^ 
 
 vuf 0f Citk 
 
 to 
 
 JTour ©ontigttotts Exacts ot Hanlr, 
 
 situate in the Twenty-seventh Ward of the City 
 of Philadelphia, containing together 105 acres 
 and 84 perches, more or less, 
 
 Belonging to 
 
 '' The Improved Mutual Land Association 
 
 of the Twenty-seventh Ward, Philadelphia." 
 
 Printed for 
 
 Chas. Bbnj. and Alfred J. Wilkinson 
 
 iia South Fourth St., Philadelphia 
 
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 Entered according to Act of Congresi 
 Chas. Benj. and Alfred J. 
 In the Office of the Librarian of Conj 
 
 7,hy 
 on. 
 
Bvtcf of Citlc 
 
 TO 
 
 RU t1)0fir four rCVtaiU adjoiniiig tracts or pieces of luiid, 
 with the huihliiiii's and iuiprovenieiits tliereon erected, situ- 
 ate in the Twenty-seventh Ward of the city of Phihidcljihia 
 (formerly in the township of Kino-sessinii'), bounded and 
 described as follows : Oiif of Uit'hi beginning- at a stone in 
 the middle of the Tinicum Island Hoad, at a eorm-r o\' the 
 tract or piece of land next l)ut one hereinafter des('ril»ed, 
 thence by the same north sixty-seven degrees and a hall* 
 west, thirty-three perches; north sixty-nine degrees and a 
 half west, fifty-seven perches and three-tenths, errone- 
 ously mentioned in former assurances fifteen perches and 
 three-tenths of a perch ; south twenty degrees and a half 
 west, three-tenths of a i)erch to tlie middle of a drain, and 
 along the middle of said drain north eighty-seven degrees 
 west, eighteen perches and three-tenths of a perch to the 
 middle of anothei- drain in a line of the tract or jiiei-e oi 
 hind next hereinafter described; thence along the middle of 
 tlie said drain and in said line, south one degree and a half 
 west, thirty-four perches and five-tenths of a perch ; and 
 south six degrees and a half west, still along tlu' mi(hlle of 
 said drain, partly in another line of said land, and })artly in 
 aline of land formerly of Adam (luier, fourteen perches; 
 thence still along the middle of the said drain in another 
 line of the said last-mentioned land south nine degrees west, 
 nine perches and seven-tenths of a perch ; thence by the 
 same land south two degrees aiul a half east, fifty perches, 
 north fifty-eight degrees and three-fourths of a degree east, 
 
twenty-til rt'c perches and two-tenths, north sevciitv-three 
 degrees and one-fourth east, eight })erehes and five tentlis of 
 a perch, south eighty-eight degrees and one-foiii-th east, 
 twentj^-one }>erehes and eighty-five one Imnih-edtlis, south 
 seventy-two degrees and a quarter east, thirteen pcrelies and 
 five tenths, and south twenty-eight degrees and a ([uarter 
 east, four perches and two-tenths to the middle of the afore- 
 said road, and thence along the middle of the same north 
 twenty-six degrees and a quarter east, seventy-one perches 
 and two-tenths to the place of heginning. Containing 
 forty-seven aci'es and four perches of land, more or less, 
 including one-half of the road. One other of them beginning 
 at a stake on the west side of a branch of Carker's Hook 
 Creek, and from thence extending south forty-seven degrees 
 west, by the tract or piece of htnd last hereinafter described, 
 twenty-seven perches to a white-oak ; thence south fifteen 
 degrees west, by the said land ninety perches to land for- 
 merly of Zachary Cox ; thence by the same south fifty-seven 
 degrees east, twenty-eight perches and one-fourth of a perch 
 to another branch of the said creek ; thence along the said 
 branch by the several courses thereof in the line of the here 
 inabove and next hereinafter described tracts or pieces of 
 land and land formerly of Levis Passmore to tlie place of 
 beginning. Containing twenty-one acres of land, he the 
 same more or less. One other of them beginning at a cornei- 
 of the tract or piece of land first hei'einahove described in 
 the middle of the Tinicum Island Road; thence along the 
 middle of the said I'oad north fifty-three degrees and a liali' 
 east, seventeen perches; thence by land formerly of Levis 
 Passmore, north fifty-five degrees ten minutes Mcst, one 
 hundred and twenty-nine perches to the middle of Mingo 
 Creek, opposite to the mouth of a certain (btch ; thence up 
 said (btcli the several coui'ses thereof fifty-three perches, 
 thence by the siiid first hereinal)Ove described tract or ]»iece 
 of land south eight^'-five (h'grecs and a h:df east, nineteen 
 perches and six-tenths, south sixty-seven degrees and three 
 ([uarters east, fifty-six })erches and five-tenths to a post, and 
 south sixty-Hve degrees and a half east, thirty-two ]iei"ches 
 
:iii(l ciii'lit-ti'iitlis to llic place ol hf^-iimiiiL:;. Coiitaiiiiiiii' 
 twenty acres and twenty perclies ot" land, more or less. 
 And Ihc (i//iir of till III Ucii-inninii' at a stone in the line of land 
 lornici'iy of -losejili linntini;', hcini;- the tract second heix'in 
 desi-rihed; thence in tlie sanu' line north four degrees east, 
 ninety-two perclies and sixty-five hunch'edths to a wliite-oak ; 
 thenci' in aiiotht'i' line of said Umd nortli thii'ly-nine degrees 
 and three-(inarters east, twiMity-eiglit perches and ti\'e-tenlhs 
 to the middle of a lai'ge di-ain ; thence along the middle of 
 the same north forty degrees and a (juarter west, ten pei-ehes 
 and seventy-five hun(h'e(l(lis to the middle of another (h'ain 
 and line of land now or late of doshua Malony ; thence along 
 the middle of said drain, and in the same line south forty- 
 seven degrees and a quarter west, thirteen ]>ei"clies south, 
 forty-live degrees and three-(juartors west, tifty-one [)erclies 
 and seven-tenths; thence leaving the said drain, hut running 
 in a line of said land now or late of Joshua Malony, south 
 thirty degrees and three-([uai'ters east, eight perches and 
 four-tenths; thence partly in another line of the same land, 
 and partly in the line of iaiul now or late of John II. Bunt- 
 ing, south two degrees and a ([uarter east, tifty-eight perches 
 and twenty-tive hundredths to a stone, a corner of land now 
 or late of James M. Serrill ; thence in a line of the same 
 south sixty-one degrees and a half east, twenty-iive perclies 
 and six-tenths to the place of heginning. Containing seven- 
 teen acres and sixty perches of land, more or less. 
 
 Title to Forty-seven Acres, Four Perches. 
 
 ValentiiNE Cox, and Maroaket, his wife, or the one 
 of them, hy force and virtue of some good conveyance or 
 conveyances, assurance or assurances in the law duly had 
 and executed, hecame in their lifetime lawfully seized in 
 their or one of their demesne as of fee of and in a certain 
 island of fast land and meadow ground situate in Xingsess 
 aforesaid, commonly called or known hy the name of Boon's 
 Islaiul, or of and in some part thereof, and being so thereof 
 seized, died intestate. 
 
17:'.ii 
 April 17 
 
 Kxaniiucil 
 Kecord . 
 
 iUrrtl. Pktkr Cox (yoiingeet son of Valentine Cox), 
 to Joseph Whahton in foe for all and every tlu' i>art and 
 parts, puritart and pui'})arts, estate, riglit, title, interest, 
 property, share, elaini and demand whatsoever of him the 
 said Peter Cox, of, in and to, infer alia, said Boon's Island. 
 
 Arknowledged Api-il lit, 173G. 
 Reeorded Decendjer 2, 1772, 
 in Deed Book I, No. 12, 
 page 72, etc. 
 
 1730 
 July 28 
 
 Examiued 
 Record. 
 
 IBCCtl. Joseph Wharton and wife to Andrew Cox 
 (eldest son of said Valentine Cox), in fee for said part and 
 interest of Peter Cox in and to, inter <dia, said Boon's Island 
 (then m the aetual seizin of the said Andrew). 
 
 Proven by subscribing witness, 
 April 12, 1769. Recorded, 
 December 8, 1772, in Deed 
 Book I, No. 12, page 73, etc. 
 
 17G8 
 October Vi 
 
 Examiued 
 Record. 
 
 SSiill of the sai<l Andkkw Cox, Junior, wherein, 
 iiiler alia, he (b'vises as follows : '' Hem : 1 give and devise to 
 mv dear and only child Hannah, all my lands and planta- 
 tion, containing ahdiit eiglity-four acres, situate in the towu- 
 shi[) of Kingsess aforesaid, with the buildings, improvements 
 and a[)purtenances, to hold to her my said daughter llannali, 
 her heirs and assigns forever, and to be in her possession and 
 enjoyment at the age of twenty-one years." 
 
 Proven Novend)er 14, 1768, re- 
 , corded in Book of Wills, O, 
 
 page 286, etc*. 
 
 Recited in 
 next Deed. 
 
 The said Hannah, after arriving at the »ge of twenty- 
 one yeai-s, and being lawfully seized of the said devised 
 lands and premises, intcrmairied with Matthew Huston. 
 
''^''' 7j3rrtl. Matthkw IIi sk.n iukI II.wxmi, his wife. 1(. 
 
 1 HOiMAS McDoWKLi,, 111 I'ci', lor all ihc said lands aiul |t|-ciii- 
 Record. isfs (k'vlscd l)y suid Andi\'\v (\i\ to lils daiiii'litcr, the said 
 Ilaiiiiaii, coiilaiiiiiii;' ci^lil v-lniir aci'cs, siliiatc in Isiii^sess 
 aforesaid, and adjoining; lands laic ol' .loliii .histicc, Williain 
 JV)oii and others. 
 
 Ackno\vl('di;-('d .Inn*' 20, ]7S(J. 
 Ivcrorded Dcerinhcr 2!>, 
 17H6, in Deed Book I), No. 
 17. [•a-;-c :!(;<», cic. 
 
 I'-'^fi JDCrtl. Thomas M( I)(i\vi;i,i, and wife, t(j- M attiikw 
 
 Huston in icv tor same i)reiiiises. 
 
 Kxamiiiod 
 
 Record. Aekiiowledged dune 80, 178H. 
 
 Jieeorded Deceinlier 28, 
 1786, in Deed Book 1), Xo. 
 17, piige 350, etc. 
 
 i'^'' 50CCtl. Matthew Huston and Hannah, his wife, to 
 
 Fel.ruary28 . ■ . i -i i ^i • 
 
 Mary weed, in tee, same premises deseriherl therein as two 
 
 Examined . . i • j2 i i i • 
 
 Record. tracts, oue of them containing thirty-nve and one-halt acres, 
 and the other tifty-tlirce acres. 
 
 Acknowledged March 25, 1797. 
 Recorded March 7, 1709, in 
 Deed Book D, No. 77, page 
 21, etc. 
 
 i,so4 33crtl. Mary Weed to John Hunt, in fee for said 
 
 leimuiryiM pj^.^.^^. , ,f laiul, containing fifty-three acres, and for a piece of 
 
 Examined , , , • • i i i i ^' t • i 
 
 Record h>nd coiitai iiiiig sevcu ucrcs a hundred and torty-six })erches 
 (l)eing }»art of said thirty-five and one-half acres). 
 
 Acknowledged same day. Be- 
 cordcd Afay 25, 180(1, in 
 Deed Book' E. F., No. 23, 
 page 448, etc. 
 
6 
 '^V DfftJ. .I'liiN llrxT :iii<I wit".' to Thomas Bkadlhy. in 
 
 March js 
 
 . ^ fee tor ii iiiet'e or icirecl oruiihiinl iiiid meadow o-round on 
 
 Examinen ' _ ^ ' ^ 
 
 Recorri. BooiTs Isliiiid, 111 Kiii^sess'i 1 Hi' (ln'iiii;- part of the last-men- 
 tioned premises), beginnin^i; at a stake, it being a eorner of 
 land belonging to the said Thomas Bradley, also a eorner of 
 (Til)l)ons llnnt's land, thence by the said (itibbons Hnnt's 
 land, north sixty-nine and a-half degrees west, fifty-seven and 
 three-tenths perches to a ditch or drain ; thence south twenty 
 and a-half degrees west, threes-tenths of a perch ; thence up 
 the middle of said ditch or drain, north 87 degrees west, 
 eighteen and three-tenths perches to the middle of a ditch 
 or drain (formerly a bi'anch of Mingo's Creek); thence down 
 the middle of said ditch or drain, and by land of Adam Guier, 
 the seven following courses and distances, viz. : South one 
 and a-half degrees west, thirt\'-four and fiv(!-tenths perches ; 
 thence south six and a-half degrees west, fourteen perclies ; 
 thence south nine degrees west, nine and seven-tenths perches; 
 thence south two and a half degrees east, fitty perches ; thenc^e 
 north fifty-eight and three-f)urth degrees east, thirty-three 
 and two-tenth [»erches; thence north seventj'-tbree and one- 
 fourth degrees east, eight and five-tenths perches; thence south 
 eighty-eight and one-fourth degrees east, eighteen and three- 
 tenths perches ; to a corner of the said Thomas Bradley's 
 land ; thence by said Bradley's land north fifteen and 
 a-half degrees east, seventy-one atid two-tenths perches to the 
 [tlace of l)eginning; containing thirty-five acres, one-(piarter 
 and thirty-eight perches of land. 
 
 Acknowledged March 29, 1817. 
 Recorded August 9, 1817, in 
 Deed Book M. R., No. 16, 
 })age 163, etc. 
 
'■''*" JJatnit. 'riicSiipiviiic Ivxcmiv ('i.micil .irili.^ Cmih- 
 
 Maroh 'JO i i • , , i • i i 
 
 \\<'anli ()l I ('iiiis\l\-iim:i to .Imix I)im,.\1', in tec lor nilir nhii 
 
 I'.xaiiiiiicd . . ' . 
 
 K,r,,i,i it l»iccc oC land situate on l5oon's Island, in l\inL;;scssini:;, 
 l)ei;-iiininL:,' at a i-orncr of tiic ^'I'cat foail, Ifadini^- to ("lics- 
 tiu", tlu'iKH' alon^' the sann, uofl li t went \ -six (|(,'u|-(.cs fit'tccn 
 
 minutes oasl,se\enty perdics: tlimcc liv land of lusticc, 
 
 north sixtv-sevcn dci^rces west, ijiirtv-two and six-tcntlis 
 perclK's to ;i coriu'r ; lln-nce by Cox's land south sixteen 
 degrees west, .seventy perehes ton corner ; thenei.' hy .Justice's 
 land, south sixty-eiglit degrees east, nineteen and six-tenths 
 liereiu;s, to the place ot" heginning: containing eleven acres, 
 sixty-seven |>erches, nu)re or less. 
 
 Recorded June 17, 17)S<>, in Deed 
 Hook D. No. 2, page 129, etc. 
 
 if-os JiBcrtl. 'TdiiN Drxi. Ai' and wife to doHN Gakihneh, in 
 
 February 2:^ tec tor, ////(/• <dia, sauic [liecc of hnid Itya re-8urvey, found to 
 contain eleven acres, and onehuiMlred and thirty-two ])crches. 
 
 Examined 
 Record 
 
 Acknowledged Fehruai'y 24, 
 1803. Recorded August 25, 
 1803, in Deed Book E. F., 
 No. 13, page 452, etc. 
 
 iMo I3CCtl. John Gardiner and wife to Thomas Bradley, 
 
 Fobniaryjj .^^ ^.^^ ^.^^^^^ .^^ ^^j.^^^ ^^^^ saniG tract of land, containing eleven 
 
 Examined , , , i .1 • i. i. 1 
 
 Reeord. acrcs, ouc huudrcd and tliirty-two perches. 
 
 Acknowledged same day. Re- 
 corded May 5, 1810, in Deed 
 Bookl. C.^No. 9,p.563,eto. 
 
 The said Thomas Bradley, being so seized of, inter aha, 
 said two tracts of land, afterwards departed this life intestate. 
 
1829 
 Decemlier IS 
 
 Examined 
 Record. 
 
 at an (p)Vpl)anS' eToim, h.'l.l nt IMiiladelphia, for 
 the city and comity of Pliiladcljilii:!, tlic petition of WilliAxAF 
 l)KAi)LEV, one of tlu' lu'ii's and sons of Tlioiuus Bradley, 
 dceeased. \\;is presented, setting forth — that said Thomas 
 P)radley died intestate, lcavin<>- a widow named Christiana, 
 and issue twelve children, namely : William, Thomas, Mar- 
 o-aret (wife of David Myorle), Mary Ann (wife of Samuel 
 Stevenson), (Tlcori>-e, Christiana, Frcderi(;k, David, Louisa, 
 rJames, Elenora (tlie last six of whom were luinors, and of 
 whom l)a\id \\^)elpper was guardian), and Francis Bradle\- 
 (who had been altsent about fourteen years, and had not 
 hi'en heard of for six years), that said intestate died seized in 
 his demesne of and in, inter (iVki, a messuage and stable and 
 tract or par(;el of land, situate in Kingsessing Township afore- 
 said (composed of the l)efore-mentioned two tracts), contain- 
 ing forty-seven acrt's four perches, and praying the Court to 
 award an inrpiest to make partition of said premises, with 
 the appurtenances to and among the representatives of said 
 intestate, in such manner, and in such [)i'opo]-tions as by the 
 laws of this Commonweath are directed, if such partition 
 could be madc! without prejudice to or spoiling the same; 
 hut if such partition could not l)e so made, then to value aiul 
 ap[n'aise the same, and make I'eturn of their proceed- 
 ingsaccordingly. Whereupon the Court granted the prayer 
 of the petitioner and awarded said inquest. 
 
 March I'.i 
 
 Exainiiu'd 
 Record. 
 
 Hntl at an (DrplianS' VjTOUVt, held as aforesaid, 
 (Ji-;ojt(iK ivKKS, Ks([., High Sheriff and inquest nnide return 
 that said premises could not l)e parted and dix'ided without 
 s[)oiling the same, and that the\' had valued and apjiraised 
 said piece of land containing fortj'-seven acres four perches, 
 at the sum of $5,828.12. Wlu'reuitoii the Court contirnu'd 
 said report, and granted a rule upon the heirs and rej>re- 
 sentatives of said intestate to accept or refuse, etc. 
 

 
 ^''•j'^_ :Hnti at an iHrpliaiui' iTouvt, Im'1<i :i> ntnivsiid.iiio 
 
 tlic snid TiMiM \s Hi; \l»l,l:^, \\\r xm. cIccIimI to lake llic said 
 
 I'xiiniiiicd _ •■•II 
 
 itiHi.nl. ti'act or [licci' of hind :il t lie \ al iialinii alon-said, \\licrcii|H»ii 
 the ('t)iii-t aii]iri)\ (■(! and allowed said clcrtion, and it was 
 t'lutlier t'oiisidcrcd ami adjudged that said Tiionias IW-adlcy 
 should and iniiiht upon paxini:' or sccurinL:" to hf i>ai<l unto 
 tlio other chiMiH'n of said di'i'i'dcnl their tM|iial and propor- 
 ti on a hie parts, if an v. of and in I he \ahiation aforesaid wil hin 
 twehc niontlis tht'iH'froni, and lor the pavnient of the w idow s 
 thirds aiiTceahlv to law, hold and eid<>y sjiid traet or piece ot 
 land to him, his heirs and assi<i-ns fore\-er, as lidlvand freely 
 as his said father had and held the same in his lifetime, 
 a2;roeal)ly to tlu' laws of I'eimsvK'auia in snidi ease made 
 and provide(|. And the said C(Mirt fui'ther ordiTed and 
 deei'eed that the reeoo-iii/.anee of the said Thonias should hi- 
 sutHeient surety for the iiayneiit of the shares and dividi'uds 
 aforesaid, if any (which said recoi;-iii/,auee was duly entered 
 into and tiled of record). And at the lime of said election 
 there were present in ("ourl the tojlowiiig heirs and repre- 
 sentatives of 'rhoinas l>radley, deeeasod, uaniely : William 
 IJradley, Thomas IJradley, Daxid Myerle, in riuhl of Mar- 
 garet, his wife, Samuel Stevenson, in right ol his wife, Mary 
 Ann; (Teorge Bradley, Frederick Bradley, Cliristiaua 
 llradley, Louisa Bradley, David l')i-adley, James Bradley, 
 Klouora Bradley (the last six of whom hy their guardian 
 David WoeIi)i)er). Francis Bradley, the other child of said 
 decedent, did not a}»[»ear. 
 
 ^Otf. 'rii'' -:'i"' Thomas thus became seized iu his 
 demesne as of fi'c of and in the said traet of laud of forty- 
 seven acres four perches, subject to the ]»ayiueiit of the sum 
 of $lll4:i.7<l to the heirs of the said 'i'homas Brailley, his 
 father, deceased, the interest of which sum was to be [laid 
 to the widow of the said decedent as Iter dower iu said 
 iiremises. And the said Thomas Bradley, the son, being so 
 thereof seized died intestate 
 
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 1S31 LctkTs of Adiniiiistratioii iijKtii the estate ot" said 
 
 Thomas UradK'N. deceased, <2:raiited to William Hunter, and 
 
 Kxaminerl ., ■ ,, ,, • i i; 
 
 Kec'orrl. .MiU'ia 1 > I'ad le V ( si nee (leceast'd j. 
 
 1*^^'' Ht an (O^rpl)anSi' (!TOUrt, lu-ld at Philadelpliia, for tlie 
 
 \ugust 21 " 
 
 Citv and Countv of J'liiladelohia, the petition of William 
 
 Kxiimiiu'd - • , 
 
 Record. HuxTEK, iiiriuiit of liis wife Catharine, one of the daughters 
 of the said 'I'lioiiias Bradle\-, deceased, John Bell, guanHan 
 ofxiugustus, Louisa, Thomas, Francis, John and Christiana 
 Bradlev. and William G. Lesher, guardian of Eliza1)eth and 
 Julianna BradU'V, the minor children of the said Thomas 
 Bradley, deceased, was presented, setting forth that said 
 Thomas Bradley died intestate, seized of, inter alia, said tract 
 of land containing forty-seven acres four perches, and [)ray- 
 iiii;- the Ctiiirt to award an iiupu'st to make partition of said 
 premises to and among the legal re[)resentatives of said 
 decedent, if such [)artition could he made without [trejudice 
 to oi- spoiling the same, hut if such ]iartition could not he so 
 made, then to value and appraise the same and make report 
 of their proceedings. Whereupon the Court granted tlie 
 praver of the petitioners and awarded an inquest accordingly. 
 
 i.sa^ ^ntl at an (Jf>Vp1)an!5' i!TOUrt, held as nforesaid,tiiesaid 
 
 September 11 j,^^|u^.^( maJe rcturu that said premises eould not be [>arted 
 ^lecord.'* and divided without [)reiudice to or spoiling the same, and 
 that tliev had valued and appraised said tract at the sum of 
 $8,500, which said report was confii'med l)y the Court. 
 
 And on the same day, the heii's and legal representa- 
 tives of said decedent appeared in open Court and severally 
 refused to take said estate or any jiart thereof at said valu- 
 ation, and prayed the Court to award an order directing the 
 same to i)e sold. Whereupon the ('ourt ordered the Admin- 
 istrator of said estate to make sale accordingly. 
 
11 
 
 (irtoiwir. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ <r>Vpi)aiUi' iTOUn, iicl.l;is:il..ivsai(l,llM.sMi.l 
 
 Kxamiiipd ^^^I'-I'l-^'^l lllNTKH, A < 1 llli I lisf Tilt oi", el <•. , 1 IKK |c rcllini tllllt ill 
 
 Record. inirstiancc of said ortliT lir had (Ui 'IMiiirsdaw the ci^litli dav 
 ol'Octohcr, A. I). 18:};"), nl tin- Mcivliaiils" lv\(•llall^•(^ in tlic 
 ^'itvi'f l'liilad('l|iliia, l»y |iiil)lic xciidiic or < miNtx, al'tiT diw 
 :>iid tiiiii'lv notice, sold ihc >:iid ||-;ict (.f land, rontainini;- 
 fortv-scxcn aci-cs lour ii('It1ic>. to William Mooiv lor tin' sum 
 ut $7,520. W'liicli said sale was coulirmcil hv snid ( 'oui't and 
 ordered to l»e and remain lirm and stalile lorexcr. 
 
 Security in the sum of Si^d^OOO l)y 
 A(huiuistrator with \V. G. 
 Lecher and .loliii Uell. who 
 were approved Ijytiie Court, 
 duly entered. 
 
 1S3.-S 29rrtl. William Hunter, administrator of the estate ot 
 
 .ruDuary ^ ^„ 
 
 . ^ riionias l)i-adlev, decease(|. to William M oo re, in fee tor said 
 
 Examnicn . ' . . 
 
 Kpiord. trat^'t of land, containiiii'' rort\-se\-en acres and lour r)erches. 
 
 Aeknowdeilged dan nary 4, I80H. 
 Heeorded danuary 14. 1S3H, 
 in Deed B(K)k A. M., No. 
 
 H9, Y"dge 568, ete. 
 
 is:!!-. JOfftl endorsed on last-nientioiied deed, William 
 
 Moore to Wdliaiii liuiiter, in tee tor same tract. 
 
 Examined 
 
 Record. A ckiiow ledi;-e(l same day. IJe- 
 
 eorded danuary 14, 183G, in 
 Deed Book A. M., No. 69, 
 page 570. 
 
 "Xotf. The said William Hunter, administrator, 
 (diarges hinisell" in his account with the ])roceeds of this 
 sale, and also states therein, that said premises had been 
 eonveved to him : the said re[tort and account was eontirnied 
 
12 
 
 bv said Court \\itliiiiit i-t'trrciicc^ to an auditor. All tlic 
 [)artios interested tluTein lia\iiii;' Kv writiiii;' consented to 
 said eoidinuatioii. 
 
 ifc-o Letters of adniinisti'atioii on the estate of Francis 
 
 ?epem ci . lii-adlcy deceased, were y'rante*! to Thomas Hradlev. 
 
 1S84 
 April IS 
 
 Exaniiiifd 
 Record. 
 
 ^t an #Vp1)ane' (TOUrt, luld at Philadelphia, for 
 the city and county of Pliiladelphia, a citation was awarded 
 an'ainst Catharine Bradlev, administratrix of Thomas Brad- 
 ley (the elder), deceased, and David Woeliiper, nuardian of 
 Franeis Bradley, col^lnandin^• them to appear and show 
 cause, if any they had, why distribution should not be made 
 of the estate of the said Francis JJradley, who had not been 
 heard of for sixteen years, and who was supposed to be 
 dead. 
 
 1834 
 .lune 20 
 
 Exaniiiifd 
 Record. 
 
 Untl at an C^rplianS' V!TOUVt, luld as aforesaid, the 
 answer of the said Christiana r>ra<lley, administratrix, etc., 
 of Thomas liradley, deceased, and David Woelpper, to the 
 citation issued against them, was presented to the Court and 
 ordered to be liled. 
 
 (Tiie answer of the said Christiana sets forth the death of 
 Thomas Bi-iidley ; the appointment of tlie said Christiana as 
 administratrix: that said dect'dent left three chibb-eii by his 
 Hist wife, viz., William, 'J'homas, and Francis, and nine by 
 the res[)ondent, his second wife, \'\z., Margaret, Mary, 
 (Jeorge, Frederick, (Jliristiana, Louisa, David, flames, and 
 Lk'uora ; that said Francis left his father's lu)me in or about 
 the month of AL'iy, ISIG, and proceeded, it was believed, to 
 the western country, and lia<l not then been heard of, as the 
 respondent believed: that said l^'raiicis was entitled to the 
 sum of 11,5(39.1;'), being his share of the [)roeeeds of his 
 father's estate, and that upon the death of the respondent 
 
1H:m 
 August ITi 
 
 ICxuuiiiied 
 Rt'torti. 
 
 18 
 
 lie would l)c fiilitlcil ii> ihr I'liil lirr Slim i if S7,s |..',7, uiid thai 
 lit' was ciiiitlcil it> ihc Sinn of s;J:i;5.7s tV'im ilic pifiuiscs 
 taken liy 'riidnias llradlcv in tlic |iarlili<iii nf the (•.>tal«' <»!' 
 said dccfd(^iil, and pravs llic ("oiiri in |iiil llic inallcrin 
 such a sitiialioii as thai ihi- larls miuhl he asccrlaiiic(| and 
 a dc'criH' (if ihf ('diirl maih' thfi-fin, s.t thai thr r,'-jMiiidciil 
 iniu'lit lie jiislitii'd, cic. 
 
 The answer <it I >a\ id \\'( .cIj.iht st-ls Idi'lh thai he wa.s 
 not thfii, nor hadhe cNc-r hi-en, the ii'uardiaii ot' said Kraiicis, 
 and [iravs Hu' Court to dismiss that part of the citation, witli 
 costs, etc.). 
 
 Answer ol William and Thomas i>radl(\ tiled. 
 
 Ht an (Dvpl)aUS' VSTOUVt, hchl as aforesaid, in the 
 matter of the citation to Christiana UradU'V, administratrix. 
 Record. (^t*^'--, reijuirino- her to show cause w h\- distrihutioii should not 
 l»e made of the estate of Francis I>ra<lle\, who ha<l not heeii 
 heard (M" for si.\teen vears, and who was supposed to he dead. 
 the Court on due consi(K'ration ordere(l and directed an issue to 
 the Court of Common I'leasot the said county, t(^ try whether 
 the said Francis l>radley were ih'ad or ali\e, and if di'ad at 
 what time he died. Foi- which purpose an action on the case 
 sliould i)e entei'ed in said Court, as of Decemher Term (l<So4), 
 in wliich action William IJradley should he phiintitl', and the 
 said Cliristiana Bradley detendant. ami that said AVilliam 
 Bradley should declare of said term an assumi)sit upon a 
 discussion iiad and moved l^etween the said William and the 
 said Christiana, concerning' the death ol" the said Francis and 
 the said Christiana, in consideration of $1 to her [laid hy (he 
 said William, did i)romise to ]»ay to the said William P>radley 
 till' sum of SiIO it'the said Francis was dead, and had not died 
 hefore the sixth day of dune, A. D. l.S2it, that dati' heino- the 
 time when the aforesaid Thomas Bradley (heel. And the said 
 (Miristiaiia should pleail to issiu' that the said Framis Uradley 
 was not dead, and that if he was that he ilid not die aftei-the 
 
14 
 
 s:ii(l sixth (lav of Au_iJ:ut, 1829. So that the said issue iniu'ht 
 \k- irifd hva jiirv ot'the county. Audit was further ordered, 
 that the circiinistanci's ot'the nu)Ui'\- paid and received, aiul 
 the assumption hiid in the deehiration shouhl he confessed, so 
 tliat the trial of the said issue should he tried on the merits, 
 the law to he decided hy the Court. And further, that the 
 money laid in tin- declaration as the foundation of the action 
 was to he considered as mere matter of form, and not to be 
 denuindahle thereafter. And hy agreement of the parties the 
 petition, citation, answer and replication, tiled in said Orphans' 
 Court should he read in evidence on the trial of said issue, 
 the taxed cost of said suit to he i)aid by the estate of said 
 Thomas Bradley. 
 
 In the Court of Common Pleas for the City and 
 County of Philadelphia. 
 
 Appearance Docket. 
 
 December Term, 1834. 
 
 ClU'W 
 
 WiLLLAM Bradley I ^'t'ig''^'*^ i^^"^N ^1^^'^ K^' 1^^'ive of 
 
 I Court, dan. 17, 188;"). Narr. 
 
 'VS y Ided witli agreement lor action 
 
 and certificate fi'om the (^r- 
 
 Cu RisTiANA Bradley. , • /i <- 
 
 ])haiis ( oiu't. 
 
 Afterwards, to wit. May 7, 18o5, a Jui-y being called 
 come, to wit (vide minute.' book No. 6, p. 40, etc.), who 
 being duly imjtaneled, sworn and afHrmed according to law, 
 do resjjectively say, that they find for the dtdendant with six 
 cents danuiges. Charge ol the Court tib'iL 
 
 January 19, 1830. 15111 of exceptioiLs Hied, and coi/i'iii 
 die, a \\rit of error Ijrought into the otHce. 
 
 January 27, 1830. Record sent to Supri-me Court. 
 
In Tin: Sii-ukmi.; Cm i;t i ni; thk Kasikhn |)isTKi<r ui 
 
 l'i;.\NS\ l.\ AMA. 
 ( 'iiNI'lM AMI.; 1 ►di KKT. 
 
 Maich T. Till, Is:;*;. 
 
 -Chew W ll.l.l A.\l IIkADI.KV, I u' ■. f I' . .1 /' 
 
 ' W I'll (it Im'i-oi- to tiic ( (iiirl 
 
 l^laiiititjiii Krmr, 
 
 ClIKISTlANA l)KAIi|,i:V, 
 
 I )i iciiiliinl III /'Jri'iif 
 
 lit' < '(iliiliKili l'lc;i> lor llic 
 ( 'itv and ( '(unity of I'liila- 
 (Icljiliia, iji/ 1 i!lli .iaiiiiarx , 
 
 A. 1). \mi 
 
 \'i\'{'v\)\ tili'd .laiiiiary (>, l.Soti, and now, Ki'brnary o, 
 1836, record tlK'd. Fcliniary lii, 1831*, /nr r/r/v'^o//, judii'int'iit 
 affirmed. 
 
 l.S-,0 
 Miirch 11) 
 
 JDcrt). Daviii Mvi:ki>k and .MaH(;ai{HT, liis wile, to 
 SiKi'iiKN (JiKAKi), in tee tor all the niossiuig'es, tenements, 
 lots, lands, lieceditainents and real estate whatsoever and 
 \vlieres()e\er sitnati', to wliieh the said David Myerle and 
 Mai'ii'aret, his wife, in her riuht. and each ot" iheni may he 
 entitled, by reason of the decease of the said Thomas 
 Bradley (the father of said Margaret), and of a partition and 
 di\isi(in lately made of his estate, to hohl tin- same in trust 
 for the sole and separate use of the said Marpuet dnrinu- her 
 life, and after lier death for such persons and estates as she 
 h\ her last will and ti'slanieiit should direct,with lidl |Miwei' 
 of revocation and sale. 
 
 Aeknowledu-ed >[arcli "iO. 183(1, 
 Recorded January li-'. 1837. 
 in Deed Book S. II. K.. Xo. 
 l-J. jiau-e 18, etc. 
 
16 
 
 The said Stephen Giranl having- taken upon himself the 
 
 1S32 execution of said trust, afterwards departed this life when 
 
 David \Voelp[)er was hy the Court of Common Pleas 
 
 istu apj'ointed trustee in his place and stead. And the said 
 
 -^^""^' David Woelpper also died, and after his death David Brad- 
 
 184.=. l^'.v was appointed trustt'c hy tin- (,\)urt. And the said David 
 
 Jiradlev was afterwards dischai-ged trom the said trusteeship 
 
 and William Shriver duly ajtpointetl in his place. 
 
 October 11 
 
 ^^■^ 212^iH of (teorue Bradley, wherein after sundry 
 
 April 18 1 . , , , ' "^ 
 
 . ^ devises and hequests, he o-ave and devised the residue of his 
 
 Examined _ _ ^ . 
 
 Record. estate (in ^^■hich was included his interest in said dower 
 fund) to his mother durinii; life, and after her death to his 
 hrothers and sisters of the whole hlood, the share of his sis- 
 ter, Maro;aret, to he held for her so as to he heyond the eoii- 
 trol, dehts or engagements of her hushand. And the said 
 testator a[>polntcd his mother, Christiana Bradley, and 
 David AVoelper, executors and trustees of his said will. 
 
 Proven A pril 25, 1833. Pvecorded 
 in Book of Wills, No. 10, 
 Page 597, etc. 
 
 The said Christeny Bradley and David W^oelpper after- 
 \vards departed this life. Letters of administration de bonis 
 c, .^^''? , """ ''"'» ((''•<t(-inuiit() aniic.ro were in due form of law ^-ranted 
 to Samuel Stevenson. 
 
 1842 JOrrtl. William Bradley and wife to Christenv 
 
 May .'.(1 II 1 1 1 1 • 1 • • 1 • 
 
 liradley, licr heirs, executors, achiunistrators and assigns tor 
 Record. oue Undivided eleventh jiart o\\hit(i-(iH<t, said sum of $1,942.70 
 so as aforesaid directed to he paid to the heirs of Thomas 
 Bradley, deceased, upon the (knx'ase of his widow, the said 
 Christeny Bradley. 
 
 Acknowledged same day. Re- 
 (H)rded June 1, 1842, in Deed 
 Book (J. S., No. 40, page 
 on, etc. 
 
,. ""'''', JDcrtl. I>\\ih ^.l:\|.|,l:^ iiiid wilr to Uciiiaiuiii L. 
 
 Kxaiiiin.-i ''*''"'"y' '" If' •'"■ :'!' 'I"' cslatc, real and |.crsuiial. wliat- 
 
 Kcoiii. s()c\L'r ami w licrrsdcxcr. of lilm, llic >aiil l»a\i(l llradlrx, in 
 
 ti-iist, to sell tlu' same ami iipply the proceeds to tin' pay- 
 
 nieiit of his dHMlitops. 
 
 AeklloW led^-ed I )(■(•(■) n I »e I' l'S, 
 
 1S4-"I. Kecoriled Janiiaiy 
 ;;, IM-I, in \)<-ri\ I'.oMJs, U. 
 
 L. L., Xo. !•_', |i. :)i»l, .te. 
 
 "■'•' _ Drft). r>i;.\.iA.Mix L. Ukhiiy, tnistoo of the lirst part, 
 
 I>a\id Tn'adU'N and wifi-, of the seeoiid part , to ( 'hristcnv 
 
 Kxainiiiid ■ i . ' ■ . . . ' 
 
 Ueconi. l>radley. of the third part, her heirs, executors, adnilnis- 
 ti'iitors and assii;-ns for oneele\enth part of, /'///'/■'///'/, said 
 Sinn of .1?l,il4-2.70. 
 
 Acknowledged same day. \\.v- 
 (.'or<li'd January '2, lS4r), in 
 Deed Hook, |{. L. I.., Xo. 
 lilt, pauv :')S(.;, etc. 
 
 ists 33rftJ. Kin:i)i:Ki('K l)it.\i>i,i:v to CiiinsTKNV IJuAhi.KV, her 
 
 December 20 i,(.i,.j^^ e.\(.-iMitors, aduiiiiistrators and assiii'tis, tor one undi- 
 Exumine,! ^,j,i^.,| ^.j^.^eutli part of, in/cr u/hi, said sum of Si .!t42.7(). 
 
 With jiowcr to reiU'cni the saint' at any time within four 
 years trom the (lute thereof, u[)om the payment of !?1,()0() with 
 interest. 
 
 Aeknowledu'ed same day. lie- 
 corded February Jl, 1.S41I, 
 in \)vvi\ l5ook A. W. .M., 
 X'o. S7, pai^'e 4tMi, etc. 
 
Record. 
 
 18 
 
 AuSstL'9 JiiLUll cfCllRlSTENY or Cll HISTI ANA BkAI»IJ:V, whoivill, 
 
 Kxamined 'i^'t*^'' inakihi;' soiiu' uiii iiiportiiiit bequests, slic did give, 
 devise and l)C'(|U(,'atli all tlic rest, rcsidiR' and rcniaiuder of 
 her estate unto Iter eii^-ht eliildrfii : Mar^'aret Myerle, Marv 
 Ann Ste\euson, CliristianaSeiiriver, I^ouisc; Bi-adley, Elenora 
 Bradley, Frederick Bi-adley, David Bradley and James 
 lii'adley, share and share alike. Tlu' share of tin- said Janies 
 B>radley to he held in trust l)y the executors f »r his use dur- 
 iiiii,- life, with reiiiainder to his children, and in default of 
 children, to his brothers and sisters. Frederick Bradley, 
 l)a\id Bradley, Samuel Stevenson and William Schriver, 
 aiul the survivors and survivor of them were ap[»ointed exec- 
 utors. 
 
 Broveii ,luly2, 1.S50. Keeorded 
 in Book of Wills No. 25, 
 page 79, etc. 
 
 Letters testamentary were granted to l)a\'id Bradle\-, 
 William Shriver, July 8, 1850, uiul Samuel Stevenson, Juno 
 25, 1852. 
 
 1S51 
 May 5 
 
 KxiiiaiiK'd 
 Record. 
 
 iiJcICfl^C. William Shriver, trustee of Margaret 
 Myerle, Margaret Myerle, Samuel Stevenson, in right of 
 his wife, Mary Aun Stevenson, William Sliriver, acting exec- 
 utor of the last will and testament of Cliristeny Bradley, 
 deceased ; William Shriver, in riglit of his wife, Christiaiui 
 Shriver; LouisaBradley, James Bradley, and Joseph I'arrish 
 Ward, and Klenora (late Bradley), his wife, to William 
 Hunter, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, of 
 and from all the estate and estates, shares, purparts and divi- 
 dends, liens, dower thinls, right, title, interest, pro|)erty, 
 claim and denuuid Nvhatsoever of them, and of each of them, 
 according to their rights in law or cijuity of, into or out ot 
 the said forty-seven acres four perehes of land. (This release 
 is signed and acknowledged by William Shriver, trustee of 
 Margaret .MyerU'. Margaret Myerle, Samuel Stevenson^ 
 
Maiv Aim Stf\ ciison, William Shrixfr, artin^- cxrciitor of 
 ( 'lii-islciiv l*>ia(ll(\, William S|iri\fr. ( 'lii'i>!iaiia Slii-i\ci', 
 Lmii^a I'xadli'V, .lames I '.radl.v ami I'llniMra I',. Wanl.) 
 
 Arkiiowlrd-v.l Mav ."), is.')!, and 
 Mav 17, is.')!. Kcronlcl 
 ( )ct(.ln'i- -J:;, is.'.ii, ill hcc.l 
 
 r...Mk'i'. II.. i;:,i.a-v:.-ji, .■!.•. 
 
 Title to Twenty-one Acres. 
 
 16S7 DrCtl ^JOll. WlhnU DuMiV, ['kTI.I; I ). M, I:V. W II, LI A M 
 
 Doi.HV and .IdiiN .Massi:\, Io.Ia.mks ILini', in Ire lor a certain 
 
 Exftuiiiiol , ... ,■ I ' • • , I , 
 
 Record. tiiriii OT plantation m the town ol iN.iti<2;sess, in the eoiinty 
 
 of !*irilailel|iliia. in llie i'losiiiee of I 'eiiiis\ |\ ania, eoiitaininii," 
 
 til'ty acres more or Ics.s. Also a j)ieee ot' land eontainiiiii- 
 
 thirty acres, and ti piece of meadow land eontaiiiiiii;" elc\en 
 
 acres. 
 
 Acknowledged .')tli or4tIi month. 
 
 Recorded :5<lth of 4th mo., 
 
 K'kSS, in Deed jiook. Iv No. 
 
 i!, pauv :]:!, et.-. 
 
 1717 <Jl5iiiU of .Ia.mks ill NI'. wiierein he devi.-;es, amoiii>- 
 
 ' ^'" ■'•' otht'r thini;-s, as follows: '• f/mi : 1 uivi' and l.e.(iieatli unto 
 ^T,'!"',T^ my son, .lames Iltiiit. the land and plantation (in Kin-ses- 
 siiiii) whereon 1 now dwell, and the land at We>terii Ilottk, 
 eontainini;- hv estimation three Iiundre(l acres ol fast land. 
 meaih)W and swaiiiji — tou'cther with all ye houses and hnihl- 
 inus tliereimto hi-lonii-inu-, and all other lands, etc, marshes in 
 till' said tow iiship, that <lotli in aiiyw ise heloiio- imtd inc. 'j'o 
 hold to the use of him, my ^ai.l son .lames, and the lawful 
 heirs of liis hody forever. Ihit it', in case my said son .lames 
 shall die without lawful issue, then all tin- said lands and 
 
20 
 
 premises tluTiMinto Ix'loiii^iiiL;- shall he equally (li\i(le(l 
 hetweeii my two dauglitei's, Mary and Ann, or their respect- 
 ive heirs, to the use of them, their heirs and assigns for- 
 ever." 
 
 Provt-n April 8,1717. luM-orded 
 
 in ]^>ook ot Wills 1)., i>age 
 
 HO, ete. 
 
 ^'5" JBCCtl. John Hunt, eldest son of John Unnl, who 
 
 \\'as the eldest sou of James Hunt, the devisee uanuMl in the 
 
 Examined ... 
 
 Rc-cord. above-recited will, to Josiali Bunting, reciting the deatli of 
 the said James limit, the cdder, dames Hunt, the son, and 
 eloliu Hunt, the eldei' : and that a common recovery was 
 intended tt» he suffered in the Coui't of ('(jmmou Pleas, of 
 an<l fur a certain |>iece of drained marsh or meadou' ground 
 in Kingsess, in the county of I'hiladelphia, containing 
 eigliteen acres, in wiiich said common recovery the said 
 Josiali Bunting was to he demandant, and the said John 
 Hunt, tenant ; and the common \'ouchee to be vouched. 
 And therein the said John Hunt, for himself, his heirs 
 in considei-ation of live sliillings and other good considera- 
 tions did covenant, gi'ant and agree with the said Josiah 
 Bunting, his heirs and assigns, tliat as soon as the said com- 
 mon recovei'v should be suffered and ])erfectcd, he, the said 
 Jiisidh BuiilnKi, should stand and be st'izi'd of the said eigh- 
 teen acres of meadow ground witli the aftjinrtenances, to the 
 use and behoof of bim, the said .losiali Bunting, liis heirs 
 and assigns forever; and tlu' said common recovery should 
 be and emii'c, and should be adjudged, construed, deemed 
 and taken to bt' and enure to the oidy ])roper use, benefit 
 and behoof of the said Josiah l>unting, his heirs and assigns 
 forever. 
 
 Acknowledged March 10, 1791. 
 Itecorded April 20, 1792, 
 in Deed Book JSTo. 85, page 
 92, etc. 
 
I''.\jiiniiu'il 
 Uiconl. 
 
 21 
 
 In ink (\»ri(i' oi- Cmmmhn ri,i:\s. im; rm; {'\\\ ami ('m ^•■|^ 
 111' Till I, \i.i;i,nii \. 
 
 Nhiivli 'rn-iii. IT'.tl. 
 
 .Ii'SI All llrNTi.NC, I )clii;ili(l;ilil | 
 
 r.<t. 
 
 J(tHN Hint, Tenant, ;iii(l Willi \m 
 Siii;i:i>, ComiiKMi ^'(>u<•lu•(•. 
 
 A c'onnuon recdxcry lor llic said c'lLi.-litccii aiTo of lainl 
 A\as (Inly liad and sntrcrtMl in (lie ^nid ('(.uri, and mhiIm' 
 rlovcntli davot Marcli, A. I ). ITi'K a writ otsrizin awarded. 
 returnaliU' withont di'Ia\-, and afterwards, in the same teriii, 
 . lames Asli, Ms(j., Slieritr, relnrne(l that hy \iiiiie of said 
 writ lie had eansed ('nil sei/.in of the tfiKMiieiit- at'nrfsaid, 
 with the apimrteiianees id he dehn-el'eil lo ihe >:\\i\ dosiah 
 Buiitini;, as h\- the said writ he was eommainled. 
 
 LHO:; 
 .1 M... 7 
 
 Kxainiiu'il 
 Keoord. 
 
 S^r^iU III' the said desiAii UiNi'iMi wherein, anniiiii; 
 (^ther thin^-s. lie dexised as follows: — " f/im : It is my 
 will and mind and 1 do Jierehy impower my exeentors or the 
 tlu' snr\i\'ors of them to sell all my lot of meadow «i'r<>nnd, 
 eoiisisliiin; nuirsh and nplaiid in !\inLCsessinii\ heinu" the lot 
 willed to my dear wife Sarah l»y hei- father, hut appearin;^ 
 to be incumbered hy an intalc by her eonsent .r(^hn Hunt, 
 heir at law, broak the intale and made a dn'il to inc in fee 
 simple. It contains about twenty-one a^'res i)e the same 
 more or less, I do order my executors to sell the same for 
 the best price ofered, and to inaki- as i^-ood a di'vd or tital 
 for the same as I could have done, the money arising from 
 said sale to l)e divided as hereafter directe(|."" 
 
 And of his said will the testator appointed .lo-iah Ibmt- 
 iny: and dohn II. Uuntinii-, executors. 
 
 I'roved Oetober l-Mh. ISI:^. 
 J{ecorded at Media, hela- 
 ware County, in Will IJook 
 I)., paoe 244, el<-. 
 
9.0 
 
 1813 
 December 31 
 
 Examim'rl 
 
 JBrrtl. JosiAH BuNTiNft and John H. Bunting, exec- 
 utors of tlu' last will Mild tcstaiiiont of Josiah Bmiting", 
 Reconi. doccascd, to dosepji Biiiitiii*;- ill tec, tor twcMitv-oiiG acres of 
 land, liL'iiiu" tlie jU'eiiiises now in (|iicstioii. 
 
 Acknowledg-ed same day. Re- 
 corded March 2, 1814, in 
 Died Book I. C, No. 28 
 pai>'c 4yo, etc. 
 
 1.S40 
 Jamiarv 29 
 
 i3CCl3. JosEPJi BiiNTixNt; and wife to Willia.m Hun- 
 THK,in fee, tor same piece of land containiiii;' twenty-one acres. 
 
 Acknowled<i;-e(l same day. lie- 
 Examined , , "^ , • "^ r\ 1 
 
 Record. corded same day m Deed 
 
 Book G. S., No. 120, pasje 
 41, etc. 
 
 Title to Twenty Acres, Twenty Perches. 
 1''^ SSflill of" WiLi.iAAi Boon wherein he did u-ivt'and devise 
 
 September 24 . . , .' ^. . 
 
 all his lands and plantation on Boon's Island, in Kinn'sessintr, 
 
 Examined . _ . . ... ' ' . 
 
 Record. ill tlie County of I'liiladel i)hia, unto his wife Martini, until 
 his son William should attain the ag^e of twenty-one years, 
 \\'heii said lands and [)lantatioii were devised to him his heirs 
 and assigns forever. 
 
 i'roveii Decemher 27th, 1714. 
 Recorded in Book ot Wills 
 ])., pag-e 21, etc. 
 
 The said William Boon ha\ing attained tlu^ age of 
 twenty-one years, and heconie seized of said lands, and |ilanta- 
 ti()n,died intestate, leaving issue only one son, William Boon 
 to and ill whom the same descended and vested. 
 
''"'. DCrtl:;U0ll. .InSKl'll CuW I'KliTIIU \|T, I'ls.i., 11 i:_H I 
 
 , Slu'i-iir, etc., Iti . lull \ 1 1 1 \ I , ill Icr, I'or t\\ i> inic'ls III' l:iml ini 
 Kci'orii. I'xxins lsl;iii(|, ill Kiiiu-scsssiii^', one nf llii'iii (•( nitniiiiiiL;' 
 iiiiicl \ -six ;itMTs. ilircf |K>rcIi('s, mikI tlif 'iiIkt lortx live ;iim1 
 oiic-tdurlli ;u'i-('s. Sold as tlic estate <>{' William IJoon ainl 
 wife uiider a iii()rln"a'4'e <j;i\-eii ami exeeiiteij liv >ai<l l'.<pi>ii 
 and wito to CutliariiK' W^ister. 
 
 Ai'kliow |ei|n-,.d ill ojieli ( 'olirl o| 
 ( 'olllllioll I 'leas, No\ eliilier 
 .">t ll. I 7^7. Keeorded d lllie 
 
 i:)tll, ISltl.iii Dee. I |',o,d< A. 
 W. M., No. Hi. pa-e 72, (--tC. 
 
 '^-'^^ ?i2Hin of said doiiN Hint, wherein amoiiLr otlifr 
 
 2 Mo. 19 / 1 • 1 i • 
 
 . ^ tliiiiiTs, he willed as follows : " ffiin : 1 ^'ive and devise to 
 
 Examined ^ .... 
 
 Record. iiivsoii. (iil.hoiis Hunt, and to his heirs and assii>;ns t'orevoPj 
 the house he now lives in, with ahoiit six aeres ot" land, 
 wliieh I iiureliased of Or. Ileiirv I'asehail, situate in Darby 
 'rownship aforesaiil. with llie iiiijirovi'inents and a|i|iurto- 
 nauces, and also all that my messuage oi- tenement and tract of 
 meadow and upland now oeenpied hy him, situate in Kini^;- 
 sessiiiiv, in the County <»f IMiiladelphia, hounded 1)\' the 
 middle of Minii'o's Creek and the dilehes, and the middle 
 ot' Tinieum road, and hy lands of dost'idi Uuntinn' and 
 Thonuis Bradley, and hy other lands ealletl " r)Oon"s 
 Orchard "' (beinij: what remains of lands which 1 piircdiasod 
 of Joseph Cowperthwait, Sherifi", and of ^[al•y Weed, after 
 liavini;- sold thirty-tive acres to Thomas IJradley at tlie 
 re(|uest of mv said son, (4ihbons, and for his use). To_<::ether 
 with all the impro\enienls ami apimrlenanees thereunto 
 ludouii-inu-. To hold the same subject to the jiaymeiit of 
 §100 per annum, to be ]>aid to my dear wife* during- her 
 natural life, ami to the delivery of her lirewood as before 
 
 mentioned." 
 
 l'ro\ell Se|iteliilter i i!, 1S:5(!. 
 
 KeccU'iled at Meilia. in l>ook 
 
 of Wills (". pa.u-e :]7li, etc 
 
 * Since clecctt.-;cd. 
 
24 
 
 1741 
 March 
 
 TDrrtl. .loscpli Bdon to .lolm Jiistis, in fee for a cer- 
 KxftmiiKMi ^'''" oiu'-half of lln\'i_' tracts of land, undivided, situate, 
 Kccor.1. Ivinii', and hcini;- in tlic lownsliiji of I\iiii>:sessing and county 
 of J'liila(lcl])liia. 
 
 JvL'citi'd in a deed from Lawrence 
 Justis ft (il. t(j John Justis, 
 dated l)cocnd)cr 14, 1782, 
 and recorded in Deed liook 
 D., x\o. 11, pai^e 480. 
 
 Febninry '. 
 
 ExaiiiiiitM 
 Record. 
 
 S2iuU of lolin -Fnstice, wherein and wherehv lie, infer 
 iiUn. willed as follows: "And as concerninu- tlie idantation, 
 niessua<;'e, and tract of land situate in the townshijt of Kinjj;- 
 sess, l*hiladelphia countA', and [)ro\-ince aforesaid, lvin,u' in 
 tliree several pi(H'es, and eontainin<;- in the whole one liiin- 
 dred and fifty acres, or thereahouts, parts of \\liich I now 
 hold in rii^-ht of my former wife Christian, which said jtart 
 shall go, aftei- my decease, in manner following, that is to 
 say: All the undix'ided share or part which I hold in right 
 of my said former wife, C-hristian, to and anH)ngst all mv 
 children I)}- her, to wit : P^leanoi-, Margaret, Sarah, and the 
 representatives of my two daughters, Mai'y and Christian, 
 hotli deceased, in e\'en and ecpial shares, to them, their 
 heirs and assigns respectively forever, sucii I'epresentatives 
 taking only such share as would have come to their mothei-s 
 had they heen living; and I gi\-e and de\-ise all that other 
 undivided })art of the said messuage, |)lantation and tract ol 
 land which I. hold hy dee(l or deeds })urc]iascd of dose])]i 
 Boon, deceased, with its impi'o\ements and a|)purtenances, 
 to my youngi'st childi'cn of my ])resent wife, namely, .lohn, 
 Lawrence, I^ydia, Amy, and Charles, in live e(p,ud [)arts and 
 shares, to hold to tliem, my said five children, their heirs 
 and assigns respectively fore\'er: hut if my said youngest 
 children should die in their minority, without issue (hut not 
 otherwise), then the part or share; of such child or children 
 
sodyiii!^' I u'i\'»' iiii'l <lf\i><' t«> iiinl ;iiin'ii|^-.| ilic >iii\ i\ ors 
 u|' tliciii, iii\ s;ii(l \(HiiiL;cst cliiM rcii . >li;iii' :iim1 >li:irr alike, 
 and tlirir lii'irs and assigns loiTvrr, the said iiifssiiairr, plaii- 
 tatioii, and ti'act ot" land hd'ttrt' dcscrilx'tl, part llicriMti" now 
 in llic tcnnri' and Mccn|taiiiin ol' ( iciti'u'i- Moi'lun."" 
 
 i'rii\cd Scpti'ndx'r •"IH. I77>>, and 
 1 1 anM'iilic(| ill Will lliMik 
 l:.. jia-v 111!, at riiila- 
 dcl|ihia. 
 
