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Philip Swigart Deed 1807 Salisbury Township Lancaster County PA

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Philip Swigart Deed 1807 Salisbury Township Lancaster County PA

jbeacher  (View posts) Posted: 28 Feb 2006 5:58PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Swigart Bucher Beecher Becher Bicher Swigert
Seeking all info about Philip Swigart, as I suspect his family was related to the Benjamin Bucher/Beecher/Bechert who purchased his land in 1807 per the following deed. We have another other Swigert/Beecher relationship in this Beecher family.

Lancaster Co. Deed Book Vol 4. 1-581.

Philip Swigart & Wife to Benjamin Becher

This Indenture made the first day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven Between Philip Swigart of the Township of Salisbury County of Lancaster and State on Pennsylvania farmer and Benjamin Becher of the aforesaid Township County & State farmer. Witnesseth that the said Philip Swigart and Susanna his Wife for and in Consideration of the sum of Twenty two hundred pounds lawful money of the aforesaid State to him in hand well and truly paid by the said Benjamin Becher at or before the sealing and delivering here of the receipt and payment whereof the said Philip Swigart doth herby acknowledge and thereof accept and forever discharge the said Benjamin Bicher his heirs Executors and Administrators by these presents hat granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, release and confirm unto the said Benjamin Becher and to his heirs and assigns a certain Messuage Plantation and Tract of Land thereunto belonging situate in Salisbury Township Lancaster County and State of Pennsylvania.

Beginning at the Black Oack Tree the corner of Isaac Haines land and thence extending by the same South thirty two degrees East two hundred and twenty eight perches to a post near a Hickory Tree thence by William Boyds Land north thirty four degrees East one hundred and fifty seven perches to a post thence by Henry Thompson now Abills Land North twenty five degrees West one hundred and sixty perches to a post thence by William Cooks now Thomas Pallons Land West south West one hundred and ten perches to a Spanish Oak Tree and South West fifty six perches to the place of Beginning Containing one hundred and Eighty Acres with the usual allowance of six acres for Roads and highways [which said Tract of Land Samuel Boyd Eldest son and heir at Law of Robert Boyd did by Indenture bearing date the fifteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & sixty did grant and confirm the said to Alice Boyd his mother in fee and the said Alice Boyd by her Indenture bearing date the fourteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy did grant and conform the said tract of Land to William Boyd his heirs and assigns and the said William Boyd by his Indenture bearing date the tenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred did grant and confirm the said Tract of Land to Philip Swigart his heirs and assigns forever.

Together with all and singular ways woods water watercourses rights libertys privileges hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereon and thereunto belonging or any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainder thereof.

To have and to hold the said Messuage Plantation and Tract of Land hereditaments hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Benjamin Becher his heirs and assigns to the only use and proper behoof of the said Benjamin Bicher his heirs and assigns forever under and subject to the yearly quit rents of one half penny (if any there be) and the said Philip Swigart and all and every other person or persons whatsoever Lawfully claiming or to Claim by from or under him them or any of them or by from and under the said Philip Swigart his heirs or any of them shall warrant an forever defend by these presents.

In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Philip Swigart (SEAL)
Her
Susan + Swigart (SEAL)
Mark

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
William Boyd William A. Boyd

Received on the day of the date hereof from the above named Benjamin Becher the sum of Twenty two hundred Pounds being in full of the Consideration of Money as Witness my hand this first day of April 1807.

Philip Swigart Wm Boyd

Lancaster County SS. Before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said County came the above named Philip Swigart and Susannah his wife and acknowledged the above written Indenture to be their Act and Deed and desired that It may be recorded according to Law.

Witness my hand and SEAL this first day of April 1807
William Boyd (SEAL)
Recorded the 18th day of January Anno Domini 1809

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