Land: Cato Hardin to George Hardin, 1812: Springhill Twp, Fayette County, PA

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Deed of Cato Hardin and Susanna his wife to George Hardin.  Deed dated March
19, 1812.  Land situate in Springhill Township.

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                Recorded and Compared 27th August 1814
        Whereas the commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent dated the 25th day of
September in the yearof our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty eight
did grant unto John Hardin of Springhill Township Township Fayette County
and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid deceased a certain tract of land
called ³Hardin¹s Park² Situation Georges Creek in the said Township County
and Commonwealth__And Whereas the said John Hardin in and by his last Will
and Testament dated the 13th day of May 1803 did devise as follows to wit
³Ibequesth to my sons George and Cato 290 Acres of this farm I now live on to
be divided in Equal Shears both in number of acres and quality of Soil Each one
to possess the end of the place he now lives on²  And Whereas the Said George
Hardin and Cato Hardin pursuant to the last Will and Testament of the said
deceased to have Mutually severed their Interests in the said devise by marked
lines agreeably to the parties__Now This Indenture Witnesseth that the said
Cato Hardin and Susannah his wife for and in Consideration of the sum of two
hundred and forty dollars money of the United States to them in hand paid by
George Hardin aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged have
granted, bargained and Sold And by these presents do grant bargain and sell
unto the said George Hardin his heirs and assigns the folowing described part of
Cato Hardins purport in the before mentioned devise (to wit) Beginning at Stones
where the line of division between the aforesaid George Hardin and Cato Hardin
of the before mentioned devise intersects the line of John Oliphants and Andrew
Oliphant and resuming South eighty five degrees and a quarter one hundred One
hundred fifty five perches and five tenths to a White Oak thence North twenty six
degrees east twenty nine perches and eight tenths to a post thence, south twenty
seven and a half degrees West one hundred Seventy four perches and the tenths to
the Beginning Containing twelve Acres and three perches Strict Measure with the
appurtenances.  To have and to hold the same unto the said George Hardin his
heirs and assigns forever freely and clearly acquited and discharged from the legal
Claim Challenge or demand of the other heirs of the said John Hardin deceased or
any other person or persons whomsoever by which a good and sufficient title to
the same wright in anywise be embarased, In Witness whereof the said Cato
Hardin and Susanah his wife have hereunto set their hands and Seals the
nineteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twelve 1812.                                                  Cato Hardin
Sealed and delivered                                          Susanna Hardin
in presence of
A Oliphant
James Griffin
__ __ Received the day and date of the foregoing Indenture of the within named
George Hardin two hundred and fifty dollars the Consideration money therein
mentioned __ Cato Hardin
Attest __A. Oliphant
Fayette County Sct} __ __The 19th day of March Anno Domini 1812 Before me
the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Fayette
Aforesaid personally came the within named cato hardin and Susannah his wife
and acknowledge the foregoing Indenture to be their Act And Seal She the said
Susanah having been removed apart from her Husband touching the same as by
law is
_ _ _ _Given under my hand and seal the same day A Oliphant