Land: Thomas PENN TO Robert CRUNKLETON, 1741, Antrim Township, Franklin Co, PA Transcribed and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Gordon L. Crooks glcrooks@bcpl.net June 4, 2006 Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/ _______________________________________________ NOTE: Transcribed from the original which is in the custody of Allison-Antrim Museum, 365 South Ridge Ave., Greencastle, Pa. 17225-1157 and is available for public inspection when the museum is open. THIS IS A TRANSCRIPT OF A LAND SALE BY THOMAS PENN TO ROBERT CRUNKLETON. IT IS ABOUT 99 PERCENT ACCURATE, A FEW WORDS ARE UNREADABLE. IT COVERS THE PURCHASE OF 524 ACRES OF LAND IN WHAT IS TODAY’S ANTRIM TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. JOHN PENN, THOMAS PENN, AND RICHARD PENN ESQUIRE TRUE AND ABSOLUTE PROPERTIERS AND GOVERNOR IN CHIEF OF THE PROVIENCE OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF NEWCASTLE, KENT AND SUFFORK ON DELAWARE TO ALL UNTO PRESENTS SHALL COME GREETING WHEREAS IN AND BY ARE (? WARRANT UNDER THE SEAL OF OUR LAND OFFICE BEARING DATE ELEVENTH OF AUGUST IN GRANT WE REQUIRE OUR SURVEYOR GENERAL TO ACCEPT AND RECEIVE THE SURVEY MADE UNTO ROBERT CRUNKLETON OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER ON A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SUSQUAHANNA RIVER IN THEIR TOWNSHIP OF ANTRIM IN THE SAID COUNTY AND TO MAKE RETURN THERE OFINTO OUR SURVEYORS OFFICE WHICH SURVEY BEING ACCEPTED BY OUR SURVEYOR GENERAL AND BY HIM DULY ACKNOWLEDGED INTO OUR SECRETARY OFFICE THE SAME IS ENCLOSED WITHIN THE LINES AND BOUNDRAY FOLLOWING VIZ.BEGINING AT A CORNER MARKED HICKORY TREE AND EXTENDING THENCE BY VACANT LAND SOUTH 60 DEGREES EAST ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT PERCHES TO A POINT AND SOUTH THIRTY DEGREES TO A BLACK OAK AND SOUTH THIRTY DEGREES WEST THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY PERCHES TO A POST AND NORTH SIXTY DEGREES WEST ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY PERCHES TO A POST AND NORTH THIRTY DEGREES EAST FOUR HUNDRED PERCHES TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR ACRES AND THREE PERCHES OF LAND AND THE ALLOWANCE OF SIX ACRES PERFECT FOR ROAD AND HIGHWAYS AS IN AND BY THE SURVEY THERE OF AND CONTINUEING AND IN OUR SURVEYORS GENERAL OFFICE MAY APPEAR A STONE AT THE INSTANCE AND REQUEST OF SAID ROBERT CRUNKLETON HE WANTED THAT WE WANTED TO PLEASED TO GRANT HIM A CONFIRMATION OF THE SAME. KNOWN YE ALL THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF EIGHTY ONE POUNDS SIX SHILLINGS AND EIGHT PENCE LAWFUL MONEY OF PENNSYLVANIA TO OUR USE. PAID BY THE SAID ROBERT CRUNKLETON THE RECEIPT WHERE OF WE HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE GRANTED RELEASED AND CONFIRMED AND BY THESE PRESENTS FOR ALL OUR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS DO GIVE GRANT RELEASE AND CONFIRM UNTO THE SAID ROBERT CRUNKLETON AND HIS HEIRS THE SAID FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR ACRES OF LAND AS THE SAME IS NOW SETFORTH. BOUNDED AND LIMITED AS AFORESAID WITH ALL THE MINES, MINERALS, QUARIES, MEADOWS, MARSHES, SAVANNAHS, SWAMPS, CLIFFS. WOODS, UNDERWOOD, TIMBER AND TREES. WAYS WATERS AND WATER COURSES. LIBERTIES PROFITS COMMODITIES ADVANTAGES HERE CONTAINED AND HERE ATTAINED AND APPERLENANCES WHATEVER TO THE SAID FIVE HUNDRED AND 24 ACRES OF LAND BELONG AND OR ANY WISE APPERTAINING AND LYING WITHIN THE BOUNDS AND LIMITS AFORE AND FREE AND CLEAR SIGHT PARTS OF (missing word) MINES FREE FROM ALL DEDUCTIONS AND REPRAISALS FOR DIGGING AND REFINING AND ALSO APPERTAINING AND LYING AFOR SAID AND FREE FULL AND CLEAR WITH ROYAL MINES FREE FROM ALL RESTRICTIONS AND REPRISALS FOR DIGGING AND REFINING THE SAME AND ALSO ONE FIFTH PART OF THE ORE OF ALL OTHER MINES DELIVERED AT THE PITMOUTH ONLY EXCEPTED AND HERE BY RESERVED AND ALSO FOR LEAVE RIGHT AND LIBERTY TO AND FOR THE SAID ROBERT CRUNKLETON AND HIS HEIRS AND AFORESIGNED TO HAWK, HUNT, FISH, FOWL IN AND UPON THE HEREBY GRANTED LAND AND PREMISES OR UPON ANY PART THERE OF. TO HAVE AND HOLD THE SAID FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR ACRES THREE QUARTERS OF A ACRE OF LAND AND PREMISES HEREBY GRANTED ACCEPTED AS BEFORE ACCEPTED WITH THEIR APPERANCE UNTO THE SAID ROBERT CRUNKLETON HIS HEIRS AND ASIGNS TO BE HOLDEN OF US OUR HEIRS AND SUCESSORS PROPRIETORS OF PENNSYLVANIA AS OF OUR MANOR OF CONESTOGA IN THE COUNTY LANCASTER AFORESAID IN FREE AND COMMON LOCAGE (?) BY FEALTY ONLY IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER SERVICES YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR YEARLY TO OUR HEIRS AND SUCESSORS AT THE TOWN OF LANCASTER IN THE SAID COUNTY AT OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH IN EVERY YEAR FROM THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH LAST PAST ONE HALF PENNY STERLING FOR EVERY ACRE OF THE SAME OR VALUE THEREOF IN COIN CURRENT ACCORDING AS THE EXCHANGE SHALL THEN BE BETWEEN OUR SAID PROVINCE AND THE CITY OF LONDON FOR SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS AS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE APPOINTED TO RECEIVE THE SAME AND IN CASE OF NON PAYMENT AND RECEIVING NINETY DAYS NEXT AFTER SAME SHALL BECOME DUE THAT THEN IT SHALL AND MAY BE LAWFUL FOR US OUR HEIRS WITH THE CHARGES ACCURING BY MEANS OF SUCH NON PAYMENT AND RECEIVING (?) BE OR AND PREMISES TO REINTER AND THE SAME TO HOLD FORFIT AND HOLD UNTIL THE SAID RUITRENT (?) AND ALL ARREARS THEREOF TOGETHER WITH THE CHARGES ACCURING BY MEANS OF SUCH NON PAYMENT AND RECEIVING OR BE FULLY PAID AND DISCHARGED IN WRITING WHERE OF THE SAID THOMAS PENN BY VERTURE OF THE POWER AND AUTHORITIES TO HIM GRANTED BY THE SAID JOHN AND RICHARD PENN AND OF HIS OWN RIGHT HATH CAUSED THE GREAT SEAL OF SAID PROVINCE TO BE HERE UNTO AFFIXED AT PHILADELPHIA THIS FOURTEENED DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND AND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE. THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE SECOND OVER GREAT BRITAIN AND THE TWENTY FOURTH YEAR OF OUR GOVERNMENT GREAT SEAL