 . Bid-, i/( /iiii/'fi'iiK fiii-i, mill, issiH'd Mill mI' tlic ( '..iiri (it'( 'oni- 
 Si-pii'mhiM- 1 1 moil ricas lor tlu' citv and count \ of I 'liiladi'l|iliia, wlicrrin 
 Kxamiiioi \\ \<, i^. cited that l^ii'anor ("nlin, Mar^'arrt Wilson, dolm 
 IJoliinsoii, dacolt lvol)inson, William iioliinsoii. ('liristiaiia 
 Morton, and Sarah dnslicc. Jafoh Aiild and hvdia. hi- 
 wife, dolin d iisticc. I, awrencr diistirc, Samuel ('linrrh and 
 .\iii\- iiis wilr. and ("harlcs Jn>ticc', t()i>vtlu'i- and iindiNidfd, 
 hrld certain niessuai;-es and tracts of land situate in liooiTs 
 Island, township of l\inn-sessint;-. and State of Pennsylvania, 
 a> therein discrihed, and w herein the Sheriti of said county 
 was commanded that takim:- with him twelx'e i^-ood and 
 lawful men of his hailiwick, he should visit said pi-emises 
 and make partition of the same to and amonu- the said 
 parties, tin- wlnde into live epial parts to he divided, ami 
 that he should allot and assiii'ii three of said i)arts to tlie 
 said l^leanor ("uliii. Marii-aret Wilson. John liohiiwoii. dac(,l) 
 Ivohinson. William llohinson, Christiana Morton and 
 Sarah dustice. and the remainini!; two of said jiarts to the 
 said daeoh Auld and livdia. his wife, in riu'lit of said wife 
 John Justiee, Lawrence d ustice. Samuel ("hnrdi and Amy, 
 liis wife, in riulit of said wife, and Charles diistiee. 
 
 ,;;,, IJelui-n of partition wherein dann-s Claypooh', lli.iih 
 
 '"^'"■'"' Sheriti", eertitied that takinu" with him twelve i,^ood and law- 
 
 '^K""rT' ful men of his hailiwick, he went n|)on the said lands, and 
 
•26 
 
 tliorc ill tlic jirt'sencc of tlu^ pMi'ties interested he liad 
 l>itrtc(l and divided the said iands inlo five e([nal j):irts, and 
 allottcil and assiii-ned, inU r nlhi ^ a eertaln nu's>naii'e oi' teiie- 
 nu'iit, and pii'ee or ]iarcel ot' land tliereiintci hcloiiii-iiii;', 
 sitnatc in Kin^scssin^- al'oresaid, marked and nunihered in 
 tlie plan tlieminto annexe<l,.I. A., No. 2. Beginning!; at tlie 
 side of TinieUMi Road, tliciii*e l>v lands beloiin-iiiii: to tlie 
 cstatc of Andrew Cox, Ir., X. <I4 ('h'l;'. W'., 4(S p., to a ]K)st ; 
 tliciKH" S. -IXI W., :^,;5 p., -h) links, to a i)ost ; tlieiiee by 
 lands of .loliii I )iinlap, S. I'll d('u\ V...'-V1 [i.,l!' links, to Tiiii- 
 cnni Ivoad ; tlieiice aloiii; tin' said road to the place ot" he<;iii- 
 niiiii', coiitainiiiii: 8| a. 1() p., to tlir said .lacoh Anld and 
 livdia, his wil'c, in riulit of the said Lydia, dohii dnstiee, 
 Law rt'iicc -histice, SaniiU'l (Miiii'eh and Amy, his wife, in 
 rii^'hl of said Amy, and Charles dustier, their lieirs and 
 assig'iis in M'\i'ralty. 
 
 1771',' I)eerml)er Term, diidii- 
 iiiciit that jiartitioii remain 
 tirm and stalde afoi'esaid. 
 rartition Deed I>ook,No. 1, 
 page 332. 
 
 1780 Urcrc lie partilionc facicmla issued out ol" tlie Court of 
 
 December;. (%„,,, noil I'leas, ill and for tlie City and County of Phihidel- 
 K.vamincd i||. wlirrciii it is recitt'd that Jacob Anld and Lvdia, his 
 wife, in right of said Lydia, dohii d ustice, Lawrence Jus- 
 tice, Samuel Cliurch and Ani}-, his wife, in right of s»,id 
 Amy, and Charles Justice, together and undi\ide(l, held, 
 'nit<i- (iViii^ the said messuage and tract of land, containing 
 S} acres Id [terehes, and wherein the Sheriff of said 
 county was directed that taking with him twelve good and 
 lawful men of his bailiwick to visit and caused to ))e parted 
 and di\i(le(l said premist's. including, hiUv nlin^ said mes- 
 suage and tract of land into li\e eipial jiarts, and to allot 
 and assign one of said [)arts to each of said [.arties. 
 
i7>;i 
 
 Manli :? 
 
 Kx.imiiiiit 
 
 Lxl'tUVn Ot '^JaVlilion wlinvin W'n.i.iwi Wn.i,. Hi-li 
 sill ritr «Ti lllitMl I li;ii l.-ikiiiLi' w il li liiiii t w else ^-ixid :iiii| l;iu I'lil 
 iiu'ii (»r 1 lis 1 tail i wick, lie w fiit ii|h>ii I Ik- said lam Is aixi tfiir- 
 iiii'iits aiul tiu'iT ill llif iircsciK'c of the |iartics iiilcrcslcil. 
 partrd and ili\ idrd i lie saiiii' in In lix r ciinal parts ami allnMid 
 and assi^in'(|, ////(/■ iiliii, tin' said iin'ssuai;"r and lfa<'t ol' land 
 containiiii; rii;"lit and uiic loni'tli aci'fs and sixtci'ii jnTrlic- to 
 dolin .lustiiT, liis lirirs and assii;-iis ti>rf\i'r. 
 
 17S^. Mairji 'r.Tiii. diidLrni.iil 
 iliai |>artiti<>ii ri'iiiain linn 
 ami >talilr rorcxcr. 
 
 17*:? 
 July 9 
 
 Exaniineil 
 
 K.T..nl. 
 
 iJltJiliU iir.liMiN JrsTirK wlicrcin and w lii'i-rl>y lie (niter 
 (iliti) willed as follows: '• /f< m : 1 u;ivi', devise and l)e<|iieatli 
 unto mv said mother. Amy •! iistice, one inessuaii'e and lot of 
 iaml. situate on tlie 'rinifiim Koad. leading;' tliroiinh I^omiTs 
 Island, in Kiiiii'si'ssiui:; aforesaid, eontaininii: about eiixlit 
 aeres, heiiii;- of my division of my latlier"s .lolin Justice 
 estate and likewise one lot of marsli imadow, situate on 
 IJoom's Island aforesaid, coiitaininii; altoul seven acres, oue- 
 lialfwliicli r late |turcliase(l of brother I.awreiice, lioth «•!' 
 whicji I, its ami iiiessua<i-e I i:-i\e, de\ise and l)ei|Ucatli \i> my 
 said niothei' Am\-, for and duriiiu- her natural life and after 
 my said mothi-r's decease, I ^-ive, di'vise and l>e(|ueatli the 
 above two lots and messuaii'es to be ei|iiallv divideil between 
 mv two brothers, Lawrence and Charles, to them and their 
 heii's forex'er." 
 
 Pro\ed August -2. MX'-\ and tran- 
 scribeil in Will I'mnk S., 
 )tai;-e .')74. 
 
 The said Lwvi'.KNCK .M'STlcK afterward- departe.l tlii.> 
 lite intestate. 
 
Levy. 
 
 I'^xamiiUMl 
 Koford. 
 
 28 
 
 ('(•.M.MnN f*LK.\S. 
 A IM'KAKAXCK DdCK HT. 
 
 Dccembei" T<M-m, 1810. 
 CiiAKLEs Justice 
 
 vs. 
 
 Slims. I*ai1iti()ii served 
 .loiiN JrsTicK, Jaxk .h'STicK, \ DcH-einher ,S, 1810. 
 
 LyIHA .llSTlCE AMI \j.\\\- 
 
 HENCE Justice, heirs of Law- 
 rence .lustiee, late devisee ol' 
 dolin .lustiee. 
 Ex. UetoUer :). 
 
 -hidu'iiieiit. 
 
 S. Levy. 
 
 KxaraiiH'd 
 Record. 
 
 P]xi;cUTI(»X I )(K'KET 
 
 Maivh ^l\'nii, 1811. 
 Saiiu' ^ 
 
 Saiiu'. 
 Ex. .lainiaiA' 8. 
 
 AVrit 111' I 'artition. 
 (I). 1810. 50. ) 
 
 IMl 
 April --Ml 
 
 ExMniiiic- 
 Kecord. 
 
 JBcrtl \}0\\. Fhancis JoiiNsox, Sheritl, to Charles 
 Jis'i'hK, ill tee for all that niessuage and lot ofgrouiul, vvitli 
 IIh' a]i|»iirteiiaii<'cs, on flic Tinieum Koad, leading through 
 r>ooirs island, in Kiiigscssing, and County of riiiladt'lphia, 
 containingeight acres, more; or less, wiiieh said premises tin; 
 Sheriff, hv a \vv\t of B)-rrr (/c parf/'/ionc facioKfd/xH^nod out of 
 the Court of Common I'K-as for said county, was eommande(l 
 1)\- an iii(|uest to make partition of and among the several 
 heirs therein nanu'd, il'the saiiU! could he made without jire- 
 jiidice to or spoiling the whole: hut if the same could not 
 be made as aforesaid, then to valueand apjiraise the same, to 
 wliich writ the said Sheriff, with said inquest, returned tliat 
 
llif sail! lands .•oiiM im«i lie [.arlcd ami ili\i.|ci|. aiiW iIicn IkhI 
 valticil and a|>|iraisc(l llir.-ann'al llic>niii uf S I ,-'5<!<l, \vliii-li 
 '•••turn an. I a|.|irai>rincnl \\a> mi llir '.Mli dav of \Iai'<-li llicn 
 I a si |iasscd. r.ad and a|i|p|'(>\-.M| liy I lif said ( '(inrt ul' ( 'nMiniDh 
 I 'leas, and 1 lie said ( 'liarlcs .1 n>ti.-f liaxint:- a|i|)carcd in < 'iMirt 
 Itv his attoi'nt'V, and clcclcd lo lake llic sann' at llir valua- 
 tion, the Coiu't ordered and adjnd<;cd tin' said |n'fniisfs tn 
 till' said CliarK's .iiislicc at said valualioii. he |.a\iiiii'. <ir 
 si'ciiciliu- Id he paid. lo tlic >ald .1 1 .liii .1 ii>tirc, daiic .1 ii-l ir.', 
 Lvdia Justict-' and liawmicc .1 iislicc their rc>|iccti\ c |in.|M.f 
 tioiis, lu'lnu- one moiety or liall" |iait theceol'; and that tlic 
 SluM'ilf ot said eoiinty slmiild make a iln'd to the said ( 'liarles 
 diistiee lor said premises, siiiijeet as aforesaid. 
 
 A(d<iio\vleu-ed April lid. Is 1 1. in 
 open ( "onii I if ( '(immoii 
 rieas, and entered ainoiii;" 
 the recDrds thereol' in 
 Shelitrs Died r>o..k \'\ 
 
 pa^v -uni 
 
 JlLOtf. No reeon-ni/.anee or hond ap[)ear to lia\'e heeli 
 j^'iveli h\ the said Charles .1 listiee, to secure the sjian-s ot' llie 
 lieirs of Lawrence Justice, deceased, in the said saliiation 
 nionev, noi" can any ri'iease ot" the same he loiind ot record, 
 hilt it' aiiN' such recoi;;ni/,ance or l»ond were iii\en. the lieii 
 thereof would he disciiar^-e.l hy (he Orphans" Tourt saK- to 
 Le\is I'assmore. lu-reinaftei' ahstracted. 
 
 isi:, 
 Manli 1(1 
 
 iOfftl. CiiAKi.Ks disTicK and lvi;i!i;i'iA, his wit"e. to 
 < 1 1 1'.i'.iiNs Iir.\r, in Ice for the said l(»t or piece ol i;roiiiid. 
 
 l"-.\aiiiiiR'il . - 
 
 Ri-cuni <'ontaininii" eii;'ht acres, more or le 
 
 Ackiiowledii'eil danuary ;ll . 
 181'), recorded Xovendier -. 
 I.SIO, ill Deed Book M. U., 
 No. 11, page 155. 
 
1842 
 5 Mo. 9 
 
 :}0 
 
 Dcrtl. Oil tliL' back dl" the al)()ve deed, said lot of 
 U-i'oiiiid is (K'S('ril)ed aecordiii^- to a sui'vey made thereof in 
 d line, iSlC, as rolh)\v : lJei>•innin_^• at astonein the middleofthe 
 Ishnid 111- 'Pinienin Road, it being- a eorner of Thomas Brad- 
 k'v's hind : theiiee up the mi(hlle of said road, north tilty-one 
 andthree-(iiiarters deii-rees east, thirty-three and seven-tenths 
 jierehes, to a stake in the mi(hlle of said road, it beinu- a corner 
 of(Jibboiis lliint"s land: tlieiiceby thi' said ITuiit's land north 
 sixty-two and three-fourth degrees west, forty-six and tive- 
 tenths perches,to a black oak ; thence south tweuty-seven and 
 a-half degrees west, thirty-three and seven-tenths perches, to 
 a stake, being- a corner of Thomas Bradley's land ; thence by 
 his land south sixty-seven and three-fourths degrees east, 
 thirty-two and eight-tenths perches, to the [)lace of begin- 
 ning; containing seven acres, one hundred and forty-four 
 sipiai'e [)erclies. 
 
 2MilI of Gibbons FIunt, wherein among other things, 
 . lie willed as follows : " llvnt. : I will and order my olanta- 
 
 Examined . . ^. . ■ ' 
 
 Record. tiou in Ivingsessiug and C-ounty of I'hiladelphia, containing 
 seventy-five acres, more or less, the same being bounded as 
 stated by my dear father's will and beipieathed to me and 
 my heirs forever. I say the same should be sold at a con- 
 venient time so as to bring the best price, which time 1 leave 
 to the judgment oi" my executors hereinaftei' mentioned, and 
 one-third* of the money f)r wdiich said [)Iantation shall sell 
 for, to be secured in said plantation, the interest of which 
 J lea\'e ami be(pieath to in\- beloved wile during her natural 
 life, and to be [»aid half yt-arly to her, the remaining, or 
 other two-thirds, [ give and biMpicath to my three sons, 
 Benjamin, Charles and riohn, the youngest, to be equally 
 divided share and shari' alike, the debt f )r which 1 ha\e 
 entered into bond f)i'myson, r>enjamin, or money othei'wise 
 ))aid for him is to be paid out of the share oi- pai't coming to 
 him I'rom any part of my estate." 
 
 Tin' said testator apjiointed his wife, Mary S. Hunt, 
 
Hc'iijamiii 1 1 nut, ( Miiirlcs llnni nnd .ImIhi II. A ndrt'ws cxfc- 
 utors of lii> >ai(l will. 
 
 I'loNcn M;ii(li .;, Is 17. Uf- 
 • •(»l(lf(! :il .Mc(li;i, ill I 'xxik III" 
 
 Wills I)., pauv 1:;;;, .tr. 
 
 * This one lliird was sccur.Ml liy un.rlfjMKi' (if ,s«ltl preiiiist-.s, j{ivfii !»>• I.cviH I'uss 
 iiioiv, iPiinlms.r. t(i llir f.\iTiit.>i> ul' .sniil UiMion.s lliiiil (recorded In Morlniinf Hixik 
 .\. \V M , No. Jl, paw ri7), wliicli morluMu'r linssimf hwii .siitl.sllod. c. I! \V. 
 
 ls-17 
 
 .Ht an (nvpl)anfi' ifOUVt, li.l,| al ('l,r.|..r. in ami 
 li»i' tile ('(Minlv cT I »cla\\aif. in llic Slate m|' I '(•iiii>\ I\ ania, 
 Hi'<'ord ^''*^' |»*'tifi'"i "I M;iry S. Iliml, llcniainin llnnl. ('Iiaili's 
 Hunt ami .lnhn j|. A inlrcws, cxrcntors of ilic la>t will and 
 tt'stanu'iit ol' ( iildidiis 1 1 nut, <l (•ceased, w as presiMited. set tin^;' 
 tortli tlie alioN'e I'eeitt'd item of the said will, and that the 
 [lowcr ol" sale therein eoiild not l»c cxiTeised withoiil an 
 ortk'i' of llu- said ('onrt, and prayiiii;' lliat an order iiiiii'ht he 
 issued, directins;' them to sell said jtreniises; wliert'iijion the 
 Court ordered said exeeiltoi's to expose to sale said |ilaiiia- 
 tioM, on Thursday, Auii,'ust i^'J, 1S47, at ('liarles IJoyd's l>lue 
 Bell Tavern, in Kiuii'sessiiii;-, first eiiterinn* security in the 
 sum of $18,000, which security was dul\ entered. 
 
 ^■^" Hnti at an (Dvpt)anQ' vTourt, h.i<i as aforesaid, the 
 
 .UlLTUSt L'7 . , , .... • 1 1 
 
 said exeeutors made return that in oiteduMice to said onler. 
 
 E.\ainiiie<i ,11 1 • 1 • 1 11 1 • 
 
 Record. they had i'X|)<ise(l said |iremisi's to sale at tlu- place and time 
 iiieiitioiied, hilt that the same remained unsold lor want of 
 hiiyers, and iirayiny' the Court to award an ulius oriler ot' 
 sale: wliereupon the Court i!;'raiite<l the prayer of the peti- 
 tioners, and awarded an nlins order acconliii«»-lv. 
 
 ,. '"; „ Hnti at an iDrii1)ans' iTouvt, ii.id asaioivsaid, the 
 
 No\ cinlicr J^ "^ 
 
 , said executors maderi'tiirn that tlie\ had a^aiii exiiosed .said 
 
 KxiiiniiRMi ' . 
 
 Kecoid premises to sale, and had sold the same to Le\i.s |*as.siiiore 
 lor the sum of StI,'Jli<». which said sale was duly coiiliiined 
 h\- the said ( 'iMirt. and ordered to he and remain linn and 
 stahle fore\er. 
 
