Deed, DE, Sussex, Mary Wynkoop et. al. Barnit Vankirk 1771 BARNIT VANKIRK from MARY WYNKOOP and others executor THIS INDENTURE made the 31st day of August in the year of Our Lord 1771 between MARY WYNKOOP of the county of New Castle on Delaware, widow, and PHEBE VINING of the county of Kent on Delaware, widow, and BENJAMIN WYNKOOP of the city of Philadelphia in the province of Pennsylvania, merchants, the said MARY, PHEBE, and BENJAMIN being the surviving executors of the last will and testament of ABRAHAM WYNKOOP, late of the county of Sussex upon Delaware, Esquire, deceased, of the one part and BARNIT VANKIRK of the county of Sussex upon Delaware, farmer, of the other part. WITNESSETH that the said MARY WYNKOOP, PHEBE VINING [wife of JOHN VINING], and BENJAMIN WYNKOOP for and in consideration of the sum of £30 lawful money of the government of the counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex upon Delaware to them well and truly paid, by the said BARNIT VANKIRK, at or before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they hereby acknowledged and thereby do fully acquit and forever discharge the said BARNIT VANKIRK his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns and every of them by these presents have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by these presents to grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, release and confirm unto the said BARNIT VANKIRK, his heirs and assigns forever, all that certain messuages, tenements, plantation, tract, piece, or parcel of land situated in Cedar Creek hundred of the county of Sussex upon Delaware aforesaid. Beginning at a corner Red Oak the last corner of JOHN LOFLAND’s land standing on the north side of a swamp and running from thence S 3 degrees W through the swamp 39 perches to a corner Red Oak standing on a ridge; thence S 66 degrees W 21 perches to a corner White Oak; thence S 3 degrees W 47 perches to a corner White Oak; thence S 36 degrees E 78 perches to a corner Red Oak on the side of small Branch proceeding out of Gravity Branch; thence down ye said Branch binding there with S 16 degrees W 38th perches; thence S 60 degrees W 80 perches to a corner White Oak near swamp; thence N 29 degrees W 60 perches to a corner Gum; thence N 24 degrees W 30 to perches to a corner Chestnut sapling; thence N 60 degrees W 64 perches to a corner Red Oak; thence N 5 degrees E 108 perches to a Corner White Oak of JOHN LAUGHLIN’s land; thence binding with two lines of the said LOFLAND’s Land N 64 degrees E 81 perches to a corner Red Oak since S 80 degrees E 42 perches to he said place of the beginning. Containing and laid out form 137 acres of land be the same more or less. WHICH SAID DESCRIBED TRACK or piece of land was by virtue of a warrant from The Honorable the proprietors of the province of Pennsylvania and the counties of New Castle, Kent, and Sussex upon Delaware bearing date the 13th day of June in the year of Our Lord 1744 and remaining remaining in the surveyor General's office at Philadelphia for surveying and laying out the same on to ABRAHAM PARSLEY called and known by the name of Golden Grove since sold by the heirs of said PARSLEY unto WILLIAM SHANKLAND who sold and conveyed the same do the above named ABRAHAM WYNKOOP Esquire deceased who by his bond obligatory bearing the date the 5th day of January in the year of Our Lord 1753 sold the same to ye aforesaid BARNIT VANKIRK party to these presents for the consideration money above-mentioned. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Mary Wynkoop et. al. Barnit Vankirk 1771 TOGETHER ALSO with all and singular the buildings, improvements, Woods, Underwood's, Timbers, trees, ways, waters, water courses, banks, drains, ditches, sluices, meadows, marshes, rights, liberties, privileges, advantages, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the revisions and the revision, reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof and also all the estate, right, title, interest, use, possession, property claim and demand whatsoever of them ye said MARY WYNKOOP, PHEBE VINING, BENJAMIN WYNKOOP executors aforesaid and all and every ye heirs, devisees and legatees of the said ABRAHAM WYNKOOP deceased in possession, reversion, remainder, either in law or equity or otherwise whosoever of, in, too and out of the same premises hereby granted and every part thereof with ye appurtenances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid messuage or tenement, plantation and described tract, peace, or parcel of land, I read it to me once, and premises hereby granted, bargained, and sold or mentioned or intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said BARNIT VANKIRK his heirs and assigns to the only proper use and benefit and behoof of the said BARNIT VANKIRK his heirs and assigns forever under the proportion of all part of the yearly quit rents, hereafter accruing for the hereby granted premises, to the Chief Lord or Lords of the fee thereof and the said MARY WYNKOOP, PHEBE VINING, and BENJAMIN WYNKOOP, executives of force head for them shelves for themselves and each of them severally and respectively and there and each of their several and respective heirs, executives, administrators, and each of them does covenant, promise, grant and agree to end with the said BARNIT VANKIRK and his heirs and assigns by these presents the things you said aforesaid tract, peace, or parcel of land as above-described from any person or persons whatsoever from, by, or under them or either of them there and each of their heirs respectively and from each and every of the errors of the aforesaid ABRAHAM WYNKOOP Esquire, deceased, will warrant and forever defend by these presents and the said MARY WYNKOOP, PHEBE VINING, and BENJAMIN WYNKOOP executors as aforesaid have and either of them hath nominated and appointed JOHN RODNEY and DANIEL NUNEZ Esquires or either of them our lawful attorney or attorneys to acknowledge this deed in open court has hour and each of our respective acts and deeds. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals here in two dated he day and year first above written. MARY WYNKOOP by BENJAMIN WYNKOOP her attorney PHEBE VINING by BENJAMIN WYNKOOP her attorney BENJAMIN WYNKOOP Sealed and delivered in the presence of us JOHN RODNEY JOSEPH OLIVER Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Mary Wynkoop et. al. Barnit Vankirk 1771 Sussex on Delaware Had a court of common pleas at Lewes for the county of for said the 6th day of May in the year of Our Lord 1772 the within deed of sale was acknowledged in due form of law by DANIEL NUNEZ Esquire one of the attorneys therein named on to the within ranti the power of being first proof by John Rodney Esquire when is a subscribing witness is there two Test JACOB KOLLOCK, prothonotary BARNIT VANKIRK from ABRAHAM WYNKOOP Know all men by these presents that I ABRAHAM WYNKOOP of the county of Sussex Merchants have this day agreed with BARNIT VANKIRK for my right, title, and interest of and to a certain tract of land lying in the forest of Cedar Creek hundred containing as the survey 137 Acres laid out for ABRAHAM PARSLEY named Golden Grove since sold by The Heirs of said PARSLEY to WILLIAM SHANKLAND who sold the same and conveyed to me which said right, title, claimed and interest there of obliged myself, my heirs, executor, and administrators to convey unto the said BARNIT VANKIRK his ears, Executives, administrators or are assigned. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 5th day of January 1733 ABRAHAM WYNKOOP seal Sealed and delivered in the presence of ROBERT MEANS JOHN BAGWILL Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Mary Wynkoop et. al. Barnit Vankirk 1771 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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. 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