PATENT: Jacob Yutzey, 1775:  Saltlick Township, Fayette County, PA 
	(1)  159 3/4 Acres :
	Warrant February 28, 1775: 
	Patent May 10, 1786 (2) (3)

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Source: PA State Archives RG-17 Patent Book P-6 page 275.

The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ~
To all to whom these Presents shall come greeting Know ye that in 
consideration of the monies paid by Jacob Yutzey to the State 
Proprietaries at the granting of the warrant herein after mentioned 
and of the Sum of one pound six shillings and nine pence lawful 
money now paid by him into the Receiver Generals Office of the 
Commonwealth there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said 
Jacob Yutzey a certain tract of land called "Champing Hill West"- 
Situate on the head Branches of Champing Creek formerly Westmoreland 
now in Bullskin Township Fayette County Beginning at a post thence by 
land of Ralph Cherry on vacant land South seventy four degrees west 
fifty four perches and seven tenths to a post thence by vacant land 
South twenty five degrees west ninety three perches and 
five tenths to a post South fifty degrees East seventy perches to 
a Service Tree South eighteen degrees west one hundred and forty 
perches to a Chestnut Tree North eighty degrees East one hundred 
and four perches to a white oak North twenty three degrees East one 
hundred and fifty six perches to a white oak North sixty three degrees 
west forty nine perches and four tenths to a white oak and North twenty 
three degrees west one hundred perches to the place of Beginning 
Containing one hundred and fifty nine acres and three quarters and 
allowance of six percent for roads et cetera with the appurtenances 
(which said tract was surveyed in pursuance of a warrant granted the 
said Jacob Yutzey dated the 28 February 1775 ) To have and to hold the 
said tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances unto the said 
Jacob Yutzey and his Heirs to the use of him the said Jacob Yutzey his 
heirs and assigns forever free and clear of all restrictions and 
reservations as to Mines Royalties Quit Rents or otherwise accepting and 
reserving only the fifth part of all Gold and Silver Ore for the
use of this Commonwealth to be delivered at the Pits Mouth Clear of all 
Charges  In witness where of his Excellency Benjamin Franklin Esq. President 
of the Supreme Executive Council hath here to set his hand and caused the 
State seal to be hereto affixed in Council this Tenth day of May in the 
Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty six and of the 
Commonwealth the Tenth                                                       
                                                                            
              B. Franklin  President {seal}

Attest. James Thimble for John Armstrong June Secretary Enrolled 12 May 1786. 

Footnotes: (1) Jacob Yutzey of Bern Township, Berks County PA died in 1799 and 
never settled on the land he purchased in Fayette County PA. Christian Yutzey, 
the eldest son of Jacob Yutzey, took possession of the land and became the 
founding patriarch of a large clan  of Yutsey's in Fayette County, PA. A change 
in the spelling of the family name from Yutzey to Eutsey has evolved over the 
years.
(2) Warrant is the authority to survey a tract of land and initiates title. 
Patent is official document passing clear title to land from the Commonwealth to 
private ownership. The Penn Corporation establish the Pittsburgh Land Office in 
1769 for handling land sales in western PA.
(3) Six percent of the total land of a patent could be confiscated by government
entities of Commonwealth for public roads, etc and one fifth of any gold or 
silver ore found on the land belonged to the Commonwealth were two standard 
features of patents issued by the Commonwealth from which the land owner had no 
recourse.