32 
 ''V o, /3crtl. -Marv S. limit. Uciiiauiiii iruiit, (Miarli's 
 
 I)ecL-inber 22 • .1 ^ 
 
 . , Tlunt. and John II. A iidrcws, executors of the last will and 
 Record. tostaineii t of (Jihhoiis 1 1 lint, deceased, to Levis l*assiiioi'e, in 
 f(H', for all that i>lantati()ii oi' ujtland and meadow, situate in 
 the towns]ii|) of Kin^'sessiiiL;- and County of Philadelphia, 
 hounded and descrihed as follows : Ue^'inning at a coriu'r 
 of AVilliain lluntt'r's land in the iniddK' of the Tinicmii or 
 La/.ai'etto IJoad, so called, iheiice along tlie inichlle of said 
 road north tifty-three and a-half degrees east, sixty-six and 
 tliree-teiiths i>erches to a corner in said road of land of 
 Levis j'assniore and Xaoini, his w ife ; thence hy said land 
 north thirty-si.\ and thr(-'e-(|iKU'ter degrees west, tour and si.\- 
 tenths [tercln's to a stone ; south seventy-five degrees west, 
 eight perches and seventy-Hve one-hundredfhs ol a i)ei-eh to a 
 stone; north nineteen and tliree-(|uarter degrees Wi'st, si.xtv- 
 three and three-tenths perches to a Spanish oak on the north 
 side of the Philadelphia, Wilniiiigton and Paltiinore Rail- 
 I'oad : and thence north thirty-six and one-([iiarter degrees 
 east, three and five-tenths perciies to the middle of Mingo's 
 ( -reek : thence up said creek the several courses thereof hy 
 lands of Jolm ]Tuiit and Ahraham (J. Hunt respectively, 
 one hnndred and se\enty perches moi-e or less to the mouth 
 of a c«'rtain ditch; tlience u[> the middle of said ditch the 
 sevi'ral courses thereof, fifty-three perches; thence hy Will- 
 iam Hunter's land south eighty-fi\'e and a-half degrees east, 
 niiietiH'ii and six-tenths perches ; south sixty-seven and three- 
 (piarters degr(!es east, fifty-six and Hve-tenths perches to a 
 ]»ost ; and south sixty-fi\'e and a-half degrees east, thirty-two 
 and eight-tentiis perches to the place of i)eginning ; con- 
 taining seventy-eight acres, ninety-eight [)ert-hes, more or 
 less. (Being the ])remises directed to he sold hy the will 
 of ( lihhons I hint.) 
 
 Acknowledged Decemher 23d, 
 1(S47. Kecorded same day, 
 in Deed Pook A. W. M., 
 No. ,')(;, page 80, etc. 
 
ixJmi'.i.r ■-':; f^Cf^ l-KVis I V\ss .\i( .|{ K jiiul wil'c I.. \\'iHi:nii llmii.r 
 
 KxivmiiuMi '" '•''■ '"'■ •' !':'i> "I' ill" l:is(-iiiciiti,,iu.,l lia.l ,,f lainl, .•uii- 
 Koroai. taiiiiiiM- tuc-iitv anvs, twciitv |iciTlirs, Lcinw- il,,- |,r.'inis('s 
 iH>\\ ill (|iicsii(Hi. 
 
 Acl<iiu\\|r(|MC(l same ilav. Ut- 
 I'di'ilfd saiiif (l:i\ , ill heed 
 
 liuok A. \V. \l.. x.. :,(;. 
 
 pilliT !tt). rtc. 
 
 t>svj Qrrtl. Wii.i.iA.M III .\Ti:i; and w ifc iu.l..jiii ('. Ihiiilci', ill 
 
 '"'"''''''•'^* fee for the said iIuhh' tracts of land, one of ilinn .•Miilaininiz' 
 ^Rt'corT ^"^>'"tj-f<<-'Vt'n acres lour pi'rdies, another of iheiii twenly-oiie 
 acres, and the other of them twenty acres and twenty iierdies, 
 particularly <lescribcd at the head of this hrief, snitjeet fo 
 the payment (the last two of said tracts) o|' two certain mort- 
 gage (lel)ts, amounting to >>;5,oOO. 
 
 Acknowledged the same ilay. 
 
 Recorded July 8, 185:i, in 
 
 Deed Book 'r. 11., Xo. dd, 
 page 54, vtv. 
 
 , '"•'•■ „ Ht an (Dvpl)aiUj' ^fOUVt, hdd in and foi- the citv 
 
 JiiiiUiUy 21 ... 
 
 . ■ and c()unt\' of riiiladelphia, u|)on the reiioii of Georii-e 11. 
 Record. P^arlc, Es(|., wlio had heen appointed hy tlie Court to audit 
 the tinal account of William Hunter, administrator ot' the 
 estate of 'riiouuis IJradley the youugei-, deceased, the share 
 of the said diMH'dent in the said dower charge of Sl.il4J.7(), 
 was in the (list i'il»uti\-e halance of his estate awardcil to ihe 
 to the following [lersoiis, viz. : 
 
 One-eighth thereof to William Hunter, guardian <i|' hi.s 
 two children, William Hunter and Mary llunicr, hy his late 
 wife, Catharine, late Bradley. 
 
 Onc-eightli thereof to Klizaheth Krricksoii, wile ot" 
 Michael Erricksou, late Bradlev. 
 
34 
 
 Ono-ciii'litli tlKTCof to John C. Hunter, guardian of his 
 (■hiUlix'n, Maria, Julia, Jolm C, Jaincs W., and Edwin 
 Hunter, l)y hi.s late wife, Julia Ann, late BradK'v. 
 
 One-eighth thereof to John L. Bradlev. 
 
 One-eighth thereof to Miehael Kri'ii-kson, trustee of 
 Augustus BratUey. 
 
 One-eighth thereof to I^ouisa M. Bradley. 
 
 One-eighth thereof to William lluntei-, guardian of 
 Thomas Bradlev. 
 
 And tlie remaining one-eiglith tliei'eof to William 
 Jlunter, guardian of Christiana Bradley. 
 
 i^'53 Brrti JJoIl of lAClcaSr, wherein Miehael Erriek- 
 
 son and Elizaheth, his wife, Michael Erriekson, trustee tor 
 
 Produced and 
 
 Examined. Augustus Bradley, John L. Bradley, Louisa Bradley, John 
 C. Hunter, guardian of his five children, and William Hunter, 
 guardian as well of his own children as of the said Thomas 
 Bradley and Christiana Bi'adley, in consideration of their 
 full distrihutive share of said dower- moue}', and of the sum of 
 $1, did remise, release, and forever quit-claim unto John C. 
 Hunter (j)resent owner of said land), his heirs, executors, 
 administrators and assigns, the said tract of land, containing 
 forty-seven acres and four perches, of and from all claims or 
 demands of any nature or kind, by reason of the said dower- 
 money charged thereon. 
 
 Acknowledged same dav. 
 
 Produced and 
 Examined. 
 
 1S.-3 ^ttti i!)Oll eii(K)i'sed on the ahovc, wlierein the said 
 
 ngust.i Augustus Bradley, after reciting that he had Just returned 
 home, confirmed the said above deed i>oll ot release as the 
 act of his trustee, Michael Erriekson, in all I'cspects, and did 
 further confirm and release tlie said tract of land unto the 
 said John (\ Hunter, his heirs and assigns. 
 
 Acknowledired same dav. 
 

 ^ri'tl. .InllN ('. lllNTKI! :,ll(| wif.to ll.lilv I. 
 fr...h.cc..iun.l ^^'^^ '"' ''•'■ '"'■ •'"• ■^=''"' ''"■•''■ 'l':"-|> of land, Mll.j.Ml to 111.- 
 
 Kxa.niiRHi. saiil two II lort na<ii' dclds aiin.iiiitiii<r to :?;{,:{()o, uitli iiilci-.'si. 
 
 Ackiiow If(li>((| same daw ];«■- 
 rordfd damiai-v 8, lS.')<i, in 
 Dfc.l 1{,.,,|< !(.* 1). W., So. 
 
 April J 
 
 23rrtl. IIi;m;v I. Vnx and wifr to William K'cu-li in 
 
 Exiiiuiiied. Hioi'tgaiiv debts ainonntinii' to ^:{,:>i)(» with inlcrest. 
 
 Acknowk'diivd same day. Ke- 
 cofdc'd April :{. is'jt;, in 
 iK'L'd Bonk k. I). W.. Xc. 
 72, paiiv 458. 
 
 ]S OtC. The said two mortiiages (it'corded in Mort- 
 gage Books A. W. M., No. 22. j-age 378 and (i. W. (',. No. 
 87, page 176) were satisfied of ivcoi-d PYdtrnarv H, l.S(jl an<l 
 April 2!:t, 188U, respectively. 
 
 ivso liCftJ. William Recjli and wife to Geoig-e Layeock, 
 
 \priij4 •„ jv^^ for the said three traets of land. 
 
 Proiliieedand 
 
 '•-'^•""i"''^^- Acknowledged same day. I^e- 
 
 corded April 28, 1,S80, in 
 Deed l',(.ok L. W.. Xo. 83, 
 })age i> •')[). 
 
30 
 
 Title to Seventeen Acres and Sixty Perches. 
 
 Lawrc'iici' Lawrciisoii, Andreas Iiikliorm', Andreas 
 Recitediuii lirowne and Andreas Anderson, were seized of a tract of 
 
 Deed from , , . . , • i i i i • i • i i • 
 
 Cox to Guyer. ''Hxl Containing tive hundred and sixty acres lying and being 
 at a place called Carker's Hook. 
 
 jgj.j ISfCtJ i3oU. Lawkence Lawrenson to Otto Ernest 
 
 March 14 CocK, ill fee f'or all liis right and interest in and to the said 
 Recited in tract of land containing tive hundred and sixtv acres, being 
 
 same Deed. o ^ t i- ' ^ 
 
 one-tourtli i)art thereof. 
 
 1682 
 May VA 
 
 Recited in 
 same Deed. 
 
 JBCCtl i^ClU. Andreas Inkhorne to Otto Ernest 
 Cock, in fee for all his right, title and share of the said tract 
 of land, containing live hundred and sixty acres. 
 
 Whereupon by virtue of the two above abstracted deeds 
 poll the said Otto Ernest Cock became seized in fee of and 
 
 Recited in . • i i ^ , ■ ^ ^ i i . . , 
 
 same Deed. Ill thrce-eightlis parts ot the said tract of land coiitaininghve 
 liundred and sixty acres. 
 
 1719 
 October 12 
 
 Examined 
 Record. 
 
 lOCCti iJoH. Ctto ErnestCuck to his soii,Zacharias 
 Cock, in fee for a certain tract of land, with diveis lots of 
 land lying on the east side of Cobb's Creek, and adjoining to 
 the said creek, situate at Carker'.s Hook, in the township of 
 Kingsessing. 
 
 Proved by subscribing witness 
 May 31, 1759. Recorded 
 September 15, 1759, in Deed 
 Book H.,No. 11, ])age 114. 
 
RccitciHn 'I'll,. ,;,i,| tlin.('-ci«;lilli> c.r llir ,-:ii<| tl-;icf(»f hldd, (OW- 
 
 Slime Di'cd ' . • • i i i • . 
 
 timiiii^- ii\r liiiiKlrril and sixty :htc>, is iiicliiilfd in llic 
 
 ii'rant in the alioxc alist ractcd deed. 
 
 Tlic saiil Zacliarias ( \)ck al'torwards dfpaitfd tlii> life, 
 
 having- lirst made and iMihlislu-d his last will and tc-tanifiit 
 
 uinlrr tlic nanu' !>!' ZatJiarias ('ox. 
 
 i7:!'.M0 Jiilill of Zacliai'ias ('(.x, wlicrrin and wliiTfliy hr, ///.Vr 
 
 niKi, (k'Visi'd all Ills uiiland, suaniiis and incadnws to Ins two 
 ~:niif nowi. sous, Art liur and dolin ("ox, in tec. 
 
 i;..itedin The said Arthur ("o.x dc|tartcd tiiis lilc duriiiLi the* litV- 
 
 .nnoDeed. ^-j^j^, ^^^- ||j^ tiitlicr, iiitcstalc. IcavinLf to siirvi\c liini two 
 childi'eu, Williaui Cox, who dii-d in his minority and with- 
 out issuo, and Zncharias ('ox. 
 
 The said .loliu Co.v also departed this lite duriiii;- the 
 litrtinic of his father, iininarriccl and without issue'. 
 
 l;. ( iiid in 
 valine Heed. 
 
 The said Zaeharias Cox, heiiii;- so sei/.e(| in fee of and 
 ill till" said three-oio-hths of the said tra<-t of land, and Peter 
 Elliott heiui*- S(Mzed iu fee of and in the reinaiuiu.ii- tive- 
 eiirliths of the same, caused the said tract of laud, swaiii|' 
 and meadow, to be surveye<l aud divided iuto five several 
 parts or divisions, two of which were allotted bv mutual 
 agreement to the said I'eter Elliott, iu lull of his tive- 
 eii^hths of the said tract of laud, aud the other three parts 
 were allotted to said Zaeharias Cox, iu full of his tliree- 
 eio-hths of the said tract of laud. 
 
 I 
 
 Reritrdin The said Zacharias Cox an.l Peter Klliott. tor i.nderni.cr 
 
 same Deed tliicr said (livisiou of the said land more firm, and for tixino; 
 aud establishiug- the boundaries of the several tracts allotted 
 to each of them, as aforesaid, did. bv releases, beariuo- date 
 
88 
 
 the seventh dav of June, A. I). 1768, respectively craiit, 
 release and confirm to each otlier, their heirs and assigns 
 forever, tlie pieces or parcels of land set off and allotted as 
 aforesaid, willi their appiirfcnanccs, and also the lihertv of 
 a certain road or i>assage throngh and across their said land, 
 from a certain landing-jdacc on How Creek, nj) to their 
 respective dwellino-s, and from thence to Kiny-sess laid-ont 
 road, which road was to he and remain for the free liberty, 
 privilege, l)enefit and advantage of both the said parties, 
 Zacharias Cox and IVter Elliott, and their heirs, execn- 
 ters, administrators, workmen, servants and assigns of them, 
 and both of them respectively forever. 
 
 176S JBePtJ. Zacharias Cox and Elizabeth, his wife, to 
 
 December 17 
 
 . ^ A(hun (Tnver, in tee, for all that niece or parcel of niiland 
 
 Kxamined " _ ^ i ^ 
 
 Record and meadow gi-onnd sitnate, lying and being in the township 
 of Kingsess, in the connty of l^liiladelphia aforesaid, begin- 
 ning at a large white oak, l)eing a corner of a meadow in the 
 possession of J<)siah Hnnting: thence by tlie same north 
 forty-three degrees east, twenty-seven and a half }>erches to 
 Mingo Creek: thence along the same northwestward fonr 
 perclies to Peter Elliott's meadow; thence by the same 
 south sixty degrees west, sixty-thi-ee perches to the middle 
 of the road before mentioned, laid out for tlie conveniency 
 of the said Zacharias Cox and Peter Elliot; thence along 
 the middle of the said road the six courses and distances 
 following, to wit: south tliirty degrees east, seventeen and 
 four-tenths pei-ches ; then south seventy-nine and three-tenths 
 perches; then s(julli thirty-two degrees west, twenty-eight 
 perches; then south thirty-six degrees west, thirty-eight 
 perches to a white oak; then south seven and a half 
 perches to a white oak; thence south forty-eight and 
 a half degrees east, forty and two-tenths jjcrches to a 
 stake in an old bank called P)reeliook Pank ; thence along 
 the same south eighty and one-half degrees east, seventy-two 
 and eight-tenths perches, thence north eighty-five and one-halt 
 degrees east, six perches to Breehook Dam; thence along the 
 f 
 
39 
 
 sniiill ;ii>itoiir;iii(((»f Miiino Creek', tlio six coiirsos iiml <li>l;iiM(-> 
 followiiio-, to wit : Xortli tliirly-(\vo (leuTees \ve-;f, six ]»erclu'S 
 to ;i stake, then north thirteen de^i'ees east, six jierejies t<t a 
 stakt' : then north sex-enlv-lour tlei^Tecs west, two [»erehes to 
 a stake: ihtii nt>rth se\-en <K'ii;re('s east, live |)erehes to ii 
 stake : then north se\-en de^-rees west, li\ c and a-hair|»er( Im-s ; 
 then north sixtet'n and (Mic-halC (U'l;-. west, live and two-tenths 
 perches to a stakr, where the said Min<;o Creek appears visi- 
 ble ; thenee ah)nii' t'n' several eoiirses ot" the said creek aitonl 
 one huii(h'eil and einlit perehes to a stake hy the niea<h)w- 
 gTOiind in possession ol'.losiah Unntini;-, as al'oresaid : then(e 
 by the same north sixty-two dog-rees west, tweiity-eiLilit and a 
 quarter pereiies to a stake: thenee di\idinL;' iVom oilier laml 
 claimed by the sai<l Zacharias Cox : north foni- and a (piarter 
 dei>Tees east, ninety-t'oiir i)erches to the place of ltei;-innin^- ; 
 eontainiiiL!: forty-two and one-half acres and thirty-nine 
 perches, be tlie same uujre or less. (Beinsx pin't of suid five 
 huiub-ed and sixty acres, and also |>art of tlie said land and 
 meadow allotted to said Zacharias Cox in said partition and 
 division with suid Peter Klliott.) Too-other with the use and 
 privilegv of the road then iised l)y the said Zacharias Cox 
 and Peter Klliott, from the land thereby ^-ranted to Kiui^sess 
 laid-out road, to be enjoyed from time to time forever tbere- 
 aftei", as occasion luight or should recpiire by the said Adam 
 Guyer, his lieirs, executors, administrators, servants, work- 
 men and assigns, in as fidl, free and am[)le manner as he, 
 the said Zacharias Cox might, could or ought to have, use 
 and enjoy the same. 
 
 Subject to «niit-rent, 
 
 Acknowledged January 21,1769. 
 Uecorded October 24, 1771, 
 in Deed Book I, Xo. 8, page 
 o33. 
 
40 
 
 ^ ^'f ,^ SStlill of Adam (JriKR, wlici-cin iiinl wlierebv he, i)}fer 
 
 October 2,S ^ > 
 
 17 „,^i.,o^ ''"''"' wilk'il as tollows : '' f/, di .- I also o;ive, devise and 
 Rf'eord. be(|Ueatli unto my said son Ada'ni (4uier, his heirs and assi^-ns 
 * * " All that nn- tract of land called Boon's Island, 
 situate Kingsessinu- Township, in the County of riiiladfl- 
 ])liia, which I purchased of Zadiariah ("oxaiul .John and 
 Lawrence dustice, also all those my lots of mai'sh meatlow 
 <i-ronnd, lying on Bow Creek and on both sides of tlie I'oad 
 holding to Tiincnm. and situate in ivingsessiny' Townshi}*, 
 in the County of Philadel]tliia afori'said." 
 
 l*i-o\ed Xovend)er 23, ITS!* and 
 transcribed in AVill Book W. 
 page :]!»!. 
 
 The said Adam Gi'ier, the son, afterwards departed this 
 life intestate. 
 
