Deed, DE, NewCastle, RICHARD COLGATE to MARY HAMMOND 1741 THIS INDENTURE made the 29th day of January in the fifteenth year of the reign of George II, King of Great Britain, and in the year of Our Lord God 1741. BETWEEN RICHARD COLGATE of the Appoquinimink Hundred and County of Newcastle upon Delaware, planter, and BRIDGET [COLGATE] his wife of the one part and MARY HAMMOND of the said Place, Widow, of the other part. WITNESSETH that the aforesaid RICHARD COLGATE, and BRIDGET his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of £500 current lawful money in hand well and truly paid by the aforesaid MARY HAMMOND, at or before the sealing and delivering hereof, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge and thereof acquit and forever discharge the said MARY, and her heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them by these presents. THEY, the said RICHARD COLGATE and BRIDGET his wife have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirm and by these presents for themselves and their heirs do fully and absolutely grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the aforesaid MARY HAMMOND and her heirs and assigns two several tracts of land hereinafter described the one being commonly called or known by the name of ELIZABETH GARRETSON's dwelling Plantation, being part of a larger tract called Red Clift, situate and lying and being in the Hundred and County aforesaid on the south side of Appoquinimink Creek the other tract being commonly called or known by the name of HOLLIWELL GARRETSON, deceased, land adjoining the south east side of the first mentioned tract and also part of the aforesaid tract called Red Clift and which said first mentioned tract is bounded as follows, that is to say: Beginning at a bounded Oak standing in a division line between this tract and the land of PAUL ALLFREE; and running thence with the shed ALLFREE’s line Northwest 60 perches to a corner; thence by a division line between this tract and the land late of WILLIAM WHITTET, deceased, north 36 degrees east 150 perches until it shall intersect a marsh and from the said intersection about north west down by and with the south side of the said marsh and binding on the several courses there of about 160 perches to a point of the said marsh laying by Appoquinimink creek side; thence by and with the said Creek cross the marsh east and by north about 160 perches to the north end of an Island by the aforesaid creek side; dense South 60 degrees east about 160 perches still binding on and with the creek including the aforesaid island until it shall intersect a line drawn north east from the first mentioned bounded Oak and place of beginning. There by including with the aforesaid island, marsh, cripple, swamp and land 200 Acres be the same more or less. The second tract you're in before mentioned to be granted is bounded as follows that is to say: Beginning at a corner White Oak standing on the side of a point of land on the west word side of the marsh bog and branch which runs into Appoquinimink Creek aforesaid and divides the original tract called Red Clift and a tract of land now or of late belonging to ADAM PETERSON; thence running by a line dividing land from the aforesaid dwelling Plantation and running through the fields thereof south west 244 1/3 perches to an old Corner Black Oak in PAUL ALLFREE’s line; thence with Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, NewCastle, RICHARD COLGATE to MARY HAMMOND 1741 the said ALLFREE’s line of marked trees south east 119 perches to an old Corner Black Oak in the said line and is also a corner tree of JOHN SCOTT's land also a part of Red Clift; thence by a line of old marked trees with the said SCOTT's line north east 190 perches to a branch dividing this land from the land of a REBECCA DYER [DYRE]; thence down the said branch binding on the several watercourses thereof until it shall intersect a line drawn north east from the beginning. Containing Within those bounds 161 acres of land, swamp, and crippled be the same more or less. AND TOGETHER with all and singular the houses, edifices, buildings, improvements, woods, under woods, timber and trees, ways, waters, easements, profits, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said to several tracks aforesaid belonging or in any wise appertaining or accepted, reputed, taken, or known as part or parcel thereof and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and prophets there and all the estate, right, title, interest, use, possession, property, claim, and demand whatsoever of them, the said RICHARD COLGATE and BRIDGET his wife, of, in, too or out, of the premises or any part thereof. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the two several tracts of land, marsh, swamp, cripple, and island herein before bounded and described and every part thereof unto her, the aforesaid MARY HAMMOND and her heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoove of her, the said MARY HAMMOND, her heirs and assigns forever. Under the yearly quit rents due and to become due to the chief Lord or Lords of the fee thereof and under the yearly payments due and to become due to the general loan offices for the aforesaid county of Newcastle and under the claim of possession of the aforesaid ELIZABETH GARRETSON to her aforesaid dwelling Plantation during her natural life. AND THE AFORESAID RICHARD COLGATE for himself his heirs, executors, administrators and every of them and for his aforesaid wife BRIDGET covenant, promise, grant, and agree to and with the aforesaid MARY HAMMOND her heirs and assigns in manner following, that is to say that he the aforesaid RICHARD COLGATE and his heirs the aforesaid to several tracts of land and premises and every part thereof unto her the said MARY her and her heirs and assigns from and against him the said RICHARD HAMMOND his heirs and assigns from an against him the said RICHARD COLGATE and his heirs and assigns all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents the quit rents and payments to the loan offices of four said and the right of possession of the aforesaid ELIZABETH GARRETSON only accepted. AND ALSO THAT he the aforesaid RICHARD COLGATE and his heirs from time to time and at all times hereafter shall and will on the reasonable request and at the proper cost and charges in the law of her, the said MARY HAMMOND, her heirs and assigns make do acknowledge, levy, suffer, and execute or caused be made, done, acknowledged, levied, suffered and executed all and every such further and other reasonable act and acts, deed or deeds, conveyance or conveyances, assurance or assurances in the law whatsoever for the further better and more effectual conveying, assuring, or sure making of the aforesaid two several tracts of land and premises here in before mentioned to be granted or intended to be here by granted and every part thereof as shall be by her, the said MARY HAMMOND, her heirs or assigns or by her or their Council learned in the law, be reasonable advised devised or required accepting only as before accepted. Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, NewCastle, RICHARD COLGATE to MARY HAMMOND 1741 In witness whereof the aforesaid RICHARD COLGATE and BRIDGET his wife have here to set their hands and seal the day and date first above written with this further addition that the aforesaid RICHARD COLGATE does hereby nominate and appoint his friend RICHARD CANTWELL of the aforesaid county, gentleman, to acknowledge and deliver this present indenture in the Open Court of Common Pleas to be held at the town of Newcastle for the county aforesaid at any term Hereafter as fully and effectually as the said MARY HAMMOND or her order as if he were personally present and did the same. In witness as aforesaid RICHARD COLGATE {seal} BRIDGET COLGATE {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of ADAM PETERSON THOMAS NOXON Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, NewCastle, RICHARD COLGATE to MARY HAMMOND 1741 New Castle County This 29th day of January Anno Domini 1741 personally appeared before me the subscriber one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the aforesaid county BRIDGET the wife of the within named RICHARD COLGATE who being privately by me examined acknowledged and confessed that she joined with her named husband in executing the within indenture freely and willingly without being there to compelled by fear, threats, or ill usage from her said husband or any other person by his means. Examined before me THOMAS NOXON Acknowledged in the adjourned Court of Common Pleas held for the county of Newcastle the 16th day of March 1741. Witness my hand and seal of the county aforesaid. DAVID FRENCH, prothonotary Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, NewCastle, RICHARD COLGATE to MARY HAMMOND 1741 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **