Union County   Land Records MacPherson to Cawley

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John MacPherson & others
Administrators of John
 MacPherson late dec'd
 Deed to Jesse Cawley
 This Indenture made this nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
thirty six between John MacPherson and Archibald MacPherson Administrators of all and singular the 
goods and chattels rights and credits which were of John MacPherson late of Union township Union 
County and State of Pennsylvania deceased of the one part and Jesse Cawley late of the County Of 
Northampton, but now of the Township of Union in the County and state aforesaid Witnesseth. Whereas 
the said John MacPherson deceased in his life time became lawfully seized in his demand as of fee by 
virtue of a deed dated the 4th day of December 1778 of and the following described tract of land beginning 
at an Ash on the South side of the West Branch of the river Susquehanna thence along the said branch 
South forty five degrees, East seventy eight perches to a post, thence along the said branch South twenty 
seven degrees East eighteen and half perches to a post, thence by William McCloskey, now Cowden & 
Merrill land South fifty seven degrees & half West two hundred & seventy  eight perches to a post, thence 
North sixty seven degrees West ninety one perches to a Spanish Oak thence South seven degrees East fifty 
two perches & half to a White Oak, thence by land of John Lee North fifty seven & half degrees East  two 
hundred & fifty four perches to a post, thence South forty degrees East twenty six & half perches to a Black 
Oak thence  North fifty degrees East thirty four & half perches to beginning containing two hundred acres 
and allowances and the said John MacPherson in his life time was further seized by virtue of a deed from 
Robert Lee and wife of the following piece of land beginning at a marked Ash on the bank of the West 
Branch of the river Susquehanna thence by land surveyed for  Alexander Craig South fifty degrees West 
thirty four perches and half to a marked Black Oak North forty degrees West twenty six perches & half to a 
post thence by a line to a Locust marked on the bank of said river thence down the river to t
allowances and the said John MacPherson was also seized by virtue of a patent dated March 25 1805 of a 
tract of land beginning at a Black Oak thence by land of Jacob Haines North twenty two degrees West forty 
one perches to a pine North sixty one degrees East one hundred  & thirty three perches to a Hickory thence 
by land of  Alexander Craig North seventy eight degrees West seventy six perches to a White Oak South 
sixty one degrees West seventy two perches to a post North sixty nine degrees West thirty five perches to a 
pine thence by other land of John MacPherson South eighteen degrees East ninety perches to a post thence 
by land of Daniel Rees South seventy six degrees East  forty three perches to the beginning containing forty 
six acres and an half & allowances and the said John MacPherson in his life time was further seized of a 
tract of land by Patent dated  March 25th 1805 beginning  at a pine thence by improved land South twenty 
two degrees East one hundred perches to a post thence by land of Lewis Booker North sixty one degrees 
East fifty one perches to a Hickory thence by land of Daniel Rees South seventy six degrees East twenty 
perches to a post thence by other land of John MacPherson North eighteen degrees West ninety perches to a 
pine thence by land of Alexander Craig North sixty nine degrees West sixty seven perches to a Spanish 
Oak thence by land ofHironimus Augustan  South seven degrees East thirty one perches to a White Oak 
and South sixty nine degrees West sixteen perches to the beginning containing forty three acres & half and 
allowances and being so seized thereof the said John MacPherson died intestate after whose death to wit at 
an Orphans Court held at New Berlin in February 1829 in & for the County of Union upon the petition of 
John MacPherson and Archibald MacPherson Administrators as aforesaid andbelonging to the said Court, 
that the personal estate of the said deceased was not sufficient for the payment of the debt of said intestate 
and praying the Court to direct a sale to be made of a 
land adjoining the West Branch of the Susquehanna land of Cowden and Merrill of the heirs of Abraham 
Eyer and others being the land more particularly described above it was considered and ordered by the said 
Court that the premises aforesaid should be sold at public sale, which said order was continued by the said 
Orphans Court and at the September Orphans Court 1835. The directed the said premises to be sold on the 
twenty first day of October 1835 those lots of one acre each more or less having been by order of the court 
in the meantime conveyed to David Steele and Abraham Kremer in pursuance of a parcel contract with the 
said John MacPherson in his life time in pursuance of which said order of Orphans Court of September 
1835 the said John MacPherson and Archibald MacPherson Administrators as aforesaid after having given 
due public and timely notice of the time & place of sale did on the day and time therein mentioned expose 
the premises aforesaid to sale by public venue or outcry and sold  the same to Jesse Cawley for the sum of 
six thousand nine hundred dollars lawful money of the United States, he being the highest bidder and that 
the best price bidden for the same, which sale or report thereof made to the Judges of the said  Court on the 
sixteenth day of May 1836 was by them confirmed and it was considered and agreed by the said Court that 
the same should be and remain firm and stable forever as by the records and proceedings of the said Court 
relation being  thereunto had will at large appears. Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said John 
MacPherson and Archibald MacPherson for and in consideration of the said sum of six thousand nine 
hundred dollars lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid by the said Jesse Cawley at and 
before the unsealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and thereof 
acquit and forever discharge the said Jesse Cawley his heirs Executors and administrators by these presents 
have granted bargained sold aliened released and confirmed and b
pursuance and by virtue of the said order of the Court, do grant bargain sell, alien, release and confirm unto 
the said Jesse Cawley and to his heirs and assigns all that  the plantation above described more particularly 
in the separate tracts adjoining the West Branch of  Susquehanna lands of Cowden  & Merrill lands 
formerly of Abraham Eyer now Nicholas Munch and the lots before mentioned as conveyed to David 
Steele and Abraham Kremer and others containing by estimation three hundred  acres more or less together 
with all and singular the houses, out houses, buildings, barns, stables, ways, woods, water and water 
courses , rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto to belonging or 
in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders, rent, issues and profits thereof and also all the 
estate right title  intent   property claim and demand whatsoever of the said John MacPherson at and 
immediately  before the time of his decease in law or  equity or otherwise howsoever of in to or out of the 
same to have and to hold the said message or tenement and tract of three hundred acres more or less of land 
hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto 
the said Jesse Cawley his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Jesse Cawley his 
heirs and assigns forever. And the said John MacPherson and Archibald MacPherson Administrators 
aforesaid for themselves their heirs Executors and Administrators do severally and not jointly nor the one 
for the other but each for his own acts only, convenants, promises, grant, and agree, to and with the said 
Jesse Cawley his heirs and assigns by these presents that they the said John MacPherson and Archibald 
MacPherson have not heretofore done or committed any action matter orusing whatsoever whereby the 
premises hereby granted or any part thereof is one or shall or may be impeached charged or encumbered in 
title charge estate or otherwise howsoever in testimony whereof 
these presents have hereto interchangeably set their hands and seals, John MacPherson ss Arch MacPherson 
ss Sealed & delivered in the presence of James Merrill, James  F. Sims, received May 19 1836 of Jesse 
Cawley Six thousand nine hundred Dollars the ( not present James Merrill) consideration money in full 
Arch MacPherson, John MacPherson ^ Union County for. Be  it remembered that on the 19th day of May 
A.D. 1836 that John MacPherson and Archibald MacPherson the grantors in the foregoing Indenture, and 
act acknowledge the foregoing indenturexxx xxx xxx  & deed in order that it might be recorded. Witness 
my hand and seal the day above case considered.
                        James F. Lewis JP. ss Recorded May 19 1836