Land: Otto BRASHEARS land patent - 1786 - Fayette County, PA Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/fayette/ Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Truxal ************************************************ "Land Indenture on file at the Uniontown Courthouse "1786 through 1807" Downsized from the the original copy on file at the courthouse. I have extracted the that could be helpful for genealogy purposes, omitted most survey information. Names Mentioned:  (Bazil Brown)_(Otto Brashears)_(Philip Fout or Fought)_(Bazil Brashears)_(James Winders)_(John Laughlin)_(Hugh Laughlin)_(William Fout or Fought)_(John Fulton)_(Samuel Jackson)_(Jacob Bowman)_(Samuel Miller)_(Isaac Rogers)_(Henry Hogan) *Note: Surname, Fought spelt Fought and Foute in the same indenture. In Whereas the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent dated the 25th Day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six did grant unto "OTTO BRASHEARS"   a certain tract of land called "Addition" situate on the waters of Redstone and Dunlap's Creek in the Manellan, "now Redstone" Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Who together with MARY his wife by indenture dated the Sixteenth day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seventeen Hundred and Ninety One conveyed the following described part thereof unto "BAZIL BROWN:.. Beginning at stones by the line of "PHILIP FOUTE'S" land thence south to a post by the lands of "SAMUEL MILLER" thence south nine degrees and a half west to a White Oak thence by the lands of "BAZIL BROWN"__"JAMES WINDERS"__"JOHN LAUGHLIN" and "PHILIP FOUTE" containing forty three acres, two roads and eighteen perches.  Who together with his wife ELIZABETH by indenture dated the third day of October in the year of our Lord Sealed and delivered in the presence of: HENRY HAGAN   } Received on the day of the date of the foregoing Indenture of the ISAAC ROGERS  } before named Jacob Bowman Esquire the sum of one thousand                         seven hundred and twenty nine dollars and seventeen                         cents                         the consideration therein mentioned: Signatures of : Testes} HENRY HOGAN                          JOHN FULTON       (seal)  }executor                                                         SAMUEL JACKSON  (seal)                                                         }executor               Fayette County on the seventh day of April A.D. 1807 Before me the               subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for the said               county personally came JOHN FULTON  and SAMUEL JACKSON Executors               of the last will and testament of JOHN LAUGHLIN late of Redstone               Township Fayette County deceased and acknowledged the foregoing               indenture to be their act and deed Given under my hand on the same day.                                                            signed by: ISAAC                                                            ROGERS (seal)