 January is 
 Kxamiiied 
 
 \m Ht ait (!I>rp1)an!S' (JTO art, held in and f..r the City 
 
 and County of Philadelphia. The Petition of Mary (Juier, 
 Rccorfr' iidnninstratrix, and dames Serrill, administrator of the 
 estate of Adam Cuier, deceased, was presented setting forth, 
 that the said Adam Cuiei' died intestate, seized of certain 
 real estate described in a certain statement thereto, annexed 
 nuirked " A," viz : Infer nli<t No. 1, the frame inessuagc 
 barn, outliouses and tract of land, situate in Kingsessing 
 Township. Philadelphia Ci)nuty, containing about one hun- 
 dred and tluH'e ai'res : Itounded east by the Ishmd Poad, 
 south-southwest by land of William (\>oper, west-north- 
 west by land (»f James Sen-ill. dohn IP Ihintingand William 
 l)a\-is, north by land of Al>raham <i. Hunt and northeast 
 and north by land ofdose|)h P)initing and Tliomas Bradley. 
 That he was indel)ted to sundry juM'sons as ]ter list of 
 <lef)ts thereto annexed, which said estate and debts were all 
 that had come to the petitioners" knowledge, d'iiat the 
 personal estate of the intestate as [ler inventoiy ami apjiraise- 
 ment Hle<l, was insufHcient to i»ay his said debts and praying 
 
41 
 
 tlu' Court to u'Viiiit tlniii.iii (>iil«i tM iii.ikr .-air of tlic f<iii<l 
 I't-al cstatf. 
 
 W lii'ri'ii|M)ii the ('oiii'l (ii(|cn'(| :iiii| dcrrccd tlial iIm' 
 sai«l Adiiiiiiisl ral()i> make sale ol'tlic >ai<l rral rslair Inr (lie 
 |)iir|i(isrs set t'ortli ill sail! iictitiuii ami a|i|H'«i\c(l <»r I'l-arxni. 
 Sci-rill ami I )a\ id \\'ocl|i|M'r a> >iiri'tics in t he >iiiii nf SlsjUMi. 
 
 \'ldr r.. !'.. Ural l':>tatr. K . A.. 
 
 No. 1. pa-v n. 
 
 I ^n:; 
 M;inh 1 
 
 Ht an ([^Vp1)an?5' iTOUVt, li-ld a> atorosald, llu* 
 til** sai<l Marv (liiicr. administratrix, and .lamt's Scrrill, 
 
 \:linilHMl • •11 II" 
 
 K.rord. adnmiistrator. as atorcsaid, made rctiu'ii tliat tlicy. in pur- 
 siKUUH' of said or<K'r of Coiii-t. cxiioscd to |inltlic salt' llir said 
 |ir(Miiis('s on till' oiii-litt'i'iitli day of .laniiary, lS->o. and sold 
 the said tract, Xo. 1, to dailies M. Scrrill for the sum o|' 
 ;?11,-")S(I.07, to l)c paid on tlic twciity-tiftli day of March, 
 A. P. 1S:!:5. and prayed the Court to contirm said saU-. 
 
 Wliereii|>on the Court contiriiu'd said sale, a^•|•eeahly to 
 said petition. 
 
 13^3 DCft). M \i;v (;iii:k an<l .Ia.mks Skkhii,!.. administra- 
 
 tors, as aforesaiil, to dames M. Scrrill. in fee for all that 
 'i>!''''i'' messuau'e or tenement, and all that pii'ce or i»areel of land 
 thereunto beloniriiiii', situate, lyiiiir and l»ein>r in the town- 
 ship of Kiiiixsessiiii:: aforesaid, hoiimh'd and limited as lol- 
 lows, that is to sav: r>ei:'innini; at a corner of William 
 Cool)er"s land, in the middle of the 'rinicum Island Road, 
 thence alontj the middle of the said road, north tweiity-toiir 
 a lid one-half dei^-rees east, eiu^hty-three and tivi'-tenths perches; 
 
 and north twenty-seven deu;reeseast,tiftv-tivea!id seven-tenths 
 ].erclies: tiienee hy Thomas liradley"s land, north sixty-six and 
 tliree-foiirths deu'rees west. e|c\-eii ami thirly-tive Imndreths 
 Itereiu's: north seventy-one and one-half deu-rces west, tour and 
 three-tenths perehe.s ; north eighty-one and one-lwilt degrce.s 
 
42 
 
 west, four [lerchos ; north eighty-six and three-fourths degrees 
 west, nineteen and six-tentlis perches ; south seventy-four 
 degrees west, seven and three-fourtlis perches ; south iitty- 
 nine and one-half degrees west, passing tlirough a 
 hirge white oak, thirty-threc! and one-fourth perches 
 to a post : north two degrees west, fifty and three-tenths 
 perch(\s, and north eleven degrees east, five perclies into 
 Mingo Creek, corner of Jose[ih Bunting's hind ; thence by 
 the same, north sixty-three degrees west, twentj'-nine and 
 fifteen-hundreths perches ; north four degrees east, ninety- 
 three perches to a white oak, and north thirty-nine and 
 three-fourtlis degrees east, twenty-eight and one-half perclies 
 to the middle of a drain or creek in Abraham G. Hunt's line ; 
 thence along the middle of said drain an(l in said line, north 
 forty and one-fourths degrees west, ten and three-tenths 
 perches to the middle of another drain and line of William 
 Davis" land : thence along the middle of said drain and in 
 the said line, south forty-seven ami one-fourth degrees 
 west, thirteen perches, and south forty-Hve and three-fourths 
 degrees west, fifty-one and seven-tenths perches ; thence leav- 
 ing the drain, V»ut continuing by the said William Davis' land, 
 south thirty and three-fourths degree east, eighty and four- 
 tenths perches ; thence partly in another line of the same, and 
 partly in a line of John II. Bunting's land; south two and 
 one-fourth degrees east, eighty perches to a stone ; thence 
 ytartly in another line of the said John H. Bunting's land, 
 and partly in a line of James Serrilbs land, south thirty-one 
 and one-fourth degrees west, twenty-seven and a-half perches 
 to a stone ; thence by the said James Serrill's land, south 
 thirty-four and one-fourth degrees west, thirty-eight and 
 fifteen-hundreths perches ; and south six degrees west, eight 
 perches to a white oak ; thence partly in another line of the 
 said James Serrill's land, and [tartly in a line of William 
 Cooper's land, south fjrty-ninc and thirty-fourth degrees 
 east, forty and two-tenths perches ; thence by the said William 
 Cooper's land, south seventy-nine and one-fourth degrees 
 east, thirty perches ; south thirteen and three-fourth degrees 
 east, eighteen perches ; south eighteen and one-fourth degrees 
 
48 
 
 east, twontv-t'iglit pcnlif- ; and soiilli tliirl \ --^rNT'ii and ono- 
 lialt' (1('l;tcos cast, tort \ -twn ami tlir<'('-|(.iiitli> |htc1ics, to tlio 
 place (tt'lic^'iiminL:,' ; (••nitaiitiiiu' iiiiict v-(i!j,-|it ami t lii-fi'-t'(Mii-| lis 
 acres ami lliirty-si\ jierelies. 
 
 AekiioulcduiMJ saiiH' day. \l> 
 
 corded A|tfil l.'», is;;;;, in 
 Di-ed i',.M,k A. M., Xo. ;^r>, 
 
 l>aue 7-. 
 
 March J". 
 
 r\;miinert 
 Kroord. 
 
 33ff"D. .Ia.mks M. Si:hhii-i, lo Ai'-haiiam O. Hint, in 
 fee for all that piece or parcel of land, situate, \\\nii: and 
 heiiiu' ill till' Townsliip of I\ini;-sessinLi\ in the ('oniity n| 
 Phihuh'lphia, hoiinde<l and desci'ihod as follows, that is lo 
 sav. heii'iimiiii:" at a corner in a line of .losepli Unntinii's 
 land : thence in the same line north four deorrees east, ninety- 
 two and sixtv-Hve hundri'dths perches, to a white oak; 
 tlienc<> in another line of the same land, north thirty-nine 
 and tliree-(piarters (U'ii-rees east, twenty-eiuht and tive-tenths 
 perches, to the midille of a lari!:e drain : thence along the 
 middle of the same in a line of the said Abraliam G. ITunfs 
 land, north four and one-(puirter degrees west, ten ami 
 seventy-tlve one hundredths jierches, to \]\v middle of another 
 drain and line of William Davis" lami : thence along the 
 middle of the drain and in the same line, south forty-seven 
 and one-<piarter degrees west, thirteen perches, and south 
 fortv-iive and three-quarters degrees west, tifty-one ami .^even- 
 teutlisperehes: theneeleaviugthesaim' drain. hut runningiu a 
 line of the said William Davis" laud, south thirty and three- 
 quarters degrees east, eight and four-tenths perches: thenee 
 partly in another line of the saim- land and i>artly in a 
 line ot' John II. Hunting's land, south two and oue-ipuirter 
 deo-rees east, titty-eight and twenty-five hundredths perches, 
 to a stone, a corner of the said James M. Serrill's land ; 
 thence in a line of the .same, south sixty-one and one-half 
 
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 dei2:rees east, twontv-five and six-tenths perches, to the jtlace 
 ot heo-inninii". Containinjj: seventeen acres and sixty perches. 
 
 Acknow KmIo'imI same (hiy. Re- 
 corded April 8. 1S3.3, in 
 Deed Book A. M., No. ;^:',, 
 page 596. 
 
 Mard!;;! ISCCl). ABRAHAM G. HuNT and Massey, his wife, 
 
 Kxamined ^" I^-^^iEi^ S. Wh ITE, i n fee for, //*/^r c/^V/, Said tract of Uuid, 
 Record. containing- seventeen acres sixty perches. 
 
 Acknowledged same day. He- 
 conk'd May 14, 1858, in 
 Deed Book T. H., No. S6, 
 page 212, 
 
 1859 JlrCtl. Daniel S. White t(» John L. Passmore, in 
 
 March 25 . „ . . - • i i • • 
 
 tee tor, /ii/cr (ifi'i, said tract ot land containing seventeen 
 
 Examined . 
 
 Record. acres sixty perclies. 
 
 Acknowledged March :^)0, 1859, 
 i^eeorded March 80, 1859, 
 in Deed Book A. D. B., No. 
 58, page 855. 
 
 'S''*' ?3CPtl. .loiix L. I'ass.mohe and Marv k., his wife, to 
 
 March "i 
 
 William Ivcgli, in fee \\>v the said tract of land, containiii<4' 
 
 Cons, fl,\{)i) '^ _ 
 
 u. s. s. i2..vj. seventeen acres sixty perches. 
 
 Acknowledged same day. He- 
 corded April 18, 18ti6, in 
 \)cri\ IJook L. R. B., No. 
 1H4, page 880. 
 
MaSii f-BoVtgagr. Wh.i.mm Ui:.;i,i to Wn.i.iwi |{. CiiA.M- 
 
 i-io,iiic.-.i '''■-'^•'^' '" '*'•■ '"I' -;iiil liact of laiiil, (•(iiiIaiiiiiiLi- >c\ciil<Tii m-rcs 
 iiiKi sixlv |(('i'cli('s. 
 
 KxiUnillcll. r\^ ,1 • 1 1 • 1 . . , 
 
 I ou'ftlit'i' with the riulit ut \\a\ Id- Iidtscs, cjn-ts, car- 
 ria«;vs, etc.. over tlit'atljoiniii^-laiKlur tlirsaid William If.'Lili. 
 iVoiu the ali(.\r-(lfs('rilu'(l itrciiiiscs out into the Island Uoad, 
 said ri^lit olW-iy to lie jocalcd wlici-f saiiif will do tli.- Ira-I 
 daiiiauT to said ailioiiiiiiLf land, or tlir owiht or ow nci> 
 tlicl'rot'. 
 
 To secure the sum of si. ■'•(HI. with interest. 
 
 Aekn()\vledi;ed sauie da\ . lie- 
 eoiNJed Ma: eh 1."), 1877. in 
 Mortii-age I'xiok I ». 11. !.., 
 Xo. 11:1 |.aue :;()4. 
 
 Common I*i,e.\s, Xo. 1, 
 Se[)tembei' Term, 1879. 
 
 f^ A. L. Smith. AViLLlAM B. CHAMBERS ^ 
 
 I 
 
 ; 
 
 W'lij.iA.M f\i:(;i,i. B ) 
 
 Sri I'll, .v/0- Mortx- «lated .March 14. 1877. Keeorded 
 .March 1;"), 1877, in .\i. 15k., D. II. L., No. 1:J, page 80.4 
 E.xit Sept. 30, 1879. Hetble. 1 Mon. Oet. 1879, '-'made 
 known." 
 
 \m) ^^''^- -lil87'.'. .ludgt. fur want of an appeai'ance, Eu die 
 
 Aprii-js (himaues assessed at $1,80!'.:!'). 
 
 Pints' Atty. Oct. -22, 1879. /v<r. f<(. K.\it. Ket. 1st .Mon. Xovend.ter, 1879. 
 fiU.,ithisJudg't ,, g , J ^y^^^ ,> ( .i,.^,„|„.,., to, ^K,,).- 
 
 1- siUisnea 
 
 >\i\\. lor costs. 
 
46 
 
 1879 
 November 8 
 
 Produced 
 
 and 
 Examined. 
 
 JDCCtl JJoU. William II. Wright, Esq., ShcM-itf of 
 the County of Philadelpliiu, to William B, ChiJiiibers, in 
 fee for said tract of land containing- seventeen acres and sixty 
 perches, together with the said right of way over the adjoin- 
 ing land of the said William Regli, hereinbefore particularl}- 
 described. 
 
 The same having been seized, takLMi in execution and 
 sold by said iShentf'on 8d November, 1879, as the propert>' 
 of AVilliam Regli. 
 
 Acknowledged in open Court of 
 Common Pleas, No. 1, same 
 day, and entered among the 
 records thereof in Sheriff's 
 Deed Book No. 88, page 
 593, etc. 
 
 1880 
 June J 
 
 Produced 
 
 and 
 Examined. 
 
 3SCCD. William B. Chambers and Margaret A., 
 his wife to GEoRciE Laycock, in fee, for said tract of land, 
 containing seventeen acres and sixty perches of land. 
 
 Together with said right of way. 
 
 Acknowledged same day. Re- 
 corded sanie day in Deed 
 Book L. W., No. 96, page 
 477, etc. 
 
 1887 i'!l)artrr of iPnrorpOVation granted and Letters 
 
 January 12 p>^t^>i-,t issucd tVom " Tlic Commonwealth of Pennsylvania '" 
 ^'anr*^ to " The Improved Mutual Land Association of the Twenty- 
 Examined. Seventh Ward of Philadeljthia," under Act of Assembly, 
 apitruved April 119, 1874. 
 
 Recorded January 12, 1887 in 
 Recorder's Office, at Phila- 
 delphia in Chartei' Book No. 
 12, page 26. 
 
.Imiuarv 1: 
 
 73rrtl. (ii-ditt.i: L.wcimk and K'\iiii:i, li, his wilt- to 
 
 January IJ ' 
 
 „ ,, ,^,„, " Thr liiiiii-ovtMl Mutual Laml Assoriatioii of tin- Twi-iit v- 
 
 I rouucea ami ' 
 
 lixrtiuiued. scvciitli Ward, I'lii Ijidol | )liia ,'" in Tec, t'oi- ilic lour ailioiiiinii- 
 trat-tsdi- |»ii'ri's (tl'land dfscrihcd at the licaii of llii> l»ricl'. 
 
 Kxct'iitinii' and itsctn iiiii', li(>\\r\tr. so niii<'li of the saiil 
 jifcmist's as arc <>ccn])i(.'d liv llic ('licsicr iJiaiii'li of the 
 lMiila(lfI|i|iia and KradinL;" Uaili'oad. lonmTlv tlic I'liila- 
 dc'lpliid, W'ilininy-ton and iJaltiniui'c l\ailroa<l. 
 
 Hudcrand sul>ii'ct,novi'rtlu'U'ss,t()tlic rililil and |iii\ ilciie 
 of " Tiio Khn\\(to(l Mutual Land and lni|iro\cnM'nt ("oni- 
 pany," their suci-essors and assiti:;iis, owners, tenants and 
 ocH'UiMers of tlie adjoiniui;- tract of hind to the eastward of 
 tile tlierein-^-ranted itreniisi's, to tlie free use, rii>;iit, liix-rty 
 and pri\'ilog'e of F]iy:litv-seveutii street, extending" from Tini- 
 euiii Island Road northwestwardly tlironu'h the said tlierein 
 granted j.)reniises, to tiie line of the I'hiladelphia, Wilming- 
 ton an(,l Baltinu)re Kaili'oad, in c-oiunion with the said "The 
 Inqn'oved Mutual Land Association of tin- Twenty-seventh 
 Ward, Philadeli)hia,"' their successors and assigns, owners, 
 tenants and oceujiic rs of the said therein-granted j>remises; 
 and also to the right to lay jiipe-lines tor the transportation 
 of [letroleum, and to i-onstruet and maintain a telegrajih 
 line, an*] o[>erate the sairie, across, on and o\er the fourth 
 and last-described of the said therein-granted premises, as 
 set forth and specified in -and by certain articles of agree- 
 ment made and executed by and between the said George 
 Laycock and -lohn B. Barbour, dated the thirtieth day of 
 dune, A. 1). \SS-2, and recorded at Philadelphia, in heed 
 Book d. O"!)., Xo. 44, page 36b, etc 
 
 And also to the [)ayment of two certain mortgage 
 debts, one of them of §12,000, secured by indenture of 
 mortgage, given and executed by the said iieorge Laycock 
 to tin' Fidelity insurance. Trust and Safe deposit Company, 
 trustees, dati'd the twenty-second ilay of May, A. D. 1SSl>, 
 and recorded in Mortgage P>ook .1. < >"l ),. Xo. oit, page ;!ii, 
 and the other of them being the amount due, vi/.. : .SI. 000 
 upon a certain mortgage debt of $3,000, secured by a ci-r- 
 tain indenture of mortgage, given and executed by the said 
 
48 
 
 Geori^v Lavcock to the said The Fidclitv Tiisuraiu'O, Trust 
 and Safe Deposit Compaiiv, trustees, dated the eighth day 
 of Fehi-uary, A. D. ]88(i, and reconUMl in Morto-age Book 
 G. G. P., No. 88, p. 331, together with the interest there- 
 after to grow due upon each of said sums respectively. 
 
 Acknowledged January 21, 1887. 
 Recorded February 4, 1887. 
 in Deed Book G. G. P., 
 No. 214, page 221, etc 
 
 Extracted from the records and papers produced, hy 
 CHAS. BENJ. WILKINSON. 
 
 January, 1887. 
 
$VrtiT()cti. 
 
 On exainiiuitioii of the judu-mont iink'X of tlic Coiu't ot 
 Couunou Pleas for the County of Pliila(lel[tli'm, from March 
 8th, A. D. one thousand eii>-lit huiKh-ed and eighty-two (1882), 
 to the ninth day of ^[arch, one thousand eio;lithuu(h-ed and 
 eighty-seven (1887), I find no unsatisfied judgments entered 
 therein within that period against (^euhge Laycock. 
 
 Certified by 
 
 !S. B. HOPPER, 
 [seal.] Pro P(h'/. 
 
 United States, ) 
 
 Eastern District of PENNSiLVAXiA. J 
 
 I, Charles S. Lincoln, Clerk of the District Court of the 
 UnitedStates, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, cer- 
 tify that there are no unsatisfied judgments renuiining on 
 record in my office, obtained within the last five years, 
 against Georue Laycock. 
 
 Philadelphia, this tenth day of March, A. D. 1887. 
 
 JOHN B. BEAVER, 
 
 [«,t;.^L.] P'-*^ ^l^^>'l<^ District Court. 
 
50 
 
 United States. i 
 
 „ '. set. 
 
 Eastern District of Pennsylvania, j 
 
 I, Sanuit4 Bell, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the United 
 States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, do 
 hereby certify that there are no unsatisfied judgments 
 remaining on record in my oflice, ol)tained within the last 
 five years, against Georue Laycock. 
 
 Philadelphia, this tenth day of March, A. D. 1887. 
 
 JOHN B. BEAVER, 
 
 [seal.] Pro Clerk, Circuit Court. 
 
 No. 13,153. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust Company of 
 Philadelphia hereb}^ certify that the lists of judgments in 
 the United States Circuit Courts at Pittsburg, Erie and 
 Williamsport, and the United States District Court at Pitts- 
 burg, Pennsylvania, certified to them by the clerks of said 
 Courts, do not show any judgments against George Laycock, 
 from March 14, 1882, to March 14, 1887, inclusive. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said corporation, the sixteenth 
 
 dav of March, A. D. 1887. 
 
 JOHN B. HENKELS, 
 
 [seal.] -For Sevretary. 
 
 N. B. — Judgments in the District Courts at Erie and 
 Williamsport are docketed in the Clerk's Office at Pitts- 
 bur o-. 
 
 Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, for the City and County of 
 Philadelj)kia. 
 
 I certify that T have examined the records of the afore- 
 said Court for five years past, and do not find any unsatisfied 
 judgments against George Laycock. 
 
 3, 22, 1887. 
 
 WILLIAM L. FORM AN, 
 
 [seal.] Pro Clerk. 
 
51 
 
 A 1,1, I'linsE Foils ('i;ki'.\i.\ coiiti^-uous ti'iicts or jiii-cos of 
 land with llic hiiildiiio-s aii<l iiiiiH'ovfiiiciils tlicriMiii crcctcfK 
 situate ill til.' 'r\vciil_v-sc\ciilii W'liid of lln- ('llv(.r I'liila- 
 dcljtliia. lioiiiidfd and dcscrilicd ;is tollows : ()nc()r tlirm 
 boii,-innini;- at a stone in the middle ofilie 'I'iniciiin Island 
 Koad at a corner of laml lonnerlv of (iihhons Hunt. Wein^- 
 tile tract third herein deserihed, tlieiKH' l»v the same, north 
 sixty-seven (h'^rees and a-half west, thirly-thrcL' perclieis, 
 north sixty-nine dei^roes and a-half west, fifty-seven i)erches 
 and three-tenths erroneously mentioned in former assurances, 
 fifteen perches and three tenths of a percli, south twenty 
 degrees and a-half west, three-tentlis of a perch to the mid- 
 dle of a drain, and ah)nij,- the ini(hlle of the said drain north 
 eighty-seven degrees west, eighteen perches and three-tenths 
 of a perch to the middle of anotlier drain in a line of land 
 formerly of Joliii Bunting, heiiig the tract next lierein 
 described; thence along the middle of said drain and in said 
 line sontli one degree and a-half west, thirty-four perches 
 and tive-tenths of a [lerch, and sonth six degrees and a-half 
 west, still along the iiiid<lle of said drain, partly in aiiothei- 
 line of said land and partly in a line of Adam Guier's land 
 fourteen perches ; thence still along the middle of the said 
 drain in another line of the said Adani Guier"s land, south 
 nine degrees west, nine perches and seven-tenths ; thence by 
 the same land south two degrees and a-half east, titty perches ; 
 north iifty-cight degrees and three-fourths of a degree east, 
 twenty-three perches and two-tenths; north seventy-three 
 degrees and one-fourth east, eight perches and five-tentlis 
 of a perch ; south eighty-eight degrees and one-fourth east, 
 twenty-one perches and eight\-ti\'e one-hnndredths ; south 
 seventy-two degrees and a quarter east, tldrteen perches and 
 iive-tenths, and south twenty-eight degrees and a ([uarter 
 east, four perches and two-tenths to the middle of the alore- 
 said road, and thence along the middle of the same north 
 twenty-six degrees and a rpiarter east, seventy-one perches 
 and two-tenths to the place of beginning ; containing forty- 
 seven acres and four perches, including one-half of the road. 
 One other of them bounded and descri1)ed as lollows: 
 
52 
 
 Beginning at a stake on the west side of a branch of Carker 
 Hook Creek and from thence extending sonth forty-seven 
 degrees west by the land now or late of Zachary Cox, 
 twenty-seven perches to a white oak, thence south fifteen 
 degrees west by the said Cox's land and land now or late of 
 Peter Elliott ninety perches to the said Cox's meadow, thence 
 by the same south fifty-seven degrees east, twenty-eight 
 perches and one-fourth of a perch to another branch of the 
 said creek, thence along the said branch by the several 
 courses thereof to the place of beginning ; containing twenty- 
 one acres of land, be the same more or less. One other of 
 them bounded and described as follows : Beginning at a cor- 
 ner of land formerl}' of William Hunter, being the tract first 
 herein described, in the middle of the Tinicum or Lazaretto 
 Road, so called, thence along the middle of the said road north 
 fifty-three degrees and a-half east, seventeen perches, thence 
 by land now or late of Levis Passmore, north fifty -five degrees 
 and ten minutes west, one hundred and twenty-nine perches 
 to the middle of Mingo Creek, opposite to the mouth of a 
 certain ditch, thence up said ditch the several courses thereof 
 fifty-three perches, thence by the land formerly of the said 
 William Hunter, south eighty -five degrees and a-half east, 
 nineteen perches and six-tenths, south sixty-seven degrees 
 and three-quarters east, fifty-six perches and five-tenths to a 
 post, and south sixty-five degrees and a-half east, thirty-two 
 perches and eight-tenths to the place of beginning; contain- 
 ing twenty acres and twenty perches. And the other of 
 them bounded and described as follows : Beginning at a 
 stone in the line of land formerly of Joseph Bunting, being 
 the tract second herein described; thence in the same line 
 north four degrees east, ninety-two perches and sixty-five 
 hundredtlis to a wdiite oak, thence in another line of said 
 land north thirtj'-nine degrees and three-quarters east, 
 twenty-eight perches and five-tenths to the middle of a large 
 drain, thence along the middle of the same in the line of the 
 above described tract, north forty degrees and a quarter 
 west, two perches and seventy-five hundredths to the middle 
 of another drain and line of Joshua Molony's land, thence 
 
o3 
 
 along the middle of -nid di;iiii ;iiid in flie same line sonth 
 forty -s«'ven dey'iMH's and a (juartcr west, tliirtecii itcrrhcs, 
 sontli t'orty-livc dcLri'ees and lliri'f-i|nartfrs Wfsl, fitty-onc 
 perches and scx-cn-tenths, thi-nee lea\ini;- llicsaid drain, hut 
 rnnnino- in a line oCsaid Molony's land, south thirty (h'<i;rt'es 
 and three-quartt'rs east,eii^ht iierchesand fonr-tenths, thence 
 partly in anotlicr liiif of t lie same land and partly in the line 
 ol'.lohnH. Bunting;, sontli two dei^'rccs and a (pnirtcr east, 
 fifty-eight perehes and twenty-five hundredths to a stone, a 
 corner of dames AT. ScrrilTs land, thence in a lim^ (■!' the 
 same south sixty-one degrees and a-half east, twenty-five 
 perches and six-tenths to the place of heginning: containing 
 seventeen acres and sixty perches of land. 
 
 C. P>. WH.KIXSOX. 
 
 On examining the locality indices of the Court of 
 Common Pleas, I find nothing against the ahove-descrihed 
 premises since March 1(^, 1882. 
 
 S. B. VAN DITSEN, 
 [seal.] Pro P)-ofho/)()/>jri/. 
 
 March 16, 1887. 
 
 On searching the Indices of Claims in the City Solic- 
 itor's Office, I find nothing against the premises as above 
 described. 
 
 F. F. SORBFK, 
 
 AssL So/icifor. 
 March 19, 1887. 
 
 On examining the Register of TJni»ai(l Taxes for the 
 city of Philadelphia, for the years 1882 to 188«i, inclusive, I 
 find nothing against the above-described premises. 
 
 W. M. XEIS8KH. 
 [seal.] C/dcf Search. Cfcrk. 
 
 Philadelphia, .March 11, 1887. 
 
54 
 
 All Tno:i[-: Three Certain adjoining tnicts or pieces of 
 land, with tlie messuages, Imildings and improvements 
 tliereon erected, situate in the Twenty-seventh Ward of tlie 
 City of Philadelidiia, l)ounded and described as follows: 
 
 One of tiieni, all that messuage and stahh' and tract of 
 
 land beginning at a stone m the middle of the Tinicnm Island 
 
 Road, at a corner of the land now or late of Gibbons Hunt, 
 
 tlience by the same north sixty -seven degrees and a-half 
 
 west, thirty-three perches; north sixty-nine degrees and a- 
 
 half west, fifteen perches and three-tenths of a perch ; south 
 
 twenty degrees and a-halF west, thrce-ti-'nths of a pei'ch to 
 
 tlu' middle of a drain, and along the middle of the said 
 
 (h-ain north eighty-se;en degrees west, eighteen perches and 
 
 three-tenths of a perch to the nnddle of another drain, in a 
 
 line of land now or late of John Bunting; thence along the 
 
 middle of the said drain, and in said line south one degree 
 
 and a-half west, thirty-four perches and five-tenths of a 
 
 percli, and soutli six degrees and a-half west, still along the 
 
 middle of said drain, partly in another line of said land, and 
 
 partly in a line of Adam (Tuier's land fourteen perches; 
 
 thence still along the middle of the said drain, in another 
 
 line of said Adam Gnier'sland south nine degrees west, nine 
 
 perches and seven-tenths ; thence Ity the same land south two 
 
 degrees and a-half east, fifty perches; north fifty-eight 
 
 degrees and three-fourths of a degree east, twenty-three 
 
 perches and two-tenths ; north seventy-three degrees and 
 
 one-fourth east, eight ])erches and five-tenths of a perch; 
 
 south eighty-eight deu'rees and one-fourth east, twenty-one 
 
 perches and eighty -five one-hnndredths ; south seventy-two 
 
 degrees and a-(piarter cast, thirteen perches and five-tenths, 
 
 and south twenty-eight degrees and a ((uarter east, four 
 
 perches and two-tenths, to the middle of the aforesaid road; 
 
 and thence along the middle of the same, north twenty-six 
 
 degrees and a (|uai"ter east, seventy-one perches and two- 
 
 tentlis to the jilace of l)eginning; containing forty-seven 
 
 acres and i'ouv perches, including one-half of the road. 
 
 One other of them, beginning at a stake on tlie west 
 side of a branch of Carker's Ilook Creek, and fi'om thence 
 
55 
 
 oxtondiiig south forty-seven desjrees west, by the ImihI how 
 or late of ZacliaiT Cox, twciity-sevcii |»ei-rlies to a wliitc oiik, 
 tlieiiee soiitli rifteeii de^'recs west, hy tlit- said ('ox's land, 
 and land now or late of Peter FJliott, innt'ty pert-ln's to tlie 
 said C'oxs tnt,'a<low : thence h\' the sann^ south fifty-se\en 
 deii'rees east, twcnty-ciii'lif iktcIk's and onc-fonrth nfajicrrh 
 to another hran-'h of the sai<l ( 'i-eek ; thenee alonu; the said 
 branch by the several conrses thereof, to tlie jilaeo of begiii- 
 nino-; containint^ twenty-one acres of land, be tlie same more 
 or less. x\nd the other of them, l)et;-iiniine- at a corner of 
 land now or late of William Ilnnter, in the middle of the 
 Tinienm or Lazaretto lioad, so called, thenee alone: the mid- 
 dle of the said road noi-th lifty-three degi'ees and a-lialf east, 
 seventeen perehes ; thenee by land now or late of Levis 
 Passmore, north fifty-tive degrees and ten minutes west, one 
 hundred atid twenty-nin(> perches to the middle f)f Mingo 
 Creek, opposite to the mouth of a certain ditcli : thence uj^ 
 said ditch tlie several conrses thereof, fifty-three perches : 
 thence by the land now or late of the said William Hunter, 
 south eiglity-tive degrees and a-half east, nineteen perches 
 and six-tenths, south sixty-seven degrees and threc-rpiarters 
 east, fifty-six perches and five-tenths to a post, and south 
 sixty-five degrees and a-half east, thirty-two perches and 
 eight-tenths to the place of beginning : containing twenty 
 acres and twenty perches. 
 
 Please certify all unsatisfied mortgages of the premises 
 within described, or any part tliereof, given or executed by 
 
 William Moore, from October 1, 1835, to April 1, 1836. 
 
 Josiali Bunting, from March 1, 1701, to October 16, 
 1813. 
 
 Josiah Bunting ] Executors, from May 1, 1808, to 
 
 John H. Bunthig / March 30, 1814. 
 
 Joseph Bunting, from December 1, 1813, to January 
 30, 1840. 
 
 Levis Passmore, from August 1, 1847, to Deceml>er 30, 
 
 1847. 
 
56 
 
 William Hunter, from October 1, 1835, to July 30, 
 1853. 
 
 John C. Hunter, from ()(;to1)er 1, 1852, to January 30, 
 
 1856. 
 
 Henry .1. Fox, from Deceml)er 1, 1855, to April 30, 
 185<;. 
 
 William Regli, since April 1, 1856. 
 
 A. L. SMITH. 
 
 Please certify all conveyances ot' tlie ]»remises within 
 described, or any part thereof, by William Regli, since April 
 1, 1856. 
 
 No. 4,296 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Philadel- 
 phia, hereby certifies that there is no unsatisfied mortgage 
 on record of the aljovc described premises, Or any part 
 thereof, given l)y either of the ten (10) persons above 
 named and recorded within the periods above specified, 
 except three (3), as per schedule below. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said Company, the twenty-first 
 
 dav of April, 1880. 
 
 LEWIS S. RENSHAW, 
 
 [seal.] Clerk. 
 
 (No. 1.) May 2, 70. Wm. Regli to Louisa M. Erwig, 
 $2,000. Rec'd June 18, 70, J. A. H. 43, p. 198. 
 
 (No. 2.) Mch 21, '66. Same to Matthias Po.wers, $2,500. 
 Rec'd Mch 29, '66, L. R. B. 64, p. 150. 
 
 (No. 3.) Mch 17, '51. Wm. Hunter to Rich'd Willing 
 d.al., Trustees, $2,100. Rec'd Mch 17, '51, G. W. C. 37, 
 p. 176. 
 
 Nos. 1 and 2 satisfied April 28, 1880, and 
 
 No. 3 satisfied April 29, 1880. 
 
 L. S. RENSHAW, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
Search liiij; al?o heoii tii:i(|( trom 1 Tilt to dato, in tlie 
 conipanv's locality indexes of the iinsatislicd mort^aijos 
 
 wliicli lia\f Itfcii Idi'att'd, and i llicr iiioi't^-aii-cs afrrdiiiL; 
 
 tlif premises as (leseril>ed. lia\e l)een ruiiiid tlierein. 
 
 Li:wis s iM-;\sii AW, 
 
 ( 'In-h. 
 
 No otlHTs to A[)ril 24, 'so inclusive. 
 
 L i:\VlS S. KKXSILWV. 
 
 ( 'hrl. 
 
 No. 3,338. 
 
 The Real Estate Title lnsniain:'e Company of Phila- 
 delphia, hereby ccrtifv that tlieie have been no Shei-itts" 
 sales of" the abovt' deserihed pi-emises since December 1, 
 1843, excei)t one (1), as tollows : — 
 
 :ote.-Writ re- '^^',,, ,^, .,; (. ,> o \' ]/ J 77 402, sale dniv 7. 'V.K 
 
 irned "Prop- ■ 
 
 irty unsold for 
 
 iiraat of hny- ^Vitness the seal of the said eorjiofation the t\\ cnty-tirst 
 
 '^' c B w 'l"v of April, A. T). 1880. 
 
 ■ ■ ' LKWIS S. RENSIIAW, 
 
 [seal.] . Ch-vl<. 
 
 No other to May 26. "82. inch 
 
 dOIlX B. UENKELS, 
 
 ( 'levk. 
 
 No other to February !!», 86, inel. 
 
 .1. !'.. IlKNKELS, 
 
 ( 'lrrl<. 
 
 There are no deeds of the above-described [>reniises, or 
 anv part thereof made by Marshals of the Tnited States for 
 the Eastern District of IV-nnsylvania, and rei'orde(l between 
 December 1, 1843. and April 21. 1S8(), in the Clerk's otHce 
 of the United States District Court at riiiladelphia. 
 
 LKWIS S. UKXS11A\V. 
 
 ( 'Urk. 
 
58 
 Xone to May 2.5, '82, incl. 
 
 JOHN B. HEXKELS, 
 
 rierh. 
 
 None to Feli'y. 1!», "HH, incl. 
 
 J. B. HENKELS, 
 
 ClcH-. 
 
 Xo. 1,898. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Phila- 
 delphia, hereby certifies that there is no conveyance of the 
 above (lescril)e(I premises, or any [tart thereof, made by the 
 one (T) person above named, and recorded in Philadelphia, 
 within the ])eriod altove specified except one (1) as per 
 schedule below. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said company, the twenty-lirst 
 
 dav of April, A. D., 1880. 
 
 LEWIS S. REXSHAW, 
 
 [seal.] <''^^rl-. 
 
 No. 1 is for a 
 strip of land 
 
 strip of land -'i 
 
 ft. 9 in., aiousf (Xo. 1.) Oct. 16, "tii. Win. Regli, '•///.''.. to Philad. W. (S: 
 
 the east side of _,_,_. ^-, ,-. .-. , ,-> i i,i-> t r^ tt i^- oo — 
 
 p.w.&B.R.R B. R. R. Co. Rec. Oct. 22, b2, A. C. II., bo, p. 2S/. 
 
 No. 2is for land /^o. 2.) Xotc. — Possild v the oiie (1) followinu- may affect 
 
 adj. premises in ^ . ^ 
 
 question, to the the preiTHses. 
 
 T'^^-T'. !>• H. L., 139, p. 95. 
 
 thereof and ' '- 
 
 does not i n- 
 clvide any part 
 
 of premises in ^^.ryy,.\, 1^.,, ..Iso been ma.lc from Mav 8, 1879, to date 
 
 fjuestioii. • _ 
 
 c. B, w. in the company's locality indexes of conveyances, which 
 ha\e been located, and no conveyances affectinii' the prem- 
 ises as described have been found therein. 
 
