Deed, DE, Sussex, RICHARD & JANE MULLINEX WILLIAM POYNTER from JANE and RICHARD MULLINEAUX This indenture made the 18th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1775 between JANE MULLINEAUX widow and RICHARD MULLINEAUX yeoman both of the county of Sussex on Delaware of the one part and WILLIAM POYNTER POYNTER farmer of the same place of the other part witnesses that whereas ALEXANDER ARGO, deceased, by BETHUEL WATSON his attorney, granted on to the aforesaid JANE MULLINEAUX to certain tracks of land one lying and being in the forest of Cedar Creek hundred in Sussex County aforesaid between the head of Boseman's Branch one of the branches of Nick billion Creek and the other side of a swamp called Wolf Den called and known by the name of Jones’ Adventure containing 295 acres of land the other part or parcel of land situated in the forest of Cedar Creek hundred of horse head being formally taken up and belonging to a certain JOHN MORROW containing 99¾ of an acre of land now this indenture further witnesses that if said JANE and RICHARD MULLINEAUX for and in consideration of the sum of £133 and 5 Shillings current money of America to them in hand paid by the aforesaid WILLIAM POYNTER have bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said WILLIAM POYNTER, his heirs and executors and administrators and assigns 156 acres and 33 perches of land part of the above-mentioned 395 acres of land called and known by the name of Jones Adventure which side part: Beginning at a corner Black Oak of WILLIAM PARKS' and ALEXANDER ARGO’s land from; thence South 71½ degrees east 148 perches and 18 links to a blown down corner Black Oak of JANE WARREN's Land; thence North 50 degrees east 51 perches to a corner White Oak of said WARREN's and WILLIAM MULLINEAUX's land; thence North 5 degrees West 100 and 5 perches to a cornerstone in the field, since North 35½ degrees East 48 perches to a dividing post of the widow MULLINEAUX’s third; thence by a dividing line of said widows 3rd North 71 degrees west 133 purchases to another dividing post in the swamp; South one degree East 54 perches to a corner marked timber oak of WATSON SMITH and WILLIAM PARKS has then by said PARKS’ has Line south 31¾ degrees West 140 perches home to The first beginning Corner black oak. Containing and laid out for 156½ acres and 33 perches of land surveyed the 3rd of April Anno Domini 1775 by CALEB CIRWITHIN to have and to hold the above 156½ acres and 33 purchase of land under the said WILLIAM POYNTER his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns together with all singular the houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, ways, waterways, woods, under-woods, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise have pertaining to the same so the only two the only proper use and behoof of him the said WILLIAM POYNTER his heirs and assigns forever. We decide JANE MULLINEAUX and RICHARD MULLINEAUX for ourselves our errors, executor, administrators the shed 156 and a half acres and 3 purchase of land together with the remainder and remainders, revision and revisions, rents & services whatsoever their into belonging under the said WILLIAM POYNTER his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns do warrant and forever defend from the lawful claim or claims of us the said JANE and RICHARD MULLINEAUX our heirs and assigns as all from the lawful claims were claims of all and every other person or persons whatsoever claiming by, from, or under us or either of us our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns the quit rents now due and hereafter to become due to the Lord or Lord of the future of only accepted and and further upon the receipt upon the receipt of the aforesaid £133 five Shillings the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by us the said JANE and RICHARD MULLINEAUX do for ourselves our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever exonerate quit claim and discharge the said WILLIAM POYNTER his heirs, executors, Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, RICHARD & JANE MULLINEX administrators and assigns forever of in and concerning the above recited land and premises hereby granted bargained and sold. In testimony where of we and each of us have hereunto interchangeably set our hand and affixed our seal the day and year first above written and further we do here by empower JOHN RODNEY and DORMAN LOFLAND Esquire, either of them our attorney or attorneys irrevocably the above deed of sale in open court according to law. And further we do hereby empower JOHN RODNEY & DORMAN LOFLAND Esquire or either of them or attorney or attorneys irrevocably to acknowledge ye above deed of sale in open court according to law. Witness our hand and seal as aforesaid JANE MULLINEAUX {her mark} RICHARD MULLINEAUX {his mark} Sealed signed and delivered in the presence of us Test WILLIAM HAZZARD RATLIFF [RATCLIFF] POYNTER Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, RICHARD & JANE MULLINEX Sussex County on Delaware Be it remembered that RATLIFF [RATCLIFF] POYNTER one of the subscribing witness has to the within deed came into court of common pleas at Lewes in and for the county of Sussex aforesaid the 7th Day of February in the year of Our Lord 1776 and made oath on the holy evangelist of almighty God that he saw the within named JANE MULLINEAUX and RICHARD MULLINEAUX sign seal and deliver the within deed as their act and deed, and that he saw WILLIAM HAZZARD subscribe his name as a witness thereto and at the same time he subscribed his own name another witness to the same thereupon came into the same court DORMAN LOFLAND Esquire who by virtue of the power and authority in the within deed unto him granted did then did then & there acknowledge the same unto the within named WILLIAM POYNTER ye land and premises therein specified to be his right and property according to purpose and intent thereof. I have hereunto set my hand and published my seal of the county aforesaid the 5th day of March in the year aforesaid. DAVID TRAIN SEARCH: MULNIX, MULLINAX, MULLINEX, MULLINEAUX Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, RICHARD & JANE MULLINEX ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **