Deed, DE, Sussex, GEORGE BISHOP to WILLIAM GREER 1722 WILLIAM GREER from GEORGE BISHOP This indenture made the 6th day of November and the 9th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE by the grace of God of Great Britain, Anno Domini 1722. Between GEORGE BISHOP of he County of Sussex upon Delaware, Yeoman, of ye one part and WILLIAM GREER of ye same county, Yeoman, of ye other part. WITNESSETH THAT ye said GEORGE BISHOP for and in consideration of the sum of £11 and ten shillings, current money of America, to him in hand before the ensealing and delivery hereof by ye said WILLIAM GREER well and truly paid, the receipt whereof he does hereby acknowledge himself, therewith, to be fully satisfied and contented and paid and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof doth clearly acquit exonerate, discharged he said WILLIAM GREER his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever and by these presents has granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, confirmed and by these presents does fully and absolutely grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto said WILLIAM GREER his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in ye county of Sussex aforesaid on ye south side of southernmost Branch or Fork of Bowman’s Branch in Cedar Creek hundred ye same being granted by warrant from ye commissioners of property of [Pennsylvania] unto ye aforesaid GEORGE BISHOP, his heirs and assigns, and surveyed year 30th day of October 1718 by ROBERT SHANKLAND Chief surveyor as by ye return thereof appears. Beginning at a corner White Oak standing on said branch and running from thence up said branch binding on you water crosse 195 perches to a live Oak standing on the head of you said branch, thence N 70 degrees E 167 perches to a marked Red Oak, thence N 20 degrees W 176 purchase home to you first bounder. CONTAINING AND LAID OUT for 200 acres of land called Williamsburg, together with all houses, edifices, woods underwoods, ways, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise app retaining whatsoever thereunto belonging or in anyways appertaining and all deeds, writings, evidences, touching or concerning the same or any part thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said two hundred acres of land and all and singular other the premises before hereby granted, bargained and sold or mentioned or intended to be herein as hereby granted, bargained, and sold with their and every of their rights, members, jurisdictions, and appurtenances whatsoever unto ye said WILLIAM GREER his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof of him the said WILLIAM GREER his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns forever and the said GEORGE BISHOP for himself, his heirs and etc. the said two hundred acres of land and all and singular other ye premises and he said WILLIAM GREER, his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claim and claims of his, ye said GEORGE BISHOP, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and all and every other person or persons whatsoever lawfully claiming or to claim by, from, or under him, them, or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by virtue of these presents. Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, GEORGE BISHOP to WILLIAM GREER 1722 In Witness whereof the said GEORGE BISHOP has he run to put his hand and seal ye day and year first above written. GEORGE BISHOP {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of JOHN JACOBS PHIL RUSSELL ======= Sussex So within deed was acknowledged and made over in open Court of Common Pleas held at Lewes for the County aforesaid on the 6th day of November 1722 by ye within GEORGE BISHOP unto ye within WILLIAM GREER his heirs and assigns according to law and ye within contents. Test PHIL RUSSELL, Clerk ======= JAMES HAMMONS from GREER BISHOP a power of Attorney NORTH CAROLINA Know all men by these presents, that I, GREER BISHOP, of ye county of New Hanover in ye province of North Carolina aforesaid, planter, have made, ordained, authorized, nominated, constituted and appointed by these presents to do make, ordain, authorize, nominate, constitute and appoint in my place and stead put and depute my trusty friend of ye county of Dorset in Maryland, Planter, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to take and receive peaceable & quiet possession of my plantation, tract or parcel of land and premises with ye appurtenances together with all and singular ye houses, erections and buildings to ye same or any part thereof belonging or in anywise appertaining. Situate, lying and being in ye province of Pennsylvania [later Delaware] in Sussex County and to have, take and receive ye rents, issues and profits thereof and every part thereof for my use and also for me and in my name, but for my use, to make sale and dispose of all and singular my aforesaid plantation, tract or parcel of land and tenements and hereditaments in ye said province of Pennsylvania and for that purpose to sign, seal, deliver and execute in my name or otherwise all and every such deed or deeds, indenture or indentures of bargain & sale or other instrument in writing as may from time to time be thought necessary and expedient by my said attorney for ye legal conveying, transferring, selling, assuring, enfeoffing and granting ye same land and premises situate in Pennsylvania aforesaid to any person or persons who may become purchaser or purchasers of ye same and to ye heirs and assigns of such purchasers forever. And also for me and in my name to give sufficient receipt & acquaintances and discharges for ye consideration money of such sale or sales giving and granting unto my said attorney full power and lawful authority to substitute and appoint and in his place stand to put and depute one or more attorney or attorneys under him Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, GEORGE BISHOP to WILLIAM GREER 1722 for all and every or any ye purpose aforesaid and such attorney or attorneys from time to time to displace or remove as he shall see convenient & generally for me and in my name but to my use to de, execute and perform all and every other act and acts, thing and things as my said attorney or his substitutes shall from time to time find needful and expedient or be advised in an about ye premises as fully and effectually to all intents, constructions and purposes, whatsoever that I, ye said GREER BISHOP might or could do if personally present, hereby allowing, ratifying and confirming all and whatsoever my said attorney or his substitute or substitutes shall lawfully do or says to be done in ye premises. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this twenty first day of April 1763. GREER BISHOP {his mark} Sealed and delivered in ye presence of HENRY “ROBARDS” […] PARR ======= This day came before me GREER BISHOP and acknowledged his having appointed JAMES HAMMONS of Maryland his attorney to ye within Power of Attorney. Wilmington, April 21st 1763 CALEB GRANGER, JP ======= North Carolina By his Excellency ARTHUR DOBBS Esquire, Captain-General, governor and commander-in- chief and over the province. These are to certify all whom it may concern that CALEB GRANGER Esquire who have signed the annexed deposition or probate to ye annexed power attorney, from GREER BISHOP to JAMES HAMMONS, is one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of New Hanover in said Province and due faith and credit is and ought to be given to his attestations as such both in court and without. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of his Majesty's said Province to be sure by scratch here onto of fixed at Wilmington in said Province this 22nd day of April 1763 and in the third year of his Majesty's reign. ARTHUR DOBBS By his excellency's command THOMAS RUTHERFORD, deputy secretary Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, GEORGE BISHOP to WILLIAM GREER 1722 The deposition of Sarah Bishop North Carolina New Hanover County SARAH BISHOP of ye County of New Hanover and the province of North Carolina, widow, this day personally appeared before me, GEORGE MERRICK, gentleman and Justice of the Peace for said County of New Hanover in the province aforesaid, and maketh oath that about 43 years ago [1720] she was married to HENRY BISHOP of ye County of Somerset in the province of Maryland, planter, by one SAMUEL HOPKINS a Justice of the Peace of ye County of Somerset and that in about eleven months after their marriage, with said HENRY BISHOP [1721], she was delivered of a son by one RACHEL POINTER [POYNTER], midwife, of the said County of Somerset, which said son was afterwards baptized by said name of GREER and that she, the said SARAH BISHOP, and ye said HENRY BISHOP, her husband, lived for ye term of six years, or thereabouts, in ye County of Somerset aforesaid after ye said marriage and then removed into ye County of Sussex the province of Pennsylvania where she and he said HENRY BISHOP, her husband, lived for ye term of ten years or thereabouts and from thence she and the said HENRY BISHOP, her husband, removed in to ye County of New Hanover and you province of North Carolina where she, the said SARAH BISHOP, and the said HENRY BISHOP lived together until about five years ago [1758] when the said HENRY BISHOP her husband, departed this life leaving issue five sons and three daughters, to wit. GREER [BISHOP], ANDREW [BISHOP], WILLIAM [BISHOP], CHARLES [BISHOP], LITTLETON [BISHOP] sons, and TEMPERANCE [BISHOP], NEOMI [BISHOP], MARY [BISHOP], daughters of ye said SARAH and he said HENRY BISHOP, her said husband. And the said SARAH BISHOP on her oath declares that ye said GREER BISHOP is the eldest, and first, son of you said HENRY BISHOP and her, he said SARAH BISHOP, and that ye said GREER is now living in the county of New Hanover in ye providence province of North Carolina of force head. And further she sayeth not. Certified under my hand and seal this 9th day of March in the year of Our Lord 1763. SARAH BISHOP, {her x mark} Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, GEORGE BISHOP to WILLIAM GREER 1722 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 5 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK **