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After all which the Court Caused a Letter to bee written to the Justices in Mary Land Relating to Some Difference between the Two Governments. And Ordered the Clerk to Recorde the said Letter a true Copy whereof is on the other side * *
JUNE 4th, 1695.
Robert Bracee Appeared in Court and Desired that hee might bee allowed and Ordered Letters of Administracon upon the Estate of his ffather Robert Bracee Sener: Deceesed upon a Will made in Open Court 6th day of June 1694 Roger Corbett Appeared for ye Widow of ye said Deceesed And produced a former Will made in ye Year 1688 under ye hand and Seal of ye Deceesed, And Pleaded that the Late Will was Nuncupative and the other a written will and So not of equal force & validitey * * * Ordered To bee Continued to the Next Court * * *
At a Meating of the Justices On the 15th Day of July Ano Domini 1695. Justices present: William Clark, Capt Luke Watson, Capt. Thomas Pemberton, John Stokely, Thomas Oldman, Joseph Booth; An Order and Warrant from the Governor and Councill was Pro- duced and Read Relateing to a Suspicion of A Designe of Our enemies the ffrench To Attache thes Or Some other Our Neighbouring Plan- tacons, wherein for safe Guard It is ordered That Two men Shall be Hired to Watche upon the Cape every day from five in the morning untill Seven att Night Untill ye first day of October next Ensueing, In Obediance whereinto The Justices Considering of Persons fitting
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for ye said watche Trust Did Agree and Aprove of Anthony Parssly and John Putteet therein And Accordingly Did agree with them att. SEPTEMBER 3d, 4th, 1695.
Cornelius Wiltbanck By Peticon Acquaints The Court hee hath a Designe To Build a Water Mill In this County On that Branch Or Creek On the Broad Kill Called Mill Creek if ye Court Will Grant him the Same and Land which is Customary Adjoyning to the Same The Court Grant him the Said Streame Provided he Builde the Said Mill thereon within fifteen months from hence forward and do Attend and Minde the Same, And Doe Grinde the Graine well And in due Course as itt Comes to Mill without Respect to Persons att ye Eighth part Toll ffor wheat and Sixth ffor Indian Corne.
DECEMBER 3d, 1695.
The Court being Opened the Grand Jury were Called over * * who haveing Received their Charge went out of Court And After some time Came in With a Paper Containing as followeth: The Grand Jury Request of the Worshippfull Court That the Road from Town to the Indian River May bee Cleared and the Bridges Repaired And that they would bee Pleased to Appoint An Overseer for that Part of the County John Miers fforeman which the Court Granted And Appointed Robert Barton Overseer in the same.
JANUARY 7th, 8th, 9th, 1695.
The Last Will and Testament of Skidmore Was Published and Read and Richard Williams peticioned The Court for thee precedency of Administracon either on the Said Will Or otherwise as the Said Will may bee Approved The Court Aprove not of the Will And Appoint ye Petitioner To Administer upon the said Estate of ye de- ceesed as intestate And keep the deceesed Childe, hee assuming to. Give Security To pay ye Debts As for ye assetts And the plantacon to be Recorded for ye said Boy whom hee promises to keep & men- tain gratis for nothing * *
William Clark Peticoned ye Court Thatt Letters of Administracon might bee Granted him upon ye Estate of Stephen Sargent deceed in Thatt ye said Sargent att ye time of his Death Stood Indebted unto his Majtie and the Petitionr in ye Sum of £10: And upwards for ye Custom of Tobaccoe * * * Butt ye Court thought fitt To Continue the said Peticon unto ye next Court. [The petition was granted at the Court Mar. 4, 1695.]
MARCH 4th, 1695.
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* Return 4 * * *
ye Jury of Inquest upon the body of William Emmatt *
Jonathan Bayly Peticoned ye Court ffor Part of ye Branch for- merly Called Bundicks Branch To Build A Water mill on, which the Court Granted So far as Itt lay in their Power, But with these Con- dicons * * * [as in petition of Cornelius Wiltbanck on a pre- vious page].
Whereas Daniel Hilliard Deceesed Did Dye Intestate * * The Court Grante the said William Clarke ye priority of Adminis- tracon, And Order the Registr To grant him Letters thereof accor- dingly
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NOVEMBER 6th, 1702.
Came Mary Goit Spinstr and the Will of Peter Goit late of this County Merchtt Deceesed Bearing Date the Tenth Day of July 1695 being read * * *
William ffatcher Appeared in Court and Produced An Accott Agst James Walker Adminr of Henry Allen Deceesed ffor ffunerall Charges &c. * * *
Thomas May Guardian Appointed of Richard Williams-By the Last Will and Testamt of Richard Williams His ffather Deceased, Appeared in Court And Produced the Said Will which was Read
FEBRUARY 2d, 1702.
Jonathan Starges and Honor his Wife late Widow of Jno. Kips- haven Senr. Deceased * * *
Deborah Butler By Peticon Prayed the Court that Shee might bee allowed Satisfacon for the Trouble and Buriall of James Laytree Dec'd
MAY 4th, 1703.
Thomas Grove Appeared in Court And Produced An Accott of A Parcell of Debts that James Mathews Gave him on his Death bed the Sixth Day of ffebruary last *
MAY 5th, 1703.
[Mention made that Martha Johnson, wife of Adam, was daughter of John Kipshaven, Senr.]
[Mention that Comfort Burges, wife of Ralph Burges, was dau. of Wm. Piles, dec'd.]
MAY 6th, 1703.
* * * Came Adam Johnson And Martha His Wife And Ex- hibitt their Bill Agst John Hill Samuel Preston and Jacob Kolluck Execrs of the Last Will and Testament of John Kipshaven Deceased, which Bill follows in these words * * * Your Orator and Oratrix Adam Johnson of the County of Sussex Yeoman And Martha his Wife That Whereas John Kipshaven late of the Said County Yeoman yor Oratrix Marthas ffather, in his lifetime was possessed of and intituled to, As well a very Considerable Real Estate in Lands and Houses, As of and in Divers Goods and Chattells householdstuff Plate Ready money Outstanding Debts Negroes Cattle and other Stock Amounting to the Value of One Thousand Pounds or upwards and being so Pos- sessed And Interested Did Constitute and make his Last Will and Testament in Writing bearing Date the 14th Day of Janr: 1700, And in And by the Said Last Will amongst other things therein contained Did Give and Devise unto Yor Oratrx Martha The Moyety and halfe Part of his Lands in the County of Sussex During her life, And Did further Give and bequeath unto Yor Oratrix Martha the subb Moyety and halfe Part of His sonall Estate Excepting A very few incon-
* John Kipshaven Soon after Departed siderable Legacies * *
* (the Said Testatr little or no Debts to Pay) this life * *
* * * [the Executors have refused to divide the Real Estate and give possession to Adam and Martha Johnson or to Deliver the Moyety
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of the Personal in Specie, and by Appraisement have undervalued the said estate perhaps one half. They] pretend that the Testatr Was much Indebted at his Death, And that A Third of his Estate be- longed to Honour Kipshaven, The Widow of the said John Kips- haven, tho it is notoriously known, The Said Honr Eloped from her Husband And run him much in Debt wherever She could Obtaine Creditt, And Refused to live with him long before his Death * * * They have Suffered by Connivance the Said Widow to Sue them At
Law for her thirds * * [In the defence the Executors say] * That the Said Kipshaven after hee had by his Will Given to his Grand children John and Albert Jacobs (Sons of Albertus Jacobs by His Daughtr the Said Plt Martha) The One Moyety and halfe Part of all his Estate both reall and ? sonall Lands Goods and Chattells what- soever within The Province of Pennsilvania & Counties Annexed hee the Said Testatr Gave unto his Daughtr the Said Plt Martha the other Moyety & halfe Part of his Lands in the County of Sussex dureing her life, But with reserve of what the Testatr by his Said Will Dis- posed And Ordered to bee Paid And Delivered out of both Moyeties * * * And the Said Defts, further Say That the Plts have had near, if not all their Moyety or halfe Part of the Testatrs @ sonall Estate *
* * [the widow recovered her thirds] by Judgmt of Sussex County Court After A Vigorous Defence made by these Defts or of Some of them Against her in that behalfe
MAY 7th, 1703.
[Accounts produced showing the Plts had rec'd £15 6s 412d over their share, which was £100 15s 1;2d. This Adam Johnson] Assumed in Open Court to Refunde and Pay Back to the sd Exectrs they with Draw their Said Chancery Suit * MAY 2d, 1704.
* * * And the Said Grand Jury Came into Court with A Paper in Writeing in these Words following-May ye 3rd, 1704: The Grand Jury Complains that the County Wants A Prison house And that Moneys hath been Given by Two Severall Grand Juries to the Value of ffourtey Pounds for that use Wee Desire to know why the worke is not done or An Accott of the Said Money's. In Answer whereof The Court told them, Robert Cade fforeman, That the ffirst Twenty Pounds was Disposed to A very necessary use in Buildeing of Bridges in the Queens Road, which were so much wanted that People Could not Pass to and froe, without great Danger,-And the Last Twenty Pounds was forgotten to bee Assessed in ye Publick Charge, when the Last Rate was made, and Leavie Settled vizt in ffebr. Court 1702-But Should bee Remembred at the Settling of the Next Leavies.
* * * By order of the Court The Queens Road from the Town to Rehobah in Lett and the Plantacons on the Right and Left hand of itt, Extending As far As Orrs Mill (included) bee Added to ye Town hundred.
NOVEMBER 8th, 1704.
Came into Court By William ffarmer The Last Will and Testamt of the Widow Jane Potter And Was Read
* * * [Executor named Richd Dobson who] absolutely Renounceth his Right of Ex-
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ecutorship * * * [and Administracon bee Granted unto William ffarmer As Guardian of the Minor, Abraham Potter onely Son of the said Dec'd. * * *].
AUGUST 1st, 1704.
[Mention made that Jane, wife of Samuel Knowles, was formerly wife of Thomas Besent, dec'd.]
John Huling Merchtt By His Peticon Sett forth, That Whereas hee hath A house And Lott in the Town of Lewis, next Adjoyning to the Common Lotts of The Said Town, which Lotts now lies Desolate and without fence, Therefore hee being willing to promote the benefitt of the Said Town Prays liberty from the Court To fence in ye Said Lotts with his Own, which will be a Conveniency to ye Town and Security of the Grave Yarde. And upon such Grant hee will forth- with fence in the Same, And Pay Such Acknowledgmt As may Secure the Rights of the Said Lotts As they were from ye first Con-
* * The Court Grants unto the Said John Huling His cession *
Heirs and Assigns * * * And as to ye fencing in the burying *: Ground hee hath liberty to Doe it, Provided hee render up the Same when ever the Court Shall See fitt to Comande it from him
* * John Johnson ffree Nigroe Aged Eighty Years And Poor, and Past His labour * * * prayes the Court To Take him into the Publick Charity of the County-[ Richard Laws agreed with the Court to Maintaine the Said John Johnson his life time-At ye Rate of Seaven Pounds fifteen Shillings Or year to bee Paid out of the Publick].
MAY 9th, 1706.
Sarah Watson late Widow & Execx of Capt Luke Watson Deced and former Widow And Adminx of Richard Paynter Senr Taylor Deced (Intestate) being Sumoned to this Court at the Complaint of her Son Richard Paynter * *
* [mention made of his Eldest brother John].
William Mason and Margaret his Wife Appeared in Court And Produced An Accott of ffunerall Charges of Her late Husband James Clark Decd.
JANUARY 7th, 1706.
Whereas the Grand Jury have found and brought into Court That it is absolutely Necessary for bridges to be made Over the Two Runs of Cedar Creek And Whereas the Law Impowers the Justices in Court sitting to hire Workmen To make build and Compleat the same- Mathew Parker appeared in Court and undertooke the Sd Work and That he would forthwith Goe about the same, And build Compleate & finish the Sd bridges, Substantially & Well and Sufficiently Sup- ported in the middle the Dementions of Which Sd Two bridges is to be Governed by the Direction of ye Law in That Case. Whereupon, it was bargained and Agreed by the Justices in Open Court, And the Sd Mathew Parker That he ye sd Mathew Should have in Consideracon of Building Compleating and finishing The Sd Two bridges in manner Aforesd The Sum of ffourteen Pounds to be Raised and Paid him out of this Years Leavy List.
[In a Suit-"Henry Stretcher, Aged Sixty Seven Years or there- abouts being Deposed" said that a certain 20 acres of land in question
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was sold to "Peter Winster of the same Place & County Hattmaker, Who there Lived Some Time and Dyed, And Lyeth buried, att the Antient burying Place of the same Lewis" * * *].
[Another witness testifies to successive owners of the above prop- erty: "As from Johannis Winster, Son and Heir of Peter Winster Hatter Deced To Morris Edwards And from ye Sd Morris to Doctr Thomas Wynne, And from ye Sd Thomas Wynne, After the Death of him & Elizabeth his Wife To ye Sd Plt." * * *1.
Rice Wolfe Peticoned the Court That Whereas he hath Inter- married with Mary the Daughter of ffrancis Cornwell (Intestate) Deced That he may be Ordered his Proportionable Part of the Sd Estate, both Reall and ? sonal According as the Law Directs * [Referred to Orphans Court].
FEBRUARY 4th, 1706.
The Court Nominated and Appointed fence Viewers (Vizt) * * *.
Luke Shields by his Peticon in Open Court Read Setts forth That he have Served in the Station of a Drumer Sundry Courts Past in beating of the Drum, to Call People to Give Their Attendance at Sd Courts And is in hopes, That the Court and Grand Jury, will Allow his Sd Service therein, both Past and to Come Some Com- pensacon or Reward-Whereupon the Sd Peticon Was Given out to ye Grand Jury, Who Returned it back into Court (rejected). However, it was Considered, By the Court That he Continue as Drumer therein And That at the Settlemt of the Next Years Leavy Lists, They Will Indeavoure, Hee Shall Have Some Sattisfaction For his Pains.
Whereas It was Considered by the Court That Rideing of Horse Races in the Town of Lewis, Dureing the time of the Courts Sitting was Very Prejudicall and A Great Hindrance to the Dispatche of busi- ness Depending on the Same by Peoples Neglect of Attendance in Court; Wherefore it was Considered and Ordered By The Sd Court That No sons Presume to Ride a Race or Races, Or Strain A horse or Horses, within the Town of Lewis, Dureing the Courts Sitting, under the Imediate forfeiture of ffive Shillings, To be Paid by the Rider or Riders, Each of Them for Every Such Offence.
John Futcher And Robert Clifton, Was Sent for, into Court by The Order of the Justices, To Thomas Smith Constable, them & Each of Them, To Answer for their Contempts, In Rideing of a Race in the Town of Lewis Dureing the Courts Sitting, Notwithstanding a Rule or Order of Court Made to the Contrary under the Penalty of ffive Shillings Ør man for Each Such Race, To be Paid by the Riders Thereof-Whereupon the Sd Constable Returns into Court and Re- ports That Hee mett with Oposicon in the Discharge of his Office therein, By Mr. Luke Watson & Justice Jonathan Baily who Com- anded ye Constable to Produce to him the Warrant that hee had for the Apprehension of the Sd Offendrs ffurther urging that the Court had no Power to Make Laws, And That as he was a Justice of the Peace, as well as they, he Expected the Examinacon of the Sd Matter, And Commanded the Constable to bring the Sd Riders, before him, Which ye Constable Did so,-And The Sd Justice Baily Cleared ye Sd Offendrs from the Sd Constable, Whereupon the Court Checked ye sd Constable for his Neglect and Timerousness in the Execucon
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of his Office, And Comanded him to Goe and fetch the Sd Robert, and John into Court, And To Comand Assistance in the Same-And Thereupon the Sd Justice Baily and Luke Watson Came into Court Togather with the Constable and the Two Offendrs, And The Said Mr. Baily Confessed he had Cleared them So That they would not, Nor Should not Pay their fines, And That he ye sd Baily Knew as much Law as any of the Court Wherefore the Court Considering the Great Contempt of their Authority Comanded The Clk fforthwith to Write A Mittimus to the Sher. To Take the Sd Robert Clifton and John ffutcher into his Close Custody And, So Keep Them untill they had Payed their Sd outmost ffines and, all Incidentall Charges and ffees, by means of the Sd Contempt. John ffutcher Also Some time After n Open Court being Attested, Declared, That the Aforesd Mr. Watson and One Bonwell, the Owner of the Horse that Run, And that the Deponant Rid,-That the Sd Watson, And Bonwell Promised faith- fully to Indemnifie him for his fine, And all Damages Whatsoever That Should Arise thereby And That the Sd Mr. Watson Gave him Two Bitts, for Rideing the Sd horse and Race.
