Deed HENRY HUDSON from COVERDALE COLE and others THIS INDENTURE made the 8th day of June in the year of Our Lord 1795. BETWEEN COVERDALE COLE and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS and LURANIA his wife each of the county of Sussex in the state of Delaware of the one part and HENRY HUDSON of the same place, Yeoman, of the other part. WHEREAS there is a certain tract, piece, or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Cedar Creek hundred Sussex County in the state of Delaware aforesaid, and on the east side of a small branch called Shuffle Branch on the said tract of land being surveyed by ROBERT SHANKLAND, Deputy surveyor of Sussex County aforesaid, on the 30th day of October 1718 in pursuance of a warrant granted a certain GEORGE BISHOP bearing the date the 30th day of February 1718 should be the 13th day of February and containing 206 acres of land, a certain part of which afterwards descended and became the legal property of a certain ANANIAS HUDSON, as may appear by several bonds or obligations made in writing reference thereunto being had. AND the said ANANIAS HUDSON, being so seized thereof, departed this life, having first made his last will and testament in and by which he devised all his part of the above described 206 acres of land to his two daughters, to be their right after the death of SOPHIA [HUDSON COLE], the now wife of the above named COVERDALE COLE. Which said land was to be holden by her, the said SOPHIA, during her natural life. AND after the death of said ANANIAS HUDSON, one of his daughters died, also their only surviving the other, by the name of LURANIA, who intermarried with the above named DANIEL DAVIS. THE SAID COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, in consideration that the said DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA his wife, should convey and confirm unto the said COVERDALE COLE, his heirs and assigns, a certain part of the aforesaid land that then they, the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, would release and quit claim of the residue unto the said LURANIA, her heirs and assigns forever. After which said agreement division was made and confirmed whereby the sad DANIEL DAVIS and LURANIA his wife became the lawful proprietors and owners of about 61 acres and 69 Square perches of land the same lying and being on the north most side of the aforesaid premises. AND the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, also became the proprietors or owners of the residue or remaining part of the said premises to which said residue the said COVERDALE COLE had laid off and added about 16 acres and 8 square purchase of land which he, the said COVERDALE COLE, has taken up in pursuance of a warrant issued by the recorder of Sussex County aforesaid and survey made by JOBE SMITH, Deputy surveyor of Sussex aforesaid, bearing date February 19th 1794 & c. NOW MATTERS being thus investigated and circumstance the said COVERDALE COLE and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA his wife, in order to fulfill their agreement and previous contract and for and in consideration of the sum of £400 current good and lawful money to them in hand paid by the said HENRY HUDSON the receipt whereof the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS and his wife, do hereby acknowledge and themselves there with fully satisfied contented and paid, have granted, bargain, sold, aliened, remind, released, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed. And by these presents the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA, his wife do grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said HENRY HUDSON, his heirs and Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** assigns, forever all the above described tract or parcel of land the metes and Bounds of which are as following scratch follows viz: Beginning at a marked White Oak standing on the southern most side of a small branch called Shuffle branch being a corner of said HENRY HUDSON other land and also a corner of JOSEPH HUDSON's land, lately purchased of said COVERDALE COLE, and extending with said JOSEPH HUDSON's line north 88 degrees and 36 minutes east 67½ perches and to a stake and a ditch; thence with and up the said ditch south 84 degrees east 36 perches; thence south 54 degrees east 4 perches to a stake in said ditch and corner of JOSEPH HUDSON's land; thence north 8 degrees and 36 minutes east 51.3 perches to a stake in ground; thence north 67 degrees and 48 minutes east 80.4 perches to a red oak stump, the original corner of GEORGE BISHOPS survey; thence with the same north 23 degrees and 36 minutes west 84 perches to a marked Red Oak; thence north 24 degrees and 59 minutes west 30.5 perches to a new marked White Oak, a corner of RATLIFF POYNTER land; thence south 65 degrees and 45 minutes west 199 perches to the run of Shuffle Branch; thence with the several windings of the watercourses thereof and with the other lands of the said HENRY HUDSON 114 perches to the place of beginning. Containing and laid out for 159 acres and 89 square perches of land be the same more or less. TOGETHER with all and singular the improvements, woods, underwoods, timber trees, ways, paths passages waters watercourse has rights, members, easements, emoluments, commodities, advantages, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and all the estate, right, title, property, claim and demand whatsoever of them the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, and DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA his wife, or either of them either in law or Equity or otherwise however of, in, and out of the aforesaid 159 acres and 89 square perches of the land with the hereditaments and all and singular the premises with the appurtenances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract or parcel of land, hereditaments, and all and singular the premises hereby granted, bargained, and sold or mentioned or in any wise meant or intended so to be and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said HENRY HUDSON his heirs and assigns forever. TO THE ONLY PROPER USE, benefit, and behoof, of him, the said HENRY HUDSON, his heirs and assigns forever. AND THEY, the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA his wife, for themselves and each of their heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant grant and agree to and with the said HENRY HUDSON, his heirs and assigns, by these presents, that they, the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA his wife, and there and each of their heirs, executors, administrators and every of them the aforesaid 159 acres and 89 square perches of land hereditaments and all and singular the premise is hereby granted, bargain, and sold or mentioned or intended to be and every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the said HENRY HUDSON his heirs and assigns and every of them against the future claim or claims of them the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA, his wife and their and each of their heirs and all and every other person or persons whatsoever so lawfully claiming or to claim the Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** same by, from, or under him, her, them, or any of them, or by, from, or under any other person or persons having claims, title by any prior right or rights whatsoever the lord of the fee only accepted, she'll and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. And testimony where of the said COVERDALE COLE, and SOPHIA his wife, DANIEL DAVIS, and LURANIA, his wife have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. COVERDALE COLE {seal} SOPHIA COLE {seal, her x mark} DANIEL DAVIS {seal} LURANIA DAVIS {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us ISAAC TURNER JOSEPH HUDSON Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Sussex County State of Delaware Be it remembered that on the 8th day of June Anno Domini 1795 personally came before me one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the state aforesaid SOPHIA, the wife of COVERDALE COLE and LURANIA the wife of DANIEL DAVIS parties to this indenture and they and each of them being by me examined separate and apart from their said husbands touching the execution thereof did declare that they voluntarily signed the same without being there to induced by fear or threat or persecution of their said husband or any other person. And they the said COVERDALE COLE and DANIEL DAVIS also came and acknowledged this indenture as it stands. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. DANIEL RODNEY Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 **