Deed, DE, Sussex, John Bennet 1716

Deed of gift, 150 acres of land

JOHN BENNET to his son JOHN BENNET, viz.

To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come, I JOHN BENNET Senr. of
Sussex County upon Delaware send greeting.

KNOW YE that I JOHN BENNET Senr, for & in consideration of the love, good will &
affection which I have & do bear towards my loving son JOHN BENNET Junr. Of the
above said county, have given & granted and by these presents do fully, freely,
clearly & absolutely give & grant to the said JOHN BENNET Junr. & to his heirs
lawfully begotten of his body, one half of one certain piece & parcel of land
situate, lying & being upon Cedar Creek in Sussex County aforesaid which land was
formerly WILLIAM EMMATS [WILLIAM EMMETT] & bought by the said JOHN BENNET Senr. of
WILLIAM FISHER, the whole tract containing three hundred acres (more or less), the
one half give to my son JOHN BENNET & to his heirs lawfully begotten of his body
the lines to begin about midway upon the creek & to run up in the woods dividing
the said three hundred acres in two, the upper half for my son JOHN BENNET Junr. &
his heirs lawfully begotten of his body together with all the right, title,
interest, claim & demand whatsoever which I now have or which any or either of my
heirs, executors or administrators or assigns may hereafter have of, to or in the
said granted premises, or any part thereof. To have and to hold the said hundred
and fifty acres of land unto him, the said JOHN BENNET Junr., his heirs lawfully
begotten of his body, forever, absolutely, fully & freely as I, the said JOHN
BENNET have freely & of mine own accord set & put in further testimony.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 28th day of May in the
year of our Lord 1716.

JOHN BENNET {seal}

Sealed & delivered in the presence of us

Tho. [THOMAS] TOOLE
THOMAS DAVIS

The within deed of gift was acknowledged & made over in open court held at Lewes
for the county of Sussex upon Delaware, the seventh day of August, 1716. By the
within JOHN BENNET Senr. unto his son JOHN BENNET Junr. According to law the tenor
of the said deed.

Test.

ROGER CORBETTE, Clerk




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