Union County: Land Records

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Mathias MacPherson & wife To Andrew Miller 
This Indenture made the fifth day of February Anno Domino one thousand eight hundred and fourteen 
Between Mathias  MacPherson of Buffalo Township Union  County & State of Pennsylvania yeoman & 
Jane his wife of the one part and Andrew Miller of the same place mason of the other part Witnesseth that 
the said Mathias MacPherson & Jane his wife for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred Dollars 
lawful money of the United States to them in hand well and truly paid or secured to be paid by the said 
Andrew Miller, at and before the Execution thereof the receipt and payment whereof is hereby 
acknowledged Have granted, bargained, sold, released and confirmed and by these presents Do grant, 
bargain, sell, release and confirm unto the said Andrew Miller his heirs and assigns all that certain piece, 
parcel or tract of lands situate lying and being in the Township County & State aforesaid bounded and 
described by the following lines & courses to wit. Beginning at a post in a line of C. Vangundy's land 
thence by the same North twenty four degrees East thirty eight perches and five tenths to a pine thence by 
the same North twenty two degrees West sixty six perches to a post forming a Hickory thence by land sates 
of C. Barchman's North sixty eight degrees East twenty five perches & five tenths to a w-oak thence by 
land now or late of said Mathias MacPherson's South twenty two degrees East fifty perches & three tenths 
to a post thence by the same North Sixty eight degrees East thirty five perches & three tenths to a post in a 
line now or late of Joseph Heister's lands thence by the same South twenty two degrees East forty two 
perches & seven tenths to a post thence by land intended to be granted to Philip Widner, South sixty eight 
degrees West eighty nine perches to the place of BEGINNING containing Twenty six acres and one half of 
an acre & sixteen perches of land.  Neat measure # Being part and parcel of a large tract of land containing 
one hundred and thirty eight acres & allowance being the same more or less, which C
MacPherson & Adam Christ by their certain Indenture bearing date the eleventh day of November Anno 
Domino one thousand eight hundred and seven for the consideration therein mentioned granted, sold, and 
confirmed unto Mathias MacPherson party thereto and to his heirs & assigns as in and by said Indenture 
intended to be recorded reference thereunto being and may be had more fully and at large appears # 
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, rents & 
issues and profits thereof and all the estate rights title, interest use trust property, possessions, claims and 
demand whatsoever same to have & to hold the said above described piece, parcel or tract of land 
hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto 
the said Andrew Miller his heirs & assigns to the only proper user benefit and behoof of him the said 
Andrew Miller, his heirs and assigns forever and the said Mathias MacPherson  for himself and his heirs 
Doth covenant, grant and agree to and with the said Andrew Miller , his heirs and assigns this he the said 
Mathias MacPherson the said above described piece, parcel or tract of land hereditaments and premises 
hereby granted, meant, mentioned or intends so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Andrew Miller 
his heirs and assigns against him the said Mathias MacPherson and his heirs and against all and every other 
person and persons whosoever lawfully claiming or to claim (the same or any part thereof) by from or 
under him them or any of them shall and will WARRANT and forever defend by these presents In Witness 
whereof the said parties to these presents hereunto interchangeably their hands an seals have set the day and 
year first above written Mathias MacPherson SEAL Jane MacPherson SEAL . Sealed and Delivered in the 
presence of Jonathan Spyker, Henry Spyker Received on the day of the date of the above wri
Indenture of the above named Andrew Miller the sum of five hundred Dollars like money above said in full 
for the consideration money above mentioned & Mathias MacPherson Witness present at signing Jonathan 
Spyker, Henry Spyker, Union County before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace for the said 
county personally came the above named Mathias MacPherson, & Jane his wife and acknowledged the 
above written indenture to be their act and deed and desired that the same might be recorded as such 
according to law. She the said Jane being of full age privately and apart from her said husband by me 
examined she voluntarily thereunto consenting the contents thereof being first made known unto her in 
testimony whereof  I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fifth day of February AD 1814 Henry Spyker. 
SEAL

                        Recorded September 10th AD 1814 Simon Snyder Just Ret.