DEED: George FETTER & wife to Conrad MENTZER, 1827, Elizabeth Twp, Lancaster County, PA

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Deed Book G5, page 190-191 

Elizabeth Township
Written: March 17, 1827
Recorded: March 19, 1827

George Fetter & wife to Conrad Mentzer } THIS INDENTURE made the seventeenth 
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty 
seven, Between George Fetter of the County of Lebanon and Susan his wife of 
the one part and Conrad Mentzer of the township of Elizabeth and County of 
Lancaster of the other part, Witnesseth that the said George Fetter and Susan 
his wife for and in Consideration of the sum of two hundred and twenty one 
Dollars and forty Cents were and truly paid by the said Conrad Mentzer to 
George Fessler trustee under a Deed of Assignment & Executed by the said 
George Fetter and wife to the said Fessler for the benefit of Creditors and 
dated the twenty seventh day of March A.D. 1821: the said sum having been paid 
as afore mentioned on the first day of April A.D. 1823 as well as for and in 
Consideration of the sum of five Dollars in hand, paid to the said George 
Fetter at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt 
whereof is hereby Acknowledge. Have granted Bargained released and Confirmed 
and by these presents Do grant release and Confirm unto the said Conrad 
Mentzer and his heirs and Assigns all the Tract of Land Situate and being in 
the Township of Elizabeth and County of Lancaster Bounded and described as 
follows, to wit, Beginning at a stone thence by Land reserved for a road, 
South four Degrees, and three quarter of a degree East thirty nine perches and 
one half of a perch to a White oak thence by Land. Land late of Henry Feather 
South Eighty seven degrees east fifteen perches to a Stone thence by Land late 
of Henry White north four Degrees and three quarters of a degree west thirty 
nine perches and a half of a perch to a Stone thence by the Same north Eighty 
seven degrees West fifteen perches to the place of Beginning Containing three 
Acres and one hundred and eight perches of land Strict measure being part and 
parcel of a Larger tract of Land Containing one hundred and twenty four acres 
and forty nine perches and the usual allowance and is the same Tract Conveyed 
to Conrad Mentzer his heirs and assigns by Indenture executed by George 
Fessler & wife dated the first day of April A.D.  1823 as by reference thereto 
will more fully appear together with all and Singular the Houses and Buildings 
thereon erected and build and also the Estate right title and interest of the 
said George Fetter and Susan his wife of in and to the same or any part 
thereof.  To Have and to Hold the said three acres and one hundred and eight 
perches Strict measure hereditaments and premises hereby granted with the 
appurtenances and released unto the said Conrad Mentzer his heirs and Assigns 
forever.  To the only proper use of the said Conrad Mentzer his heirs and 
assigns forever.  And the said George Fetter Doth hereby Convenant for himself 
his heirs Executors and administrators to grant such further assurances and 
Conveyances for the more perfect assaring granting and releasing all and 
singular the said premises with the Appurtenances unto the said Conrad Mentzer 
his heirs and assigns upon the reasonable request of the said Conrad Mentzer 
his heirs and assigns hereby Convenatiny to warrant and forever defend the 
said Premises & Tract of Land above described against the said George Fetter 
and Susan George Fetter and Susan his wife and their heirs and against all 
persons Lawfully Claiming the same by from or under them or any of them  In 
Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their 
hands and seals dated the day and year first above written

George Fetter {seal} 
Susan her X mark Fetter {seal}

Sealed and deliver in the presence of us
Samuel Eberly   George F. Miller

Lebanon County SS
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for 
said County George Fetter and Susan his wife and Acknowledged the foregoing 
Indenture of release to be their Act and Deed and desired the same might be 
recorded as such according to Law the said Susan being of full age and by me 
Examined Separate and apart from her said Husband and the Contents thereof 
being by me first fully make known to her She did declare that she voluntarily 
and of her own free will and Accord Signed and Sealed and as her act and deed 
delivered the Same without any Coercion or Compulsion of her said husband.  I 
Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand this Seventeenth day of March in 
the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and Twenty Seven

George F. Miller {seal}

Recorded 19th day of March A.D. 1827
Henry Hibshman Recorder