CA1144

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Deeds
(C. Avis Catalog entry #1144)

These records appear one after another in the record book, all recorded in February 1827, but were created much earlier. 

Citation:
Recorder of Deeds, Westmoreland County Court, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Deeds, Vol 16, pages 464-6; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSX1-8WS7-D?cat=119334 : accessed 25 March 2021), images 470-472. 
p. 464-467

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Deed
Charles Mitchell 
    To
Jacob Bult

This Indenture made this twenty eighth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen between Charles Mitchel formerly of Westmoreland County & State of Pennsylvania, but now of Franklin County in the State of Ohio & Jane his wife of the one part & Jacob Bult of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas a patent was issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Mitchel on twenty fifth day of September one thousand and seven hundred and eighty nine on an application number 3626 entered the eight July 1769 in my name and which said tract of land was conveyed by Thomas Patton & Elizabeth his wife formerly Elizabeth Mitchel the aforesaid patentee on the third of June 1817 to Thomas Culbertson and Sarah Braden in trust to convey the same or two hundred & thirteen acres thereof to said Jacob Bult who had previously purchased the same from Edward Braden & Sarah his wife, who had purchased the same from Edward Braden and Sarah his wife, who had purchased the same under a power of attorney defectively acknowledged to Robert Patton executed by said Thomas Patton & Elizabeth his wife which said Thomas Patton & wife had received the purchase money from said Edward Braden therefore in order to suit the title of said previously purchased by said Jacob Bult in him & his heirs and to induce him to accept of a deed for said premises from said Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden agreeably to the deed of trust executed to them & to pay the ballance of the ballance of the purchase money due to the said Thomas Culbertson executor & Sarah Braden executors of the last Will and testament of said Edward Braden deceased for which he has heretofore given his bonds & after the further sum of one dollar now in hand paid by the said Jacob Bult the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained & sold, released, enfeoffed and confirmed & by these presents (Page 465) and by these presents do grant bargain & sell, alien release enfeoff & confirm unto the said Jacob Bult all our right title interest and claim of in and to the said tract of land and premises. To have and to hold the same to the only proper use & behoof of the said Jacob Bult his heirs & assigns forever. In testimony whereof we do hereunto set our lands and seals the day of the date of this Indenture
    Charles Mitchel (seal)
    Jane Mitchel (seal)

Sealed & delivered in presence of us
    David Jamison Jacob Keller

State of Ohio
Franklin County

Before me the subscriber a ------- personally appeared Charles Mitchel and Jane his wife grantors in the foregoing Indenture or release who acknowledged the same to be their act and deed and desired it as such to be recorded and the said Jane Mitchell being full age & and by me examined separate and a part from her said husband the full contents of said release being by me first made known to her did thereupon declare that she did voluntarily and of her own free will and accord sign & seal and as her act and deed deliver the said deed of release without any compulsion or coercion of her said husband and witness my hand & seal this twenty eight day of August one thousand eight-hundred seventeen. 
    Jacob Keller   Justice Peace (seal)

[Entered, certified in Franklin County court 28 Aug 1817]

Recorded 19th February 1827 ial Circuit of the Court of Common Pleas [Westmoreland, Penn.]

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Deed
Andrew Allison 
      To
Jacob Bult

