Union County Land Records Kramer to McPherson Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lowell Thomas USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. Abraham Kramer Petition To prove contract with John McPherson Sic. To the honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Union County at September Term 1832. The petition of Abraham Kramer of the borough of Lewisburg in said county respectfully represents that John McPherson late of the Township of Union County of Union and State of Pennsylvania Esquire deceased in his lifetime to wit about the first day of March A.D. 1821 was seized in his demands as of / as of undo in the following mentioned and described lot or piece of ground situate in Union Township aforesaid bounded and described as follows to wit. Beginning at a corner of land of Abraham Eyer deceased. Letter survey & the said John McPherson then and by land of the heirs of the said Abraham Eyer dec'd. North fifty seven degrees, East thirteen perches to a post, thence by land of said John McPherson South thirty three degrees nine perches and six links to a post, South fifty seven degrees West twenty perches and six links to a post, thence by land of Jane McPherson (late letter survey) North five degrees East twelve perches and one link to the place of beginning containing one acre unit measures. That being thereby sworn the said John McPherson by a parcel contract on the same and year aforesaid directive for the sale of the premises aforesaid unto, your petitioner in fee simple thatbythe condition of the said parcel contract your petitioner agreed to build a house on the said premises and pay a real compensation for the same. In consideration of which building and improvement and other valuable considerations the said John McPherson agreed to make & deliver unto your petitioner a regular and legal deed of the premises that your petitioner in pursuance of the said parcel contract did build a house on the premise for his use aforesaid in which he lived till about three years past when he rented it has since sold it to Jane McPherson but that no sufficient provisions for this performance of the contract has been made by the descendants in her lifetime. Your petitions therefore prays that this honorable court may be pleased to receive proof of the deed executrix of the said contract on his part in order to the completion of his Will according to the act of assembly in such cases made and provided Abraham Kramer Union County SS John McPherson on oath administered according to law declared that Abraham Kramer was at his father John McPherson deceased some time in the month of February Anno Domino 1821 and after said Kramer went away his said father came out to this land and told him that he had let Abraham Kramer aforesaid have an acre of land, that Abraham Kramer that same year built a house on this lot of land described in the above peti of AD 1824. That was the general opinion of the neighborhood that Abraham Kramer had bought his said lot from this said John McPherson deceased. John McPherson, sworn subscribed in open court Sept. 18, 1832 J Stilwell Notary Union County SS Abraham Coryell on oath administrated according to law declared that same lived in March AD 1821 he went with Abraham Kramer to John McPherson Esquire to get him to go along to measure off a lot of ground said McPherson said that he was unwell & could not go but that they Coryell & Kramer should go & take David Steel with them & measure it off. Which they did accordingly and that it is the same lot that is described in the above petition, John McPherson told him to start at a Sycamore tree which was called Stellers Corners Abraham Coryell, sworn and subscribed in open court Sept. 18, 1832 J. Stilwell notary (Endorsements) petitions of Abraham Kramer 15 pr parcel contract with John McPherson dec. Sept 18th 1832 read and this court appoints this place and time for hearing the proof and on hearing the witnesses court a judges this proof sufficient undo to be recorded agreeably. Not. of assembly J. Stilwell Notary. Recorded Sept. 18, 1832 Recorded Sept. 18, 1832