Deeds and Land Records

THIS INDENTURE Made the Twentyeth Day of August Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty five Between John McCracken of Donigal Township in the County of Lancaster and the Province of Pennsylvania Yoeman of the one part and Isaac Koffman of the Township of Hempfield in the County and Province aforesaid of the other part. WHEREAS the said John McCracken in and by his Certain Bond or Writing Obligatory bearing Even Date herewith Standeth Held and firmly bound unto the said Isaac Kauffman in the sum of Eighty pounds Lawful Money of Pennsylvania Conditioned for the payment of Forty pounds Lawful Money aforesaid on the Nineteenth Day of February which shall be and come in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six Together with Lawful Interest for the same as by the said Recited Bond or Writing Obligatory and the Condition thereofmay more fully appear NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH That the said John McCracken as well as for and in the Consideration of the aforesaid Debt or Sum of Forty pounds and in Order the better to Secure the Payment thereof with its Interest according to the Condition of the said in part Recited Bond or Writing Obligatory as of the further Sum of Five Shillings Lawful Money of the Province aforesaid to him in hand well and Truly paid by the said Isaac Kauffman at and Before the Execution hereof the Receipt and Payment whereof he Doeth hereby Acknowledge Hath granted Bargained Sold Released and Confirmed and by these Presents Doth Grant Bargin Sell Release and Confirm unto the said Isaac Kauffman and his Heirs and Assigns all that tract of Land Situtate Lying and being in the Township of Donigal in the County aforesaid Adjoining the Lands of John Bayley James Work Hugh White and Christian Martin Containing Two Hundred and Eighty Acres besides the Allowance Surveyed or Intended to be Surveyed unto him the said John McCracken by Virtue of a Proprietary warrant bearing Date the Twenty Eight Day of November Annoque Dom. One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty made to me by the name of John McCrackin Together with all and Singular the Houses Out Houses Edifices Buildings Ways Water Courses Profits Priviledges Avantages Hereditaments and Appurtenances Improvements Adavantages Whatsoever thereto Belonging or in any wise Appertaining and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders thereof and all the Estate Right Title Interest Use Trust Property Possession Claim and Demand whatsoever both at law and in Equity of him the said John McCrackin of in and to all and Singular the said hereby Granted Premises and Every part thereof Together with the aforesaid. Warrant and all Benefit and Avantage to be had and Taken thereof TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract of Land and Premises with the Appurtenanses hereby Granted and Released or Ment Mentioned or Intended so to be with their Rights and Members to him the said Isaac Kauffman his Heirs and Assigns To the only Proper Use Benefit and Behoof of him the said Isaac Kauffman his Heirs and Asigns forever at and Under the Yearly Quit Rents therefore due and to become Due and also Subject to the Payment of the Residue of the Principal Money and the Interest thereof to the Propritors of the said Province or Condition of Redemption hereinafter mentioned Comprised and Contained This is to Say PROVIDED always Nevertheless and these Presents are upon this Condition and the True Intent and Meaning hereof also is that if the said John McCrackin his Heirs Executors or Administrators or any or Either of them do and shall well and Truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Isaac Kauffman or to his Certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Assigns the just and full Sum of Forty Pounds Lawfull Money of Pennsylvania on the Nineteenth Day of February which be and come in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six together with Lawful Interest for the Same According to the Condition and in Discharge of the said in Part Recited Obligation and that without fraud or further Delay and without any Deduction Defalcation or Abatement to be made of any Thing for or in Respect of any Taxes Charges Ground Rents or other Impositions Whatsoever Then as well as this Presents Indenture as the Estate hereby Created and Every Clause Matter and Thing herein Contained as the said in part Recited Bond or Writing Obligatory and Warrant of Attorney to Confess Judgement thereon shall Cease determine and become & be Absolutely Null and Void to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever any thing hereinbefore Contained to the Contrary is anywis Notwithstanding IN WITNESS whereof the said Parties to these Presents have hereto Interchangeably set their Hands and Seal the Day and Year abovr Written..
Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of
Jos. Howard, Casper Shaffner                                                                     John McCrackin     (SEAL)