 LEWIS S. REXSHAW, 
 
 Chrh. 
 
 Xo others to April 24, '80, inclusive. 
 
 LEWIS S. REXSHAW, 
 
 (lerk. 
 
59 
 
 All tliat cortain ti-act of laiwl -ituatc m (lato flic 
 Townshi]) of Kiiin'si'ssiiii>-), now tlic 'rwciit \ -scxciit li W'arcl 
 of tlu' Citv ot" PhiladolpirKi, ImhhkIimI imd (IrMTilicij :is 
 follows: Hoginniiii>' at a stone in tlif line ol" .los(|ili 
 l^untinu;"s land, tlicnci' in the sjinu' liMc iioitli lour dcii'rccs 
 i-ast, ninetv-two perclics and sixtv-ti\r Imiidrciltlis to a white 
 oak ; tlience in anotluT line ol' said land north thirty-nine 
 degrees and tliree-i|narters east, twenty-eight |terches and 
 tivo tenths to the nuddle of" a large drain : tlu-nee along the 
 nnddle of the same in the line of the ahove di'sei'ihed tract, 
 noi'th fortv degrees and a i|iiai'ter west, ten iiei'ches and 
 seventv-five hundrt'dths to llu' niiildle of anothei' drain and 
 line of Joshua Molony's land ; tlience along the middle f»f 
 said drain, and in the same line south forty-seven degrees 
 and a quarter west, thirteen iierehes, south torty-rtve degrees 
 and three-quarters west, Kfty-one perelies and seven-tenths: 
 thence lea\ing the said drain hut lainning in a line of said 
 >[oloiiy"s land, soutli thirtv degrees and three-(iuarters east, 
 eiifht perches and four-tenths: thenee [jartly in an(»ther Hue 
 of tiie same laml. and partly in the line of doj)n 11. P)unting, 
 south two degrees and a (piarter east, fifty-eiglil [)erches and 
 twenty-five hundredths to a stone corner of dames M. Ser- 
 ri^Ts land; tlience in a line of the same, south sixty-one 
 degrees and a-half east, twenty-iive perches and six-tenths 
 to the place of lieginning ; Containing seventeen acres and 
 sixty perches. 
 
 Please certify all unsatisfied mortgages of the itremises 
 ahove descrihed. or any part thereof given or executed hy 
 
 James M. Serrill, from Fehruary 1, 1838, to April 80, 
 1883. 
 
 Ahraham (t. Hunt, from Nhir.h 1. 1S88, to >[ay 80, 
 
 1858. 
 
 Daniel S. White, fn.m .\hir<'h 1, 1858, to Ajn-il 1, 1859. 
 
 John L. Passmore, from March 1. 1859, to April 30, 
 1866. 
 
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 AVilliani Regli, from March 1, 1866, to Xoveraber 4, 
 1879. 
 
 William B. Chambers, since November 1, 1879. 
 
 A. L. SMITH. 
 
 Please certify all conveyances of the premises above 
 described, or any part thereof, made by 
 
 William Regli, from March 1, 1866, to March 30, 1877. 
 
 No. 4,961. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Phila- 
 delphia, hereby certifies that there is no nnsatistied mortgao;e 
 on record of the above described premises, or an^^ part 
 thereof, given b}' either of the six (6) persons above named 
 and recorded within the periods above specified, except one 
 (1) as per schedule below. 
 
 W^itness the seal of the said company, the third day of 
 
 dune, A. D., 1880. 
 
 LEWIS S. RENSHAW, 
 
 [seal.] Clerk 
 
 Chain of Title. March 14, '77, William Regli to William B. Chambers, 
 
 |;i,.500. Rec'd March 15, '77, I). H. L. 113, p. 304. 
 
 Note. — Possibly the two (2) following may afl'ect the 
 premises. 
 
 The mtge A. C. j^ ^£ y ^o^ ^ ^ j^ ,34 y^.^ 
 
 H. 64, 112, does 'I ' "^ 
 
 not affect prem- 
 ises in question- 
 C. B. W. 
 
 The above mortgage, A. M. 15, p. 69, does not affect 
 the premises. 
 
 LEWIS S. RENSHAW, 
 [seal.] Clerk. 
 
Sfiircli has also Urt'ii iiiadc iVom 174lMo dale, in the 
 c'()Ui[>aii\'s h)cality iiuK-xi's of the uiisatisliud niorli^'aii'i-s 
 w hifh lia\'e hei'ii h)ratt'(l and no olhcr niorti^'a^'cs afi'i-ctniL;" 
 tht' [ircinisi's as (k'scrllx'd, ha\c hem t'onnd ihciTin. 
 
 LKWIS S. KKNSllAW, 
 
 ( 'In-k. 
 
 No Others to June (J, 1880. 
 
 JOHN 15. IIKNKKI.S, 
 
 ritik. 
 
 No. 8,715. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance Company of Phihidel- 
 phia, hereby certify that there have been no Sheritt's sales 
 of the above described premises since December 1, 1843, 
 except one (1) as follows : 
 
 William Reo-li. C. P., L. F., S., '79, 213, sale November 
 
 Chan, of Title. j^ . 88. p. 593. 
 
 JOHN B. HENKELS, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said Corporation, the third day 
 of June, A.D. 1880. 
 
 LEWIS S. REN SHAW, 
 
 [seal.] 
 
 Ckrk. 
 
 No other to Mav -26, 1882, inclusive, except one, viz: 
 
 Writ returned 
 Property not , .-t, i i.>i ^. i ii - 
 
 hold for want of William KcgH, C. p. 2, \ . L., J., m, 402. >ale..luly <, 
 
 myers." ..^-y 
 
 JOHN B. HENKELS, 
 
 CUrk. 
 
 C B. W. 
 
 No other to February 19, 1886, inclusive. 
 
 J. B. HENKELS, 
 
 ritrk. 
 
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 Tliei'e are no deeds of the above-described premises or 
 any part thereof made by Marshals of the United State for 
 the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and recorded between 
 December 1st, 1848, and June 2, 1880, in the Clerk's Office 
 of the United States District Court at Philadelphia. 
 
 LEWIS S. RENSHAAV, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 jN^oneto May 25, 1882, inclusive. 
 
 JOHX B. HENKELS, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 Xone to February 19, 1886, inclusive. 
 
 J. B. HENKELS, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 No. 1,609. 
 
 The Heal Estate Title Insurance Company of Phila- 
 delphia, hereby certifies that there is no conveyance of the 
 above described premises or any i)art thereof, made by the 
 one (1) person above narued, and recorded in Pliiladelphia 
 within the period above specified. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said company, the third day of 
 
 June, A. D., 1880. 
 
 LEWIS S. KENSHAW, 
 
 [seal.] Clerk. 
 
 Search has also been made from May 8, 1879, to (bite, 
 in the company's locality indexe.-^ of conveyances, which 
 have been located, and no conveyances affecting the premises 
 as described have been found tlierein. 
 
 LEWLS S. KENSHAW, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
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 All tliosi' 1(1111' cciliiiii, coiiliiiiKuis or ailji liiiiiiii' tracts 
 or pit'ces of land witli the iiii'ssiiagi-s, Uuildiii^s ami iiii|)r()\f 
 nients tlicriMtn frcdrd, situate in tlic Tucn v-scvcntli Ward 
 of the City of riiiladel|iliia, hounded and deserii»ed as fol- 
 lows: One of them, heu-inuiuii- at a stone in the middle of 
 the Tinieuiu Island lload, at a eoruer of land loi'inerly of 
 (Jihhons Hunt, heinu- the tract third herein di'scrihed : 
 thenci' by the same, north sixty-seven deii;rees und a half 
 west, thirty-three perches, north sixty-nine deg'rees and 
 a-half west, fifty-seven perches and three-tenths, erro- 
 neously nieutioiied in former assurances, tifteen perches and 
 three-tenths of a [)ercli, south twenty degrees and a half 
 west, three-teutlis of a perch, to the middle of a drain, and 
 along the middli' of the said drain, north eighty-seven 
 degrees west, eighteen pei'elies and three-tenths of a pei'ch 
 to the middle of another drain, in a line of land formerly of 
 John Bunting, being the tract next herein described • thence 
 along the middle of the said drain and in said line, south 
 one degree and a-half west, thirty-foui* perches and tive- 
 teuths of a [lerch, and south six degrees and a half west, 
 still along the middle of said drain, partly in another line of 
 said land and partly in a line of Adam Guier's land, four- 
 teen perches: thence still along tlie middle of said drain 
 in another line of the said Adam (luier's land, st)Utli nine 
 degrees west, nine jierclies andseven-teiiths : thence by the 
 same land, south two degrees and a half east, fifty [•erches. 
 north fifty-eight degrees and three-fourths ol a degree east, 
 twenty-three jterches and two-tenths, north seventy -three 
 degrees and one-fourth east, eight perches and five-tenths 
 of a pei'i'li. souHi t'ighty-eight degrees and one-fourth east, 
 twenty-one percli(;s and eighty-five one-hundredths, south 
 seventy-two degrees and a (piarter east, thirteen perches 
 and ti\e-tentlis, and south twenty-eight degrees and a 
 (piarter east, four jn'rches and two-tenths, to the middle of 
 the aforesaid road, and thence along the middle of the same, 
 north twenty-six degrees and a quarter east, seventy-one 
 perches and two-tenths, to the i)lace of beginning; contain- 
 intj- fortv-seveJi acres and four perches, including one-half of 
 
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 the road. One otlier of tliem, bounded and described as 
 follows : T3etrinnin<>' at a stake on the west side of a 
 branch of Oarker's Hook Creek, and from thence extending 
 soutli forty-seven degrees west, by the land now or late of 
 Zachai\v Cox. twenty-seven perches, to a white oak ; thence 
 South fifteen degrees west, by the said Cox's land and land 
 now or late of Peter Elliott, ninety perches, to the said 
 Cox's meadow ; thence by the same, south iifty-nine 
 degrees east, twenty-eight perches and one-fourth of a 
 perch, to another branch of the said creek ; thence along 
 the said branch, by the several courses thereof, to the place 
 of beginning; containing twenty-one acres of land, be the 
 same more or less. One other of them, bounded and 
 described as follows : Beginning at a corner of land for- 
 merly of William Hunter, being the tract first herein 
 described in the middle of the Tiuicum or Lazaretto road, 
 so-called ; thence along the middle of the said road, north 
 lifty-three degrees and a-half east, seventeen perches ; thence 
 by land now or late of Levis Passmore, north fifty-tive 
 degrees and ten minutes west, one hundred and twenty- 
 nine perches, to the middle of Mingo Creek, opposite to 
 the mouth of a certain ditch; thence up said ditch, the 
 several courses thereof, tifty-three perches ; thence by the 
 land formerly of the said William Hunter, south eighty- 
 five degrees and a-half east, nineteen perches and six- 
 tenths, south sixty-feeven degrees and three-quarters east, 
 lifty-six perches and five-tenths, to a post, and south sixty- 
 tive degrees and a-half east, thirty-two perches and eight- 
 tenths, to the place of beginning ; containing twenty acres 
 and twenty perches. And the other of them, bounded 
 and described as follows : Beginning at a stone 
 in tlie line of land formerly of Joseph Bunting, 
 beiny the tract second herein described, thence in 
 the same line north four degrees east, ninety - two 
 perches and sixty-five-hundredths to a white oak; thence in 
 another line of said land, north thirty-nine degrees and three 
 quarters east, twenty-eight perches and tive-tenths to the 
 middle of a large drain ; thence along the middle of the same 
 
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 ill till' liiii' (»l the al)Ove-desi'i'il)('(l trad, iiortli fui-ty dci^rrcs 
 and a (quarter west, ten perclu'S and s(nridy-li\c liuiidri'dllis 
 to the middle ot'aiiothor drain and line of Joshua Molony's 
 land ; tlieiiee alotii;' the middle of said drain and in the saiiu! 
 line, soutii forty-seven degrees and a ((narter west, thirteen 
 perehes, south forty-tive degrees and three-quarters west, 
 (ifty-one [teri-hes and seven-tenths; thence lca\ing the said 
 drain, hut running in a line, of said Molony's land, south 
 thirty degrees and thri'e-([uarters east, eight [lerches and 
 four-tenths; theiu'e partly in another Hue of the said land 
 and partly in the line of John H. Bunting's, south two. 
 degrees and a (piarter east, fifty-eight perches and twenty- 
 five hundredths to a stone, a corner of James M. t'^errill's 
 land ; tluMice in a line of the same, south sixty-one degrees 
 and a-half east, twenty-tive perches and six-tenths to the 
 place of beginning: containing seventeen acres and sixty 
 perches of land. 
 
 Please certify all unsatisfied mortgages of the premises 
 above described or any part thereof, given or executed 
 by William Regli from April 20, 1880 to May 1, 1880. 
 George Laycock, since April 1, 1880. 
 
 C. B. WILKINvSOX. 
 
 Xo. 17,376. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust Company of 
 Philadelphia, hereby eertifies that there is no unsatisfied 
 mortgage on record, of the al)ove described premises, or any 
 ])art thereof, given by either of the two (2) persons above 
 named, and recorded within the periods above specified, 
 except one (1) as per sehedule below. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said company the twenty-fourth' 
 day of May, A. I). 1882. 
 
 JOllX P.. IIKXKEI.S, 
 
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 Satisfied, May April 24tli, '80, Geoi-ge La^-eock to William Regli, 
 
 cs.KMng, ^7,000. RecVl April 29, 1880, (L. W., 811, p. 247). 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 iSTo Other to May 31, 1882, incl, except one, viz : 
 
 May 22, '82, (nteorge Laycock to Fidelity Ins., T. and 
 S. 1). Co., 112,000. Y<Qv\\ May 31, '82. 
 
 JOIIX B. HENKELS, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 Search has also been made from 174!* to March 20, 
 1882, in the company's locality indexes of the unsatisfied 
 mortgag-es which have been located ; and no other mortgages 
 attectingthe premises as described, have been found therein, 
 except one (1), viz : 
 
 Chain of Title. March 14, '77, William Regli to William B. Cham- 
 
 bers, ^1,500. Rec'd Mai^ch 15, '77, D. H. L. 113, p. 304. 
 
 JOHN B. IIENKEL8, 
 
 ( lerk. 
 
 No others to February 11, 1886, inclusive, except one 
 mortgage, Feby 8, 1886, George Laycock to Fidelity Ins., 
 T. and S. D. Co., $3,000. February 10, 1886. 
 
 J. B. HENKELS, 
 
 Clerk. 
 
 Please certify all conveyances, agreements to convey or 
 declarations of trust of the i)remises above described or any 
 part thereof given, made or executed by George Laycock, 
 since April 1, 1880. 
 
 C. B. WILKINSON. 
 
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 No. 19,038. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust Company ot 
 Pliihulolpliia, hereby eertities that there" is no eonvoy- 
 aiicc (.f the above described premises or any |)art (licrcoV, 
 niach' by the one (1) person al)ove naiii.Ml and reconk-d in 
 I'liihi<U'lpliia, within the period above si)eeitied, except one 
 whiel) may afteet. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said company, the nineteenth 
 day ofFcbrnary, A. I). 1886. 
 
 d. B. 11ENKP]LS, 
 
 [■"'■'■^''•] CM. 
 
 (1) d. O'l). 44, p. ?,m. 
 
 (1) l*i-i\ileo-e to lay a pipe hne and teleo-ra[)h line over 
 and nnder said [iremises. 
 
 C. B. WILJaNSON, 
 
 Per Emn J. Lcsler. 
 
 Certify all unsatistied mortga^cres of the above-described 
 tracts of land, or either of them or any part thereof given 
 by George Laycock since April 1, 1880. " The Improved 
 Mutual Land Association of the Twenty-seventh Ward, 
 Philadelphia," sinee January 1, 1887, or any conveyances 
 made thereof by George Laycock since April 1, 1880. 
 
 C. B. WILKINSON. 
 
 No. 62,122. 
 
 The Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust Company of 
 Philadelphia, hereby certifies that there is no unsatisfied 
 mortgage on record, of the above-described premises, or any 
 part thereof, given by either of the one (1) eori)oration or 
 one (1) person above named and recorded within the periods 
 above specified, except three (3) as below : 
 
 May 2-?, '82. Geo. Laycock to Fidelitv Ins., etc., Co., 
 112,000. Rec. May 22, '82, J. O. I). 3!i, p. 32. 
 
68 
 
 P\'b. 8, "86. Same ta same, ^8,000. Ree. Feb. 10, 'S6, 
 (4. <7. P. 88, p. 331. 
 
 Jan. 12, '87. Imp. .Mutual Land Asso. 27tli Ward to 
 (-Jeo. Layeock, .'$38, ^OO. Ree. Feb. 4, '87. 
 
 jSTo other mortgasj;'es a[i})ear upon the ideality inde.x of 
 the eompany, tV, 1740 to (Uite, exeept one (1) as below : 
 
 rhain ,.f Title. -Mt'li H. "77. Wui. Reo'H to Wm. B. dhand^ers, i$l,500. 
 
 Ree. Mch 1.5, "77, i). 11. L. 113, p. 304. 
 
 No sheriff's or marshal's sales of said [)rennses since 
 1 Dec., 1843, excei)t two (2) as below : 
 Zne^'tr:^:- (^o. 1.) Wm. Regli, C. p. 2, V. E., J. 77, 402. Sale 
 
 erty not sold for J y ] y 7 '79 
 want of liny- "' ' 
 
 (No. 1.) Same, C. P. 1, L. F., S. 79, 213. Sale Nov. 
 
 No. 2.' 'chain of 3, 70, 88, p. 593. 
 
 Title. 
 
 No conveyance of said premises by the one (1) person 
 above named, except one (1) as below : 
 
 Jan.P2, '87. (iJeo. Layeock (7 >i.r. to Imp. Mutual Ijaud 
 Asso. 27th Ward. Ree. Feb. 4, \S7. 
 
 Note the one (1) followin": may affect, J. 0"D. 44, p. 066. 
 
 Search has also been made from May 3, 1879, to Mch 
 7, '87, in the company's locality indexes of conveyances 
 which have been located and no other conveyances affecting 
 the premises as described have been found therein, except 
 two (2) as below : 
 
 June 5, '80. Wm. P. Chambers r( nx. to (leo. Layeock. 
 Ree. June 5, '80, L. W. 96, p. 477. 
 
 Apl 24, '80. Wm. Regli el ax. to Geo. Layeock. Ree. 
 
 Ai.l 28, '80, L. W. 83, p. 555. 
 
 Witness the seal of the said company this ninth day ot 
 
 March, Anno Domini 1887. 
 
 JOHN B. HENKELS, 
 
 [seal,] Clk. 
 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
 
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 PHESS OF 
 
 Qeorge H Buchanan and Compan; 
 philadelphia