Deed, DE, Sussex, FRANCIS WOOLFE to WILLIAM BURTON 1741 Deed of sale FRANCIS WOOLFE to WILLIAM BURTON This indenture made the 27th day of March in ye year of Our Lord 1741 between FRANCIS will love ye County of Sussex upon Delaware, Carpenter, of ye one part and WILLIAM BURTON of ye same county, Gentlemen, of the other part. Witnesseth that ye FRANCIS WOOLFE for and in consideration of the full and just some of £80 current lawful money paid to him in hand at and before ye ensealing and delivery hereof by ye said WILLIAM BURTON, well and truly paid, ye receipt whereof he hereby acknowledge himself therewith to be fully satisfied and fully paid and thereof every part and parcel there of the fully and absolutely acquit, exonerate, and discharge ye WILLIAM BURTON his heirs executors, administrators and assigns forever by these presents hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed by these presents and fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto ye said WILLIAM BURTON his heirs, executors, administrators, assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land being ye moiety and half part of a greater tract of land which FRANCIS CORNWELL, son and heir of FRANCIS CORNWELL, late of the county of Sussex aforesaid, did by his deed of released and remise bearing date and ye first day of May in the year of Our Lord 1716 made over and conveyed unto his sister MARY WOOLFE her heirs doth signs forever and he said MARY WOOLFE WOOLFE by her last will and testament hat give ye aforesaid land unto two of her sons, viz: WILLIAM WOOLFE and RICE WOOLFE to be divided equally between them and their heirs and assigns forever and afterwards RICE WOOLFE by his deed of sale only executed bearing date of the 10th day of May in the year of Our Lord 1734 for a certain consideration there in mentioned sell, makeover, and convey the aforesaid moiety or half part of land unto his brother FRANCIS WOOLFE, his heirs and assigns forever request being had to ye several writings will make it more fully and simply appear which said land is meted and founded as follows: Beginning at a corner White Oak of ye dividend between ye two brothers WILLIAM and RICE standing on ye head of Muddy Branch on the E side of one of ye prongs of said branch; and thence down ye said branch on ye several watercourses N 57 W 40 perches and N 19 W 66 perches to a corner Red Oak sapling standing my mouth of a small branch that runneth into the Muddy Branch; and thence running with a dividing line S 66¾ degrees E 155 perches to a corner Red Oak on the E side of ye clear ground of WILLIAM WOOLFE’s land; thence N 46½ degrees E 160 perches to a marked Maple in Long Bridge Branch below ye horse Road; and thence with ye line up of division that is now agreed between ye two brothers S 5¾ degrees E 83 perches to a corner and ye said line that was MICHAEL CHAMBERS’ land; and thence running with ye line of MICHAEL CHAMBERS’ land N 68 degrees W 50 perches to a corner Red Oak of ye said CHAMBERS’ land; and thence 48 degrees W 202 perches home to the first bounder. Containing and laid out for 166 acres of land. TOGETHER WITH ALL houses, and if it says, woods, under woods, ways, easements, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to ye aforesaid land and premises in anywise appurtaining or to any part or parcel thereof ye annual payments already due and which have or after shall become due and payable to ye trustee or trustees of ye loan office for ye County of Sussex aforesaid or their successors always exepted and reserved to have and to hold ye aforesaid 166 acres of land and all and singular other ye promises with ye appurtenances thereunto belonging except as before excepted unto ye said WILLIAM BURTON and his heirs and assigns to ye the Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, FRANCIS WOOLFE to WILLIAM BURTON 1741 only proper use and behoof of him ye said WILLIAM BURTON, his heirs, executors administrators, and assigns forever and ye rents and services also compounded and which hereafter shall become due and payable by ye Chief Lord or Lords of ye fee or fees only excepted he said FRANCIS WOOLFE doth covenant for himself, his heirs, executor is, administrators to and with ye said WILLIAM BURTON his ears and assigned to warrant and defend the aforesaid 166 Acres of land and premises before hereby granted, bargain, and sold with the appurtenances except as before excepted against him ye said FRANCIS WOOLFE his heirs and assigns and against all and all manner of person or persons was to ever or wheresoever lawfully claiming or to claim the aforesaid land and premises except as before excepted shall and will warrant and forever defend by virtue of these presents. In witness whereof ye said FRANCIS WOOLFE have hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal ye day and year first above written. FRANCIS WOOLFE {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of DANIEL NUNEZ RUSSELL The within deed of sale was acknowledged and made over at a special Court held at Lewes Town for ye County aforesaid on the 4th day of April 1741 before SIMON KOLLOCK and JACOB KOLLOCK and RIVES HOLT, Esquires by be within FRANCIS WOOLFE to the within WILLIAM BURTON according to law and ye contents of ye within deed. Test SHEPHERD KOLLOCK, prothonotary Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, FRANCIS WOOLFE to WILLIAM BURTON 1741 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 ye like. But if ye use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **