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Legal Documents - Bradford County, Pennsylvania
This is a transcription of the "Indenture BT John McKean & A. J. Drake" of Granville Township, Bradford County, PA by Tim Drake
  Subj:  John McKean Et UX Deed to Andrew J. Drake
Date:  6/23/2002 9:15:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:    Stanthonys@naxs.net (Tim Drake)
To:    JoyceTice@aol.com

JOHN MCKEAN ET UX DEED TO ANDREW J. DRAKE

This indenture made the tenth day of May AD one thousand eight hundred and sixty two Between John McKean of Troy Bradford County-Penna and his wife of the first part and Andrew J. Drake of Granville in said county and state of the second part Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of Six hundred dollars lawful money of the Unitesd States to them in hand paid by the said party of the second part at or before the discharge the said party of the second part----------the certain tract of land lying and being in the Township of Granville bounded as follows On the North and East
by lands of Robert Bailey On the South by the public highway and on the West by lands of Charles Drake containing fifty two acres more or less being the lot sold by the Sheriff of Bradford County on the 3rd day of February AD 1859 as the property  of Harry Bailey to the said John McKean for one hundred dollars same recorded in deed book No 5, page 5. ------
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Wm. Kendall, Bradford County

John McKean
Electa McKean

-------She the said Electa being of fulll age and by me examined separate and apart from her husband and the full contents thereof being by me first made known to her to her acknowledged that she executed the same of her own free will and accord without any coercion or compulsion on the part off said husband.   Wm Kendall , JP
Recorded Sept 2, 1862     J M Hurst