Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-06-05
deemed IN time lmmemorial, certain united

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people called "The Six Nations Of NORTH
America Heirs and Descendants OF the
said grantees OF America. became seised
and for a long time whereo. the memory O
nan runne,h no, to the contrary, have been
sesed in their demesne as of fee, of aud ii
certain tract Of couniry and land in tht
north division of America called and known
at present on the general plan o! the salc
north division by the name of Pennsylva
MA: And Whereas the sa lid united nations
being so thereof seised, afterwards, to wi
in the year OF our Lord one thousand seY,
en- hundred and sixty eight, by their certain
deed OF Eeofiiment with livery Of seisin cid
grant, bargain, sell release, ,e:leotf, allen, ,and
confirm unto Thomas Penn and Richard
Penn, otherwise called The Propre'aries
OF Pennsy lyanis, lamong other lhings) the
country called Buflaloe valley, situate on
the south side OF the wesl branch Of The
river Susquehanna. paroe! of said country
GATED Pennsl !vaula, TO hold 10 them The
SAID Proprietar.es, their heirs and assigns
for ever, ID their Gemesne as of fee, As by
the same Feot'ment more fully appears
which last mentioned tract ut country was,
afterwards, with other tracts Of country,
by the SAID proprie'aries by The advice and
consent Of their great council 10 general
assembly met, erected into county called
Northumberland aforesaid, Of which the
said Bulaloe valley was and is parcel by
the name OF Buiiaoe township aforesaid {:
And Whereas the said Propr;etaries; by
their letters patent bearing date the eiev.
enlh day of Angus, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy.
two, did grant and confirm unto a certain
Richard Peters in fee simple certain par
Gel Of the said township, called Prescott,
situate at the mouth of Spring run, adjoin-
ny and below the mouth OF Buffalo creek,
OH the south side Of the vest branch Of
Susquehanna aforesaid in The township and
county aforesaid, by metes and bounds in
the said letters sci forth, containing three
hundred aud twenty acres and allowance
&c. as by the same letters patent inrolled
al Philadelphia in patent book AA, vol l3,
page 2G5, more fully and a, large appears:
And Whereas the said Richard Peters, by
his certain inden,ure bearing date the sew
enteenth day of November in the year Of
our Lord 1873, did grant, bargain and sell
the last mentioned tract and parcel Of land
containing 800 acres and allowance with
the appurienances unto certain Ludwig
Derr IN fee simple, as by the same deed
recorded in the office for recording Of deeds
in and for the county Of Philadelphia ia
deed-book No. % page 4l4 appears at
large on reference lhereunto had: And
Whereas the said Ludwig Derr, being SO
seised thereof, did lay out town called
and known by the name Of Louisburg,
consisting Of three hundred and fifty lots
or parcels Of land with suitable and proper
streets, lanes and alleys, containing about
one hundred and twenty eight acres parcel
OF the said :rac, last he-einbefore mention
ed. as by the general plan of the said town
appears And Whereas the said Ludwig
Derr afterwards died intestate (having pre-
viously disposed OF divers OF the said lots 10
divers persons) leaving a widow (who is
since deceased) and issue. his only child
George, his heir at law By Virtue and
reason whereof the lands, tenemenis and
heredtaments aforesaid whereof the said
Ludwick was seised at the time Of his death
and which he had not aliened, descended 10
and became vested in the said George Derr
in fee-sinple, who entered into the same
and became seised in his demense as Of fee:
And Whereas the said George Derr being
so thereof seised, by his certain inden,ure
hearing date the twentieth day of December
in the year OF our Lord 1888. did grant,
bargain and sell all his estate and interest
in the town aforesaid with the appurlenan.
ces unto certain Peter Berger in fee SIM
pie, as by the same deed recorded in the
Office for recording Of deeds in Philadelphia
IN deed book No. %, page 442, and at
Sunbury in Northumberland county aiore-
said in deed-book d, page 397. appears
And Whereas the said Peter Berger, and
Flo!inda his wife. by their certain indenlure
bearing date the second day Of January in
the year OF our Lord 1889, did grant, bar
gain, sell and confirm the town, lots, lands.
tenemenis and primisses whereofih were
so sei5ed, unto a certain Carel E linkhuy-
sen. Of the city Of Rotterdam in the prov
nce Of Holland in the United Netherlands
of Europe, merchant, in fcc-simple, as by
The same deed recorded in the office for
recording Of deeds in and for the county of
Norihumberlond in book E page 23l &c.
appears And Whereas The said Carel Ell
linkhuysen, being seised Of the Premises
aforesaid by virtue thereof, by his certain
deed in wiring called letter Of attorney,
sealed and delivered, bearing date the eighth
day Of May in the year of our Lord 1888,
did constitute. appoint. and authorize the
said Peter Berger (among other acts and
things) 10 sell, dispose Of, and convey and
assure to such persons as should agree for
the same, all such lots OF land in the said
town as the said Peter Berger should deem
expedeni. as by the said letter OF attorney
recorded at Philadelphia in letter OF ai,or-
ncy.book No. 3, page 81, reference being
thereto had appears: And Whereas The said
Carei EIlink h,ysen 10y his SAID attorney,
Peter Berger, constituted as aforesaid, un-
revoked) by a certain indenture bearing
date the tweniy.ilth day ol June in the
wear nc MIR Lord 1890 did grant. ba rpajn