This Indenture made this first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventeen between Andrew Allison of Derry Township in the County of Westmoreland of the one part, and Jacob Bult of the Township of Derry in said County Witnesseth that whereas the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent dated the twenty fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred & eighty nine granted to Elizabeth Mitchel now Elizabeth Patton wife of Thomas Patton now of Kentucky the plantation or tract of land whereon said Jacob Bult now resides in Derry Township Westmoreland County, which said land had been heretofore sold by said Thomas Patton & wife to Edward Braden by their Attorney Robert Patton by a Power of Attorney not duly executed or acknowledged but the purchase money duly paid to said Thomas Patton & wife and whereas said Edward Braden afterwards sold the same land to Jacob Bult & whereas the said Thomas Patton and his wife have duly conveyed the said plantation or tract of land since that time to Thomas Culbertson executor & Sarah Braden Executors of the last will and testament of said Edward Braden Dec’d who are desirous of conveying the same to said Jacob Bults according to the terms of the said contract of the said Edward Braden deceased with the said Jacob Bults therefore in order to induce the said Jacob Bults to accept of a conveyance for the same land from said Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden as aforesaid & that the way be assured of a good and perfect title to the same free and clear of all claims of the said Andrew Allison & Jane his wife or either of them or either of their heirs or assigns as heirs of Andrew Mitchel the elder who bought the same from his son Charles Mitchel & who gave the same to his sons William & Andrew Mitchel the younger, or as heirs to William Mitchell who gave his part to said Andrew Mitchell the younger the Father of said Elizabeth & that said Jacob Bults may be induced to pay the purchase money for said land to said Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden that yet remain unpaid and carry said contract into effect & for the further consideration of one dollar to them now in hand paid by the said Jacob Bults the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged & the said Jacob from the future Payment thereof forever discharged, have granted bargained sold released & confirmed to the said Jacob Bults all their right title interest & claims in law or equity to all or any parts of said plantation or tract of land to have and to hold the same to the said Jacob Bults, his heirs and assigns forever free and clear of all claims of the said Andrew Allison & Jane his wife or either of them & of their & either of their heirs or assigns forever. In testimony whereof & of all the presents herein contained they do hereunto set their hands & seals the day of the date of this Indenture
    Andrew Allison (seal)
    Jane her mark Allison (seal)

Sealed & Delivered in presence of 
    William Braden     John Mitchell
(Page 466) Received of Jacob Bults one dollar the consideration money before mentioned.
    Andrew Allison

Westmoreland County
Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in said County personally appeared Andrew Allison and Jane his wife and did acknowledge to be their act and deed and also acknowledge the foregoing receipt she the said Jane Allison being full age & and by me examined separate and apart from her said husband did acknowledge that she executed the same freely & voluntarily of her own  accord without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband the content thereof being at the same time made fully know to her.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of July A. D. one thousand eight hundred & seventeen.

Recorded the 19th February 1827        James Keenan (seal)

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[Abstraction:]

Deed
Thomas Culbertson & Sarah Braden Ex’rs of Edward Braden Dec’d
    To
Jacob Bult

This Indenture made this first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventeen between Thomas Culbertson Executor and Sarah Braden Executrix of the last Will and testament of Edward Braden late of Derry Township Westmoreland County and State of Pennsylvania deceased of the one part and Jacob Bult . . . of the other part. Whereas the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by patent bearing date the twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine . . . did grant to a certain Elizabeth Mitchell (who hath since intermarried with a  certain Thomas Patton of Fleming County in the State of Kentucky a certain tract of land situate in what was then called Bedford County since Westmoreland aforesaid, which tract of land was called the “Storm” and contained two hundred and twenty one acres and a fourth with the usual allowance, . . . patent book No. 16 p. 70. Whereas the same land . . . was supposed to have been conveyed by Robert Patton [who acted in that behalf in pursuance of a defective letter of Attorney from the said Thomas Patton and Elizabeth his wife dated 25th day of July 1807] to the aforesaid Edward Braden since deceased . . . and the said Sarah Braden then his wife . . .by deed dated the 22nd day of June A.D. 1815 granted and conveyed a part of the tract of land in the above receited patent . . . two hundred thirteen acres . . . to the aforesaid Jacob Bult . . . bounded and described as follows to wit beginning at a post, thence by lands formerly of William Allison, south . . .  thence by land of William Mitchel north thirty one degrees . . . , whereas the said Thomas Patton and Elizabeth his wife having acknowledged the receipt of this purchase money . . .  granted . . . to the said Thomas Culbertson and Sarah Braden . . . do grant and convey . . . to the said Jacob Bult . . . all the aforesaid tract of land . . . 
    Tho: Culbertson (seal)
    Sarah Braden (seal)

[signed 1 July 1817]
Recorded 19th February 1827.