Deed, DE, Sussex James Black to Robert Hood 1762

ROBERT HOOD from JAMES BLACK and executors

THIS INDENTURE made the 4th day of November in the year of Our Lord 1762.

BETWEEN JAMES BLACK of the county of Sussex in the province of Pennsylvania, cord-
winder, and ELIZABETH BLACK his wife, of the one part, and ROBERT HOOD of the
county of board said aforesaid, cord-winder, of the other part.

WITNESSES THAT WHEREAS there is a certain tract or parcel of land and being in Ye
County aforesaid, about eight miles from Lewes Town, being part of a larger tract
of land containing 907 acres of land known by the name Maiden Plantation butted and
bounded as follow with:

    Beginning at an end of a line running North 14 degrees West 30 perches
    and then joining to ye land that was DANIEL HARRISON’s, late of this
    County, deceased, and and conveyed by ye said HARRISON to GEORGE CAMPBELL
    of the county aforesaid, deceased, and now in the possession of ABSALOM
    HUDSON and running South 20 degrees east 15 perches then along that line
    as far as to make up said tract, 250 Acres, being part of the above 907
    Acres as by Patent will further declare and appear which said 250 acres
    of land was conveyed by THOMAS HARRISON to JAMES HOOD of the county
    aforesaid 50 acres of which land was conveyed by ye aforesaid JAMES HOOD
    to ROBERT from and after ye decease of the aforesaid JAMES HOOD the
    remaining two hundred acres of land fell to the heirs of the said JAMES
    HOOD lawfully begotten of his body according to law provided in such
    cases and whereas the 1/5 part of the above mentioned 200 acres of land
    became the right and property of the aforesaid ELIZABETH BLACK, it being
    22¾ acres of land.

NOW THIS INDENTURE further witnesses that ye aforesaid JAMES BLACK and ELIZABETH
[BLACK] his wife, for and in consideration of ye sum of £17 current and lawful
money of this government to them in hand paid by you the aforesaid ROBERT HOOD,
before ye ensealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof they and
each of them hereby acknowledged, have given, granted, bargain, sold, aliened,
enfeoffed, confirmed and by these presents half do give, grant, bargain, sell,
alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said ROBERT HOOD his heirs and assigns forever
all the said ELIZABETH BLACK’s fifth part of ye before recited land together with
all the improvements, houses, buildings, fencings, gardens, orchards, woods, under
woods, ways, waterways, whatsoever belonging to or any wise at pertaining to the
same.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said 22¾ acres of land and all and singular other the
premises before hereby granted bargained and sold on to he said ROBERT HOOD his
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever and clear from and of all
lawful claim by, from, or them ye said same BLACK and ELIZABETH his wife their
heirs, executor, administrators into a sign and free and clear from all
encumbrances whatsoever the rent of of and services here after arising unto the
Lord or Lords of the fee or fees in or in respect of the premises only accepted and
foreprized.




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                  Deed, DE, Sussex James Black to Robert Hood 1762

IN WITNESS WHEREOF we, ye said JAMES BLACK and ELIZABETH BLACK, have presents set
our hand and affixed our seals the day and year first above written.

JAMES BLACK     {seal}
ELIZABETH BLACK {seal, her mark}

Sealed, signed, and delivered in you presence of us:

JAMES COULTER
THOMAS GRAY

Sussex on Delaware

I hereby certify that the within named ELIZABETH BLACK was examined by the
subscriber, one of the Majesty's justices for the county aforesaid, according to
you acts of assembly of this government November 4th 1762.

By THOMAS PRETTYMAN



Sussex Delaware

The width in deed was acknowledged in due form of law at a court of common pleas
held at Lewes for ye County aforesaid the 4th day of November 1762. By and unto the
parties there in named

Test

J. RODNEY, Deputy prothonotary




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