Adam Hamacher: Indenture of 1793
Adam Hamacher Indenture of 1793
Deed dated 18 February 1793, Recorded in Deedbook G-1, Page 375 Dauphin Co, PA
Grantors: Henry & Mary Hamaker, Mifflin County, PA
Abraham Hamaker, Dauphin County, PA
Peter Hamaker, Dauphin County, PA
Isaac Hamaker, Dauphin County, PA
David & Ann Hamaker, Virginia
Francis & Eve Groff, Lancaster County, PA
Adam & Saloma Lambard, Virginia
John & Ann Etter, Lancaster County, PA
Christian & Ann Hamaker, Dauphin County, PA
Samuel & Ann Hamaker, Franklin County, PA
Anthony & Elizabeth Shoemaker, Lancaster County, PA
Grantee: Adam Hamaker, Esquire
Grantors are selling all interest in the estate of Adam Hamaker, Dec'd of Derry Township, Dauphin Co, PA for 1168 pounds, 6 shillings, 5 pense.
This indenture made the Eighteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Three Between Henry Hamaker of Mifflin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania yeoman and Mary his wife Abraham Hamaker of Dauphin County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania aforesaid yeoman Peter Hamaker of Lancaster County in the Commonwealth aforesaid yeoman Isaac Hammaker of Dauphin county in the Commonwealth aforesaid yeoman David Hamaker of -- County in the State of Virginia yeoman and Ann his wife Francis Groff of Lancaster County in the Commonwealth aforesaid yeoman and Eve his wife Anthony Shoemaker of Lancaster County in the Commonwealth aforesaid yeoman and Elizabeth his wife Adam Lombard of ---- county in the State of Virginia yeoman and Salama his wife John Etter of Lancaster County in the Commonwealth aforesaid yeoman and Ann his wife and Samuel Hamaker of Franklin County in the Commonwealth aforesaid yeoman and Ann his wife (They the said Henry Hammaker Abraham Hamaker Peter Hammaker Isaac Hammaker David Hammaker Eve the wife of the said Frances Groff Elizabeth the wife of the said Anthony Shoemaker Salama the wife of the said Adam Lombard Ann the wife of the said John Etter Christian Hammaker and Samuel Hammaker being the children of Adam Hammacher late of the County of (then Lancaster but now) Dauphin aforesaid yeoman Deceased) of the one part and Adam Hammaker of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth aforesaid Esquire (Eldest son of the said Adam Hammaker Deceased) of the other part
WHEREAS the late Proprietaries of the then Province of Pennsylvania by their Patent bearing date the Twenty First day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Two Recorded in the office for the Recording of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia in Patent Book AA Vol. 3 page 313 etc. did give and assign forever a certain tract or piece of land situated in Derry Township in the (then Lancaster but now Dauphin County aforesaid in the said patent bounded and described as follows to-wit---- containing two hundred and ninety five Acres and the usual allowance of six per cent for roads and Highways and
WHEREAS the said Proprietaries in and by their certain other patent bearing date the Twentieth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Six Recorded in the office for Recording of Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia in Com: Book A Vol 3 Page 197 etc. did give grant and confirm unto the said Adam Hammaker his heirs and assigns forever a certain other tract or piece of Land situate in Derry Township in County of Dauphinaforesaid bounded and described in the said Patent as follows to-wit-------containing One Hundred and Nineteen Acres and a half and allowance of six acres pec. for roads &c And
WHEREAS the said Adam Hammaker in and by his last will and Testament bearing date on the Twenty ninth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty three duly proved and remaining in the Registers Office at Lancaster did give and devise the two tracts or pieces of Land above described unto his two sons Adam Hammaker and Christian Hammaker, subject to the Payment of the Valuation or Appraisement Money which was thereof made and ordered to be paid to the other children according to the directions contained in the will and last will and testament aforesaid as in and by the said will and testament will more fully and at large appear relation thereto being had and
Whereas the said Proprietaries in and by their certain other Patent bearing date on the Twenty fourth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Four Recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds for the City and county of Philadelphia in Patent Book AA Vol. 4 Page 520R did give grant and Confirm unto John Bridle his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or piece of land situated in Derry Township in the County of Dauphin aforesaid in the said Patent bounded and described as follows to-wit----containing One Hundred and Seventy Four Acres----- and
Whereas the said John Brindle and Catherine his wife ------ (sold to Adam Hammaker Oct. 21, 1773) And Whereas Joseph Shearer in and by his indenture bearing the date of the seventh of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Six (Sold to Adam Hammaker - ---- a certain bank of land on Swatara Creek in Paxton Township for the use of joining a mill-dam thereto Beginning-----) And
Whereas the said Adam Hammaker in and by his last will and testament aforesaid did give and devise the above described tract or piece of 174 Acres unto his sons Philip Hammaker and Samuel Hammaker subject to the payment of the valuation thereof to the other children as aforesaid and whereas the said Adam Hammker being also in his life time and at the time of his death by virtue and in pursuance of some good and lawful grants warrants location or conveyances to him made seized and possessed of two certain other tracts or pieces of warranted or located Land one of them situate in West Hanover Township---- on Swatara Creek containing about Nineteen and one half Acres the other on Mahontongo Creek part in upper Paxton Township and part in Northumberland county ---containing about Three hundred Acres of which said two tracts of warranted or located land the said Adam Hammaker made no disposition either by will or otherwise and died intestate therefore the same descended to his children as heirs and Whereas the said Christian Hammaker and Samuel Hammaker having agreed to sell and convey to said Adam Hammaker Esquire (party thereto) his heirs and assigns as well as all their certain and respective moieties or shares and estates in the above described tracts of land divided unto them severally in and by the last will and testament of the said Adam Hammaker deceased as also their several and respective shares parts and estates of and in all the other lands and real estate of the said deceased And all the other children and parties above named have likewise agreed to sell and convey their several and respective shares parts and estates of and in all the above mentioned lands and real estate of the said deceased unto the said Adam Hammaker Esquire his heirs and assigns forever NOW this Indenture witnesseth that the said Henry etc. etc. for and in consideration of the sum of £11696/5 lawful money of Pennsylvania to them in hand paid (sell all their rights in above properties)