Land Records

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This Indenture made this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and six between Richard Allender of Washington County and State of Maryland and John Allender of Franklin County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the one part and William Allender of Franklin County aforesaid and Nicholas Allender of Fulton County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth:

Whereas a certain Daniel McElheron by deed of Bargain and sale duly executed and acknowledged bearing date the tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and three – sell and convey unto the said Richard Allender and John Allender their heirs and assigns a certain tract or part of a tract of land situated in the county of Belmont containing two hundred and forty five acres in lot number thirty in the second township and second range of the seven ranges a part of which they the said Richard Allender and John Allender have bargained and sold to the said William Allender and Nicholas Allender agreeable to and contained with in the courses and distances herein after mentioned.

Now this Indenture witnesseth that the said Richard Allender and John Allender for and in consideration of the premises and for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars current money of the United States to them in hand paid by the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and from every part and parcel thereof do acquit exonerate and discharge the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender their heirs executors and adminstrators they the said Richard Allender and John Allender have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant bargain and sell unto them the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender their heirs and assigns forever all that tract or part of a tract or parcel of land lying and being in Belmont County in the State of Ohio being part of Lot number thirty in the second Township and second range of the seven ranges beginning for the part hereby intended to be conveyed at the end of the Sixty five perches in the second line of the deed from Daniel McElheron to the said Richard Allender and John Allender and running thence with the line of the said deed the three following lines to-wit North sixty five perches West three hundred perches which is along the township line and to the bank of the river Ohio then along the bank of the said river south sixty five perches to intersect a line drawn and east from the place of beginning containing and now laid out for one hundred and twenty two and a half acres of land let the same be more or less.
Together with all and singular the buildings and improvements there unto belonging or in anyways appertaining. To have and to hold the said tract or part of a tract or parcel of land so as aforesaid described unto the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender (as tenants in common not a joint tenant) and their here to the only proper use and behoof of them the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender their heirs and assigns forever. That the said Richard Allender and John Allender for themselves their heirs executors and adminstrators do hereby covenant grant promise and agree to and with the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender their heirs executors adminstrators or assigns that they the said Richard Allender and John Allender and their heirs the tract or part of a tract or parcel of land hereby granted bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtanances thereto belonging to them the said Nicholas Allender and William Allender their heirs against them the said Richard Allender and John Allender and their heirs and assigns and against all and every person or persons whatsoever claiming or to claim any right title or interest on said to the same or any part thereof shall and
will hereafter warrant and forever defend by these presents.

In witness whereof the said Richard Allender and John Allender have hereunto set their hand and affixed their seals the day and year here before written,

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of James Buchanan
Richard Allender [seal] John Allender [seal]


State of Maryland Washington County to wit:
Be it remembered that on the fifth day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and six personally appeared Richard Allender and John Allender of Washington County the party and Grantors before me the subscriber Chief Judge of the fifth Judicial District of the state of Maryland and acknowledged the foregoing deed and instrument of writing to be their act and deed and said premises therein mentioned and thereby bargained and sold to be the right and estate of Nicholas Allender and William Allender the party grantors also therein named their heirs and assigns forever according to the true intent and meaning of said deed or instrument of writing and the acts of assembly in such case made and provided taken and certified the day and year above --James Buchanan

State of Maryland Washington County set
I hereby certify that the honorable John Buchanan Esquire who appeared be have taken and signed the within acknowledgement was at the time of taking and signing hereof chief Judge of the county court within the fifth Judicial District of the state of Maryland duly commissioned and qualified and to all his act as such full faith and credit is and right to be given as well in courts of Justice as there out. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of Washington County court this fifth day of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and six
A Williams, clerk of Washington County Court Maryland.

FHC microfilm #875920 Vol A-B Belmont County Ohio Deeds 1800-1809

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