Court Records of Schuylkill County Regarding Hopkin
Thomas
Record No. 5, dated 1/31/1848
This is a deed from John Ollis and
his wife, Elizabeth, conveying three lots (No. 154, 155, and 156) to John Ollis
and Hopkin Thomas, doing business as Thomas & Ollis.
These
lots are located on the west side of Rail Road St.
in Tamaqua and are part of the location of the Thomas
& Ollis machine shop. Note that the array of
lots conveyed to Thomas & Ollis is said to be
bounded on the North by Vine Street.
This concurs with the location as identified
in Beers
Atlas of 1872. See closeup
of this area.
The
images of the records from which this transcript was derived are found on Page 1, Page 2 and Page 3.
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This Indenture
made the thirty first day of
January in the year of our Lord 1848 between John Ollis, of the Borough of Tamaqua Schuylkill County and State
of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth, his wife of the one part and Hopkin Thomas and
John Ollis, transacting business under the firm name of Thomas & Ollis of
the Borough, County and State aforesaid Machinists and Iron Founders of the
other part. Witnesseth that the said John Ollis and Elizabeth, his wife, for
and in consideration of the sum of $360.00 lawful money of the United States of
America unto them well and truly paid by the said Thomas & Ollis at and
before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged have granted, bargained, sold aliened,
enfeoffed, released and confirmed
and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell alien
enfeoff, release and confirm unto
the said firm of Thomas and Ollis their heirs and assigns All those three
certain lots or pieces of ground situate in the Borough of Tamaqua aforesaid
being lots marked in Wilson and
Levans addition to the Borough of Tamaqua aforesaid with the numbers No. 155,
156, situated on the west side of a street called Rail Road Street. Each lot
containing in front on said Rail Road Street 20 feet and 8/12th of a
foot making in all 62 feet on said Rail Road Street and extending back of that
width 130 feet to a 60 feet wide street bounded on the North by Vine Street on
the South by Lot #153 on the East by Rail Road Street and on the West by said
60-feet wide street, the same being a part of what is known as the Baum Tract,
and which Thomas Wilson and Julia A., his wife and William Levan and Mary Ann,
his wife, by their indenture
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bearing date the fourteenth of May 1847 granted and
confirmed unto John Ollis herein named in fee reserving nevertheless all minerals and the right of
tunneling, mining, and removing the same together with all and singular the buildings and improvements ways,
waters, water courses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and
appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining anew
the reversions and remainders rents, issues, and profits thereof and all the
estate right title interests, property claim and demand whatsoever of them the
said John Ollis and Elizabeth, his wife in law equity or otherwise howsoever
of, in, and to the same and every part thereof. To have and To Hold the
said above described three lots of ground hereditaments and premises hereby granted or
mentioned and intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas and
Ollis their heirs and assigns to
and for the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas and Ollis aforesaid
heirs and assigns to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said Thomas and Ollie as aforesaid their heirs and
assigns that he the said John Ollis his heirs executors and administrators doth
by these presents covenant, grant, and agree to and with the said Thomas &
Ollis their heirs and assigns and
singular the hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted or
mentioned and intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Thomas and
Ollis their heirs and assigns against him the said John Ollis his heirs and
against all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or
to claim the same or any part thereof by him or under him or either of them
shall and will warrant and forever defend. In witness whereof of the said parties to these presents
have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals. Dated the day and year
above written. Date of this indenture altered from December 23rd
1447 to January 31st 1848.
Received
the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above named Thomas &
Ollis $360.00 in full of the consideration money above mentioned. Witness:
Schuylkill County
On the thirty-first day of January Anno Domini 1848, before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County of Schuylkill , personally appeared the above named John Ollis and Elizabeth, his wife, and in due form of Law acknowledged the above Indenture to be their act and deed and desired the same might be recorded as such, and the said Elizabeth, being of full age and separate and apart from her said husband, by me thereon
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privately examined and the full contents of the above deed being 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 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 the day and year aforesaid.
Recorded and Examined February 14th A.D. 1848.
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