Deed, DE, Sussex, Denis Hudson to Samuel Truit 1738 DENIS HUDSON to SAMUEL TRUIT THIS INDENTURE made this first day of August in the 11th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George II by the grace of God of Great Britain King and Etc. and in the year of Our Lord 1738 by and between DENIS HUDSON of Somerset County in the province of Maryland, Yeoman, of the one part and SAMUEL TRUIT of the county of Sussex on Delaware Bay, Yeoman, of the other part. WITNESSETH that whereas there was a warrant granted from the county of Kent upon Delaware Bay unto HENRY BOWMAN and JOHN BOWMAN both of Kent and Sussex aforesaid for the quantity of 700 acres of land bearing date the 15th day of the 9th month Anno Domini 1681 and the said warrant was directed to WILLIAM CLARK, surveyor of Kent and Sussex, who issued out a copy of the same to one RICHARD MICHAEL, his Deputy surveyor, dated 16th of the 10th month and 1684 and before the fulfilling of the said warrant and after the death of the said HENRY BOWMAN, JOHN BOWMAN, one of the parties to the said warrant did assign, set over, all his right, title, and interest of the said warrant unto one DENIS BRYAN and WILLIAM TOWNSEND both of the county of Sussex, Yeomen, and by the assignment on the backside of the said warrant bearing date the 9th day of March Anno Domini 1715 recourse thereunto being had may more at large appear and the said DENIS BRYAN and WILLIAM TOWNSEND had said warrant laid on a personal of land situated in the county of Sussex on the north side of the aforesaid main branch of Cedar Creek the quantity of 450 acres of land as by the certificates of survey under the hand of ROBERT SHANKLAND, surveyor for the county of Sussex, bearing date therewith 9th of March 1715 may more at large appear and the said DENIS BRYAN and WILLIAM TOWNSEND did by mutual consent divide the above 450 acres of land as by the division of the said land under the hand of the surveyor for the county of for said bearing date he 19th of February 1716 may more at-large appear and the said WILLIAM TOWNSEND by his deed of sale duly permitted did convey unto GEORGE BISHOP his part according to division and agreement with said TOWNSEND containing 200 acres and the said BISHOP did buy his deed duly persited convey unto DENIS HUDSON the above-named the said 200 Acres. NOW KNOW YE got the said DENIS HUDSON for valuable consideration of £50 to him in hand paid the receipt thereof and of every part and parcel thereof the said DENIS doth acknowledged himself there with fully satisfied and paid hath bargained, and sold and buy these present does bargain, sell and deliver to SAMUEL TRUIT above said the above recited 200 acres of land and premises. Beginning at a marked Red Oak ye dividing bounder of said land from the other part standing on the branch of Cedar Creek and thence running up the said branch up the watercourses 140 perches to a corner White Oak standing on ye north side of the mouth of Polecat Branch then up the said branch N 66 degrees W 60 perches to a marked White Oak standing in the cove of the branch and thence by a line of his N 35 degrees E 160 perches to a marked Red Oak of his whole dividend and thence with the line of XXX Land N 55 degrees E 168 perches to a marked Red Oak in said line and thence to a dividing line S 35 degrees E 230 perches home to the first bounder. Containing 200 Acres as above together with all the houses, barns, clear grounds, orchards, fencing, woods, under-woods, ways, easements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have and to hold the said two hundred acres of land and all and singular other the premises before hereby granted, bargain, sold, or mentioned or intended to be Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Denis Hudson to Samuel Truit 1738 here or hereby granted, bargain, sold, with the appurtenances to the said SAMUEL TRUIT his heirs and assigns to the only proper use in behoof of him the said SAMUEL TRUIT his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, free and clear of and from all other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages and encumbrances whatsoever the rents and services for and in respect of the premises due to the Lord or Lords of the fee only accepted and foreprized the said DENIS HUDSON for himself his heirs the said two hundred acres of land and all and singular the other premises and appurtenances unto the said SAMUEL TRUIT his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims or claim of him the said DENIS HUDSON his heirs, executors, administrators also against the lawful claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever accepting the claim or claims of The honorable proprietors to whom the same may belong in is only accepted shall and will forever hereafter warrant and defend. In testimony whereof the set DENIS HUDSON has hereunto set his hand and seal the day in your above written. DENIS HUDSON {his h mark, seal} Sealed and delivered in presence of us JOHN MAY AMBROSE WHITE Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Denis Hudson to Samuel Truit 1738 Sussex The within deed of sale was acknowledged in open court August term 1738 by the within DENIS HUDSON on to the within SAMUEL TRUIT. Entered in live G Test JOHN WELBORE, Deputy Commissioner Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **