This Deed/Indenture describes the transfer of two property lots totaling three acres from Peter and Sarah Traill Nungesser to Christian Ippich, stone cutter in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The two lots described in this document are two plots of land that Robert Traill owned and previously passed on to Peter Nungesser in 1810. Robert Traill owned several pieces of land in Easton and Northampton County: Northampton St. near Sitgreaves St. at least until 1787; two lots at 5th and Pine St; four lots at 2nd and Bushkill Sts; four lots west of 6th St. and two sizeable lots at the intersection of Walnut and Butler Sts. The land in this deed appears to be 1220 Spruce St. according to an 1890 property ownership held by Christian and Jennie Mary Ippich in Easton, Pa. Peter Nungesser (1781-1857) was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania his parents were Johan George and Catherine Bahr Nungesser. Peter Nungesser was a captain in the 4th Company of the 2nd Regiment Volunteers of Light Infantry in the Pennsylvania Militia in the War of 1812. His wife Sarah Traill (1786-1867) was born in Forks Township, Northampton County and her parents were Robert (1744-1816) and Elizabeth Grotz (1751-1816) Traill. In 1817 Peter was elected coroner of Northampton County Peter and Sarah Nungesser had a daughter Emma (1828-1915) who married Henry Ludwig (1826-1909) and they had seven children. Robert Traill (1744-1816) was born in Orkney, Scotland, and came to America in 1763. Landing in Philadelphia, he then came to Easton and taught school in Easton’s first schoolhouse (located at Church and Sitgreaves streets) while studying for the bar, he was admitted to the bar in 1777 becoming the third lawyer in Easton. In 1774 he married Elizabeth Grotz whose parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Schaffbuch) Grotz. Jacob Grotz, Sr. (c.1715-?) had Lot No. 62 in Easton which he acquired from Richard Penn. Grotz and his sons were carpenters who built the first school in Easton. Traill enlisted in the military in 1775 as a major in the 5th Battalion of Northampton County for the Continental Army, and in 1779 he was appointed assistant deputy quartermaster for the Continental Army. Traill was Easton’s first postmaster in 1776 and a personal friend of George Taylor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and executor of Taylor’s last will and testament. In 1790 Robert Traill was appointed by Governor Mifflin as an associate judge. He died July 31, 1816, in Easton and his wife died May 31, 1816, both buried in Easton Cemetery. Christian Ippich (1811-1910) was born in Easton and married to Jennie Mary. He was listed on the deed as a stone cutter; likewise on the 1890 property ownership list for Easton. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Easton. In the Nungesser/Traill deed are also mentioned Samuel Sitgreaves, Benjamin Green, Henry Spering, Maria Opp, Melchior, and Isabella (Traill) Horn: Samuel Sitgreaves (1764-1827) was born in Philadelphia and came to Easton in 1786 to practice Law, in 1790 he as a delegate to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, led the prosecution of John Fries who led the Fries Rebellion, 1795-1798 was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1804-07 served as Burgess of Easton, helped found the Easton Public Library and 1826-27 served as a trustee of Lafayette College. Benjamin Green (c.1770-1852) was married to Elizabeth Traill, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Traill. They had a son Traill Green, a prominent doctor in Easton. Henry Spering (1763-1823) was born in Easton and married to Mary Richards Spering. Maria (Hoffmann) Opp (1746-1827) was married to Johan Jacob Opp. Melchoir Horn (1783/6-1863) was born in Forks Township and served in the War of 1812 in the First Regiment Volunteer Riflemen of Pennsylvania married to Isabel(la)/Isobel Traill Horn (1789-1841), daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Traill.