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A Deed Past by Robert Barber Attorny ffor John Ball Past to Ralph Lewis off havorfoord ffor one hundred Acres of land lying in havorfoord beareing Date the 12th of March 1694/5.
A Deed Past by John Neald and Mary his wife unto John Worrell: A Deed of mortgage for ffive hundred acrs of land with all the Improvements thereon : lying In the Township off Aishtowne: ffor one hundred and ffive pounds: the Deed bereing Date the 12th Day of March 1694
A Deed Past by Joseph Wood Attorny ffor Richard Tucker unto William Gabitas ffor thirty Acres off land lying in Darby the Deed beareing Date 12th Day of the sixth month S6.
A Deed Past by John Neald to Joell Bayly ffor ffivety Acres of land lying In the Township off Aishtown the Deed beareing Date the first Day of Marteh 1694/5.
A Deed off mortgage Past ffrom Joell bayly unto John Nealds and his wife Mary for the Payment off five pounds A yeare Dureing the naturell lifes of the said John Neald and
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Mary his wife and when the said John Nealds Dies then two parts of the five pounds is no more to be paid and If that his wife Dies then theres the third Part to sease to be paid as the Deed more Att large makes A peare the Deed Is for both the plantations of the said Joell baylye: bereing Date the second martch 1694/5
Rogger Smyth Past A Deed unto Humphry Johnson ffor ffivety Acres of land with All the Improvements there on lying and being In the Township of Chichester.
John Childe Attorney ffor Daniell Linsy Past A Deed unto William Talle succesor of John Johnson ffor the halfe of one hundred and flivety acres of land lying and being In the Town- ship of Chichester being could by the said Liney to .John Johnson A boute seventeen years Agoe never tell now wade over by A Deed bering Date ye 12th of martch 1694/5.
The sheriff made A Returne of the Apraisement off the goods of James Wheeler Takeng by Excecution Att the suite of Jonathan Hayes: Apraised by the Apraisors of the County we whose hands and seals are hereunto set being A praisors for this County have this Day Apraised severall goods and Chattls of the Estate of James Wheeler to the vallue of thirteen pounds eleven shillings and (viz) six swine a grind stone Att Two pounds ffiveteen shillings four Chaires and a Cart Att eighteen shillings one Plow & Irons Att one Pound: A Black horse and A heifer Att ffive pounds Ten shillings wheate cates and A Table Att one pound eight shillings A gray horse Att Two pounds In all A mounting to the sum Above mentioned: as wittnes our hands this thirtieth Day of December Annoqu Dom: 1694: Thomas vernon : & Robert varnon :
Ordered by the Court appon the motion oft Robert Turner Esq': that whereas a Certaine writt off ffery ffacas was a warded Att A Court held ffor the said County the 13th Day of September in the yeare 1693: ffor the leveing of a Cartaine Judgment then obtained by the said Robert Turner Against the Estate off Ralph and Dorrithy ffretwell ffor the sum of
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ffive hundred and forty pounds seven shillings and nine pence with ffive pounds Cost sustained: Directed to the sheriff off the sª County: and when Demanded to make Returne to sª Court to signifie how he hath excecuted ye same: there & pon Doth aver to this Court that the Inquision by him Taken and excecuted & levied Returne cannot make ffor that the same is Casually Lost and whereas a True Coppy off the Inquision Taken by the sheriff is made Appeare to this Court Attested by the hand of the Clarke off this Court: That the sheriff Cause and Requier the Juery to the Inquision to be taken According to the Coppy A fforesaid an Inquision under their hands and seals to Returne to this Court to be held for this County the 12' Day of June next to be enterd a pon Record.
There was seaven bonds Acknowledged by John Neald: Thomas Cartwright: & Joell baily unto Thomas Green for the sum of one hundred and ffive Pounds to be Paid ffiveteene Pounds a yeare the Twenty sixth Day of Martch yearly the first bond to Paid the 26th Day off martch in the yeare one thousand six hundred and ninty six and so yearely tell the last be Paid which will be compleated In the yeare on Thousand seven hundred and Two: every bond under the Penalty of Thirty Pounds If not paid According two the time speatified to the said Thomas green or his orders by the a bove bound John neeld or Thomas Cartwright or Joell baily by they or theyr heiers Excecutors adm.s.
The ffore mentioned Isarell Taylors Confession of Judgment on the four bonds to John Busbie and Joseph Taylor was on the Condition of theyr makeing over theyr parts one and to the Island of Tinnicum both the said John Busbie and Joseph Taylor to make over unto the sd Isarell Taylor and his heirs All their parts and sheres In and to the foresaid Island Att the next County Court to be holden Att Chester ffor the County of Chester:
The Court AJorns to the next Day after the Riseing of ye Quarter ssons: held ye 11th day 4th month next :
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Att A Court held Att Chester) M' George fforman President ffor The County of Chester the 11th Day of the ffourth month 1695 by A Jorn- ment held the 12th Day :
Jasper yeates John Blunstone |Justices Jonathan Haves present Samuell Levis Joseph Wood sheriff John Childe Clarke
After silence Comanded In theyr maJesties names The Justices Commission was Read: And the A bove said Appered And the Grand Inquest was Called And Appeard: And the Constables were Called over and Appeard & Robert Barber was Attested Constable ffor the Towneship of Chester In the Roome of Henery Hollingsworth.
