Deed, DE, Sussex, JONATHAN JACOBS JOHN HOLMES 1754 JONATHAN JACOBS and executor to JOHN HOLMES and executor Deeds THIS INDENTURE made the 17th day of November in the year of Our Lord 1754. BETWEEN JONATHAN JACOBS and SARAH [JACOBS] his wife of the Indian River hundred in the county of Sussex upon Delaware, Yeoman, of the one part and JOHN HOLMES and ANNE [HOLMES] his wife of the other part. WITNESSETH both of the same county that the said JONATHAN JACOBS and SARAH his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 160 pounds current money of Pennsylvania to them in hand paid by the said JOHN HOLMES and ANNE his wife, the receipt where of the sea JONATHAN JACOBS and SARAH his wife. Hereby acknowledged, and themselves, their with fully satisfied contented and paid and of and from every part and parcel there of do fully and freely and absolutely acquit, exonerate, and discharged them, brought the said JOHN HOLMES and ANNE his wife and their heirs and assigns forever have given, granted, bargain, sold, alien, enfeoff, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and convey and confirm unto the said JOHN HOLMES and ANNE his wife their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land situated, lying, and being in Cedar Creek in the county of Sussex aforesaid containing 106½ acres and a half of land being part of a larger tract of land in the said hundred containing 475 acres of land and marsh which a certain ROBERT HUDSON took up by a warrant and was by him sold and confirmed according to law unto HENRY BOWMAN, now deceased, his heirs & c. as part of a deed of conveyance bearing date the 4th day of June 1693 Duff more at large appear 200 Acres were of the said HENRY BOWMAN assured and confirmed unto JOSEPH BOOTH, his heirs and assigns, according to law as deed of sale bearing date the 6th day of September in the year next above said death and may likewise more at large appear. AND THE SAID JOSEPH BOOTH did by his deed of sale according to law makeover and acknowledge in open court at lose Lewes the above said 200 acres of land on the 5th day of December 1694 on to a certain PETER GOYTE in the county of Sussex, aforesaid, merchant. And the said PETER GOYTE the aforesaid 200 Acres of land and marsh did, by his last will and testament, bequeath and devise unto his son and daughter, to wit: PETER [GOYTE] and MARY [GOYTE] which he had by a certain RUTH WILLIAMS, a woman living at Marblehead, in New England, the 10th day of July 1695 the said son dying and his minority the daughter MARY aforesaid was by law invested with the right in possession of the said two hundred acres of land who afterwards intermarried with a certain JOSHUA BAWLER Of the city of Philadelphia BROWER did selling convey and makeover the said 200 acres of land to a certain ROBERT CADE of the county of Sussex, aforesaid, cord-winder, deceased and the said land was afterwards sold and conveyed by ROBERT CADE, son and heir at law of the said ROBERT CADE unto a certain GEORGE MANLOVE of County of Kent upon Delaware, yeoman. And the said GEORGE MANLOVE did sell and convey the same land unto ABRAHAM PARSLEY of the county of Sussex aforesaid, yeoman, February Court 1725 as deed of sale may more at large appear. Now know ye that the said ABRAHAM PARSLEY possessor of said land, dying intestate, having mortgage the same in the loan office left it there encumbered and his relict, not taking care to redeem it, was extended and execute and sold by the High Sheriff of the said County, and the highest bidder was JONATHAN JACOBS, aforesaid, party to these presents, who thereafter soon sold off the one moiety of said land unto HENRY DRAPER, mariner, of the said County of Sussex and the other moiety which is mentioned above being the same wereon the said JONATHAN JACOBS did Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, JONATHAN JACOBS JOHN HOLMES 1754 live and is the land your by sold and conveyed unto the above named JONATHAN HOLMES and ANNE his wife their errors and executors and administrators and assigns forever. Budded and bounded as follows, to wit. Beginning at a corner post at the mouth of a small gutt which proceeds out of the southeast side of gutt; thence by a dividing line S 16 degrees E 27½ poles to a corner post in an old field; thence S 39½ degrees W 186 poles; thence 47¼ degrees east 38½ polls; thence N 54¾ degrees E 164 poles; thence North 17¾ degrees E 74 poles; thence N 18½ degrees W 60 poles to a post on gutt; fence with the natural courses there of to the first corner post. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above and before granted 160½ of land together with all and singular the houses, orchards, gardens, woods, under woods, meadows, marshes, swamps, timber, timber trees, and advantages whatsoever to the same building to the only proper use in behoof of the said JOHN HOLMES and ANNE his wife, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and to the only proper use and behoof of the said JOHN HOLMES his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated, and discharged of and from all manner of other and former gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, towers, and titles of dower and reversions, rents, reminders and encumbrances whatsoever the rents and services now due and growing due, to the chief lord or lords of the fee or fees accepted, as also what is do the trustee of loan office for this County of Sussex for and upon the account of this moiety of land and that aforesaid JONATHAN JACOBS and SARAH his wife the sad land and appurtenances unto the said JOHN HOLMES and his wife ANNE and there are executors and administrators Mass signs against the lawful claim in claims or any of them and all other persons whatsoever will forever warrant and defend by these presents. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and put our seals the day and year first above written. JONATHAN JACOBS {seal} SARAH JACOBS {seal, her mark} Sealed and delivered in the presence of us JOHN SPENCER DANIEL HOUSMAN Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, JONATHAN JACOBS JOHN HOLMES 1754 Sussex on Delaware I hereby certify that the within named SARAH JACOBS was examined by me the subscriber one of his Majesty's justices for the county of four said agreeable to the laws of this government. JACOB KOLLOCK Sussex on Delaware On the 12th day of November 1754 the with indeed was acknowledged in the court of common pleas for the county of four said bye and unto the parties there in named. Test RYVES HOLT, Provonotary Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, JONATHAN JACOBS JOHN HOLMES 1754 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **