Deed, DE, Sussex, Peter Fretwell Wright (Sheriff) William Burroughs Deed WILLIAM BURROUGHS from PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT Sheriff TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT, Esquire, High Sheriff of the county of Sussex in the Delaware state send a greeting. WHEREAS at a court of common pleas, held at Lewes in and for the county aforesaid on the 5th day of August 1783 before the Justices of the said Court, NATHANIEL YOUNG, ROBERT YOUNG, WILLIAM POLK and GEORGE BLACK had reserved against JONATHAN BURROUGHS plate of the county aforesaid as well a certain debt of 189 pounds, 17 shillings and 9 pence has also 100 shillings which to them the said NATHANIEL YOUNG and ROBERT YOUNG, WILLIAM POLK and GEORGE BLACK were adjudged as well for their damage which they had, by reason of the detaining that debt, as for her cost and charges by her in that behalf expended by the default of him the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS, of the goods, chattels, lands and tenements of the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS to be levied and whereas by a certain writ of fieri facias issuing out of the Court of Common Pleas at Lewes aforesaid bearing date 6th day of May 1784 directed to CORD HAZARD, Esquire, High Sheriff of the county aforesaid by which writ he was commanded that of the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS he should cause to be made the debt and damage of which to the said NATHANIEL YOUNG and ROBERT YOUNG, WILLIAM POLK and GEORGE BLACK were adjudged for their debt and damaged aforesaid and that he should have that money before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday after the first Monday in August then next ensuing to render to the said NATHANIEL YOUNG and ROBERT YOUNG, GEORGE BLACK and WILLIAM POLK and that he should have then in there that writ at which day the said CORD HAZARD did return that by virtue of that writ to his him directed of the lands and tenements of him the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS he had seized and taken an execution a certain tract or parcel of land situated in Cedar Creek hundred in the county aforesaid containing 160 acres of land, be the same more or less, which said land he had appraised by judicious freeholders of his bailiwick who upon there oaths did say that the yearly rents and profits of lands and premises aforesaid were not of a clear yearly value beyond all reprises to satisfy the debt and damaged in the said writ mentioned within the terms of 7 years and that the same remained in his hand unsold. AND WHEREAS the said tract of land was afterwards, by an order of the orphans court for the county aforesaid, divided among the heirs of EDWARD BURROUGHS, deceased, grandfather to the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS and whereby the quantity of 120 acres and 140 perches as his right for himself and assignee of WARREN BURROUGHS, deceased, as by the freeholders return and plot there to amended may appear. AND WHEREAS by virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas issued out of the Court of Common Pleas for the county aforesaid the 4th day of May 1785 to the said CORD HAZARD directed wherein he was commanded that the lands and premises by him be taken in execution as aforesaid he should exposed to sale and have that money before the justices of the court to be held at Lewes on Wednesday the 3rd day of August then next ensuing surrender to the said NATHANIEL YOUNG, ROBERT YOUNG, WILLIAM POLK and GEORGE BLACK for their debt and damages aforesaid and that he should have then there that writ at which day the said CORD HAZARD did return that by virtue of the said said rent to him directed he had made sale of the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS part of the said tract of land after due and public notice being given throughout his bailiwick and same was purchased by WILLIAM BURROUGHS, cordwainer, for the sum of £133 lawful money of the Delaware State, he being the highest bidder and that the best and highest price, and that he had that money ready to render to the said NATHANIEL YOUNG and ROBERT YOUNG and WILLIAM POLK and Page 1 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Peter Fretwell Wright (Sheriff) William Burroughs GEORGE BLACK for their debt and damages aforesaid has by the said read he was commanded. AND WHEREAS the said WILLIAM BURROUGHS on this day forward a petition setting forth in part as is above set forth and that the said CORD HAZARD was afterward removed from his office has Sheriff without making any deed of conveyance to him for the sudden land notwithstanding he had fully paid and satisfied the said some of £133 pounds and paid the court to grant an order empowering PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT Esquire the present High Sheriff to make a legal deed of conveyance to him, the said WILLIAM BURROUGHS, for conveying lands and premises aforesaid to him the said WILLIAM BURROUGHS, his heirs and assigns forever agreeable to the directions of an act of the assembly in such case made and provided. WHEREUPON the court granted the prayer of the said petitioner and boarded and empowered the said Sheriff to make and execute a legal deed of conveyance for said land and premises to him the said WILLIAM, his heirs and assigns forever, as by the said writ and return their of petitioned said order thereon remaining among the files and records of the Court of Common Pleas May more fully and at-large appear. NOW KNOW YE that the said PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT, for and in consideration of the sum of £133 pounds paid and satisfied to the said CORD HAZARD by the aforesaid WILLIAM BURROUGHS have granted, bargain, sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, and sell, enfeoff and confirm, by virtue of the act of the assembly and order of the court aforesaid and by virtue of the power and authority to me thereby given, unto him to said WILLIAM BURROUGHS his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, possession and reversion which he the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS had in and to the before mentioned lands and premises, any part thereof either in his own right or as assignee of WARREN BURROUGHS deceased with all and singular the buildings, improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid lands and premises and every part and parcel thereof together with all and singular the rights, members, and appurtenances and all the estate, right, title, reversion, property, claim, and demand whatsoever of the said JONATHAN BURROUGHS or any other person or persons whatsoever claiming by from or under him to the only proper use benefit and behoove of him the said WILLIAM BURROUGHS his heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof the said PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of August in the year of Our Lord 1786. PETER F. WRIGHT, sheriff Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of D. HALL W. HARRISON Page 2 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Peter Fretwell Wright (Sheriff) William Burroughs Received August 10th 1786 of WILLIAM BURROUGHS the sum of £133 being the consideration then presented. Witness RATLIFF POYNTER W. HARRISON CORD HAZARD, late Sheriff Page 3 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Peter Fretwell Wright (Sheriff) William Burroughs Sussex County I do hereby certify that on the 10th day of August in the year of Our Lord 1786 that was in deed wholesale was acknowledged in open court in due form of law by PETER FRETWELL WRIGHT unto the grantee there in named. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and a fixed the public seal of my office this 21st day of August in the year aforesaid. XX call ProSun notary Page 4 of 5 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, Peter Fretwell Wright (Sheriff) William Burroughs ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. 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