Lancaster County SS:   Before me the Subscriber one of his Majesty's Justices of the Pease and Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Lancaster Personally appeared the above and within named Jihn McCracken and Acknowledged the above and within Written Indenture to be his Act and Deed and Desired that the same might be Recorded as Such According to the Law   WITNESS my Hand and Seal the Twentyeth Day of August A.Dom 1765
                                                                                                                 Adam Simon Kuhn    (SEAL)

RECORDED 7th September 1765
                         Edwd. Shippen Recorder

I Isaac Kauffman the Mortgagee in this Mortgage Named do hereby Acknowledge to have Received of John McCrakin the Mortgagor full Satisfaction for the Same and do hereby Reconvey the Mortgaged Premises to the said Mortgagor his Heirs and Assigns. WITNESS my Hand and Seal the 7th day of July Anno Domini 1766.
Acknowledged before me the same day & Year                                             Isaac Kauffman   (SEAL)

                         Edwd. Shippen    Recorder

Application # ES-3317 made by Thomas McCracken 19 May 1768 for 50 acres in Mt. Bethel, Northampton County. Survey recorded in Series C - Volume 137- page 166. Return 2 June 1819 to Thomas McCracken Ephrim McDowell neighbor. The orginal was signed by Thomas McCracken.

Application # ES-3318 made by Thomas McCracken 19 May 1768 for 100 acres in Mt. Bethel, Northampton County. Original signed by Thomas McCracken.

Application # ES-3319 made by Hugh McCracken 19 May 1768 for 30 acres in Mt. Bethel, Northampton County Survey recorded in Series C - Volume 137- page 165. Return 2 June 1819 to Thomas McCracken The original was not found.

Thomas McCracken and John Moody were listed as neighbors of John Howey in Mt Bethel on application # ES-1062, date of 14 Oct 1765.

Thomas McCracken, Valentine Miller and William Cooper were listed as neighbors of Joseph Reeder in Lower Mt. Bethel on application # ES-1420 with date of 22 Apr. 1766.

Thomas McCracken, William McFarren Esq., David Lockard were listed as neighbors in Mt Bethel of Davis Bassett on app # ES-2247, date 12 Jan. 1767.

Thomas McCracken, Samuel Cunningham and Abraham Shelly were listed as neighbors in Mt. Joy Twp. Lancaster Co. of Robert Cunningham on app. # ES-2359 date 27 Feb. 1767.

Thomas McCracken, Alexander Hutchinson and -?- Vance were listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel Twp. of Fergus Mann and Daniel Barton on app. # ES-3759 date 13 Dec 1768.

Thomas McCracken, Fergus Man and Michael Ney were listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of William Johnson on app # ES- 3944, date of 5 Apr 1769.

McCracken, widow Emmett and John Lawson were listed as neighbors in East Nottingham Twp. Chester Co. of Josiah Porterfield on app. # ES-3075 with a date of 28 Jan 1768.

James McCrack and Andrew Reed were listed as neighbors in Bart Twp., Lancaster County of William Boyd on app # ES-1939 date 14 Oct 1766.

Application # ES-1990 made by Robert McCracken 22 Oct 1766 for 50 acres in Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County. Original dated 23 Oct. 1766 was signed by Robert McCracken.

Robert McCracken is listed as neighbor in Mt. Bethel of John Nelson on app # ES-748 date 7 Sep 1765

Robert McCracken and Peter Middach are listed as neighbors of Fergus Mann in Mt. Bethel on app # ES-1426 date 23 Apr 1766

Robert McCracken, William Connally, James Beard and Allen Otten are listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of Thomas Connley on app # ES-1547 date 26 May 1766.

Robert McCracken is listed as neighbor in Lower Mt. Bethel of Thomsa Conolly Jr. on app # ES-1659 date 25 Jun 1766.

Robert McCracken and John Nelson are listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of William Walker on app # ES-3007 date 12 Dec1767

Robert McCracken, Nathaniel Britain and Samuel Rey are listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of James Dunbar on app # ES-3244 date 25 Apr 1768.

Robert McCracken, Alexander Galbraith, George Beard, Jonathan Nelson and Alexander Miller are listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of Robert Dunn on app # ES-3798 date 20 Jan 1769.

Robert McCracken, John Conolly and James Beard are listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of John Fier on app # ES-3987 date 29 Apr 1769

Robert McCracon and John Nelson are listed as neighbors in Mt. Bethel of Nathaniel on app # ES-2991 date 30 Nov 1767.

This indenture made the Tenth day of Febuary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy nine between Fredirich Weyman of the town of Sunbury in the County of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania Yoeman & Eve Catherine his wife of the one part, & Henry McCracken of the Town of Sunbury aforesaid Yoeman of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Frederick Weyman & Eve Catherine his wife, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Pounds Lawful money of this State unto them or one of them in hand paid by the said Henry McCracken and his heirs Thereof is this Receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and the said Henry McCracken and his heirs thereof do fully aquit and Discharge, Have & each of them ha**e granted, Bargained, Sold, Released and Confirmed and by these Presents do & each of them Doth Grant, Bargarin, Sell, Release & Confirm unto the said Henry McCracken his Heirs and Assigns all that Certain Lot of Ground Situate on the Southside of Blackberry Street in the Town of Sunburry aforesaid marked in the general plan of said Town No. 233 Containing in Breadth East & West on said Street Sixty feet and in Length North & South Two hundred and thirty feet Bounded Northward by No, 234 It being the same Lot which the Hon'ble *** Propriotaries of Pennsylvania by their Patent bearing date the Twenty first day of February Domini 1775 Granted unto George Heyser who by Certain Indenture of the 20th Day of March Domini 1777 granted the Same to Frederick Weyman Party hereto & together with all and Singular the Rights Liberties and Appurtenances hereinto belonging to or in anywise appertaining to have & to hold the said described Lot of ground with the said Appurtenances unto the said Henry McCracken his Heirs & Assigns to the only Proper use and behoof of the said Henry McCracken his Heirs & Assigns forever Under and Subject to Quit Rents due or to become hereafter due for the same and also Subject to all the Rules Regulations for Building and improving the said Town of Sunbury and to all other Tares and Charges whatsoever. In Witness whereof the Parties to these Presents have interchangably set their hands and Seals hereunto dated the day & year first above Written

Frederick Weyman (Seal) Catherine Weyman (Seal) Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of Wm. Dewart, John Sandoz

Received the day of the date of the above written indenture of the therein named Henry McCracken the Sum of Three hundred & eighty Pounds Lawful money of Pennsylvania, It being the full Consideration therein mentioned, I Say Recieved by me Frederick Weyman}--- Witness present at signing. Wm Dewart

                                    North'd County SS On the 24th Day of January Domini 1781 Before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Please, in & for the County aforesaid Personally appeader Wm Dewart one of the Subjecting Wittnesses to the within Deed. & being duly sworn as the Law directs did Dispose Declare & Say that he was present & Saw Frederick Weyman the grantor within named sign Seal & as his act & deed Deliver the within Deed *oll & that his the Deponents name thereto Subscribed is his own hand Writing & that he also saw John Sandoz sign the Same as the other Witness thereunto and further says not. William Dewart sworn & affirmed and Subscribed before Christian Gettig
                                                                                              Recorded the 3d Day of February Domini 1781

Know all men by these presents that Whereas Joseph Sherer late of Paxton township in the County of Lancaster Deceased, by his last will & Testament in writing did give & bequeath unto us a Certain Legacy as in & by the said will more appear and did Constitute & Appoint Mary Sherer (now Mary McCracken) Samuel Cockran & Samule Sherer joint executors of said will. Now know ye that we Richard Sherer & Joseph Sherer leagettes on said will mentioned have ordained Constituted & appointed Mary McCracken now of Northumberland County our true and lawful attorney for us & in our names and for our own proper use & benifit, do ask, demand & receive of and from the said Samuel Cockran & Samuel Sherer or Jonathan McClure, or in whose hands soever the same may be the said legacy so given & bequethed unto us the said Richard & Joseph Sherer by the said will of the said Joseph Sherer as aforesaid; And upon receipt thereof by or payment thereof to our said attorney, a general release or discharge for the same to make execute & Deliver; Hereby ratifying, confirming & allowing whatsoever our said attorney shall lawfully do in the premises; In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this 4th day of August in the year of our Lord 1789.

