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Dated January 30 1849 – Deed Book 19, pp 696-697

This Indenture made this thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty nine Between Benjamin Bentley of Tioga Township Tioga County State of Pennsylvania and Jane Bentley his wife of the first part and Richard Mitchell of the same place of the second part Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of twelve hundred and twenty five dollars lawful money of the United States to them in hand paid by the party of the second part at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said party of the second part his heirs 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 convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part and to his heirs and assigns for ever all that certain or those lots pieces or parcels of land situate lying and being in the Township of Tioga in the County of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania and bounded as follows namely Beginning at a post on the East line of John S Allen lot Thence South fourteen degrees West Ninety four perches to a post Thence South twenty six degrees East Eight perches to a post Thence South thirty seven degrees East Sixty four perches to a post Thence East thirty two perches to a post Thence North fourteen degrees West one hundred and seventy eight perches to a Buttonwood Thence West fourteen degrees South Sixty three and one half perches to the place of Beginning About fifty six acres more or less. Also a certain lot bounded as follows to wit beginning at a post on the West line of the Baldwin lot Thence South fourteen degrees East Ninety and ½ one half perches to a yellow pine Thence East twenty five perches to a Hemlock Thence North four degrees East Sixty perches to a dead Hemlock Thence West fifty eight degrees West fifty nine perches to the place of beginning containing about twenty acres more or less Together with all and singular the ways woods waters watercourses mines minerals quarries rights liberties privileges heredidaments 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 demand whatsoever of the said part of the first part in law or equity of in to and out of the same and every part and parcel thereof To Have and to Hold the said Hereby granted premises with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the only purpose use benefit and behoof of the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever and the said parties of the first part do for their heirs executors to and with the said party of the second part his heirs executors administrators and assigns that the above described premises with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns they will warrant and forever defend against all and every person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim the same or in any part thereof In witness whereof the said parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written Benjamin Bentley (Seal) Jane Bentley (Seal) Benoni Bentley Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of the above Written instrument was signed sealed and delivered by the above named Benjamin Bentley and he being blind the same was carefully read over to him in the presence of the Signer S M Broakman Tioga County SS personally came before me the subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for said County Benjamin Bentley and Jane Bentley his wife grantors above named and in due form of law acknowledged that they Executed the foregoing Indenture for the purposes therein mentioned and desired that the same might be recorded as such and the said Jane Bentley being of full age and separate and apart from her said husband by me therein privately Examined and the full content of the forgoing Deed by me first made known unto her did thereupon declare and say that she did voluntarily and of her own free will and accord sign seal and as her own act and deed deliver the above written Indenture Deed or Conveyance without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband Witness my Hand and seal this thirtieth day of January AD 1849 S M Broakman SS

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