Union County: Land Records

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Mathias MacPherson & wife To Peter Moyer   
This Indenture made the fifth day of February Anno Domino one thousand eight hundred  & fourteen.  
Between Mathias MacPherson of Buffalo Township Union County and State of Pennsylvania yeoman & 
Jane his wife of the one part and Peter Moyer     of the same place & distiller of the other part, witnesseth 
that the said Mathias MacPherson & Jane his wife for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred 
dollars lawful money of the United States to them in hand well and truly paid by the said Peter Moyer at 
and before the Execution hereof the receipt 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 Peter 
Moyer his heirs and assigns all that certain piece or parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in the 
Township County and State aforesaid. Bounden and described by the following line and survey to wit 
Beginning at a pine a corner of Peter Wildner's land thence a by the same North sixty eight degrees East 
fifty six perches to a stone a corner of said Peter Wildner's land thence South twenty two degrees East forty 
perches to a  post by landnow or late of the said Mathias MacPherson thence South forty seven degrees 
west twenty perches to a post thence by other lands North sixty one degrees West sixty perches to the place 
of the Beginning containing ten acres of land letter allowance Being part and parcel of a larger tract 
containing one hundred and thirty eight acres and allowance be the same more or less which Catharine 
Rees, John MacPherson, Adam Christ by their certain Indenture bearing date the eleventh day of November 
AD one thousand eight hundred and seven for the consideration therein mentioned granted, sold and 
confirmed unto Mathias MacPherson party hereto and to his heirs and assigns forever and by the said 
Indenture intended to be recorded reference thereunto being and may be had more fully and at large appear  
Together with all and singular the rights, liberties, privileges hereditament
whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and  the reversions and remainders unto issues 
and profits thereof and all the Estate rights title interest use trust property possession claim & demand 
whatsoever of them the said Mathias MacPherson & Jane his wife of in to or out of the same To have and 
to hold the said above described piece or parcel or tract of land hereditaments & premises hereby granted 
meant, mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Peter  Moyer his heirs and 
assigns to the only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Peter Moyer 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 Peter Moyer his heirs and assigns that he the said Mathias MacPherson the said above described piece 
or parcel or tract of land hereditaments and premises hereby granted meant, mentioned or intended so to be 
with the appurtenances unto the said Peter Moyer his heirs and assigns against him the said Mathias 
MacPherson&his heirs and against the said Jane his wife and her heirs and against all an every other person 
or persons whosoever lawfully claiming or to claim the said premises or any part thereof by from or under 
him , her them or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents In witness 
whereof the said  parties to these present hereunto interchange their hands and seals have set the day and 
year first above written Mathias MacPherson SEAL  Jane MacPherson SEAL 

Sealed & Delivered in the presence of Jonathan Spyker , Henry Spyker received on the day of the date of 
the above written Indenture of the above named Peter Moyer the sum of two hundred dollars in full for the 
consideration money above said pr Mathias MacPherson Witness present at the signing Jonathon Spyker, 
Henry Spyker Union County as 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 
Indenture to be their act & deed& desired that the same might be recorded as such according to law the said 
Jane being of full age privately and apart from her said husband by me examined she voluntarily thereunto 
consenting the content thereof being first made known unto her, In testimony whereof  I have here unto set 
my hand and seal the fifth day of February AD one thousand eight hundred & fourteen Henry Spyker . 
SEAL

                Recorded 25th day of April 1817 Simon Snyder Jud. Ret.