Richard Sherer (Seal) Joseph Sherer (Seal) Sealed and delivered in the presence of David Buchanan; .
Before me John Kelly Esq. one of the Justices &c'd Personally came Rich'd Sherer & Joseph Sherer & acknowledged the foregoing instrument of writing to be his act & Deed & Desire that it might be entred of records such. Wittness my hand April 17th 1790 J'no Kelly (Seal)
Recorded the 3d of June An'o Dom 1791 J Simpson Rc'r

This indenture made the twenty fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and two Between Robert H Rosecity of Philadelphia Doctor of Physick (by his Atorney James Rose duly appointed on the eight day of May 1798 and Recorded in the Book Is page266 in the office for Recording of Deeds in & for the County of Northumberland) of the one part, and Mary McCracken of the County of Northumberland, Widow, of the other part; Whereas the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Patent or Grant under the seal of the Commonwealth bearing date the fourteenth Day of December one thousand eight hundred & two for the Consideration therein mentioned did Grant and Confirm unto the said Robert H Rose and his Heirs and Assigns a Certain Tract of Land called "Spring Hill" Situtate above the falls of nescopeck in Northumberland County by metes and bounds therein mentioned containing Three hundred thirty five acres and one greater with allowences of six per cent for Roads as in and by the said recited Patent, recorded in the Rolls office in Patent Book No. 48 page 166 & relation thereunto being had will more fully and at large appear. Now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Robert H Rose for & in Consideration of the Sum of Two hundred and thirty one pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to him in hand well and truly paid by the said Mary McCracken at and before the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt and payment whereof is hereby acknowledged and her the said Mary McCracken her Heirs Executors and Administrators forever discharge by these presents; hath granted, bargained, sold aliened released and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, release and confirm unto the said Mary McCracken and to her heirs and assigns all that Tract of Land Beginning at a heap of Stones the corner of Land this day granted to Joshua Kinsey thence North ten degrees West, one hundred and fourty five perches to a white oak, thence South ten degrees East Two hundred and Seventy two perches to a post and from thence North eighty degrees East one hundred and fourty five perches to the place of Beginning containing Two hundred & thirty one acres and Allowences (It being part of the aforesaid larger Tract) Together with all and Singular the Ways Woods, Waters, Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Hereditaments and Appurtendances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining Reversion & Remainders & Rents Issues and profits thereof: And also the Estate, Right, Title Interest, Claim and Demand whatsoever of him the said Robert H Ros in law or Equity or otherwise howsoever of, in, to or outof of the same, To have & to hold the aforsaid Tract of Two hundred & thirty one acres of Land Hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be unto the said Mary McCracken her Heirs and Assigns forever Against him the said Robert H Rose and his Heirs and against all and every other person and persons whomsoever Claiming **** fully or to claim, by, from or under him them or any of them, shall and will Warrant and forever Defend by, by these presents. In Wittness whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto set their Hands & Seals the Day and year above written.

Robert H Rose (Seal) by his attorney J Rose (Seal) Sealed & Delivered in the presence of us Wm B Hamilton, Tho's Hamilton Recevied on the Sixth Day of Janu'ry 1803 of Mary McCracken the Sum of Two hundred and thirty one pounds being the Consideration Money herein mentioned. Robert H Rose by his attorney J Rose Test_____________________ Northumberland County SS Be it remembered that on the twenty seventh day of December D. one thousand eight hundred & two Before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County aforesaid came the within named Robert H Rose (by his attorney James Rose) who acknowledged the within Instrument of Writing to be his act Deed and desired it may be recorded as such according to Law. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & year above written. Wm Cook (Seal)
Recorded the 26th Day of April A. D. 1803 Jere'h Simpson Record'r