Source: Berks Co. Deed Book 18, pp. 350-351.
This indenture made the twenty-second Day of March in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four between Jacob Petry of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, weaver, and Mary his wife of the one part and Joseph Alter, cheiner (?) and Balser Smith, cheiner, both of the same place of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Jacob Petry and Mary his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of eight pounds five shillings in specie to them well and truly in hand paid by the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith at and before the ensealing and delivery thereof they do hereby acknowledge and thereof do acquit and forever discharge the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith their executors and administrators by these presents have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release and confirm unto them the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith as tenants in common and not as joint tenants all that lot, piece or parcel of ground in said Borough and marked in the general plan of out lots thereof numbered sixty-three bound as followeth, viz.--On the north by a twenty five feet lane called Lardner's Lane, on the west by the lot marked in said plan No. 62, on the south by lot no. 48 and on the east by lot marked No. 64 being in breadth twenty perches and in length forty perches and containing five acres [It being the same lot which Richard Kochley and Hannah his wife by indenture bearing date the 7th day of July 1752 under the yearly ground rent of fifteen shillings sterling granted unto George Albert in fee who being so thereof seized died leaving these two children to wit, George and Eve to whom the same descended which George Albert and Juliana his wife and Peter Withington and Eve his wife the daughter of said George Albert deceased by indenture bearing date the 15th day of November 1760 unto Peter Breght who with Catherine his wife granted the same by indenture bearing date the 9th day of May 1781, granted the same unto Martha Wenrich who being so thereof seized as in fee died intestate leaving issue the above named Jacob Petery her only son and heir at law to whom the same descended. Together with all and singular the fences, improvements woods, watercourses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demands whatsoever of them the said Jacob Petry and Mary his wife of, in, to or out of the same or any part or parcel thereof. To have and to hold the said out lot of ground No. 63 above described hereditaments and premises thereby granted or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances to the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith as tenants in Common and not as joint tenants their heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of them the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith their heirs and assigns forever subject to the payment of the above mentioned yearly ground rent now due or hereafter to become due and payable for the same to the chief Lord (?) or Lord (?) of the fee thereof and the said Jacob Petry doth covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith their heirs and assigns by these presents that he the said Jacob Petry and his heirs the above described outlot No. 63 hereditaments and premises hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Joseph Alter and Balser Smith their heirs against him the said Jacob Petry and his heirs against all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim by, from or under him, them, or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof said parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals hereunto. Dated the day and year first above written.
Jacob Petery (seal)
Anna Maria Peteri (seal)
Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
Joseph Hiester Jnr.
Jos. Hiester
Received the day of the date of the above written indenture from the above named Joseph Alter and Balser Smith the sum of eight pounds five shillings in specie it being in full for the consideration money therein mentioned. Rec'd for Jacob Petery. Witness present at signing....
Berks County ss: The 22day of March Anno Domini, 1794 came before me the subscriber one of the Judges of the court of Common in and for said County Jacob Petry and Mary his wife and acknowledged the above indenture to be their act and deed and desired that the same may be recorded according to law she the said Mary being of full age and thereto voluntarily consented. Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
Jos. Hiester.
Recorded and this record and the original compared found to agree exactly, the 27th day of August A.D. 1801.
P. Frailey, Recorder.
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