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Jacob Bankert's Sale of Portions of "Resurvey on John's Lott" and
"Addition to the Resutvey on John's Lott" Tracts to Martin Study,
1789
Frederick County Land Record Book WR-8 pp. 387-388
Examd deld Grantee
7 Jany 1790
At the request of Martin Study the following Deed was recorded 19th March 1789 to wit,
This Indenture made the twenty second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight Between Jacob Bankert of Pipe Creek in Frederick County and State of Maryland Miller of the one part and Martin Study of Silver Run in said County and State Miller of the other part Witnesseth that the said Jacob Bankert for and in consideration of the sum of forty three pounds current Money of Maryland to him in hand paid by the said Martin Study the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and therefrom doth acquit and forever discharge the said Martin Study his Heirs and Assigns by these presents Hath bargained sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed, and by these presents doth bargain sell alien enfeoff and confirm unto him the said Martin Study his Heirs and Assigns forever All that the following described Tract or parcel of Land being part of two Tracts of Land one called “The Resurvey on Johns Lott” and the other The addition to the Resurvey on Johns Lott” situate lying and being in Pipe Creek Hundred and County of Frederick aforesaid Beginning for the lines of the whole, hereby bargained and sold at the end of the fourth line of a Tract of Land called the Resurvey on High Germany and running thence South five degrees East sixty four perches North seventy eight degrees East sixty nine perches thence with Laurence Erbaugh’s Land North forty five degrees West fourteen perches then North two degrees West thirty four perches to the end of the seventh line of the Resurvey on Johns Lott then North forty degrees West fifty seven perches Then with a straight line to the Beginning containing twenty seven Acres and a half of land more or less Together with all and singular the Buildings Improvements and Appurtenances thereunto in any wise belonging or appertaining To have and to hold the said Tract of land and premises with the appurtenances hereby bargained and sold unto him the said Martin Study his Heirs and Assigns forever to the only proper Use Benefit and Behoof of him the said Martin Study his Heirs and Assigns forever and to and for no other Use Intent or purpose whatsoever. And the said Jacob Bankert doth covenant and agree to and with the said Martin Study that he the said Martin Study his Heirs and Assigns forever shall and may have hold and enjoy the said Tract or parcel of Land containing twenty seven Acres and an half and premises warranted and forever defended against him the said Jacob Bankert his Heirs and Assigns and also against all and every other person or persons claiming or to claim any thing therein or thereto by from or under him them or any of them In Witness whereof the said Jacob Bankert hath hereunto set his Hand and Seal the day and year first above written.
Sealed and Jno Gwinn Jacob Banker {Seal}
Delivered in the presence of us John Ross Key
Which was thus endorsed to wit
Received on the day of the date of the above written Indenture of the above named Martin Study the sum of forty three pounds current Money of Maryland being in full the Consideration Money above mentioned &c.
Jacob Banker
Witness Jno Gwinn John Ross Key
Frederick County On the 22d day of November 1788 before us the Subscribers two of the Justices of the peace in and for said County personally came the above named Jacob Bankert and acknowledged the above Indenture to be his Act and deed and the Land and premises therein mentioned to be the right and Estate of the above mentioned Martin Study his Heirs and Assigns forever according to the true Intent and meaning thereof. At the same time came also Esther wife of said Jacob Bankert and being by us privately and apart from her said Husband examined she freely gave up her right of Dower of in and to the said Land and Premises, and said she did the same freely and voluntarily without any Coercion or Compulsion of her said Husband.
Acknowledged before Jno. Gwinn Jno Ross Key
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