Ikeler Family Land Transfer of 1825

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
Surname/tag: IKELER, IKLER

Summary

On February 23, 1825, the four offspring of Wilhelm Eichler consoldiated their land holdings under a single name. They were:

• Andrew Ikeler (1773–1850)
• Barnabas Ikeler (~1774– )
• William Ikeler (1778–1860)
• Elizabeth (Eichler) Welliver (~1780– )

The transaction included two other parties:

• William Welliver I, Elizabeth's husband and son of her father's closest friend Daniel Welliver
• Sarah Barnhart, William Ikeler's wife

This transfer consolidated 58.86 acres into Andrew's name.

Transcription

(pg. 446)

William Ikler & wife
William Weliver I & wife,
Barnabas Ikler

DEED To

Andrew Ikler

This Indenture, Made the twenty third day of February in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty five Be-
tween William Ikler of the township of
Greenwood, County of Columbia & State [of] Penns-
ylvania, farmer, and Sarah his wife, William
Welliver of Derry now Madison township, County and State aforesaid, farmer,
and Elizabeth, his wife, and Barnabas Ikler of Greenwood township aforesaid County,

(pg. 447)

farmer, of the one part. And Andrew Ikler of Greenwood township aforesaid, farmer,
of the other part;

Witnesseth, That the said William Ikler, William Welliver, and their
wives, and Barnabas Ikler, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and eighty dollars
lawful money of the State of Pennsylvania, to them in hand, well and truly paid by the said Andrew
Ikler at or before the sealing and delivery hereof: the receipt whereof they do hereby ackno-
wledge and thereof do acquit and forever discharge the said Andrew Ikler his heirs, executors, and
administrators have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, and confirmed, and by this
presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release, and confirm unto the said Andrew Ikler
and to his heirs and assigns all that certain [??] tract and tenement of land situated in Green-
wood township aforesaid.

Beginning at a chestnut oak thence by land of William Ikler, North of [??]-
ty three perches to a post, thence by land of Barnabas Ikeler South six degrees west one hundred
twenty four perches to post, thence by land of George McCowen being South eighty three perches
to a white oak, thence by land of Daniel Montgomery, North seventy-six degrees East one hundred and
twenty four perches to the beginning.

Containing fifty-eight acres and one hundred
and thirty eight perches of land and allowance of six per cent for roads & being part of a larger
[tract] of land which was surveyed in pursuance of two warrants dated the 16th day of August 17??,
granted to Everhard Michael & Jacob Metzer whose right in and to the same by sundry conveyences
became vested in Joseph Cavnee? whom the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania granted by [patent]
dated the 5th day of March 1821. And Enrolled in the Rolls Office in Patent Book H Vol [?]
page 614, who by deed dated the 28th day of April 1821 conveyed his right and title in and to the
same under Andrew Ikler, William Ikler, Barnabas Ikler, and Elizabeth Ikler now Welliver
with other land unto them.

Together with all and singular other the houses, out houses,
buildings, barns, stables, ways, woods, waters, water courses, rights, liberties, privileges, heredi-
taments, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining with
the [??] [??] and profits thereof with all the estate, right, title, interest, claim, p[roperty?],
and demand of them the said the said William Ikler and Sarah, his wife, William Welliver and Elizabeth,
his wife, and Barnabas Ikler in law or equity or otherwise howsoever of, in, to, or out of the same.

To have and to hold the above described fifty eight acres, and one hundred and
thirty eight perches of land and allowance with all the appurtenances unto him the said
Andrew Ikeler and his heirs and assigns. To the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him
the said Andrew Ikler his heirs and assigns forever, and the said William Ikler and Sarah his
wife, William Welliver and Elizabth, his wife, and Barnabas Ikler the above described
tract of fifty eight acres and one hundred and thirty eight perches of land and allowance
with all the apportunences unto the said Andrew Ikler, his heirs and assigns, against
them the said William Ikler and Sarah, his wife, and William Wlleiver and Elizabeth, his
wife, and Barnabas Ikler and their heirs anda against all and every other person or persons
lawfully claiming or to claim by, from, [or] under them shall and will warrant and forever defend
by these presents. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seals the
day and year first above written.

William Ikler x his mark seal
Sarah Ikler x her mark seal
William Welliver seal
Elizabeth Ikler x her mark seal
Barnabas Ikler x his mark seal

Sealed and delivered in presence of us:

Edward McHenry
James Mather

Received the day of the date of the abo-
ve written Indenture of and from the above named Andrew Ikler the sum of one hundred
eighty dollars in gold and silver money, it being the consideration money above mentioned in
full.

William Ikler x his mark
William Welliver
Barnabas Ikler x his mark

Witness present at signing.

Edward McHenry.-: Columbia County

Be it remembered that on the twenty [third]
day of February Anno Domini 1825 before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the peace
of the said county, Came the above named Wm Ikler and Sarah, his wife, and Wm Welliver and
Elizabeth, his wife, and Barnabas Ikler, and acknoweldged the above Indenture to be their [act]
and Deed, and desired the same might be recorded as such accoring to Law. The [??]
Sarah and Elizabeth being of full age and by me duly examined separate and apart
from their said husbands, and the contents [??] of being first made known to the

(pg. 448)

declared, that they did voluntarily and of their own free will and accord, Seal, and as their act
and Deed, deliver the said Indenture, without any coercion or compulsion of their said hus-
bands. In testimony whereof I hae here unto set my hand and seal, the day and
year above written.

Samuel Mather seal
Recorded the 11th November Anno Domini 1825
Rudolph Suhler, Rec'd.