McGuire Chapel Cemetery, Center Township PA

History, The Deed (continued)

Here are some more, zoomed-in pictures of the deed, plus a "translation".

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" Deed

Corbin Prophater & Wife

          To 

George Dubbs et. al.
	[latin for et alii, meaning �and others�]
Trustees M. E. Ch. Moon Twp.

No. 472 Entd. July 1st 1873



This indenture made the twenty-fourth [24] day of November in the

year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty [1868]

eight between Corbin Prophater of the Township of Moon

in the county of Beaver in state of Pennsylvania and Sophia

his wife of the first part and George Dubbs, Philip Cooper, Daniel

Carey, Corbin Prophater, George Winkle, as trustees for the

Methodist Episcopal Church, in Moon Township Beaver

County of the Second part. Witnesseth that the said party of the first part  for and in

consideration of the sum of Five thousand Dollars lawful money of the United

States of America unto him well and truly paid by the said party of the Sec-

ond part at or before the sealing and delivery or these presents, the receipt

whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened,

enfeoffed, released, conveyed, and confirmed, and by these presents do grant, Bar-

gain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, convey and confirmed unto the said parties of the

Second part their heirs and assigned in Trust for the use of the persons or members

who compose the Methodist Episcopal Church generally called the Chapel

in Moon Township Beaver County aforesaid: All that certain lot of ground

situate in Moon Township Beaver County, state of Pennsylvania bounded

and described as follows. Beginning at a stone on the Beavertown and

Phillipsburgh State road, thence along said road North Thirty nine degrees West

fourteen perches to a stone: thence South thirty nine degrees East, four-

teen perches to a stone: thence North forty-one degrees East Eleven and Forty-

two hundredth perches to the place of beginning. Containing one acre of ground

strict measure. Being the lot of ground on which has recently been erected a frame church

for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Together with all and singular the Build-

ings, improvements, ways, waters, water-courses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and

appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, and return

the reversions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof: and all the estate

right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever of the said party of the first

part in law, equity, or otherwise howsoever, of, in and to the same and every part thereof,

to have and to hold the said lot of ground containing one acre, with the exceptions

of the timber standing and growing on said ground, hereditaments and premises

hereby granted, or mentioned, and intended so to be, with the appurtenances,

unto the said parties of the Second part their heirs and assigned, to and for the

only proper use and behoof of the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigned[…]"

(Beaver County, PA, Office of the Recorder of Deeds 462)9



463


"[…]forever, in trust however for the exclusive use of the said Methodist Episcopal Church. And

Corbin Prophater the said party of the first part for himself, his heirs, executors, and admin-

istrators does by these presents, covenant, grant and agree to and with the said party of the sec-

ond part, their heirs and assigns, that he, the said party of the first part and his heirs, all and sin-

gular the hereditments, and premises herein above described and granted or mentioned, and

intended so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part his heirs and

assigns against him the said party of the first part, and his heirs, assigned and 

against his all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same 

or any part thereof shall and will warrant and forever defend. In witness whereof the said 

party of the first part has to these presents set his hand and seal. Dated the day and year first 

above written.                                   U.S. Int        Corbin Profater [seal] 

                                                 Rev., 50¢       Sofia Profater[seal] 

Sealed and delivered in the presence of us.      canceled 

William Shroads, Geo. [George] H Shroads,           Received the day of the date of the above indenture, 

of the above named George Dubbs, Philip Cooper, Daniel Carey, Corbin Profater, George Winkle, trustees 

the sum of Five Dollars lawful money of the United States, being the consideration money 

above mentioned in full. Cn Forfater   Witness Wm Shroads. 

Beaver County S.S. On the Twenty day of November Anno Domini 1868 before 

me, a Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Beaver came the above named Corbin Pro- 

fater and Sophia his wife and acknowledged the above Indenture to be their act and deed, 

and desired that the same might be recorded as such. She, the said Sophia being of full age, 

and by me examined, separate and apart from her said husband, and the contents of the said 

Indenture being first made fully known to, her declared that she did, of her own free will and ac- 

cord, sign and seal, and as her act and deed, deliver the same, without any coercion or compulsion 

of her said husband. Witness my hand and seal, the day and year aforesaid. 



                      Compd. [Compared]                   William Shroads J.P [Seal]

(Beaver County, PA, Office of the Recorder of Deeds 463)9