DEED: Jacob WALTER to John FRIES, 1795, Lancaster County, PA

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Allegheny/Robeson Twp - 60 acres
Written: April 10, 1795
Recorded: April 23, 1795

THIS INDENTURE, made the twenty-third April 1795, between Jacob WALTER, 
Robeson Township in the County of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, yeoman, on 
the one part, and John FRIES of the same place, yeoman of the  second part, 
WHEREAS by a certain proprietory deed bearing the date the 6th day of March, 
174?, there  was surveyed by virtue thereof into a certain Jacob WYLER, a 
certain tract of land adjoining Adam Morgan and William Harford at Allegheny, 
then in the county of Lancaster, ---now the aforesaid township of Robeson,  
County of Berks containing 60 acres and the ----being more or less, as in and 
by the said warrant and the surveys remaining in the Surveyor General's Office 
at Philadelphia, may more full and at large appear, and 
WHEREAS the said Jacob WYLER by his assignment of the said warrant bearing the 
eleventh day of November 1765 ---confirmed all his right and title of the said 
warrant unto Michael WALTER (then to said Jacob WALTER) in fee as by the said 
assignment may at large appear.  And the (Michael) WALTER, being so thereof 
seized departed this natural life but having first made his testament in 
writing bearing the date the 29 April 1777 and therein and thereby amongst 
other things did ...in the words following, to wit, "Thirdly I give and devise 
unto my son Jacob all sixty acres of land more or less which Jacob liveth on, 
but not till after his mother dyeth and then he shall have it to himself and 
his heirs forever, as in and by the said last will and testament duly proven 
and remaining in the Register's Office at Reading in and for the County of 
Berks, may more fully and at large appear,  
NOW THIS INDENTURE witnesseth that the said Jacob WALTER for and in 
consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds lawful money of 
Pennsylvania to him in hand well and truly paid by John FRIES at and before 
the ensealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof the latter does hereby 
acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof, ...for ever 
discharge the said John FRIES, his heirs and assigns by this present hath 
bargained, sold, aliened eufeoffed, released and confirmed and
by these presents that the above mentioned tract of land containing 60 acres 
and the usual allowance being the same more or less,as aforessaid, together 
also the all and singular the houses, buildings, ways, woods, waters,  water 
courses, rights, liberties, priviledges, improvements, hereditaments and 
appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining and 
the reversions, remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and all the 
estate right and title, interest, and also posessions property claim and 
demand whatsoever of of him the said Jacob Walter of in to and out of the 
hereby granted premises and of every part and parcel thereof.  To have and to 
hold the said fore above and within mentioned tract of land containing 60 
acres of land and allowances as aforesaid hereditaments and premises hereby 
granted or mentioned to be with the appurtenances unto the said John FRIES, 
his heirs and assigns forever, SUBJECT to the remains in of the purchase money 
interest, quitrents, thereof (if any) due and hereafter to become due for the 
same to the chief son or lords of the fee,  And the said Jacob WALTER the said 
hereby granted premises with the appurtenances unto the said John FRIES and to 
hids heirs and assigns against him the said Jacob WALTER and his heirs and 
against all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or 
to claim said hereby granted premises or any part thereof by from under him 
them or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these 
presents,  
IN WITNESS whereof the said Jacob WALTER to these presents hath hereunto
set his hand and seal on the day and year first above and aforewritten.  
Jacob WALTER (Seal), Eva (her X mark) WALTER, (Seal) sealed and delivered in 
the presence of us Maria (X her mark) BEAR, John BEAR,  received on the day of 
the date of the afore and above written indenture of and from the above named 
John FRIES the sum of 150 pounds, it being in full the consideration money in 
said indenture mentioned received in full of me, Jacob WALTER, Eva (her X 
mark) WALTER...test. Maria (her X mark) BEAR, John BEAR, Berks county on the 
10th day of April 1795.  
Before one of the subscribers one of the Justices of the Peace for the County 
personally appeared the above and aforenamed Jacob WALTER and acknowledged the 
above and afore written indenture to be his Act and Deed and desired the same 
might be recorded as such according to law.
In WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on the day and year 
abovesaid.
Sam'l Lewis,(seal)  recorded and this record and the original compared found  
to agree with ...(date illegible)


Additional Comments:
The history of this deed is interesting.  Allegheny was originally in 
Lancaster Co, then became part of Robeson Twp., Berks County, by 1752.
Jacob WYLER 174? proprietory deed Allegheny, Lanc Co
Jacob WYLER to Michael WALTER  11/11/1765  Robeson, Berks Co
Michael WALTER to his son Jacob WALTER in 4/29/1777 Robeson Berks Co
Jacob WALTER to John FRIES in 4/1795 Robeson Berks Co