Deed, DE, New Castle, JAMES BRYAN to ANDREW BRYAN 1764 THIS INDENTURE made the 9th day of May in the year of Our Lord 1764 between JAMES BRYAN of St. George's hundred and County of New Castle upon Delaware, Carpenter, the one part and ANDREW BRYAN Appoquinimink hundred and County aforesaid, Turner, of the other part. WHEREAS ANDREW BRYAN Sr., late of St. George's hundred and County aforesaid, in his lifetime and at the time of his death was lawfully seized in fee of and in a certain tract of land and plantation, in the hundred and county aforesaid, containing 194 Acres which said tract of land and Plantation the said ANDREW BRYAN by his last will and testament bearing date the 22nd day of March Anno Domini 1749 and recorded in the register's office in New Castle did decrease in men are following, to quit. ITEM I give, devise and bequeath, unto my loving sons ALEXANDER BRYAN and JOHN BRYAN and ANDREW BRYAN, my aforesaid plantation and real estate, one third part, to each of my aforesaid three sons to be equally divided among them, share and share alike. AND THE AFORESAID ALEXANDER BRYAN being lawfully seized by virtue of the will aforesaid of the third part of the tract of land aforesaid did by last will and testament among other things therein bequeathed, give and bequeath to his well beloved brother, JAMES BRYAN, all his right and title to is saw mill, mill dam and streams with 3 acres of land, convenient to the same, belonging to his part of the land aforesaid not including any buildings and etc., to him his heirs and assigns forever. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that the said JAMES BRYAN, for and in consideration of the sum of £140 current money of the government of the counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex upon Delaware, to him in hand paid by the said ANDREW BRYAN, the receipt whereof the said JAMES BRYAN does hereby acknowledged, and thereby does hereby acquit and discharge the said ANDREW BRYAN, his heirs and assigns by these presents, has granted, bargained, sold, remised released and forever quit claimed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said ANDREW BRYAN his heirs and assigns forever the aforesaid saw mill, mill dam, and streams with three undivided acres of land convenient to the same lying and being in St. George's hundred and County aforesaid. together with all and singular the houses, outhouses, woods, and underwoods, timber and trees ways, waters, water courses, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belong or in anywise appertaining and the reversion and remainder of the premises together with all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand of him the set JAMES BRYAN of, in, or two, the aforesaid mill, mill dam, and streams with three undivided acres of land aforesaid, or any there of which he now has by virtue of the says last will of the aforesaid ALEXANDER BRYAN deceased with all the rents, issues, and profits thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid mill, Mill Dam, and streams with the three acres of undivided land aforesaid and premises with the appurtenances and every part thereof to him the said ANDREW BRYAN his heirs and assigns forever under the yearly quit rents now due and to become due to the chief Lord or Lords of the fee there of hand the aforesaid JAMES BRYAN doth covenant, grant, and agree to and with the said ANDREW BRYAN, his heirs and assigns, that he, the aforesaid JAMES BRYAN and his heirs shall and will at the proper cost in charge of the said ANDREW BRYAN and by the advice of the council learned in the law make, signed, sealed, execute and acknowledge all and every other such convenience, deed or release that may be needful and necessary for the better confirming and sure making the saw mill, mill Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, New Castle, JAMES BRYAN to ANDREW BRYAN 1764 dam, streams and 3 acres of land unto the aforesaid ANDREW BRYAN his heirs and assigns forever and the said JAMES BRYAN and his heirs so you said hereby granted premises with their and every of their appurtenances on to the said ANDREW BRYAN his heirs and assigns against him the said JAMES BRYAN, his heirs and executors administrators and every of them and against all and every other person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim by form under him or them or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said JAMES BRYAN has hereby set and affixed his hand and seal the day and year first above written. JAMES BRYAN {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of JACOB PETERSON JOHN DALE Jr. MARY VANDYKE Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, New Castle, JAMES BRYAN to ANDREW BRYAN 1764 May 15th 1764 received of ANDREW BRYAN the sum of £140 in full in payment of the was indeed the mill received by me. JAMES BRYAN New Castle County Acknowledged in the court of common pleas held a New Castle for the county of New Castle in May term 1762 In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the public seal of the said County. THEODORE MAURICE, register Recorded August 2nd 1764 Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, New Castle, JAMES BRYAN to ANDREW BRYAN 1764 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **