Land: William GAPEN to Lewis DONHAM, 1807: Greene Twp, Greene Co, PA

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Deed Book 2, page 296 1/2 & 297
Greene County, PA
William Gapen to Lewis Donham

THIS INDENTURE made the twenty eight_ day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seven, BETWEEN WILLIAM GAPEN and SARAH
his wife of the one part, and LEWIS DONHAM of the other part, both of
Greene township, Greene County & State of Pennsylvania.
WITNESSETH that the said William Gapen and Sarah his wife, for and in
consideration of the sum of eighty four dollars and twenty five cents
to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the
said William Gapen and sarah his wife have granted, bargained and sold, 
and by these presents do grant, bargain and sell unto the said Lewis Donham 
his heirs and assigns part of a tract of land called the white oak flat, on
the waters of big Whiteley Creek in County and State aforesaid, patented to
George Debolt the 25th: day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty seven, part of which has been transferred by said
George Debolt to said William Gapen the sixteenth day of June one thousand
eight hundred and six.
BEGINNING at a post corner of John Herrington's lots, thence by big road
North eighty nine and a half degrees East seventeen perches and one link
to a post, thence by land of William Gapen South one degree West thirty 
eight perches and one link to a post, thence by land of Nathaniel Knotts
South sixty degrees West five perches and eight links to a white oak, thence
by land of said Nathaniel Knotts South eighty eight degrees West eleven
perches and nine links to a post, thence by lands of Isaac Grey and 
John Herrington  North one degree East forty perches and six links to
the BEGINNING containing four acres and forty eight perches strict measure
with all the appartnances hereunto belonging to the only proper use and
behalf of Lewis Donham and his heirs, and the said William Gapen and 
Sarah his wife shall and will forever warrant & defend the said four acres
and forty eight perches of land unto said Lewis Donham his heirs or
assigns by these presents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands & seals the day and
year first above written.
William Gapen
Sarah Gapen
Signed Sealed and acknowledged
in the presence of
Jas. Black
David Black

GREENE COUNTY SS:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
Parsonally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Commonwealth
Justices of the peace in and for the aforead; County William Gapen
and Sarah his wife and acknowledged the within Indentors to be their
act and deed and for the use therein mentioned and desireed that the
same shud be admitted to recorde as such, Sarah the wife being frist
examned as the Law derects.
WITNESS my hand and seal July 28th: 1807
Jas. Black
RECORDED 23rd: November 1807
Examd:
John Boreman  Recorder