Deed: McGowan to Lane

This Indenture, made this 28th day of September, 1835, Between John McGowan of Jefferson County and state of Virginia of the one part, and Joseph E. Lane of Charlestown County and state aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, That the said John McGowan for and in consideration of the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars, current money of the United States, unto him in hand paid by the said Joseph E. Lane, at or before the sealing and delivery hereof, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, has granted, sold, aliened, infeoffed, releured, and confirmed, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, alien, infeoff, and confirm unto the said Joseph E. Lane his heirs and assigns, a certain lot and half lot of ground, lying and situate in Charlestown distinguished in plan of said Town as Lot No. 86 and part of Lot No. 91 and bounded as follows, to wit: No. 86 aforesaid adjoins lot No. 85 and contains eight poles in front on the Et [East] side of Mildred street and ten poles in front on north side on Congress street and bounded by lines parallel to former. The said part of Lot No. 91 ajoins the last described lot and contains five poles in front of the north side of Congress street, eight poles with west side of Claspell’s, (which is the other part of said Lot No. 91 and was conveyed by Claspell and wife to said McGowan) and further bounded by lines parallel to the former. The above described lot and half lot contains three fourths of an acre, and is the same which was conveyed to said John McGowan by John Burgbryne and Ann his wife, by deed of bargain and sale, bearing date the 20th of August 1814, which said deed is recorded in the clerk’s office of the County Court of Jefferson. together with all and singular right, improvements, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever, therein belonging, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof. To Have and To Hold, all and singular the promises, with the appurtenances hereby granted, unto the said Joseph E. Lane and his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said Joseph E. Lane his heirs and assigns forever. And the said John McGowan covenants for himself and his heirs that he is seized of good and indefensible estate of fee simple in the premises, and that he has good right to convey the same to the said Joseph E. Lane in manner aforesaid. And lastly, that the said John McGowan and his heirs, all and singular the premises hereby granted, with their appurtenances, unto the said Joseph E. Lane his heirs and assigns, against the said John McGowan and his heirs and all and every other person, shall warrant and forever defend by these presents. In testimony whereof, the said John McGowan has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Thos. A. Moore.
John McGowan (seal)