John McAninch, Pioneer, Armstrong Co., Penn., part 4 of 10 |
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1797: … Nathaniel George of the Town of Greensburg Merchant ... bound |
... to Rachel Jones and John McIninch both in Allegheny County and State of Pennsylvania ... |
George doth bargain and promise to ... Rachel and John their heirs and assigns a clear deed |
out of the office for fifty acres of land and ten pounds in store goods five pounds and in cash |
five pounds against the first day of November ... George doth further promise to give ... |
Rachel full and free possession upon the first day of September if requested ... Rachel and |
John doth firmly agree and promise to keep settled for ... George his heirs or assigns free for |
the space of five years a certain tract of land situate in Allegheny County in the Slippery rock |
path Bounded by James Cogley ... N. 87 E. 34.3 perches South 87 W. 240 by |
Daniel McClelland situate in the west side of the Allegheny ... further agree to convey to … |
George his heirs or assigns the remainder of [said] tract of land forever ... George ... firmly |
bound to ... Rachel and John to give them the improvements for part of the fifty acres ... |
Rachel and John ... bound to clear eighteen more acres of land ... under good fence ... |
with a house fit for the habitation of seven ... |
sixteenth day of August one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven Greensburgh. |
/s/ Nathaniel George /s/ Rachel Jones /s/ John [his mark] McIninch |
Westmoreland County ss |
Before me one of the Judges in and for the County aforesaid personally |
appeared John Hill one of the subscribing witnesses to the within articles of agreement who ... |
saw Nathaniel George and Rachel Jones sign their names ... and John McIninch set his mark |
also to the said article of agreement in his presents and that he this deposant [sic] signed his |
name thereto at the same time as a witness |
Sworn and subscribed before me the 30th December 1807. /s/ John Hill |
Recorded 23 January 1808; Armstrong County, Deed Books, Volume I, page 160. |