Land: Deed of Sale between Tho Farmer and David Harry (1689); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Liz Harrison LHTravelerkings@aol.com *********************************************************************** * USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Deed of Sale between Tho Farmer and David Harry How Dav: Harry derives his title: Thos Farmer to Dav: Harry for 1250 acres acknowled in Court this deed recites that Jasper Farmer Junr bought 5000 acres in the name of his father Major Jasper Farmer, his brother Rich & himself, whereupon Wm Penn by his War. Granted for Major Jasper Farmer & his two sons Richd & Jasper this 5000 acres on Record Book as pa: 3 that thereby moiety thereof properly belong to Major Farmer & 1/4 to each son, that the same was by mutual consent of parties accordingly divided by the Surveyor Genl that Major Jasper Farmer before it could be divided made his will & left his estate between his wife, Mary & Edw their son & died. That after said Mary was infer'd upon the moiety of purchase & Richd ----- of Thomas Webb who had ---- of Richd: that Jasper Farmer Junr died intestate that thereupon his land & estates by the law of this Prov. Were thus to be dispos'd of Viz 1/3 personal est to his wife Katharin, 1/3 of his lands to her for her life, the remainder with other 2/3 to his children Viz: Thomas, Eliza & Katharin that said Katharin adm upon her husbands estate & undertook the tuition of the children then minors & did with Mary Farmer with consent of these to agreement of her husband & on their lifetime, make division of 5000 acres whereupon the Westmost 1/4 1250 acres fell to Jasper Farmer Junr & thereupon: Katharin deed me all of 1250 acres in sevrally after the made some settlements of her husband estate upon his & her children she intermarried with Christopher Billop & then obtained a distinct nat: that Katharin afterward died without issue between her and Billop whereupon said 1250 acres descended to Thos Farmer as only son & heir of his Father Jasper Farmer as also of his mother Katharin and now forasmuch Tho hath secured his siter Katharin's portion his other sister Eliza being dead therfore by this deed he grant said 1250 acres to Dav: Harry Record F Vol 4 pas 225 William Penn absolute Propr of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties and by his commission dated the section this day of the tenth month 1689 unto Wm Markham, Robert turner, John Goodson & Saml Carpenter or any three of them sendeth greeting. Whereas there is a certain tract of land in the County of Philadelphia beginning at a corner block standing by the Schuykill thence north east by a line of trees 229' to a corner post from thence SW by Wm Markham's land 760' to a cornerpost standing by the aforementioned Schuykill from thence up the several courses thereof to the place of beginning Const. & laid out for 1250 acres of land granted by virtue of a War. From these Com.: dated the 7th day of the 12th month 1689 and laid upon by the Surveyor Genl order these day of the Mo Year unto Katharin late Farmer now Billop Relict & Executrix of Jasper Farmer decd being part & parcell of 5000 acres land formerly laid out unto Major Jasper Farmer & sons and the said Katharin Farmer now Billop Relict & Excutrix did request us to confirm the same by Pas.: know Ye that by virtue of the Commissions we have given, granted & confirmed and by these agents do for these & Wm Penn and his heirs do give, grant & confirm to the said Katharin Farmer now Billop Relict & Excutirx as her heirs & assigns for ever to be holden of the proprietary & his heirs as of the manor of Springsburg in the Co aforesaid in free of common ----- fealty & only the sealing Improv: I the same accord to regulation yield & having therefore to the Prop. & his heirs at and upon the first day of the first month in every year at the Town of Philadelphia one English silver shilling or value there of in coin currency for each hundred acres of this land to such person as shall be from time to time appointed for that purpose ------ where of we have caused there our letters to be made patents at Philadelphia this 10th day of April in the year according to the English account 1690 - Sam Carpenter, William Markham, Robert Turner, John Goodson.