1709 Deed, New Castle County Liber C1: 150-154.
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{page 150}.... and in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and seventy one Ratify & confirm and grant unto Derrick Williamson and Derrick Lawrenson and to theire Heires and assignes for Ever a certain tract of Land containing two hundred and fifty acres situated on the Westward side of Delaware River and on the North West side of
{page 151} Apogninomy Creek going the nearest Woodland to the mouth of the said Creek Dividing it ____ into severall points or.....
... [Wood]land and Marsh nearest to the mouth of the Creek after the decease of Derrick Lawrenson and by a Decree of the provinciall judges at a Court held the twenty ffourth Day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty six was adjudged to be the proper right and Estate of Hybert Lawrenson as the only heire of this said Derrick Lawrenson and the said Hybert Lawrenson in his life time having sold the said Moiety of the said land to John Heally of Apogninomy Yeoman which said Moiety or half-part of the said land the said John Heally sold and conveyed unto Marinns Dewitt and Anne King and whereas Cornelius Williamson aforesaid and Jane the wife of John Gossett son and daughter of the aforesaid Derrick Williamson have a right to and an
{page 152} interest in the aforesaid tract of land Know yee therefore that the said Cornelius Williamson John Gossett and Jane his wife for a valuable Consideration to them in hand ....
.... and hereafter shall or may have in any manner of Wayes or means ___ over or in and unto the aforesaid Tract or parcell of land and premises or any part thereof to have and to hold the said Tract or parcel of Land and premises with the appurtenances above granted and Every part and part of thereof unto the said Francis King his heires and assignes for ever To and for the only proper use and behoofs of him the said Francis King his heires and assignes for ever more The Aforesaid Cornelius Williamson and John Gossett in light of Jane his said Wife for the _____ and theire and Either of theire ______ and the
{page 153} heires of the said Jane the aforesaid Tract of Land and premisses with the appurtenances above granted and every part and parcell thereof against them the said Cornelius Williamson and his heires and against the said John Gossett and Jane his Wife and theire Heires and the Heires and the said land and against all and every person and persons whatsoever unto the said Francis King his Heires and assignes shall and will Warrant and for ever .... the said Cornelius Williamson and John Gossett for themselves theire and either of theire Heires Executors and Administrators do hereby covenant grant and agree and with the said said Francis King his Executors Administrators and assignes by the ..... they the said Cornelius Williamson and John Gossett and either of theire ......
...and other lawfull and reasonable ___ and ____ Deed and Deeds conveyances and assurances in the Law whatsoever for the further and better ____ perfect and absolute conveying and assureing of the aforesaid tract of land and premises with the appurtenances above granted and every part and parcel thereof unto the said Francis King his heires and assignes as by him the said Francis King his heires or assignes or his or theire _____ learned in the Law shall be in that behalfe lawfully and reasonably devised advised or required. ____ the
{page 154} said Cornelius Williamson and John Gossett and Jane his wife do hereby constitute and appoint John Gossett theire lawful attorney to acknowledge those present on theire behalfe in open Court at NewCastle according to ______ _____ whereof the said parties to those present have hereunto ___ _____ theire hands and seales the seventeenth Day of November in the Eighth year of the reigne of Queen Anne of Great Britain or Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred and nine.
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Cornelius X Williamson
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John JG Gossett
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Jane X Gossett