Land: Haslet to Smith, 1834: Farifield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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Westmoreland County Recorders Office.  "Book #21, December 1833 - June
1835."   Deed from Andrew Haslet (deceased) to James Smith, 4 July 1834.  LDS
Film#:   0929199, Page 367

Deed  Andrew Haslet To James Smith

This Indenture made the fourth day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty four.  Between James Hornell and John Hill
Executor, of the last Will and Testament of Andrew Haslet late of Fairfield
T. in the County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania deceased of the
one part and James Smith of the same Township County and State of the other
part.  Whereas the said Andrew Haslet by notice of divices good  conveyance
and assurances in the law duly had and executed became in his life time
lawfully regard in his ??? as of ??? (among other lands of a certain misusage
tenement and tract of land situate in asaid Township County and State
adjoining lands of John Ramsey, Charles Donaldson, Hugh Lawson and others
containing thirty three acres and 73 perches and being so thereof regard made
his last Will and Testament in writing wherein and whereby (among other
things) he ordered that the said piece of land should be sold by his exr
therein after named of which will he appointed James Hornell and John Hill to
take in and by said recited Will since his decease duly proved and remaining
one this Registers office at Greensburgh recourse being thereto had appears
Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said James Hornell and John Hill exrs.
as aforesaid for and in consideration of the same of two hundred and ninety
dollars to them in hand paid by the said James Smith at and before the
ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have
granted bargained sold aligned released and confirmed and by theses presents
by force and virtue of said recited Will do grant bargain and sell alien
release and confirm unto the said James Smith the said mentioned and
described messuage and tract of land bounded and described as follows.  
Beginning at a Gum in the lane of the township and Thence South seventy
degrees West thirteen perches to a post thence by lands of John Ramsey North
fifty one degrees West one hundred perches to a stone heap.  Thence by lands
of Charles Donaldson, North 77 degrees East 51 perches to a stone heap. 
Thence by the same North twenty one West, twenty _ perches to a Rock Oak. 
Thence by lands of Hughes Lawson North eighty degrees East sixty six perches
to a post thence by other lands of James Smith of which this was once a
part.  South eleven degrees West seventy one perches to a white Oak, thence
by the same South two degrees West thirty perches to the place of Beginning,
containing thirty three and seventy three perches with the usual allowance. 
It being a part of the same tract of land whch was granted by the
Commonwealth to Jenny Scott and Edward Halferty by Patent dated the 25th
April, 1799, and was by deed dated the 14th day of December A.D. 1799
conveyed by said Scott & Halferty to William Lyons and was by deed dated the
26th day of November 1800 conveyed by said William Lyons and Margaret his
wife to said Andrew Haslet.  Reference to the said Patent and deeds being had
more fully appears together with all & singular other the houses, buildings,
woods, waters rights, liberties, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever
there unto belonging & lie revisions rents, rents issues and profits thereof
(except that said Smith is not to obtain possession nor receive any rent off
said farm before the first day of September 1835) And also all the Estate
right to the interest property claim & demand whatsoever of him the said
Andrew Haslet at & immediately before the time of his decease in law or
equity or otherwise whosoever of in to or out of the same To Have & To Hold
lie messuage of tenement & tract of thirty three acres and 73 perches of
land, there ??? & premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended to be with
the appurtenances unto the said James Smith his heirs and assigns to the only
proper use & behoof of the said James Smith his heirs and assigns forever.  
In Witness whereof the parties grantors do here unto set their hands & seals
the day and year first above written.

James Hornell   		{seal}
John Hill		{seal}

Signed Sealed and achnowledged in presence of Chauncey Rice Jas McKelvey

Receved on the day of the date of the above Indenture the sum of two hundred
& ninety nine dollars the consideration money therein mentioned in full.

Attest	 Chauncey Rice	Jas McKelvey		James Hornell John Hill

Westmoreland County So.  Personally came before me the subscribed one of the
Justices of the peace in and for said County the above named James Hornell
and John Hill and acknowledged the above to be their act & deed & ??? that
the same might be recorded as such according to law.  In Witness whereof
there unto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written.

Jas McKelvey 	{seal}

Recorded 2nd February 1835