York County PA Archives .....Glen, John & Mary – Various Beens, December 18, 1779
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Indenture between John Glen and Mary and various Beens
 

This indenture made the eighteenth Day of December in the fourth year of the 
Independency of the United States of America and in the year of our Lord one thousand 
and seven hundred and seventy nine between John Glenn of the Town of Carlisle in the 
County of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, Tavern keeper and Mary his wife of 
the one part and Thomas Beens, James Beens, Thomas Beens, Jr., Samuel Beens and 
Robert Beens all of Managhan Township in the county of York state of Pennsylvania 
yeoman of the other part, Whereas the late proprietaries of Pennsylvania by their Warrant 
under the Seal of their land office bearing date at Philadelphia, the twenty first day of 
October which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty two, 
did grant unto Matthew Dill by an instrument of writing under his hand and seal bearing 
date the third day of November which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven 
hundred and forty four for the consideration therein mentioned did surrender bargain and 
sell the afs Warrant and land thereby granted unto a certain Thomas Sharp and to his 
heirs and assigns, in >>>as by the said instrument of writing may appear.  And whereas 
the afs proprietaries by two warrants under the seal of their land office, bearing date at 
Philadelphia the nineteenth day of November which was in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and forty six did grant unto the afs Thomas Sharp, two pieces of 
land adjoining the above recited warrant and tract of land as by the said warrants 
remaining in the Surveyor Generals Office at Philadelphia may appear, and Whereas the 
afs Thomas Sharp by an instrument of writing under his hand and seal bearing date the 
fifteen day of August which was in the year of our Lord  one thousand seven hundred and 
sixty five, for the consideration therein mentioned, did grant bargain and sell the afs two 
warrants and land thereby granted unto the afs James Logan in fee, as by the said 
instrument of writing entered in the Office for Recording of Deeds for the County of 
York in Book D, page 819…may appear.  And Whereas the afs James Logan by an 
instrument of writing under his hand and seal bearing the date the fifth day of September 
which was in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and (sixty?) five, for the 
consideration therein mentioned, did grant bargain and sell the afs two warrants and land 
thereby granted unto the afs John Glenn in fee, as by the said instrument of writing 
entered in the Office for Recording Deeds for the County of York, in Book D, page 320 
may appear, by means whereof the afs John Glenn became seized, as of fee, of and in the 
three warrants and three pieces of land herein before recirted, which said three pieces of 
land, when included in one survey, are found to be bound and described as follows, that 
is to say, situate in Managhan Township, in the County o York afs, Beginning at a 
marked black oak, thence by land late of Henry Wilson, deceased, south seventy eight 
perches to an heap of stones, south forty two degrees, west twenty eight perches to a 
marked chef and south thirty nine perches to a post, thence south seventy degrees, east 
forty seven perches to a post, and south twenty degrees, well eight perches to a post, 
thence by land late of John Rofs, south seventy degrees, east one hundred and thirty nine 
perches to a market white oak south sixty nine degrees, east twenty two perches to a 
marked hickory, and south twenty one degrees, west sixty one perches to an heap of 
stones. Hence land late of William Carson(?) south sixty nine degrees.  East one hundred 
and twenty one perches to an heap of stones, hence by land late of Henry Parsons.  North 
ten degrees, east one hundred and fixty six perches to a marked hickory, then by land of 
Hugh Kale, north fifteen degrees, west one hundred and twenty one perches to a marked 
white oak, thence by land late of Joseph Reed, south twelve degrees, west twenty eight 
perches to a marked black oak, north twenty eight degrees, west forty eight perches to a 
marked white oak now dead, north sixty nine degrees, west one hundred and sixty seven 
perches to a marked white oak and north fifty one degrees, west ninety and nine perches 
to the place of beginning, containing three hundred thirty and two acres, and one quarter 
of an acre as by a draught there of made by Thomas Armor may appear.  NOW THIS 
INDENTURE WITNESSETH that in consideration of the sum of two thousand and two 
hundred pounds …money of Pennsylvania to the afs John Glenn  in hand paid by the afs 
Thomas Beens, James Beens, Thomas Beens, the younger, Samuel Beens and Robert 
Beens , their executors administrators and assigns by these presents, the afs John Glenn 
and Mary his wife have granted, bargained, sold, released and confirmed and by these 
presents, do grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm unto the afs Thomas Beens, James 
Beens, Thomas Beens the younger, Samuel Beens and Robert Beens, and to their heirs 
and assigns, all that the three warrants herein before recited and all that the three pieces 
or tracts of land surveyed in pursuance of them, and herein before described in one tract, 
and containing in the whole taken together three hundred and thirty two acres and one 
quarter of an acre, as the same is herein before set forth and described, bounded and 
limited as afs with all and singular the houses, and houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, 
fields, meadows, pastures, fences, woods, underwoods, timber and trees, water courses, 
privileges, commodities, easements, advantages, improvements, hereditaments and 
appurtenance, whatsoever to the afs three hundred and thirty two acres and  one quartr of 
an acre of land belonging, or in anywise appertaining and lying and being within the 
bounds and limits thereof, and the reversions, and reversion, remainders and remainder, 
rents, issues and profits thereof, and also all of the estate, right, title, inter ? property use ? 
claim and demand whatsoever of him the afs John Glenn and Mary his wife of in and to 
the same and every part and parcel thereof, and all warrants, receipts, draughts, deeds, 
writings and evidences, whatsoever touching and concerning the same, or any part or 
parcel thereof.  TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the afs three hundred and thirty two acres 
and  one quarter of an acre of land and premises hereby granted and mentioned or 
intended so to be and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the afs 
Thomas Beens, James Beens, Thomas Beens the younger, Samuel Beens and Robert 
Beens to their heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of the afs Thomas Beens, etc. 
their heirs and assigns forever, as tenants in common and not as joyntenants.  And the afs 
John Glenn for himself and his heirs and per every of them doth covenant, promise grant 
and agree to and with the afs Thomas Beens..etc. jointly and severally, their ? each of 
their heirs and assigns by these presents in manner and form following, that is to say that 
he the afs John  Glenn and his heirs, the afs three hundred and thirty two acres and one 
quarter of an acre of land and premises hereby granted and mentioned, or intended so to 
be and every part and lparcel thereof, with the appurtenances unto them the afs Thomas 
Beens….etc. and assigns, as tenants in common and not as joyntenants, from and against 
him the afs john Glenn and his heirs and against all and every other persons and person, 
whatsoever lawfully claiming or that shall or may hereafter lawfully claim the same, or 
any part or parcel thereof by from or under him them or any of them shall and will 
warrant and forever defend by these presents, and that he the afs John Glenn and his heirs 
on his reasonable request, and at the proper costs and charger in the law of the afs 
Thomas Beems….etc., their heirs and assigns, shall and will make executive and 
acknowledge, or cause to be made executed and acknowledged, all and every such farther 
and other lawful and reasonable act and acts, deed and deeds, conveyance and 
conveyances, or other allowances  in law, whatsoever  for the better and more effectual 
conveying ? and ? making the titles of three hundred and thirty two acres and one quarter 
of an acres of land and premises with the appurtenances unto the afs Thomas 
Beens…etc., as tenants in common as by them of their heirs or assigns, or their council 
learned in the law, shall be reasonably devised and required, provided such further 
assurance shall not contain any further warrantee, than is herein before mentioned and ? 
and provided that the said John Glenn or his heirs, shall not be compelled to travel more 
than ten miles to acknowledge such further assurance.  Subject, nevertheless to the 
payment of the residue of the purchase money and interest due and to become due to the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the lands and tenements afs, according to the tenor 
of the several warrants herein before recired.  IN  WITNESS whereof the afs parties to 
these presents have interchangeably set their hands and affixed their seals dated the day 
and year first above written.  SEALED and Delivered in presence of

John Nesbit                                                                             John Glen (Seal)

John Shennon                                                                          Mary  A. Glen (Seal)

 

RECEIVED on the day of the date of the foregoing indenture of Thomas Beens, …etc, 
two thousand and two hundred pounds in full of the consideration in the foregoing 
indenture mentioned.  Witness my hand    John Glen

 

Being present at signing, William Mitchell

 

YORK COUNTY, personally came before me one of the justices of the peace for said 
county the subscribers John Glen and Mary his wife said mary being separately and along 
examined and acknowledge the foregoing instrument of writing as their act and deed and 
desired that the same might be admitted to record.

Acknowledged the 13th March  1780                  

                                                                                John Glenn

                                                                                Mary O Glen  (mark)

 

A true copy taken from and compared with the original at York the 26th day of April 
1785