Deed, DE, Sussex, TURNER-GILL heirs FRANCIS WOOLFE, 1755

TURNER and Gil and CA to The Heirs of FRANCIS WOOLFE deceased

To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come no ye that CORNELIUS
TURNER and WILLIAM GILL, BENJAMIN STOCKLEY Esquire and SARAH his wife and CORNELIUS
TURNER executors of the last will and testament of JOSEPH TURNER late of the county
of Sussex on Delaware deceased for and in consideration of the sum of £210.12
current money of this government to us in hand paid the receipt whereof we and each
of us do hereby acknowledge or rich said some a certain FRANCIS WOOLFE late of the
county aforesaid deceased the aforesaid CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL and JOSEPH
TURNER, in his lifetime, as sureties were jointly and severally bound unto THOMAS
LAWRENCE of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, Esquire, in consideration whereof and for
the security of that said CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL and JOSEPH TURNER, the
said FRANCIS WOOLFE in his lifetime did assign, transfer and make over unto the
said CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL and JOSEPH TURNER a certain deed with the
appurtenances therein mentioned being a tract of land and marsh containing two
hundred and fifty acres called Pasture Neck as by indenture bearing date the
seventh day of May one thousand seven hundred and forty six (1746) from the said
FRANCIS to the said CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL and JOSEPH TURNER may more fully
appear, and the said CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL and JOSEPH TURNER in his
lifetime did sign, seal and deliver unto the said FRANCIS WOOLFE a bond of
conveyance to reconvey the said land and premises unto the said FRANCIS WOOLFE, his
heirs and assigns & c. upon condition that he, the said FRANCIS, his heirs & c.
would indemnify them, the said CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL and JOSEPH TURNER,
their heirs & c. from all damages and expense and whereas the said FRANCIS WOOLFE,
by his last will and testament did divide the said land and premises unto his four
sons RICE [WOOLFE], WILLIAM [WOOLFE], JONATHON [WOOLFE], and JOHN [WOOLFE] and
their heirs and assigns forever, after the death of his wife SARAH WOOLFE to be
equally divided according to the quantity and quality thereof we, the said
CORNELIUS TURNER, WILLIAM GILL, in our own right and BENJAMIN SHOCKLEY and SARAH,
his wife and CORNELIUS TURNER, as executor to JOSEPH TURNER as aforesaid, have
remised, released and quit claimed and by these presents to remise, release and
forever quit claim unto the said RICE WOOLFE, WILLIAM WOOLFE, JONATHON WOOLFE, and
JOHN WOOLFE, their heirs and assigns all the right, title, interest, property,
claim and demand of, in and unto the above mentioned tract of land and marsh with
all and singular the appurtenances, to have and to hold the same lands, tenements
and hereditaments with all and every thing thereunto belonging unto the said RICE,
WILLIAM, JONATHAN an JOHN WOOLFE & their heirs and assigns forever after the
decease of their mother SARAH WOOLFE aforesaid, now SARAH BROOKSBEY, according to
the last will and testament of the aforesaid FRANCIS WOOLFE, decease.




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             Deed, DE, Sussex, TURNER-GILL heirs FRANCIS WOOLFE, 1755

In witness whereof the said CORNELIUS TURNER and WILLIAM GILL and the said BENJAMIN
STOCKLEY, and SARAH, his wife, and CORNELIUS TURNER, executor as aforesaid have
hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals this fifth day of February in the
year of our lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and fifty five (1755).

CORNELIUS TURNER {seal}
WILLIAM GILL      {seal}
BENJAMIN STOCKLEY [STOCKLY] {seal}
SARAH STOCKLEY    [STOCKLY] {seal, her mark}




Sussex on Delaware

On the eighth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and fifty five the within
deed was acknowledged in the court of common pleas for the county aforesaid by and
unto the parties therein named.

Test RYVES HOLT, prothonotary




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