Deed, DE, Sussex, WILLIAM MARTIN to WARREN BURROUGHS 1798 THIS INDENTURE made the 19th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1798. BETWEEN WILLIAM MARTIN of Monongalia County and state of Virginia of the one part and WARREN BURROUGHS of Sussex County and state of Delaware on the other part. WHEREAS WILLIAM BURROUGHS, in his lifetime and at the time of his death, was seized in his demesne as of a of and in a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Sussex County in the state of for said adjoining land Of The heirs of WILLIAM BURROUGHS The heirs of NATHANIEL POYNTER, heirs of BENNETT BRYAN and others, containing by computation 411 acres and being so thereof seized intestate having a widow and without issue having three brothers and three sisters whereby a moiety of the aforesaid lands and premises fell to his widow as and for her right of dower, and whereas the aforesaid WILLIAM MARTIN as heir to his mother who was of the sisters of the said WILLIAM BURROUGHS and as attorney in fact for JOHN BURROUGHS and BOOZ BURROUGHS is legally authorized to sell and dispose of the right of reversion of his own right as heir to his mother as attorney in fact for JOHN and BOOZ BURROUGHS aforesaid. THEREFORE THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that the said WILLIAM MARTIN for and in consideration of the sum of £52 lawful money of the state of Delaware to him in hand paid by the said WARREN BURROUGHS the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and to himself therewith fully satisfied, contented, and paid, and thereof and therefrom and from every part and parcel thereof doth acquit, release, and exonerate the said WARREN BURROUGHS, hath granted, bargain, sold and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said WARREN BURROUGHS his heirs and assigns forever, all the estate, right or title, both present and future as well in his own right as attorney in fact to JOHN and BOOZ BURROUGHS, either in law or equity of, in, and to all and singular the right of dower of the Widow of the said WILLIAM BURROUGHS deceased. Together with all and singular the houses, buildings, orchards, gardens, fields, fences, woods, underwoods, timber, and trees with the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, with the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits, thereof. To have and to hold the right of dower and the lands and premises aforesaid, unto him the said WARREN BURROUGHS his heirs and assigns to the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said WARREN BURROUGHS his heirs and assigns forever, and to and for no other use, intent or purpose whatsoever and the said WILLIAM MARTIN doth hereby nominate, constitute, appoint, BENJAMIN BURROUGHS and GEORGE HAZZARD to be his true and lawful attorneys or attorney for them or either of them to appear in open Court of Common Pleas to be held for the county of Sussex and then and there to acknowledge it with indeed to the said WARREN BURROUGHS, his heirs and assigns, which said acknowledgment shall be good and available in law. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. WILLIAM MARTIN seal Sealed and delivered in the presence of us BENJAMIN BURROUGHS JOSEPH HARPER Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, WILLIAM MARTIN to WARREN BURROUGHS 1798 Sussex County State of Delaware Be it remembered that on the first day of May Anno Domini 1799 personally appeared before me, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the state aforesaid, BENJAMIN BURROUGHS and did swear on the holy evangelists, that he saw WILLIAM MARTIN sign, sealed, and deliver this instrument of writing as his act and deed, that he saw JOSEPH HARPER sign as a witness and that he, himself, also signed as a witness. And GEORGE HAZZARD Esquire by virtue of a power of attorney with an acknowledged this indenture the act and deed of the grantee WILLIAM MARTIN. And testimony whereof I have here to set my hand the day and year above written. DANIEL RODNEY, judge Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, WILLIAM MARTIN to WARREN BURROUGHS 1798 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **