Land: John DAVIS et al to Catharine KLINE 1860: Benton Twp, Columbia Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by P.A. Laubach-Eckrote. pale@epix.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Surname: Davis, Appleman, Kramer, Kremer, Rhone, Sigfried, Kline, Ogden, Moore --- 1860 DAVIS / KLINE Deed: Deed Book Volume 17, pp. 204-205 Wills & Deeds Office, Columbia County Court House, Bloomsburg, PA Copied by PALE 30 Sep 1999 NOTE: The right edge of page 204 is cut off, and page 205 is very faded and difficult to read ­ PALE Deed John Davis Et Al to Catharine Kline This indenture made the thirtieth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, between John R. DAVIS and Catharine his wife, Philip APPLEMAN and Mary his wife, Thomas DAVIS and Catharine his wife, William APPLEMAN and Eloner [soc] his wife, Alexander KRAMER and Sarah his wife, William RHONE and Elizabeth his wife, Thomas SIGFREID [sic] and Anna his wife, all of the first part, all of Fishing Creek and Benton Township, Columbia County and State of Pennsylvania of the first part, and Catharine KLINE of the township of Benton, County and State aforesaid, of the other part. Witnesseth that the said parties above mentioned of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar good and lawful money of the United States to them in hand well and truly paid by the said Catharine KLINE at and before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof the parties of the first part doth hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said Catharine KLINE, her heirs, executors, and administrators, have granted, bargained, sold, alliened, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said Catharine KLINE, her heirs, and assigns, that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land situated in Benton township aforesaid. Beginning at a stone thence by land of John R. DAVIS south sixty-two degrees and one half east eighty-eight perches and five-tenths to stones - - thence by land of Jacob ASH north twenty-eight degrees east forty-one perches to a post, then by land of Mary APPLEMAN north sixty-two degrees and one-half west eighty-eight perches and five-tenths to a post, thence by land of Moneas [?] DAVIS south twenty-eight degrees west forty-one perches the place of beginning: Containing twenty-two acres and one hundred and eight perches of land strict measure; it being part of a tract of land which was granted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Patient [sic] dated the 19th of August 1799 unto George RHONE and Mathias [no last name written - - probably "RHONE"] Junr. a certain tract of land situated on the east side of Fishing Creek formerly Fishing Creek township, Northumberland County, now Sugarloaf township, Columbia County, and now Benton township, Columbia County, of wich [sic] George RHONE became in his life time lawfully seized in his diniension [sic] as of fee of and in the said last described premises with the appurtenances, and being so thereof seized died intestate after whose death to wit: at an Orphans Court held at Danville in the County of Columbia the first Monday of November A.D. 1814 upon the petition of the said Mathias RHONE Senr. and Mathias RHONE Junr., administrators of all and singular the goods and chattels, right and credits which were of the said George RHONE deceased at the time of his death, who died intestate, praying the court to grant them an order to make sale of the said premises for the payment of the Debts of the said intestate; it was ordered by the court that the said petitioners expose the premises for sale by Public Vendue giving due notice according to law and sell the same for the purpose aforesaid. The pursuance of which order the said Mathias RHONE Snr. and Mathias RHONE Junr. after public and timely notice by them given of the time and place of sale did expose the premises to sale by public vendue and sold the same to the said Reuben DAVIS wich [sic] sale on report made to the Justices of this Said Court the third day of April A.D. 1815 [here the deed becomes very difficult to read; re-checked original copy at court house on 20 Mar 2000 - - PALE & MCE] was confirmed by the Said Court and it was considered and adjudged by the said court that the same should be and remain firm and stable forever; relation/relative [?] being thereunto had as appears more fully: Reuben DAVIS who was vested in the above mentioned land piece/price [?] has died intestate whos [sic] children has become the only legal heirs or representatives of the said deceased real estate have agreed and bound themselves to each other in an article of agreement bearing date 9th day of September A.D. 1858 to choose viewers to view, appraise and divide into eight Equal parts those parts numbered, and those numbers be drawn the oldest first so on down to the youngest, all of the above received lots have been drawen [sic]: Lot No. 8 has fallen to Catharine KLINE: the said parties above mentioned of the first part conveyed the above named piece of lot in its boundary unto Catharine KLINE party or heirs of the said deceased hereunto: Together with all and singular the houses, outhouse, barns, stables, woods, hays, waters, watercourses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances, whatsoever, thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and the reversions, remainders, rewos [?], issue and profits thereof and also all the Estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, possession, claim and demand whatsoever of t! hem the first part in law or equity or otherwise howsoever in or out of the same. To have and to hold the said above mentioned and described twenty-two acres and one hundred and eight perches of land, strict measure, hereditaments and premises thereby granted and released or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Catharine KLINE her heirs or assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of her the said Catharine her heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the said parties of the first part to these presents have here onto set their hands and seals. Dated the day and year above written: John R. DAVIS, William APPLEMAN, Eloner [her mark] APPLEMAN, William RHONE, Elizabeth RHONE, Alexander KRAMER [sic], Sarah [her mark] KRAMER [sic], Philip APPLEMAN, Mary APPLEMAN, Thomas DAVIS, Catharine [her mark] DAVIS, Thomas SEIGFREID, Anna SIEGFREID, Catharine [her mark] DAVIS. Sealed and delivered in the presence of A.[?] P. MOORE [?], Jacob OGDEN. Received the day of the date of the foregoing indenture of and from the above named Catharine KLINE the sum of one dollars, it being the consideration money before mentioned in full: Thomas SEIGFRIED [sic], Philip APPLEMAN, John R. DAVIS, Anna SEIGFREIG [sic], Mary APPLEMAN, William RHONE, Catharine [her mark] DAVIS, William APPLEMAN, Elizabeth RHONE, Elenor [sic] [her mark] APPLEMAN, Alexander KRAMER [sic], Sarah [her mark] KREMER [sic], Moneas [sic] DAVIS, Catharine DAVIS. COLUMBIA COUNTY SS: Be it remembered that on the thirtieth day of July Anno Domini 1860 before me the prescriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said county came the before-named John R. DAVIS and Catharine his wife, Philip APPLEMAN and Mary his wife, Thomas DAVIS and Catharine his wife, Alexander KRAMER [sic] and Sarah his wife, William APPLEMAN and Eloner [sic] his wife, William RHONE and Elizabeth his wife, Thomas SIGFREID [sic] and Anna his wife and acknowledged the foregoing indenture to their act and deed and desired the Law [?] might be recorded as such according to law, the said woman [sic] being all of full age and by me duly examined separate and apart from their husbands and the contents thereof being first made known to them declared that they do voluntary [sic] and of their own free will and accord seal and as them act and did/deed [?] deliver the said indenture without any coersion [sic] or compulsion of their husbands. in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written ~~ Jacob OGDEN J.P. Recorded 21 Aug 1862. Daniel SEEKER [?] Per J.P. [?] FREEZE Deputy. *** END ***.