Jan 2,
1788
To all
People to whom these presents hath come. We, George Nixon and
Rebecca
my wife, both of the Township of Hopewell, co of Bedford and
State
of PA send greeting. Whereas Hugh Barclay of the town and county
of
Bedford and Commonwealth aforesaid
Esquire by his indenture duly ____
bearing
date the second day of January Seventeen hundred and eighty
eight
for the consideration therein mentioned, did grant bargain sell
and
confirm unto George Woods of the Town county and state
aforesaid
Esquire and to his heirs and assigns a certain piece of
parcel
of ground situate on the waters of Yellow Creek in the Township
of
Providence in the County of Bedford beginning at a white oak thence
by
William Niscon's (Nixon?)land North forty three degrees and a half
degrees
east, fifty six perches to a spanish oak thence east seventen
perches
to a white Oak tree, by George Elder's land north twenty and
one
half degrees east one hundred and twenty nine perches to a post,
thence
sixty seven perches to a post, thence south twenty and a half
degrees
west two hundred and ___ perches to a
post thence by William
Nixcon's
(Nixon) land south seventy five degrees east one hundred and
twenty
four perches to the place of beginning containing two hundred
acres
with the ____ allowance____ ____ ____
____ for it being one equal
half
part of a larger tract of land containing our ____ acres the allowance
which
was sold to the said Hugh Barclay and to his heirs and assigns
by the
Comisioners of the county of Bedford the twenty third day of June
Seventeen
hundred and eighty seven as by their deed recorded in the office
or
recording of deeds in or the county of
Bedford in Book B, Page 429
____ _____ these unto being part will more ___ and at large appear
together
with all one ____ and hereditaments and a apportuned to the
said of land belonging or in any wise
appertaining to note the same
with
the appertenances unto the said George Woods unto his heirs and
assigns
forever, ____ __ ____ ___ indenture, as recorded in the
Recorder
of Deeds in and for the County of Bedford _____ reference being
hereunto had will
more ____ ___ large
appear
and whereas the said George Woods by his hand did duly execute
bearing
date the seventeenth day of January seventeen hundred and eighty
nine
for the consideration therin mentioned did grant bargain sell and
release
unto said Rebecca Nixon to a certain William Nixon and to their
heirs
and assigns all that the first above described and bounded parcel
or
piece of ground situate on the Waters of Yellow Creek in the Township
of
Hopewell and in the county aforesaid containing two hundred acres of
land
with the usual said containing two hundred acres of land with the
usual allowance
of ___ for roads, Together with all
singular
the herditaments and appurtenaces to the same belonging or in any
wise
appertaining to hold the name with the appurtenances unto the said
Rebecca
Nixon, William Nixon their heirs and assigns forever, as in and
by the
said Indenture as recoreded in the Office, for Recorder of Deeds
in and
for the county of Bedford in book C, page 288 reference being
thereunto
had will more by and at large
appear __ on __ _Know ye that
the
said George Nixon and Rebecca my wife, for the consideration
of
natural love love and affection and the further sum of five shillings
lawful
money of the state of PA to us in hand paid by the said William
Nixon
before the sealing and delivery hereof, the receipt where of we
do
hereby and knowledge, have granted vary sold remis release and forever
quit
claim of by these presents We and each ___ for ourselves our heirs
respectively
do grnt bargain sell remise release and forever quit claim
unto
the said William Nixcon and to his heirs and assigns of in and to
the one
equal half part of that the above described and bounded two
hundred
acres of land situate on the Waters of Yellow Creek aforesaid
Beginnin
at a white oak thence, North forty three and a half degrees
east
fifty six perches to a Spanish oak thence east seventeen perches
to a
white oak, thence north twenty and an half degrees east forty eight
perches
to a post thence by land of us the said George Nixon and Rebecca
Nixon
north eighty four and an half degrees west, one hundred and twenty
eight
perches to a black oak and then thence
north twenty and one half
degrees
east one hundred and twelve perches to a post, thence north
twenty
degrees and an half west thirty nine perches to a post on the
division
line of Lands of Hugh Barclay Esq thence south twenty and one
half
degrees west one hundred and eighty six
perches to a post on a line
of
Lands of Hugh Barclay, thence along the said line south seventy five
degrees
east one hundred and twenty four perches to the place of the
beginning
Containing one hundred acres of the usual......
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