Deed, DE, Sussex, ABRAHAM INGRAM to WILLIAM BURTON 1733 Deed ABRAHAM INGRAM to WILLIAM BURTON THIS INDENTURE made the 7th Day of November in the year of Our Lord 1733. Between ABRAHAM INGRAM of Somerset County in the province of Maryland of ye one part, Yeoman, and WILLIAM BURTON of ye said County and province aforesaid, Yeoman, of the other part. WITNESSETH that whereas WILLIAM PENN proprietary and Governor of the province of Pennsylvania, and territories thereunto belonging, did grant and confirm on to WILLIAM KANNING of ye County of Sussex Delaware 300 acres of land situated and lying and being on the north side of ye said Indian River: Beginning at a marked Red Oak standing on a point of marsh and valley on the river side; thence north west by a line of marked trees 325 perches to a corner marked ??? Hickory standing in the woods; thence north west by west 150 perches to a white oak standing in the woods; thence south east and by a line of marked trees 325 perches to a White Oak by the river and home to the first bounder. Containing 300 acres AND WHEREAS LAZARUS KANNING by deed poll bearing date the 4th day of February 1705 and grant and convey to TEAGUE QUILLING the above said 300 acres of land he the said LAZARUS KANNING lawful authority to do so as attorney for his father WILLIAM KANNING and order of court ye, as by ye last recited deed may more fully appear. AND WHEREAS THOMAS QUILLING, administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, lands, tenements of ye said TEAGUE QUILLING, and by virtue of a certain deed bearing the 4th day of September Anno Domini 1712 did grant and convey unto PHILIP ASKUE of you said County of Sussex the above mentioned 300 acres of land as by the said deed may more fully appear. AND WHEREAS by virtue of a certain deed during the date the 10th day of the 11th month of 1704 WILLIAM CLARK in the county of Sussex, aforesaid, did convey to LAZARUS KANNING 100 acres of land situated and joining to the above said 300 acres of land. Beginning at a corner marked White Oak standing by the north side of ye said Indian River and being ye bounded corner of ye above said 300 acres of land of WILLIAM KANNING; and running thence north west up into the woods 325 perches to you said WILLIAM KANNING‘s corner tree; thence west 90 degrees southerly 50 perches to a corner tree; thence by a straight line down to ye mouth of ye Beaver Dam; thence down ye Indian River ye several courses thereof to you first mentioned White Oak. The said 100 acres of land. TO HOLD to the said LAZARUS KANNING his heirs and assigns forever as by the said deed May more fully and at large appear. Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, ABRAHAM INGRAM to WILLIAM BURTON 1733 AND WHEREAS by virtue of a deed indented bearing the date the 4th day of September Anno Domini 1712 THOMAS QUILLING of Somerset County in ye province of Maryland administrator of ye goods, chattels and testaments of TEAGUE QUILLING, late of Sussex aforesaid, did grant and convey to PHILIP ASKUE the said 100 acres of land being formerly the said land of WILLIAM KANNING held by him of WILLIAM PENN, Esquire, proprietary governor of Pennsylvania to the territories thereunto belonging, and by him sold to JOHN HOW and by the said JOHN HOW sold to PETER WAPLES, for debt taken by Judgment of a court of execution thereon, by public of ye said seizure of you said County of Sussex was sold and conveyed to WILLIAM CLARK Esquire, who afterwards sold and conveyed the same to you said WILLIAM KANNING who buy this deed poll bearing late you 4th day date ye fourth day of February 1705 sold ye same him to TEAGUE QUILLING deceased and by the said TEAGUE QUILLING conveyed to you said PHILIP [ASCUE] ASKUE as by the last recited and more fully at large may appear. AND WHEREAS the said PHILIP ASKUE, being thus invested in the said 400 acres of land, and dying without heir of his own body, also intestate, the first above named ABRAHAM INGRAM being heir at law by the evidence of BRYAN “SNEE” on the 29th day of May 1733 and ROSS MOORE both of Somerset County aforesaid as more fully and at large appears by their deposition on the fore evangelists before JOHN HANDY Esquire, one of His Lordship Baltimore's justices for ye said County. NOW THIS INDENTURE witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of £100 of lawful money of America in hand paid to the above named ABRAHAM INGRAM by the said WILLIAM BURTON the receipt whereof the said ABRAHAM INGRAM doth