Probate, DE, Kent, JOHN BRYAN, 1773




     JOHN BRYAN deceased, 1773




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                        Probate, DE, Kent, JOHN BRYAN, 1773

Dover
Kent County
Delaware

The second day of the second month 1773

To the justices of the orphans Court, held in said town for said County Now setting
sitting

The petition of WILLIAM POWELL humbly show with

That whereas JOHN BRYAN, late of said County, deceased, was legally seized in his
demise as of fee and in 74 acres and 78 square perches of land situate in the north
side of ISAAC WEBB’s branch, part of a larger tract of land called LONG REACH, and
there being sundry heirs thereto, and after a series of legal proceedings by rules
and order of the Orphan’s Court of said County, from time to time, and a survey
thereof being by SAMUEL MCCALL, surveyor of the said County, made on said premises
as by a draught thereof by him made and perfect to the return of the valuation of
the said premises as made by the freeholders appointed by the said Court for that
purpose as appear by the proceedings of said Orphans Court, on record, where in it
appears that the said lands, premises is valued at 40 shillings per acre amounting
to the sum of £148.19.06.

Your petitioner prays that he may be permitted to accept of you said land and
premises at ye said valuation according to an act of the general assembly of this
government in that case made and provided and your petitioner as in duty bound
shall ever pray.

WILLIAM POWELL




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