Deed: 1770 Peter Beaver to John Richmond Location: York County, Pennsylvania Copyright (c) 2001 by FamilyHart, FamilyHart@aol.com This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Hucko, whucko@valunet.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitter PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. Deed: 1770 Peter Beaver to John Richmond Location: York County, Pennsylvania ________________________________________________________________________________ THIS INDENTURE made the seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy ( 17 May 1770) between Peter Beaver of the Township of Paxton and County of Lancaster and province of Pennsylvania, and Susanna his wife, of the one part, and John Richmond of the Township of Newberry and County of York and province aforesaid, yeoman of the other part, winesseth whereas by the virtue of a warrant from the Honorable, the propietors of the province there was surveys and laid out to and for the above Peter Beaver, a tract of land on the West side of the Susquehannah River as by the warrant and survey thereof remaining in the Surveyors General Office at Philadelphia may appear. Now this indenture witenessth that the said Peter Beaver and Susanna his wife for and in the consideration of one hundred and fifty pounds lawfull money of Pennsylvania them paid by the said John Richmond at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt, whereof they do here acknowledge and thereof do acquire and forever discharge the said John Richmond and his heirs and assignees by these presents do grant and bargain sell release and confirm unto this John Richmond, his heirs and asignees all the above metioned tract of land containing one hundred forty nine acres be the same more of less. Together with all houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, woods, meadows, waters, water courses, rights, liberties, priviledges, hereunto and appertainances, whatsoever of this, the Peter Beaver and Susanna his wife, of in to the same to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with the appertainances and premises hereunto granted mentioned or intended so to be and every part thereof unto the said John Richmond and his heirs and assignees forever subject to the yearly quit rents and all other demands now due and hereafter to become due on the said tract of land to the honorable the properties aforesaid; and the said Peter Beaver and his heirs the tract of land and premises hereof granted with the appertainances unto the said John Richmond his heirs and assignees, and against all and every other person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim by, from or under them, or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, and the said Peter Beaver and Susanna his wife for themselves their heirs executors Administrators doth covenant, promise and grant to, and with the said John Richmond his heirs and assignees by these presents, that they the Peter Beaver and Susanna his wife and thier heirs and all and every other person and persons having or lawfuly claiming or whosoever shall have or claim and Estate, Right, Title, or interest due or to the said tract of land hereunto and premises hereby sold and released or mentioned to be, by from or under them shall and will grant time to time and at all times hereafter, upon reasonable request cost and charge in law of the said John Richmond, his heirs or assignees, make, execute, and acknowledge, or cause to be all and every such further and reseasonable act and acts, deed or deeds, device or devices, in law whatsoever for the further and better assurances and confirmation of the said tract of land and premises released and part thereof with the appertainances unto the said John Richmond his heirs and assigneees as by him or them or by his or their Council learned in the law shall be reasonabley devised or advised or required. In witness thereof the parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hand and seals hereunto the deal and day and year first above written Peter Beaver (seal) Susanna Beaver (seal) Sealed and delivered in the presents of Thomas Smith and John Welch Received the same day of the date of the above indenture the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds in full of the consideration money I say received of me. York County; before me, James Welch one of the justices of the peace for said County, came Peter Beaver and Susannah his wife, and she being apart by me examined and she being of full age, they acknowledged the above indenture to be their act and deed and desire the same to be recorded, witnessed my hand and seal the eighteenth day of May 1770 James Welch The true copy taken from and compared with the original at York the 3rd day of August A.D. 1804 John Baronitz,recorder