Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-09-30

described lots, or parcel OF Ground, Heredit-
amcnts, q premises hereby granted, sold
or mentioned, OF intended 50 to be with
the appurtencnces, unto the Walter Clarke,
Wm. Gray, VIM. Wilson in trust as afore-
said their Heirs & Successors, against him
the said Luiwick Derr AMI his Heirs, and
lag4inst all i every other person, or per-
s2ns whatsoever, lawfully claiming, or TO
claim the same or any part thereof, shall,
will, AMI ID, 10y these presents warrant, aud
forever defend. In Testimony whereof,
the said parties have iutcrchan gcably set
their hands and Seals, the Day aud Y car,
-ta: above written, unto these presents.
LuTOWIG DORR.
CATHRINE 4 DARR.
mark.
Signed, Sealed & Delivered In presence
Of Us JOHN DAVIS,
WILLIAM CLARK.
Received the Day of the date Of TIE
above written Indenturc. from the above
named Walter Clarke, VIM. Gray, & VIM.
| Wilson, the sum of seven shillings, * six
pence, 1t being the full Consideration
money above mentioned.
Test. LUTOWIG DORR.
JOHN DAVIS.
1t will be observed that the above deed
conveyed to the said Congregation the three
lots marked in the plan Of the Borough,
Nos. A., A, and .6, the first of which is
now the property Of Mr. Jonathan Wolfe,
formerly of VIM. Hayes, Esq The
Cemetery now occupies the site of the three
middle lots, to wit, Nos A, 46, iS. Of
the square, instead Of the three at the
west end OF IL rs giVcu In ,!ic a1u'v g.aus.
The way in which this change was effected,
was briefly as follows, Gas can be seen by
arctereuce to the original instruments now
! III the hands OF the Trustees Of the church,
! or to the old Records of Northumberi
county, The two remaining lots, No $ IS
aud 81, ut TIE cast end of the square, not
granted by the above deed, were by linden
ture Of Ludwig Derr, bearing date Septem-
Der 22nd l7o5, conveyed to Thomas Proc
ter Of Philadelphia, by whom they were
again by deed dated March IS, 1876,
! transferred to William p Brady. When
this last named gentleman came into pos
| session, it was discovered that interments
had been made, by mistake, in lot As,
which belonged to him and which adjoin-
ed the Cemetery. This mistake arose from
the fact that the boundaries of the lots
were not then accurately marked of, nor
were they properly enclosed. Upon this
discovery In order to prevent the necessity
Of di.intcrriug the dead, the trustees pro-
posed to purchase lot IS of Mr. Brady,
aud to sell him in exchange lot ~, (Nlr
VOTES upon which no intcrments had
been made. This arrangement was effected
and Mr.. Brady's deed, dated September
-, 1902, and recorded February |, 1904,
conveys to William Gray, Waiter Clark,
ani William Wilson in trust for the Pres
5yteriau Congregation in and near Lew
isburg, for the sum Of 500, lot As, S,which,
together with lots 4 I and 46, of the origi-
nal grant, form the present site.
1t has been asked, whether the said con
gregation have a right to cacate and seb
these lots, if they should ever think proper
to do so? la regard to lots ii and 46 of
the original DER grant, which were given,
,, 81 -, q 81. e..
" Meeting House and Burying Ground"
they can not dispose Of them to third per-
sous, without 4 special Act of Assembly,
yh:ch W., actually secured, tas appears
from the original conveyance in possession
of Mr. Wolfe, (") in order to empower
The Trustees to sell lot No A. to MIR
Brady q, above rlc.te'.) But in reference
to lot Is, there can be no doubt that they
have such right, as they hold this by sepa
rate purchase from Brady, unclogged by
any qualifications or conditions whatever
As matter of curious information We ap-
pend the following
BRIEF OF TITLE.
l. 14th March l762-warrant for 1000
acres to Richard Peters, Esq, on the
Frankstown branch of the Juniata.
. lst January l769-Order for 1000
acres to K. Peters in lieu of the above, for
his services at Fort StanwiX to be laid out
in the then Late Purchase.
3. Pursuant to the above order, 800
acres were surveyed to R. Peters and called
by the name Of " Prescott" in Bufaloe
i. 18th November l773-R. Peters,
conveys to Ludwig Derr.
tn The Ac. dated Feb. 81, 1893.