[Luke Watson gives land to his brothers John Watson and Samuel.] [Esther Parry Widow gives land to her son John Smith and to her Son in Law Darby Collins.]
[William ffisher gives land to son John Fisher.]
MARCH 4th, 1706.
John West & Thomas West, Joint Execrs of the Last Will and Tes- tamt of their ffather George West Deced Came into Court And Makeing themselves Debtr by Inventary and Appraismt in the Sum of Ninety ffour Pounds ffourteen Shillings & two pence, Produced therewth an Accott of ffunerall Charges Debts and Legacies paid And other Lawfull Disbursmts Amounting in & to ye Sum of Sixty ffour Pounds Nineteen Shillings & one Peny, And prays of ye Court An Allowance of ye same * * *
John Hagister Execr of the Last Will and Testamt of his Mother Anne Williams Deced Came into Court * * *
Thomas Bowman Came into Court And by his Peticon in the be- halfe of himselfe & brothers Sett fforth That Whereas William Clark in his Life time had Obtained Lettrs of Administracon upon the Sd Peticoner's ffather Henry Bowman Senr Decd And now the Sd William Clark is also Dead * * *.
The Widow Dunavan, and the Widow Rachael Webster, both of Musmillian Creek in this County *
* * [petitioned and had their Levies remitted, owing to their Great Poverty and Charge of Children.] The Like was Granted to the Widow Mary Depray upon her { sonall Applicacon, Submission, and Supplycacon in open Court, And ye Sheriff Ordered to Cease to Demand or Receive her Levy for the Year Aforesd.
Richard Hinman, in the Right of Mary his Wife Administ of the Estate of Hercules Shepheard Deced Came into Court * * * Frances Prittyman fformerly the Widow of Anthony Inglow's Deced And Execx of his Last Will & Testamt Came into Court * * *.
Rice Wolfe Appeared in Court And by his Petition Sett fforth That [faded out] he hath Lately Intermarried with Mary the Daughtr of ffrancis Cor [faded] Decd (Who Dyed Intestate)
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"MARCH YE 27th, 1710.
"Mary Senior Widowe came to mee & Desired me to record the Age of her Daughter Frances Harding who was borne On the 23th Day of Aprill in the Yeare of our Lord 1704 soe thatt on the said 23th April next ensueing this Date she will be six Years of Age.
"Testr. ROGER CORBETT, Clerk.
* Ye Grand Jury were called over & all appeared and Gave in their Presentments Vizt: Wee of the Grand Jury thinks fitt thatt the Roade upon the bank of Lewis Creeke Layd out by the six men bee made Good by the Towne Hundred, Anderson Parker fore- man. The Court thinks fitt Thatt if the ysons agt whose Land the breach of the Roade on the banke aforesaid will nott mend itt itt must Lye till further Order.
SEPTEMBER 6th, 1709.
Mary Westcott Widow & Adstratrix of Francis Cornewall Gent decd apeared and according to a former Order of Court in Sept. 1708 forthwith Devided betweene ye two Heires, Francis and Mary, by a Jury of twelve men & Captn Pemperton Surveyor * * *
[Abigail West prays the Court for some Cattle left to Tabitha West daughter of John West & Eliz. his Wife.]
Stephen Kanning exhibits his Acct agt Eliz. Barker Widowe decd for attendance 10 days in her sicknesse & 3 dayes after death till she was buried £1 16s 0d. * * *
[Saml Dickinson & Tho. Mariner sumoned to bring Inventory of estate of Mathew Spicer decd. of this county.]
SEPTEMBER [7th?], 1709.
Petition of Abigall West being this day read and discoursed upon the Petition setting forth &c, Justice Walker exhibits an Order of Court under ye Clarks hand, in Sept. 1708 Orphans Court for five pound for ye funerall Charges of Tabitha West daughter of John West decd to bee paid out of the Estate of the said Tabitha. Abigall West by Edward Parker prayes ye Courts Opinion whether or nott the two Children mentioned in ye petition were nott next heires att Law to ye sd Tabitha-the Court refuses theire Opinion, & putts Abigall West to prove itt. Continued to ye next adjourned Orphans Court.
SEPTEMBER 22d, 1709.
Att an adjourned Orphans Court to ye 22th Instant John Haverly sonn of Anthony Haverly late of this County decd, appeared in this Court, being of the Age of nineteen yeares, three weekes before Christmas next * * *
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William Haverly aged 17 yeares Aprill ye 7th, 1709 next appeared * *
Andreas or Andrewe Haverly sonn of sd Anthony Haverly next appeared aged fifteen yeares in July last, and Chose Tho. Parker his Master wth him to live & dwell in the Nature of an Apprentice untill hee shall arrive att the full Age of One & twenty yeares ye sd Thomas Parker to learne him the Mistery & Arte of a Blacksmith & write & reade English to find him Meat drink &c and att the next Orphans Court to bee held in Mrch next ensueing to pay & Deliver to yc Jus-
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tices of sd Court for time being the sume of One pound ten Shillings to bee disposed of att the Courts Pleasure for the use of sd Orphan & to give him att expiration according to Law.
Next appeared Daniel Haverly sonn of sd Anthony aged 12 yeares last July, & Hester Beckett daughter of Alexander Beckett aged 4 yeares in October next ensueing the Lad chose his brother Anthony for Guardian, ye Girle ye Court assigned him Guardian to * * *
Next appeared James Haverly sonn of the aforesd Anthony aged 10 Yeares last July, to serve till 21 & Katherine Beckett aged 5 yeares May last the Girle to serve till 16, ye boy to bee learnt to write & reade ye Girle to reade, both bound to Mathew Parker by ye Courts Order
PROBATE RECORDS.
CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR REGISTER GENERAL OF KENT AND SUSSEX ON DELAWARE. WILLIAM CLARK, DEPUTY. 1683-1695.
Will of James Lattan; Robert Hart Administrator.
Abraham Wiltbank (son of Abram Wiltbank and Anne his wife) was borne about Twelve of the Clock at night ffriday the Tent day of ffebruary in the year of Our Lord God One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Nine. Their Daughter Abbigail was Borne the first day of May 1706. Jacob Wiltbank (son of Abraham and Anne Wilt- bank was Borne about Twelve of the Clock att night of Monday the Sixth Day of July in the year of our Lord God One Thousand Seven Hundred and Two Registered ye 11th of September 1702.
NEHEMIAH FFIELD, Deputy Register.
Mary the Daughter of Rachell and Norton Claypoole of the Town of Lewis was borne the 10th day of the Se month 1682 about the first hour in the morning in the presence of Mary the wife of Edward Southrine which said Mary was the midwife as allsoe in ye presence of Katherine Vines alias Hewes and her Daughter Elizabeth Hews. Honor Clarke, fonira Wiltbank, Margaret Mollestine, -na Gray, Sarah Stretcher and Sarah Bartlett.
Richard Shoulter's Will January 28' 1682 Sussex Co. To Capt. Nathaniel Walker half the money due from said Walker unto me for my land at Rehour. Richard Bundock the other half. Presence of :- John his X B mark Barker. William Emmatt.
Abbigail Eyres Daughter of John Eyres and Abbigail his wife was Borne the Seventeenth Day of June One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Seven (8 years old next June) John Eyres son of the same parents was borne on the Seventeenth Day of December One Thousand Seven Hundred and Two (Two years old last December). Registered by Desire of their mother the first Day of Jan. 1704 Per me NEHEMIAH FFIELD Deputy Register.
Richard Gill Testifie in open Court that Elizabeth Leveritt deceased about Two or Three Days befor her Decad did Will and Bequeith unto Richard Bundock a Mare or a Thousand pounds of Tobacco in Robert Bracey his hands for the which said Mare the said Robert Bracey did pay one Thousand pounds of Tobacco out of the said Elizabeth Leveritt her Estate and further did declare that if the said Robert Bracey did
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refuse to pay the said Thousand pounds of Tobacco it would trouble her that she would Com againe. Attested in open Court.
RICHARD R GILL his mark
[torn] 11 mo. 1683. BANNS.
Between Daniel Jones single man and Elizabeth Roades single woman. Lewis, Del. Oct 1, 1683.
Between Abraham Westron widower and Mary Smith widow. Lewis, Del. Oct., 1683.
Susan Fisher daughter in Law to Robert Bedwell of Dover River in Kent County departed this Life the 28th Day of the Eighte moneth 1683.
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