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Deed 1864 - Bingham Estate to Welch Ashley
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The map above has been scanned form the 1875 Tioga County Atlas. It shows the parts of Warrants 1819 and 1820 where this land transaction occurred. This is on the southern boundary of Rutland where it meets Sullivan Township.
This is a transcription of the 1864 Sale of Property in Rutland Township, Tioga County, PA transcribed by Jane Webb

Deed
Joseph Reed Ingersoll and others to Welch Ashley

This Indenture, Made this twenty seventh day of May one thousand eight hundred and Sixty three BETWEEN Joseph Reed Ingersoll and John Craig Miller, Trustees of three fifths of the Estate which was formerly of William Bingham, the elder, deceased, and Charles Willing, Trustee of the two other fifths thereof, of the first part, and Welch Ashley of the other part; Witnesseth: That the parties of the first part, in consideration of Three hundred and seventeen dollars and sixty one Cents previously paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged Have granted, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed, and do hereby grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release and confirm to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, the following described tract or parcel of Land, BEGINNING at the North West corner of lot No 121. of the allotment of the Bingham Lands in Rutland Township Tioga County Pennsylvania conveyed to Bennett Reynolds thence along lines of said lot South ninety perches and one tenth of a perch and East fifty perches thence along the West line of lot No 119. South three fourths of a degree West one hundred and forty three perches and six tenths of a perch thence along lines of lot No 1. Sullivan conveyed to James McConnell North eighty nine degrees and one eighth of a degree West sixty two perches and two tenths of a perch and South two degrees and one eighth of a degree West forty perches thence along the North line of lot No 2. Sullivan West thirty eight perches and five tenths of a perch thence along the East line of lot No 118. Sullivan & Rutland North one degree East ninety one perches and five tenths of a perch thence along the East line of lot No 112. Rutland North one fourth of a degree East one hundred and eighty perches and eight tenths of a perch thence along the South line of lot No 138. Rutland conveyed to James Argetsinger East fifty perches and seven tenths of a perch to the place of beginning Containing one hundred and twenty two acres and one tenth of an acre with the usual allowance of six percent for Roads &c be the same more or less. It being lot No 55. of the allotment of the Bingham Lands in Rutland & Sullivan Townships Tioga County Pennsylvania and part of warrants numbered 1819. & 1820. Which said tract of Land was, by Agreement dated the Seventeenth day of December A. D. 1846 contracted to be sold by the then Trustees of the Estate of William Bingham the elder deceased to John Smith where equitable title and interest therein the said party of the second part claims to be vested in him in his own right To have and to hold the same to the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever. And the said parties of the first part, for themselves, as Trustees, and such other persons as may hereafter be appointed Trustees of the said Estates respectively, but not for themselves individually, do covenant, promise and agree to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, that the tract of land hereby conveyed, they, as Trustees, against all and every person or persons whomsoever (except the said John Smith and all other persons having title or claim under the before mentioned Articles of Agreement; and except, also, any person or persons whose title or interest in said land is or shall be acquired by reason of, or through, any act or default of the said John Smith his heirs or assigns,) lawfully claiming or to claim the same, shall and will warrant and forever defend.
In Witness Whereof, they have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
SEALED AND DELIVERED
in the presence of us,
J M Houston
W. S. Phillips
J R Ingersoll (Seal)
J. Craig Miller (Seal)
C. Willing (Seal)

City of Philadelphia ss.
On the Twenty Eighth day of May one thousand eight hundred and Sixty three personally appeared William S. Phillips one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Indenture, who being duly sworn according to law, did declare and say, that he was personally present and did see Joseph Reed Ingersoll, John Craig Miller, and Charles Willing, above named, sign, seal, and as their act and deed, and the act and deed of each and every of them, deliver the same; and that the names thereto subscribed as witnesses, are of the proper handwriting of this deponent and of John M. Houston who also subscribed his name as a witness thereto in the presence of the said deponent
Witness my hand and seal, the day and year aforesaid
W. W. Dougherty (Seal)
Alderman

Tioga county ss.
Recorded in the Recorders office in & for said county in Record Book No. 82 page 869 &c the 23d day of March A. D. 1864. Witness my hand & seal of office
H S Aichey [?] Recorder

Deed
Joseph Reed Ingersoll and others to Welch Ashley

Filed March 23/64

Tax .50

fees 1.25

1.75

Paid by P. V. Van Ness



 
Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
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Jonathan Nichols &c to Charles Keys
To all people to whom these presents shall come. Greeting That we Jonathan Nichols, Anna Nichols, Samuel Nichols, Jonathan Nichols Junr & Naasson Nichols all of the township of Tioga in the County of Tioga & State of Pennsylvania yeoman, for and in consideration of five dollars to me in hand paid to my full satisfaction the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge & am fully satisfied & contented we have given, granted, bargained, aliened, released, conveyed & confirmed & by these presents do freely, clearly & absolutely give, grant, bargain, aliene, release, convey & confirm unto Charles Keys of the Township of Columbia in the County of Bradford & State of Pennsylvania his heirs & assigns forever A certain piece or parcel of Land situated in the Easterly part of Sheffield on Bush Hill so called in the County of Berkshire in the State of Massachusetts, buted & bounded as follows, North on Aaron Stevens, West on Gad Austin, South on James Nichols, East partly on the highway and partly on Palmer Lovejoy, the piece of Land containing between four & five acres it is a piece of Land deeded by Joseph Huggins to Anna Nichols & her heirs

To have & to hold the before granted premises with the appurtenances & privelidges thereunto belonging to him the said Charles Keyes his heirs & assigns forever. And we the said Jonathan, Anna, Samuel, Jonathan Junr. & Naasson Nichols ourselves heirs Executors administrators do covenant promise & grant unto and with the said Jonathan, Anna, Samuel, Jonathan Junr. & Naasson Nichols their heirs & assigns forever, that before & until the ensealing thereof we are the true sole, proper and lawful owners & possessors of the before granted premises with the appurtenances & have in us good right, full power & lawful authority to give, grant, bargain, sell, aliene, release, convey & confirm the same as aforesaid & that free & clear & freely & clearly executed acquited & discharged of and from all former & other gifts, grants, bargains, sales leases, mortgages, & intails, jointuxes, dowries, thirds, executions, & incumberances whatsoever. And furthermore we the said Jonathan, Anna, Samuel, Jonathan Junr. & Naasson Nichols, for our selves our heirs executors & administrators do hereby covenant promise & engage therefore granted premises with the appurtenances unto him the said Charles Keyes & his heirs forever to warrant secure & defend against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever. ??? whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifteen
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us
David Nichols
Josiah Woodworth

Jonathan X Nichols his mark
Anna X Nichols her mark
Samuel Nichols
Jonathan Nichols Junr
Naasson X Nichols his mark

Tioga County LS Personally appeared before William Rose Esqr Jonathan Nichols, Anna Nichols, Samuel Nichols, Jonathan Nichols Junr & Naasson Nichols & acknowledged the above indenture to be their true act & deed & desired the same might be recorded as such —
Witness my hand seal this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & fifteen — William Rose Just of the Peace (Seal)

September 3rd 1817 Received and Recorded from the Original By Moses Hopkins Esqr
(Document copied by J. Kesley Jones March 2007 and transcribed by Jane WOHLSCHLEGEL Webb)
 

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