Land: McCOOL, ADAMS, and GRAHAM to CLAY, 1835:  Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA

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From Alexander & Margaret McCOOL, Samuel and Nancy ADAMS, 
and Mayberry and Elizabeth GRAHAM to William CLAY.


Now know ye that the said Alexander McCOOL and Margaret his 
[sic] Samuel ADAMS and Nancy his wife, Mayberry GRAHAM and 
Elizabeth his wife all of Venango County & State of 
Pennsylvania for, and in consideration of the sum of one 
hundred and fifty Dollars to them in hand paid by the said 
William CLAY of Scrubgrass Township Venango County and State 
aforesaid at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof the 
receipt whereof they do acknowledge and thereof acquit and 
forever discharge the said William CLAY his heirs executors 
and administrators by these presents and each of them hath 
remised released and forever quit claimed and by these 
presents do and each and every of them doth remise release 
and forever quit claim unto the said William CLAY and to his 
heirs and assigns.  All the estate and estates shares, 
purports, and dividends right title interest property claim 
and demand whatsoever of them the said Alexander McCOOL and 
Margaret his wife Samuel ADAMS and Nancy his wife, Mayberry 
GRAHAM and Elizabeth his wife in law or equity or otherwise 
of in or out of that two hundred acres of land conveyed to 
the heirs of George McCOOL late of Scrubgrass Township 
Venango County & State aforesaid DecÕd by John SCOTT and 
Margaret his wife situate lying and being in the Township 
County & State aforesaid, now in possession of Nancy McCOOL 
widow of the said George McCOOL DecÕd bounded and limited as 
follows.  Adjoining land formerly Thomas BARRON on the south 
John SCOTT on the west Heirs of Mathew RIDDLE on the North 
Heirs of Sam JOLLY on the east.  Together with all and 
singular other the buildings improvements rights members and 
appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise 
appertaining to the shares to which we the said Alexander 
McCOOL & Margaret his wife Samuel ADAMS & Nancy his wife 
Mayberry GRAHAM & Elizabeth his wife we are entitled to in 
and out of said described tract of land as lawful heirs of 
the said George McCOOL, DecÕd and the reversions remainders 
rents issues and profits thereof.  To have and to hold all 
and singular the premises hereby remised released or 
mentioned and intended so to be with the appurtenances unto 
the said William CLAY his heirs and assigns forever.  So that 
neither the said Alexander McCOOL & Margaret his wife, Samuel 
ADAMS and Nancy his wife & Mayberry GRAHAM and Elizabeth his 
wife nor their heirs or any other person or persons whosoever 
lawfully claiming or to claim by from or under them or any of 
them shall or may at any time  or times hereafter have claim 
challenge or demands any estate right title or interest of in 
or out of said shares hereditaments and premises hereby 
remised and released or mentioned so to be with the 
appurtenances or any part or parcel thereof, but thereof and 
therefrom shall and will be utterly excluded and forever 
debarred by these presents (turn over).  In Witness whereof 
we have set our hands and seals the eleventh day of July one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty five.  

Sealed and delivered in presence of us:
Wm CRAWFORD
Mary P CRAWFORD		
To SamÕl and Nancy ADAMS

Wm CRAWFORD
Mary P CRAWFORD
To May [sic] & Elizabeth GRAHAM

Wm CRAWFORD
Mary P CRAWFORD 
To Alexander McCOOL and Margaret McCOOL

Alexander McCOOL   seal
Margaret McCOOL seal  (her mark)

Samuel ADAMS  seal
Nancy ADAMS  seal (her mark)

Mayberry GRAHAM  seal
Elizabeth GRAHAM  seal (her mark)

Received on the day of the date of the above written release 
of and from the above named William CLAY the sum of one 
hundred and fifty Dollars being in full of the consideration 
therein mentioned.

Witness present
Wm CRAWFORD
Mary P CRAWFORD 
To Alexander McCOOL and Margaret McCOOL

Witness present
Wm CRAWFORD
Mary P CRAWFORD
To SamÕl & Nancy ADAMS

Wm CRAWFORD
Mary P CRAWFORD
To Mary [sic] & Elizabeth GRAHAM

Alexander McCOOL
Margaret McCOOL (her mark)
Samuel ADAMS
Nancy ADAMS (her mark)
Mary [sic] GRAHAM
Elizabeth GRAHAM (her mark)

Venango County SS

Seal  On the 11th day of July 1835 before me a Justice of the 
Peace in and for said County came the above seized Alexander 
McCOOL and Margaret his wife Samuel ADAMS & Nancy his wife & 
Mayberry GRAHAM and Elizabeth his wife and severally 
acknowledged the above written and signed release us and for 
their acts and deeds and desired that the same might be 
recorded as such according to law, and they the said 
Margaret, Nancy, & Elizabeth Each being of full age and 
separate and apart from their said husbands by me examined 
and the full contents thereof made known to them voluntarily 
consenting thereto.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.

Wm CRAWFORD

Recorded October 17, 1838