Deed, DE, Sussex, Betty Hill et. al. To Nathaniel Waples 1780 NATHANIEL WAPLES from BETTY HILL and others THIS INDENTURE made the 14th day of October in the year of Our Lord 1780 between BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN and NANNY BRYAN his wife, JOHN SHAW and COMFORT SHAW his wife all of the county of Sussex in the state of Delaware of the one part and NATHANIEL WAPLES, Esquire of the county aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH that whereas there is a certain tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in Indian River Hundred on the head of the aforesaid river, commonly known by the name of the Rock Hole, which said tract of land what's granted by warrant bearing date 9th of November 1714 to one ELIZABETH HILL and by her was ordered to be surveyed unto CORNELIUS WILLBANK which said warrant was assigned over unto a certain ROBERT BURTON and conveyed unto him the thirtieth day of December 1723 for 272 acres of land by ROBERT SHANKLAND, then Deputy surveyor of the aforesaid county of Sussex, and the said ROBERT BURTON by his last will and testament during date the 25th day of April 1724 devised the aforesaid tract of land to his son SAMUEL BURTON and the said SAMUEL BURTON by his deed sale bearing date the 5th day of August 1752 conveyed the land to him so as aforesaid devised to a certain THOMAS COULLOUR and ASHER MOTT which said deed is recorded in the rolls office for the aforesaid County of Sussex in Book H No. 7 Folio 330 and in the same Book Folio 382 stand recorded JACOB KOLLOCK Esquire, then High Sheriff, deed of sale bearing date the 11th day of December 175 unto the above named ASHER MOTT for THOMAS COULLOUR one moiety or half part of the aforesaid tract of land being sold by the sheriff to satisfy a judgment of Court obtained against the above named THOMAS COULLOUR by the aforesaid ASHER MOTT most and struck off to him for being the highest bidder whereon the said ASHER MOTT became seized with the whole of the above mentioned 272 acres of land and BENJAMIN STOCKLEY, an attorney unto the said ASHER MOTT, then of the province of Pennsylvania, by his deed of sale bearing date the 3rd day of March 1761 conveys the aforesaid 272 acres of land on to WILLIAM HARMONSON which said deed stands recorded in the rolls aforesaid Book I No. 9 Folio 293 and the said WILLIAM HARMONSON by his deed of sale bearing date the 2nd day of March 1761 conveys 170 Acres of the aforesaid land unto ABSALOM HUTSON which said deed stands recorded in the rolls aforesaid in Book K No. 10 Folio 71 and the remaining part of the tract of land the said WILLIAM HARMONSON by his deed of sale bearing date the 6th day of September 1768 conveyed it to a certain SOLOMON HILL which deed stands recorded in the roles aforesaid in Book K No. 10 Folio 335. And the said SOLOMON HILL by his last will and testament bearing date 8th of January 1778 devised the aforesaid tract or parcel of land under his wife BETTY HILL during her natural life and after her deceased to be equally divided between his two daughters viz COMFORT SHAW, who was then married on to JOHN SHAW and NANNY BRYAN who also had intermarried WILLIAM BRYAN, now all parties to these presents which said parcel of land is butted in bounded as follows: Beginning at a corner post in the room of a corner Gum, formerly the original beginning bounder of the said tract of land, but now dead, standing by the edge of a branch on Swamp on a small place of fast sand and about 12 or 15 perches from the run of the said Branch or heading of the said Indian River and some slobed White Oaks by it and running from thence north 40 degrees east four perches thereon on south 35 and a half degrees east down the branch 148 perches, thence north 52 degrees east 14 perches then north 84 degrees east 20 purchases to a corner Red Oak standing by the Waterside at the Rock hole in the room of a corner marked White Oak, now dead, being a corner tree of that part of the above named or described land laid off on to ABSALOM HUTSON by the above named WILLIAM HARMONSON then by a dividing line between the aforesaid land and Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Betty Hill et. al. To Nathaniel Waples 1780 the land laid off on to ABSALOM HUTSON north 2 degrees east 270 purchase to a post and the last line of the original survey of the aforesaid tract of land then south 40 degrees west 208 purchase home to the first place of beginning. Containing 130 acres of land, be the same more or less. Now this indenture witnesses that the said that BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN and NANNY BRYAN his wife, JOHN SHAW and COMFORT SHAW his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of £3,500 current money of the Delaware state to them in hand paid by the above named NATHANIEL WAPLES the receipt whereof the said BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN and NANNY BRYAN his wife oh, JOHN SHAW and COMFORT SHAW his wife do hereby acknowledged and themselves to be therewith fully contented, satisfied and paid has granted, bargained, and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, and sell unto him the said NATHANIEL WAPLES his heirs and assigns forever all their right and title, interest, property, claim and demand of, in or to the above-described parcel of land together with all and singular the buildings, improvements, hereditaments, and appurtenances unto the same belonging or in any wise appertaining as also all the sudden right, title, interest, property, clay and demand of us the said BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN, NANNY BRYAN, JOHN SHAW and COMFORT SHAW of in or two every part and parcel there of to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land to the said NATHANIEL WAPLES his errors and ensigns to the only proper use and because of him the said NATHANIEL WAPLES, his heirs and assigns forever. And we, the said BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN, NANNY BRYAN, JOHN SHAW and COMFORT SHAW for ourselves our executors and administrators do covenant and grant to and with the said NATHANIEL WAPLES his executor, administrators and assigns that we the said that he HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN, NANNY BRYAN, JOHN SHAW, and COMFORT SHAW the sad land against the lawful claim or claims of us, the said that he HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN, NANNY BRYAN, JOHN SHAW and COMFORT SHAW our heirs and assigns and all manner of person or persons claiming or to claim from, by, or under them, or any of them, to the aforesaid NATHANIEL WAPLES his heirs and assigns will forever warrant and defend and we the aforesaid BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN, NANNY BRYAN, JOHN SHAW, and COMFORT SHAW do make constitute and appoint HENRY FISHER, RHOADS SHANKLAND, and JOSEPH HALL, them or either of them our true and lawful attorney or attorneys to appear for us at a court of common pleas to be held at the town of Lewes for the county of Sussex, aforesaid, in November next or any other subsequent Court and then and there in our names room and stead to acknowledge this deed according to law and open court. In testimony whereof we, the said BETTY HILL, WILLIAM BRYAN, NANNY BRYAN, JOHN SHAW, and COMFORT SHAW have hereunto set our hands and seal the day and year first above written. BETTY HILL {seal, her x mark} WILLIAM BRYAN {seal} NANNY BRYAN {seal, her x mark} JOHN SHAW {seal} COMFORT SHAW {seal, her x mark} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us ELIJAH DICKERSON JOHN SHARP {his mark} Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Betty Hill et. al. To Nathaniel Waples 1780 Sussex on Delaware Came before me is a subscriber one of the justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of for set the within named NANNY BRYAN, wife of WILLIAM BRYAN, and COMFORT SHAW, wife of JOHN SHAW, and being separate and apart from their husbands and examined did say that they signed the within deed of their own free volition will and accord and that they were not compelled thereto by any threats from their husbands. Witness my hands is 8th day of November 1780 ISAAC SMITH Sussex County At a Court of Common Pleas held at Lewes County of force said the 8th day of November in the year of Our Lord 1780 the execution of the above within deed was proved by ELIJAH DICKERSON and acknowledged in due form of law by HENRY FISHER therein empowered by the subscribing parties. Test JOSEPH HALL D. Proth. Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **