Deed, DE, Sussex, WILLIAM PIERCE to GEORGE WALTON Sr., 1787 Deed GEORGE WALTON SR. from WILLIAM PIERCE & wife. This indenture made the 8th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1000 787 between WILLIAM PIERCE Cedar Creek hundred and the county of Sussex, Cordwainer, and ELIZABETH [PIERCE] his wife of the one part and GEORGE WALTON SR. of the same hundred of the other part. WITNESSETH that the aforesaid WILLIAM PIERCE and ELIZABETH his wife for and in consideration of the sum of fifty pounds lawful money of the Delaware state to them in hand well and truly paid by GEORGE WALTON SR. at or before the sealing and delivery your of the receipt whereof they said WILLIAM and ELIZABETH his wife do hereby acknowledge and their of fully acquit and forever discharge the said GEORGE WALTON SR. his heirs and assigns, have granted, bargained, sold aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents they the said WILLIAM PIERCE and ELIZABETH his wife do grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey, and confirm unto the said GEORGE WALTON SR. his heirs and assigns forever all that certain lot, piece or parcel of ground situate, lying and being in Cedar Creek hundred and County aforesaid, butted and bounded as follows: Beginning at a marked White Oak Post standing on the corner of BENNETT BRYAN's land, since with a line drawn N 13 degrees E 27 perches to a marked Red Oak Post standing on the line of COVERDALE COLE’s land which he bought of WILLIAM POLK; thence N 50½ degrees W 11½ perches to a marked sassafras post intersecting with the line of land now or lately RICHARD MULLINEX; thence S 40½ degrees W 18½ perches to a marked Red Oak Post in the line of the aforesaid BENNETT BRYAN's land and from thence with a right line to the beginning. Containing 2½ acres more or less. Being part of a larger lot, piece, or parcel of ground which a certain WILLIAM POLK JR., late of the hundred and County of were said, Esquire, deceased by his certain bond, or writing obligatory, bound and obliged himself his heirs, executors and administrators to convey and make over and confirm unto the said WILLIAM PIERCE his heirs and assigns forever, and which after the death of the said WILLIAM POLK, administrators of the said WILLIAM POLK deceased, as by the said bond or writing a obligatory aforesaid and the deceased of the said NANCY POLK and EDWARD POLK, administrators as aforesaid, duly approved, acknowledged and recorded agreeably to the directions of the Act of the General Assembly of Delaware state in such case made and provided, reference thereto had, may more fully and at large appear. Together with all and singular the dwelling house, out houses, barns, stables, edifices, building, gardens, orchards, pastures, fields, fences, trees, fruit trees, wood, under-woods, timber, timber trees, ways, paths, passages, lanes, alleys, waters, water courses, rights, members, privileges, advantages, how would its immense, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise at appertaining and the revision and reversions, remainder and remainders, rent, issues, and profits thereof and also the estate, right, title, interest, use, possession, property claim and demand whatsoever of them the said WILLIAM PIERCE and ELIZABETH his wife as either of them either in law or equity or otherwise howsoever of, in, and to the same premises hereby granted, bargain, and sold or mentioned or intended so to be and every part and parcel there of with the appurtenances to have and to hold the said lot, peace, or parcel of ground butted and bounded as aforesaid and hereby granted, bargained, and sold or mentioned or intended so to be in every part and parcel thereof with the appurtenances unto the Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, WILLIAM PIERCE to GEORGE WALTON Sr., 1787 said GEORGE WALTON SR., his heirs and assigns. To the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of him the said GEORGE WALTON SR. his heirs and assigns forever and they the said WILLIAM PIERCE and ELIZABETH his wife for themselves, their, and each of their heirs do covenant, promise, grant and agree to and with the said GEORGE WALTON SR., his heirs and assigns against them the said WILLIAM PIERCE and ELIZABETH his wife and their and each and every of their heirs and the heirs of the aforesaid WILLIAM POLK deceased and all and every person and persons heirs so ever lawfully claiming or to claim the same by, from, or under him or her, them, or any and every of them, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents. In witness whereof the said parties to the presents have interchangeably set their hand and seals Iran to dated the day and your first above written. WILLIAM PIERCE {seal} ELIZABETH PIERCE {seal} Sealed and delivered in the presence of EDWARD POLK PEGGY [MARGARET] POLK Be it remembered that ELIZABETH, wife of the within named WILLIAM PIERCE, was this 8th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1787 examined by me the subscribing one of the justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the county of Sussex separately and in private from her husband and thereupon she declared that she became a party to the within deed of her own free will and Accord and without any fear, threats, or compulsion of her said husband to induce her there too. Witness my hand the day and your aforesaid. JOHN LAWS Sussex County I do hereby certify that on the 8th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1787 the within deed of sale was acknowledged in open court in due form of law by and unto the parties there in named. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the public seal of my office this 20th day of February in the year of Our Lord aforesaid. D. HALL, prothonotary Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, DE, Sussex, WILLIAM PIERCE to GEORGE WALTON Sr., 1787 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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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