Union County: Land Records

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John Buyers   Deed to  Mathias MacPherson
This Indenture made the seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and 
eleven, Between John Buyers of the borough of Sunbury in the County of Northumberland and State of 
Pennsylvania esquire of the one part and Mathias MacPherson of East Buffalo township in the County and 
State aforesaid yeoman of the other part witnesseth that the said John Buyers for and in consideration of 
eighty dollars lawful money of the state aforesaid to him in hand paid by the said Mathias MacPherson at 
and before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged, And 
by these presents Doth grant, bargain, sell, alien release and confirm unto the said Mathias MacPherson and 
to his heirs and assigns all that certain Island called "St Johns" situate in the west branch of  Susquehanna 
opposite to John Lee's land in east Buffalo Township in the County of Northumberland aforesaid bounded 
and described as follows Beginning at a lower point of said Island thence runningup the said river North 
fifty degrees West twenty eight perches North thirty degrees west eight perches and a quarter North 
seventeen degrees west nine perches and a half to the upper point, thence running down the river South 
sixty one degrees east nine perches and quarter South fifty-three degrees east eight perches and quarter and 
South thirty
degrees east twenty-eight perches to the beginning containing one acre and eighty perches [It being the 
same Island which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent bearing date the twentieth day of 
November in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and four for the consideration therein 
mentioned granted and confirmed the same with the appurtenances unto the said John Buyers and to his 
heirs and assigns party hereto in fee as by the said recited patent enrolled in the roll office for the State of 
Pennsylvania in patent Book No#55 page 136 at large will appear] Together with all and singular the rights 
Liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise 
appertaining and the reversions and remainders unto issues and profits thereof and also all the estate right 
title interest property claim and demand whatsoever of him the said
John Buyers in law or equity or otherwise howsoever of in to or out of the same to have and to hold the said 
above described Island containing one acre and eighty perches hereditaments and premises hereby granted 
or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Mathias MacPherson his heirs and 
assigns To the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Mathias MacPherson his heirs and 
assigns forever And the said John Buyers
for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise grant and agree to and with the 
said Mathias MacPherson his heirs and assigns by these presents That he the said John Buyers and his heirs 
the said herein before mentioned and described Island called "St Johns" containing one acre and eighty 
perches hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended So to be with the 
appurtenances unto the said Mathias MacPherson or his heirs and assigns against him the said John Buyers 
and his heirs and against all and every other person and person whomsoever lawfully claiming or
to claim shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents In witness whereof the said John 
Buyers hath hereunto set his hand and seal dated the day and year first above written Jn Buyers SS Sealed 
& Delivered in the presence of us NB the erasure where the name of Mathias MacPherson name is inserted 
was made before signing Sarah Buyers. George P. Buyers Received the day of the date of the foregoing 
Indenture of the therein named Mathias MacPherson eighty dollars lawful money of Pennsylvania in full in 
the consideration therein mentioned Jn Buyers test at signing George P. Buyers
Northumberland County Fs on the 18th day of April Anno Domino 1811 Before
me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid came John Buyers 
esquire and acknowledged the above written Indenture to be his act & Deed and desired the same to be 
entered of record as such according to law witness my hand & seal the day and year aforesaid Wm.. Reed 
SS seal.
                                        Recorded June 8th 1811 xxx L. Tinny