them or any or 
either of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents.
IN WITNESS whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto 
interchangeably set their hands and seal dated the day and year first above 
written:
Jacob HIGH (SEAL)
Barbara HIGH (SEAL)
Sealed and delivered in the presence of us John SOUDERS and Michael LYNCH.
Received the day of the date of the above written indenture of and from the 
above named John MERVINE the full consideration money above mentioned, I say 
received by me....Jacob HIGH.
John SOUDERS Mich'l LYNCH ......Chester County, JPs
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said 
county came the above named Jacob HIGH and Barbara his wife and acknowledged 
the above written indenture to be their act and deed and desired that the same 
may be recorded as such according to law, the said Barbara being of full age, 
by me and separate and apart from her husband, examined and the contents 
therof to her made known, she did acknowledge that the same was her own 
voluntary act without any coersion or compulsion from her said husband.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this seventh day of 
April 1814.
Michael LYNCH (SEAL)
recorded May 9 1815 Book L-3-291



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