"This indenture, made the twenty-eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, between John Carpenter and Abraham Carpenter, both of the Township of Strasburg, in the County of Lancaster & State of Pennsylvania, yeomen of the one part, and Samuel Lefevre, Sen'r, Joel Ferree, Sen'r, Philip Ferree and David Witmer, all of the same place aforesaid, Witnesseth: That the said John Carpenter and Abraham Carpenter, in consideration of the covenants hereinafter mentioned and the mutual agreements heretofore made by and between the said parties (as well as with Abraham Ferree, Isaac Ferree and Jacob Ferree, now deceased), and in consideration of the further sum of five shillings, lawful money of Pennsylvania, to them, the said John Carpenter and Abraham Carpenter, in hand paid, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, hath granted, covenanted and released, and by these presents do, and each of them doth, grant, covenant, release & confirm to and with the same Samuel Lefevre, Joel Ferree, Philip Ferree & David Witmer, their heirs, descendants and successors, and the heirs, descendants and successors of the said Abraham Ferree, Isaac Ferree and Jacob Ferree, deceased, the full free and uninterrupted privilege and free access and recess of, in and to that certain graveyard and burying ground situate and being on the lands of the said John Carpenter and Abraham Carpenter, in the Township of Strasburg aforesaid, and being on the high ground near the line of lands late of the said Isaac Ferree, deceased, containing and being 108 ft. in length and 96 ft. in breadth, as the same is walled in now, from time to time and at all times hereafter to bury their dead human bodies which shall or may happen to die in their and each of their families and the families of each of their heirs, descendants and successors, from this time being, without hindrance, obstruction or molestation of them, the said John Carpenter and Abraham Carpenter, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns forever. Provided always, nevertheless, and it is the true intent and meaning of these presents and the parties thereunto that the said parties to these presents and the heirs, descendants and successors of them, and also the heirs, successors and descendants of the said Abraham Ferree, Isaac Ferree, and Jacob Ferree, deceased, shall and will, from time to time and at all times hereafter bear and sustain their and each of their proportionate shares or purparts respectively of, for, and towards the repairing of the walling or fencing of the same occasionally, as from time to time it may be found necessary, and that the said John Carpenter and Abraham Carpenter, their heirs, descendants and successors, shall and may have and keep their and each of their indubitable and equal right and rights, privilege and privileges, with all or any of the parties aforesaid, and which are concerned in the said premises forever." Parties to the conveyance were John Carpenter, Abraham Carpenter, Samuel Lefevre, Joel Ferree and Philip Ferree.