Deed, DE, Kent, BEDWELL, FISHER, BARDON 1713 THIS INDENTURE made the 10th day of April in the 12th year of the reign of Queen Anne over Great Britain & c. Anno Domini 1713. BETWEEN THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL, and ADAM FISHER all of Kent County on Delaware in America, gentlemen, of the one part and MARK BARDON of the said County of Kent, carpenter, of the other part. WHEREAS The honorable William Penn Esquire did by his letters patent, give, grant, and confirm unto the said THOMAS BEDWELL and one HENRY BEDWELL, brother unto the said THOMAS [BEDWELL], and unto the said ROBERT BEDWELL and ADAM FISHER all that tract of land called The LONG REACH, situate and being in the Murderkiln hundred on the said in the said County on a branch of Dover river called ISAAC's Branch, containing 1,100 acres of land. AND WHEREAS the said HENRY BEDWELL is since deceased without heirs of his body begotten. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that the said THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT, and ADAM FISHER for and in consideration of the sum of 15 lb current silver money of America to them and every of them in hand paid by the said MARK BARDON the receipt whereof they and every of them do hereby acknowledge and thereof and therefrom for themselves and every of them and their and every of their heirs, executors, and administrators do release, acquit, and discharge the said MARK BARDON his heirs, executors, and administrators, of and from the same and every part and parcel thereof, by these presents, have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, enfeoffed, and confirmed and by these presents to fully, clearly, and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said MARK BARDON, his heirs and assigns forever, all that all that part of the before mentioned tract of land called LONG REACH situated as aforesaid. Beginning at a corner marked Hickory, being a corner tree of the said land called LONG REACH; and running from thence NW 160 perches to a bounded Hickory; thence W by N 9 perches to a bounded Hickory; thence W by S 144 perches to a bounded Hickory standing in ye lining of ye land formerly belonging to EZEKIEL NEEDHAM; thence E by S along the line of the said EZEKIEL NEEDHAM's land 216 perches to a bounded Red Oak in the patent mentioned, and is a corner tree of the land formerly belonging to EDMOND NEEDHAM; thence N by E 58 purchase to the first bounded Hickory. Containing a laid out for 100 acres of land, be the same more or less. Together with all and all manner of houses, out houses, barns, stables, gardens, orchards, messuages, tenements, plantations, fields, pastures, common woods, meadows, easements, waters, water courses, creeks, landings, fishings, fowlings, huntings, rights, liberties, improvements, mines, minerals, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said belonging messuages, lands, and tenements belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits and true copies of all letters, patents, deeds, evidences, and writings touching and concerning the same to be had and made at the charges of the said MARK BARDON, his heirs and assigns. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Kent, BEDWELL, FISHER, BARDON 1713 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the said messuages, tract, or parcel of land hereditaments and all other the premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended to be granted and every part in parcel thereof with their appurtenances to the said MARK BARDON is heirs and assigns to the only use and behoof of the said MARK BARDON, his heirs and assigns, forever. AND THE SAID THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL, and ADAM FISHER severally and not in jointure, and their heirs and the said messuages, lands, tenements, hereditaments, and premises hereby granted with their appurtenances shall warrant, defend unto the said MARK BARDON, his heirs and assigns against them, the said THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL and ADAM FISHER, every of them and against their and every of their heirs and assigns and against all and every person or persons whatsoever. AND THE SAID THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL, and ADAM FISHER severally and not jointly nor one or another, do for themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators into assigns, Covenant, promise, and Grant to and with the said MARK BARDON is heirs and assigns by these presents in manner and form following, that is to say that they, the said THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL, and ADAM FISHER now have good right, full power and absolute authority in themselves to grant, bargain, sell, and convey the messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments and premises hereby granted and every part thereof with their appurtenances unto the said MARK BARDON, his heirs and assigns, in manner and course said. AND THAT THE SAID MARK BARDON his heirs and assigns in manner aforesaid and that the said MARK BARDON is heirs and assigns shall, and lawfully may, henceforth forever peaceably and quietly have, hold, and enjoy the sad messuages, lands, tenements, and all other hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended to be granted and every part thereof with their appurtenances and receive and take all the rents, issues, and profits thereunto his or their own use and behoof forever Without the let, suit, trouble, eviction, denial, ejection, expulsion, or molestation of them, the said THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL, and ADAM FISHER or any or either of them or any or either of their heirs, or assigns, or any other person or persons whatsoever, and that the said messuages, lands, plantations, hereditaments, and all other the premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended to be granted, now on from hence forth forever hereafter shall be and remain unto the said MARK BARDON, his heirs and assigns free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted and discharged or otherwise well and sufficiently saved and kept harmless and indemnify doth, and from, all and all manner of former and other bargains, sales, gifts, grants, jointures, powers, mortgages, entails, uses, limitations, conditions, forfeitures, extension, executions, judgments, issues, amercements, rents, arrearages, arrearages of rents, titles, troubles, charges, and encumbrances whatsoever (the rents and services now do and hereafter to grow due to the lord of the fee there of accepted). And that they, the said THOMAS BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL, and ADAM FISHER, and every of them and every of their heirs and assigns and all and every other person once so ever having of, in, or to the said bargained premises, or any part thereof, shall and will at any time hereafter had two reasonable request and costs and charges in the law of the said MARK BARDON his heirs and assigns, make and do execute and acknowledge or caused be made done executed and acknowledged all and every such further and other reasonable act and acts things and things conveyance and assurances in the law for the further and better assurance and confirmation of the said messuages, lands, tenements, plantations and all other the hereditaments and premises hereby granted and every part thereof with their appurtenances unto the said MARK BARDON, his heirs or assigns as by him or them or as by his or their Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Kent, BEDWELL, FISHER, BARDON 1713 council learn it in the law shall be reasonably advised, advised, or required with warranties and covenants for quiet enjoying the same against all persons lawfully claiming the said premises or any part thereof. In witness whereof the parties above-named to these presents their hands and seals interchangeably have host part dated the day and year first above written. THOMAS BEDWELL ROBERT BEDWELL ADAM FISHER MEMORANDUM the words to a bounded Hickory between you 15th and 16th line of You original indenture were first interlined and there then these presents were sealed and delivered in presidents of us FRANCIS ALLEN WILLIAM ANNAND The above deed was acknowledged in open court of Common Pleas held at the town of Dover in and for the county of Kent on Delaware this 10th day of November 1715 by the above named THOMAS BEDWELL and ELIZABETH BEDWELL, ROBERT BEDWELL‘s relict and executrix of ROBERT BEDWELL above-named deed by ADAM FISHER to the above named MARK BARDON is heirs and assigns forever Test WILLIAM RODENEY Recorded this 2nd of April 1716 Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Kent, BEDWELL, FISHER, BARDON 1713 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **