Deed, GA, Richmond, WILLIAM POPE to THOMAS WAPLES, 1798

State of Georgia

THIS INDENTURE made and entered into this 29th day of JANE in the year of Our Lord
1798.

BY AND BETWEEN WILLIAM POPE of the city of Augusta state aforesaid of the one part
and THOMAS WAPLES of the county of Sussex and state of Delaware of the other part.

WHEREAS a certain BENJAMIN STOCKLEY of the county of Sussex in the state of
Delaware, deceased, by his last will and testament bearing date the 30th day of
November in the year of Our Lord 1762, duly proven, approved, and established
before the register of the probate of wills and granting letters of administration,
for the county aforesaid, and duly by him recorded, reference being therein to had
may fully and at large appear, devised to his daughter JANE STOCKLEY a certain
tract of land and premises lying and being on Indian River 100 and County of
foresaid adjoining LAW’s POND said to contain 200 Acres originally surveyed and
taken up by a certain JOSEPH WAILE.

AND WHEREAS the said JANE STOCKLEY intermarried with a certain CHARLES POPE, and
afterward died leaving issue, five sons, namely WILLIAM [POPE], party to these
presents, ALEXANDER [POPE], CHARLES [POPE], BENJAMIN [POPE] and SAMUEL POPE.

AND WHEREAS the said CHARLES POPE did on the 5th day of May in the year of Our Lord
1797, by a good and sufficient deed of release, did makeover and convey unto the
foresaid WILLIAM, ALEXANDER, CHARLES, BENJAMIN and SAMUEL all such right, title,
estate, interest, claim and demand whatever that he, the said CHARLES POPE, had,
might, could or ought to have in and unto all and singular the above recited land
and premises.

AND WHEREAS the aforesaid WILLIAM POPE, eldest son and heir of JANE POPE, deceased,
preferred a petition to the orphans Court of Sussex County setting forth that JANE
POPE, late of Kent County, deceased, was in her lifetime seized and possessed of a
certain land and tenement situate in Indian River hundred in the county of Sussex
which said lands were willed to her, the said JANE POPE, by her father BENJAMIN
STOCKLEY late of Sussex County aforesaid, deceased, that CHARLES POPE, the father
of your petitioner and husband of the said JANE POPE, deceased, hath by his deed of
release conveyed his title of and in and unto the aforesaid lands and tenements
unto your petitioner and his brother, to wit, ALEXANDER, CHARLES, BENJAMIN, and
SAMUEL POPE he therefore prayed the court to grant and order appointing and
empowering five freeholders of Sussex County to divide the said lands and tenements
among the aforesaid heirs, if it would admit thereof, & c.

WHEREUPON the court appointed ROBERT BURTON, ROBERT FRAME, JOSEPH WAPLES, JOSHUA
BURTON, and ROBERT MARINER to make the division required by the aforesaid petition,
which said freeholders, after viewing said lands did report to the said court that
the said lands would not admit of partition and division among said heirs without
marring and spoiling the whole.

WHEREUPON he, the said WILLIAM POPE, prayed the court to appoint three freeholders
to value said lands, agreeable to law, which was accordingly done which said
freeholders did upon oath value the said land at the sum of 27 Shillings and six
pence per acre as by said return may appear.




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              Deed, GA, Richmond, WILLIAM POPE to THOMAS WAPLES, 1798

WHEREUPON the said WILLIAM POPE, by his petition to the said orphans Court bearing
date the 17th day of November 1797, did pray the court to adjudge the said lands
and tenements to him, his heirs and assigns forever, at the valuation aforesaid
upon his giving security for the payment of the other heirs, their shares of the
said valuation.

WHEREUPON the said Court adjudged the lands and tenements to him that said WILLIAM
POPE his heirs and assigns forever upon his giving security as aforesaid.

WHEREUPON the said WILLIAM POPE, with RICHARD LITTLE his security, entered into
recognizance, according to law, for the the payment of the other heirs shares of
said valuation and see. As by the records of the orphans court for Sussex County
may fully and at large appear, reference being therein to had.

NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that this said WILLIAM POPE, for and in consideration
of the sum of $454, to him in hand paid by the said THOMAS WAPLES before the
sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt where of he death hereby
acknowledge and himself there with fully satisfied and paid, hath granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these present
doth grant, bargain, sell,alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto him, the said
THOMAS WAPLES his heirs and assigns forever, all the before describe tract, piece
or parcel of land and premises.

TOGETHER with all and singular the houses, buildings, orchards, fences, gardens,
woods, under woods, timber and trees, water and water courses, hereditaments and
appurtenances whatsoever to the said tract of land belonging or in anywise
appertaining.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD to him the said THOMAS WAPLES, his heirs and assigns forever,
to his and their own proper use, benefit, and behoove and to no other use intended
or purpose whatsoever.

AND I, the said WILLIAM POPE, do by these presents warrant and forever defend all
and singular the above described attractive land and premises said to contain 200
acres, more or less, from and against the lawful claim or claims of all manner of
persons whatsoever now we're here after to claim the same or any part or parcel
thereof from, by, or under me, my heirs, executors or administrators or any part of
them.

IN WITNESS of all which I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year
above written.

WILLIAM POPE {seal}

Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of

PHILIP T. RASIN
NATHANIEL COCKE
AUGUSTUS BALDWIN

recorded 3rd of July 1798




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