acknowledge and forever acquit and discharge ye said WILLIAM BURTON his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns by these presents he the said ABRAHAM INGRAM hath given granted, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, alien, enfeoff, release and confirm to the said WILLIAM BURTON all the above described tracts of land containing, in all, four hundred acres more or less. TOGETHER with all and singular the timber, woods,underwoods, meadows, marshes, swamps, cripples, ways, waters, water courses, fishings, fowlings, hawkings, huntings, rights, liberties, privileges, improvements, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, rents, remainder and remainders, issues, and profits thereof and also all the estate, right, title, interest, use, property, claim, and demand whatsoever of him the said ABRAHAM INGRAM of, in, and to the said 400 acres of land and premises hereby granted. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said 400 acres of land and premises hereby granted, or mentioned, or intended to be hereby granted, with the appurtenances unto the said WILLIAM BURTON his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and behoof, of him, the said WILLIAM BURTON, his heirs and assigns forever, yielding and paying yearly quit rents to the chief Lord or Lords of the fee, thereof, and ye said ABRAHAM INGRAM and his heirs the said 400 acres of land and premises hereby granted or mentioned or intended to be granted with the appurtenances unto you said WILLIAM BURTON his heirs and assigns against him the said ABRAHAM INGRAM his heirs and assigns and against all and every other person or persons home so ever claiming or to claim any estate, right, title, or interest of and in to the above 400 acres of land and premises by, from, or under him, them, or any of them shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, ABRAHAM INGRAM to WILLIAM BURTON 1733 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal you day and your first above written. ABRAHAM INGRAM {seal, his is I mark} Sealed and delivered in the presence of us WILLIAM BURTON “Lawmill” DAVID HEY Be it known unto all men by these presents that I, ABRAHAM INGRAM, above said, do hereby constitute and appoint and depute THOMAS GEER to be my true and lawful attorney to see the above deed duly executed before the court of Sussex. Witness my hand and seal the day and year first above written. ABRAHAM INGRAM {seal, his is I mark} Test WILLIAM BURTON “Lawmill” DAVID HEY Memorandum This 13th day of November 1733 WILLIAM BURTON of the county of Sussex and WILLIAM BRITTON lawyer appeared in open court and made oath on the holy evangelists of Almighty God that he did see it within ABRAHAM INGRAM seal and execute the within deed and letter of attorney and that also he saw DAVID HEY sign with him thereto as as witness to the same Test PHILLIP RUSSELL Sussex County The within deed of sale was acknowledged and made over in open Court of Common Pleas held at Lewes for the county of Sussex aforesaid the 15th day of November an odometer 1733 by the within THOMAS GEER lawful attorney of the within ABRAHAM INGRAM unto the within grantee WILLIAM BURTON and to law and the Within consents test PHILLIP RUSSELL, prothonotary Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, ABRAHAM INGRAM to WILLIAM BURTON 1733 The deposition of THOMAS DASHIELL aged sixty nine years or thereabouts being sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he knew old PHILIP ASKEW very well while living and that he knew his son PHILIP, and that JAMES INGRAM married the daughter of the said PHILIP ASKEW the older and that one of the sons of the same JAMES INGRAM by his said wife, the daughter of PHILIP ASKEW, was called ABRAHAM INGRAM and further saith not. Nov. Ye 20th 1734 The deposition of JAMES TRAIN aged fifty six years or thereabouts being sworn on ye Holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposeth and saith that he knew old PHIL ASKEW & his son PHILIP & that his daughter MARY [ASKEW] was ye wife of JAMES INGRAM & SISTER to PHILIP ASKEW ye younger & that ABRAHAM INGRAM was eldest son to ye said JAMES INGRAM & MARY [ASKEW] his wife & further saith not. Nov. 20th 1734 JAMES INGRAM & MARY ASKEW children: ISAAC INGRAM ABRAHAM INGRAM JAMES INGRAM Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, ABRAHAM INGRAM to WILLIAM BURTON 1733 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. 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