Lancaster-Philadelphia County PA Archives Deed..... Indenture between Hans GROFF and Gerhard RITTINGHUYSEN, May 16, 1715
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Written: May 16, 1715
Recorded: February 12, 1782
This Indenture made the sixteenth day of May Anno Dom, one thousand seven 
hundred and fifteen between Hans Graf of Strossburg in the county of Chester 
husbandman and Susana his wife of the one part and Gerhard Rittinghuysen of 
Krishem in the Germantownship and County of Phil likewise husbandman of the 
other part, Witnesseth that the said Hans Graf and Susana his wife for and in 
consideration for the sum of seventy pounds lawful silver money of Pennsylvania 
to them at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents will and truly 
paid by the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen the receipt whereof they do hereby 
acknowledge and thereof and every part thereof do fully acquit and discharge 
the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen his heirs executors and administrators and 
assigns forever, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed and 
confirmed and by these presents do give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff and 
confirm unto the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen his heirs and assigns a certain 
tract of land situate lying and being at Krisheim in the Township and county of 
Philadelphia aforesaid Beginning at a white oak sappling standing in the 
Plymouth Road and dividing this said tract from Henry Lerentze's Land thence 
northwest by said road forty three perches and twelve foot to another corner 
white oak sapling thence southwest by Cornelis Siverts land seventy four 
perches to a cornerstone, thence North West again by the said Siverts Land 
forty three perches to another Cornerstone, Thence southwest again by Janam 
Wegs land three hundred and twenty perches to a corner white oak sapling thence 
south east by South by the line of the above said Germantownship eighty three 
perches to a chestnut post for a corner thence north east by the said Henry 
Lorentze’s land four hundred and ten perches to the place of Beginning, 
containing one hundred and seventy five acres of land, the same more or less, 
now in the tenure and possession of the said Hans Graf by virtue of three 
several deeds of conveyance the first for eighty four acres under the hand and 
seal of Jan Krey bearing date the 27th day of March 1704 acknowledged in open 
court of record held at Germantown the second day of May in the said year, the 
other for seventy five acres under the hands and seals of Isaac Deaves and 
Martha his wife dated the 21st July 1714 and the third for sixteen acres under 
the hands and seals of Cornelis Tyson and Margaret his wife dated and duly 
executed the 31st day of January Last past to hold all and singular the said 
three parcels of land unto him the said Hans Graf his heirs and assigns forever 
they yielding and paying such yearly rents as in the aforesaid deeds of sale 
and convey once are expressed and reserved together with all the houses 
buildings orchards gardens ways waste passages soil meadows pastures marshes 
waters watercourses woods underwoods mines minerals quarries fishings fowlings 
hawkings huntings commodities priviledges improvements hereditaments and 
appurtenances whatsoever to the herein bargained one hundred seventy five acres 
of land or any part thereof belonging or in anywise appertaining and the 
reversions remainders rents issues and profits there of as also all the estate 
right title interest use possession property claim and demand whatsoever which 
they the said Hans Graf and Susana his wife or either of them now both or 
hereafter might or should have of in and to the said Tract of Land or any part 
or parcel thereof and all deed grants surveys and other evidences and writings 
concerning the same to have and to hold the said one hundred and seventy five 
acres of Land (be it more or less) and all and singular the other Hereditaments 
and premises hereby granted or intended to be granted with the appurtenances 
unto the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen his heirs and assigns to the only proper 
use and behoof of him the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen his heirs and assigns 
forever at and under the several yearly rents mentioned in the above said deeds 
of conveyance from thenceforth to become due and payable for the hereby 
bargained land and premises and the said Hans Grof and Susana his wife and the 
heirs of the said Hans Grof the said one hundred and seventy five acres of land 
(more or less) with its appurtenances unto the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen his 
heirs and assigns against them the said Hans Grof and Susana his wife and the 
heirs of the said Hans Grof and against all and every other person or persons 
whomsoever lawfully claiming or claim the same premises or any part thereof 
shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents free and clear from 
all and all manner of former and other gifts grants sales mortgages leases 
indentures dowers wills arrears of rents taxes burdens and incumberances 
whatsoever had made done offered or executed by him the said Hans Graf the 
rents aforementioned hereafter accruing only excepted and the said Hans Grof 
and Susana his wife and the heirs executors and administrators of the said Hans 
Grof will and will at any time during the space of seven years now next ensuing 
the date hereof at the personable request and proper costs and charges in the 
law of the said Gerhard Rittinghuysen his heirs and assigns, Make do and 
acknowledge or cause so to be all such further acts deeds and devices of the 
law for the more full and perfect assuring and confirmation of the said one 
hundred seventy five acres of land and premises to the said Gerhard 
Rittinghuysen his heirs and assigns or by him or her or any of them shall be 
rightfully required. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have 
interchangeable here unto set their hands and seals the day and year first 
above written. Hans Grof. Susana Grof.
 Sealed and delivered in the presence of Peter Shoemaker, Francis Daniel 
Pastorius, Dirk Jansen, Martin Meilin, Christian Herr.
 Memdum that on the 26th day of May 1715 the within named Hans Grof his own 
person did deliver full quiet and peacable possession and seize in of the 
within mentioned land and hereditaments with the appurtenances unto the within 
named Gerhard Rittinghuysen to the use of him the said Gerhard his heirs and 
assigns forever according to the form and effect of the within written 
indenture in the presence of Isaac Deoves, Isaac Kasdorp, John Haegher. 
Philadelphia.
 Before me the subscriber one of the Justices etc personally appeared Catharine 
Wistar of the city of Philadelphia said Widow aged seventy eight years and 
upwards and upon her soleman affirmation did testify and declare that she 
verily believes the within written indentures was duly and legally executed by 
Hans Groff and Susanna his wife and for reasons of such Belief she saith that 
Dirk Jansen (more commonly called Johnson) was her father and that Francis 
Daniel Pastorius was a school master in Germantown to whom this affirmant went 
to school, That she has often seen them both write and has of her father’s 
handwriting now in her possession with which she has compared his signature to 
the within deed and finds them as well from her memory as by comparison to 
agree wherefore she firmly believes their names witness subscribed to be their 
proper handwriting. In witness whereof and in order that it may be recorded I 
have hereto set my hand and seal Feby 11th 1782.
 Recorded 12th February 1782.
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Philadelphia County Deed 4D-54
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