IN WITNESS whereof, the said John Jarret hath hereunto sett his Hand & Seal, Dated the two & twentieth day of the third month, called May, Anno Dni. One thousand seven hundred and eleven. This is the mark of JOHN I JARRET. [Seal.] Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of us, DIRCK JANSEN, FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS. The 13th day of September, 1765, Before me, John Lawrence, Esquire, One of the Justices, &c., Personally appeared Charles Brockden, Esq'r, M'r of the Rolls of the Province of Pennsylvania & Recorder of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia and the within Written Deed Poll subscribed with the mark of John Jarret to a Seal as Grantor by the same Deed Poll and with the names Francis Daniel Pastorius as Witnesses of the Sealing and Delivery thereof being shown unto him, this Appearer, He, this Appearer, upon his Solemn Affirmation according to Law, did declare and say, That he Verily believes that the said Deed Poll was Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Francis Daniel Pastorius, late of Germantown, in the County of Philadelphia, Gent., deceased, For that he, this Appearer, was well acquainted with the said Francis Daniel Pastorius in his Lifetime and with his Hand Writing, Wherewith his Name subscribed as aforesaid doth well agree. C. BROCKDEN. Affirmed at Philad'a the Day & Year abovesaid, Before me, Witness my Hand & Seal. JOHN LAWRENCE. [Seal.] Memorandum-that on the first day of June, Anno Domi. 1711, the within named John Jarret in his own Person did declare full quiet and peaceable possession and Seizin of the Land & hereditaments within mentioned with the Appurtenances unto the within named Henry Cunrads and to the use & behoof of him, his heirs & Assigns, according to the form and effect of the within Written Deed, And was so delivered in the presence of us, DIRCK JANSEN, PETER REISER, FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS. [Recorded the 27th Nov'r, 1766.] DEED POLL HENRY CUNRADS TO DIRK JANSEN. TO ALL PEOPLE TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, Henry Cunrads, of the Germantownship, in the County of Philadelphia, Yeoman, sends Greeting. WHEREAS, there is a certain Tract of Land situate, lying and being in the Germantown side land towards Krisheim, Begining in the midst of the Line dividing the same from the Land formerly of Heifert Papen, thence North East by the said line two hundred and thirty-five Perches to a Corner, thence South East by the other Germantown side land twenty-four Perches and four foot to another Corner, thence South West by the Meeting House Land, two hundred & thirty-five Perches, and thence North West by the land of John Jarret twenty-four Perches and four foot to the place of beginning, Containing twenty-nine Acres, be it less or more, and is part partly of Fifty Acres of Land sold by Albertus Brandt by an Indenture under his Hand & Seal bearing Date the first Day of April, 1699, unto Denis kunders, of Germantown afores'd, Dyer, who Conveyed the same by his Deed, Dated the 29th Day of December, 1710, unto the above s'd Henry Cunrads, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD unto him, his heirs & assigns for Ever, as by the s'd Deed more at large appears, AND partly of other Fifty Acres of Land sold by Isaac Van Bebber & Matthias van Bebber by their Deed of Sale bearing Date the 27th day of April, last past, unto John Jarret, his Heirs & Assigns, who by an other Deed under his hand & Seal, Dated the 22nd day of this Instant, Third Month called May, hath granted & Exchanged a Parcell of the said Fifty Acres to & with the aboves'd Henry Cunrads, TO HAVE & TO HOLD the same unto him, his heirs and assigns for Ever, as by the s'd Deed more amply doth appear, NOW KNOW YE that the s'd Henry Cunrads for and in Consideration of the Sum of twenty-four Pounds, lawful Silver Money of Pennsilvania, to him in hand paid by Dirk Jansen, of Germantown afores'd, Weaver, The Receipt where of he, the s'd Henry Cunrads, doth hereby acknowledge and thereof fully acquit & for ever discharge the s'd Dirk Jansen, his heirs, Exec'rs, Admin'rs & Assigns, by these Presents, HATH GIVEN, granted, bargained, sold, Enfeoffed & Confirmed, and hereby doth absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, Enfeoff & Confirm unto the s'd Dirk Jansen, his heirs & assigns, the first above mentioned Tract of land, Containing twenty-Nine Acres, be it less or more, butted & bounded as is above sett forth & expressed, with all the Buildings, Orchards, fields, fences, Woods, underwoods, water, water Courses, soil, meadows, marshes, rocks, quarries, ways, wasts, passages, Commodities, Priviledges, Improvements, Hereditaments & Appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in any wise Appertaining and the Reversions, Remainders, Rents, Issues & Profits therof, And all the Estate, Right, Title, Interest, Use, Possession, Property Claim & Demand whatsoever of him, the s'd Henry Cunrads, of, in & to the s'd Tract of land & Premises, As also all the Deeds & other Evidences concerning the same, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the s'd Twenty-Nine Acres of Land & Premisses hereby granted or Intended to be granted, with all & singular the Appurtenances & hereditaments thereof unto the s'd Dirk Jansen & his heirs, To the only proper use & behoof of him, the s'd Dirk Jansen, his heirs, Exec'rs, Admin'rs & Assigns for Ever, At & under the proportionable part of the Yearly Quit rent of an English Silver Shilling, or Value thereof, in Coin Curr't, for One Thousand Acres of Land hereafter to become due & payable to the Chief Lord of the Soil of the s'd Land & Premisses, And the s'd Henry Cunrads, for himself & his heirs, doth Covenant, promise & grant to and with the s'd Dirk Jansen, his Heirs & Assigns, that he, the s'd Henry Cunrads & his heirs, the s'd twenty-nine Acres of Land & Premisses hereby granted, or Intended to be granted, with all its Improvements & Appurtenances, freed & clearly Acquitted from all Arrears of the former & by past Quit rents of the Proprietary, unto him, the s'd Dirk Jansen, his Heirs & Assigns, against him, the said Henry Cunrads & his heirs and against all other Person or persons whatsoever lawfully Claiming or to Claim by, from or under him, them or any of them, shall and will WARRANT & for Ever defend by these Presents. IN WITNESS whereof, he, the s'd Henry Cunrads, hath hereunto putt his hand & Seal the twenty Sixth day of May, Anno Dom. 1711. HENRY CUNRADS. [Seal.] Signed, Sealed & Delivered in the presence of us, JOHN LUCKEN, FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS. Memdum, that on the 4th day of June, 1711, the within named Henry Cunrads, in his own Person did deliver full quiet & peaceable Possession & Seizin of the land & hereditaments within mentioned with the Appurtenances thereof, unto the within named Dirk Jansen, to the use of him, his heirs & Assigns, according to the Form & Effect of the within written Deed. In the presence of us, PIETER KEYSER, FRANCIS DANIEL PASTORIUS, The 13th day of September, 1765, Before me, John Lawrence, Esq'r, One of the Justices of the Peace, &c., Personally appeared Charles Brockden, Esq'r, M'r of the Rolls of the Province of Pennsylvania and Recorder of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia and the within written Deed Poll subscribed with the Name Henry Cunrads to a Seal as GRANTOR by the same Deed Poll and with the Names John Lucken, Francis Daniel Pastorius as Witnesses of the Sealing and Delivery thereof being shown unto him, this Appearer, He, this Appearer, upon his solemn Affirmation according to Law did declare & say that he verily Believes that the same Deed Poll was Sealed & Delivered in the Presence of Francis Daniel Pastorius, late of Germantown, in the County of Philadelphia afores'd, deceased, For that he, this Appearer, was well acquainted with the said Francis Daniel Pastorius in his Life time and with his Hand Writing, Wherewith his Name subscribed as af'd doth well agree. C. BROCKDEN. Affirmed at Philad'a the Day & year aboves'd, Before me. Witness my Hand & Seal. JOHN LAWRENCE. [Seal.] [Recorded the 28th Nov'r, 1766.] DEED GRIFFITH JONES & UX. TO DIRK JANSEN. THIS INDENTURE, made the tenth day of October, Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty, between Griffith Jones, of Germantown, in the County of Philadelphia, Yeoman, and Elizabeth, his Wife, of the one part, and Dirk Jansen, of the s'd Town and County, Weaver, of the other part, WITNESSETH, that they, the s'd Griffith Jones and Elizabeth, his Wife, for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifteen pounds, Current silver Money of Pensilvania, to them in hand paid by the s'd Dirk Jansen, the Receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part thereof do fully acquit and Discharge the said Dirk Jansen, his Heirs, Exe'rs, Admin'rs and Assigns for ever, Have given, granted, Bargained, sold, Aliened, Enfeoffed and Confirmed, and by these presents do give, grant, Bargain, sell, Alien, Enfeoff and Confirm unto the said Dirk Jansen, his heirs, Exec'rs, Admin'rs and Assigns, A Certain piece or parcell of Land lying and being in the adjacent Land of the aforesaid Germantown, Beginning at a Stake, being a Corner of the said Dirk Jansens side land, thence South west by the s'd Lands two hundred and thirty perches to a stake, thence North West by other Lands of the s'd Griffith Jones twelve perches and eight foot to a stake standing in the line of Denis Cunrads side land, thence North East by the said Land two hundred and thirty perches to a stake standing by a division street, thence South West by the said Street Twelve perches and six foot to the place of Begining, Containing Fifteen Acres of Land (be the same more or less), part of Fifty Acres of Land now in Tenure and Occupation of the said Griffith Jones by Vertue of a certain Indented deed of Sale under the hands and Seals of Gerard Brownpack and Mary, his Wife, of the County of Chester, John Jansen and Elizabeth, his Wife, Christian Papen, Catherine Papen and Margeth Papen, of y'e aforesaid County of Philadelphia, dated the first day of June last past, and duely executed as by the said Indenture of sale more fully may appear, And the s'd Fifty Acres are part of Five thousand and Seven Hundred Acres of Land which the then Commissioners of William Penn, Proprietary and Governor of y'e s'd Province of Pensilvania, by a Patent under their Hands and y'e s'd Proprietary's Great Seal, dated the third day of the second Month, 1689, did grant and confirm unto Francis Daniel Pastorius, for himself and in behalf of the German Dutch purchasers, TO HOLD to them, their Heirs & Assigns for ever, As by y'e same Patent, Recorded in y'e Enrollment Office at Philad'a in Patent book A, Page 245, &c., may appear, And the said Francis Daniel Pastorius, then Lawful Attorney of the Frankfurt Company, did convey the |