George Pearse Constable of Thornbury, Joseph Edwards for Concord: John Stedman Constable ffor Rydlye Joseph Taylor Constable for upper Providence William Swaford for neither providence :
Capt : James Letort was Called to Answer the Presentment the Grand Inquest ffor Takeing up and marking to Coults and A mare of Daniell Harrys: And he pleaded not Guilty And: whereon the Juery weare Impaneled And Attested : whose names Are as ffolloweth John Steedman : Thomas Pear- son : Peter wood : ffrancis Yarnell Petter lister Henery Hast- ings Thomas Bright: ffrancis Baldwin Thomas Baldwin William Tally James Swaford George Mayris :
The said Daniell Hary being Attested: Deposeth that there was A Taylor as went up To worke Att James letort and there Did see three mares of mine and to vong ones weare marked with letorts .Brand marke with l. t and that they weare Tyed with with Indian Roapes and newly marked and I heareing of this went up to his house with A nother man and when we came there wee ffound the ould mare Tyed up to a bear In A oute house and after we went into the house and the s" letort was not at home but his sarvant and they en. quiered how that mare Came Tyed there & he would make no answer And they Enquierd ffor the to yong ons but Could
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not get any knowledge and then they went up and Downe and met with some Indians and they tould us where they weara & we mett with them & they two weare both Brand marked newly with the a foresaid brand marke
fflorance Imanuell being Attested Deposeth that when Daniell Hary came to him to have him the Deponant to goe Along with him because that I Could speake theyr languige I went A long with him and when we came we found the ould mare tyed with a Rope by the neck And we Enquiered ffor the Coulis and the sarvant Denied them and then I went back and milked the mare and shewed the sarvant the milke and could tell by that that the Coult had sucked and then we went to the Indians and enquierd of them and they tould us where they weare and we brought them there & showed them that they weare newly marked and wee went Againe on the morrow and then he Dennyed us haveing the mare and would A layd violent hands on me but I went And Cut the Rope that the mare was tyed with and tooke her Away and as wree went A longe wee mett with letort & his wife and she said them horses weare theyrs & whereapon I said to her it was not trew & I spoke to the other man to stay for I would speake with them & tould them that we would not keepe the horses but would put them In an officers hands and shee said It was best soe to Doe
the verdit off the Juery is wee of the petty Juery ffind James Letort Guilty According As he stands Presented : ffrances Yarnell fforeman.
The said James letort produseing A paper from the Gov- ernour william markham Esq' That he had been with the said Daniell Hary before him & y' It was made up. The Court orders that the said letort pay all Charges and be Cleared Doeing soe noe more
Peter Lester Chosen supervisor ffor the Towneship of Springfild ffor this yeare.
Jacobus Hendrixson was Chosen supervisor ffor the Town- ship of Chester for this year
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David James being sarvant to William Jenkin & haveing served Eight years to him And Asigns the Court orders Att the sarvants pottion that the said William Jenkins shall pay to the said sarvant the Custome of the Country & Two pound Ten shillings In lue of Apparell. the Grand Juery Brings theyr presentment as ffolloweth ye 12th of ye 4th month 1695 we off Grand Inquest for the County of Chester presents hance uren of Darby for shouting a mare of Morton Mortonson of ye same Township the 10th Day of this Instant : ordered yt he be sommod to answer it ye next County Court
The 12th day of the 4th month 1695 wee the Grand Inquest Doe Alsoe present Henry Barns ffor A buseing and strikeing Henry Hollingsworth in the excecuting of the office of A Con- stable A pon the 8" Day of the 3ª month 1695: The said Henry Barns was Called and Appeared and And submits him- selfe to the bentch: and the Court orders that the said Barns shall pay the Charges thats Due and behave himselfe well ffor the ffuture and soe be Discharged :
wee the Grand inquest Doe Alsoe present Patrick kelly and Edward Downing ffor Breach of the kings Peace to the sheding of Blood the seventh Day of the 3d month 1695. They weare Called and Appeared and submits themselfs to the bentch and the order of Court is that they pay what Charges thers Due and behave themselfs peacablely for the future and be Dischard:
The 12th Day of the 4th month 1695: Wee the grand Inquest ffor the County of Chester Doe Present Thomas Howell and Sarah his wife ffor A buseing and scandilesing Henry Hol- lingsworth and his ffamily In his house and the street a boute the 8th or 9th Day of y.º 3 month 1695: Thomas Howell and sarah his wife Appeared to Answer the presentment They pleaded not Guilty : but afterwards Relinquishing their plea and submited themselfs wholy to the Judgment of the benteh : whereapon the Justices haveing hard all the Allegations of the said parties and the said Thomas Howell and Sarah his wife haveing Acknowledged In oppen Court that the Abuse &
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scandellous expresions which they uttered Against Henry Hol- lingsworth & his ffamily weare the effects of theyr Passion and Grounded only Apon Reports ffurther Decleareing that they the said Thomas Howell and sarah his wife never knew any such thing by the said Henry Hollingsworth nor his ffamily as they scandellized them with nor Did nor Doe they Belive the said Report to be True Thereffore Its ordered by the Court that the said Acknowledgment & Recantation of the said Thomas and Sarah Howell be A ffixt or sett upon the Court house Doore of this County and that Paying the Charges thats Due they be Discharged of this Presentment
wee off the Grand Inquest ffor the County of Chester Doc present William ffreeman mason A workeman in this Towne of Chester for A Buseing and strikeing of Thomas Howell to the Breach of the kings Peace A boute the begining of this 4th month 1695.
the said William ffreeman was Called to Answer the present- ment And he Appeard and Confest himselfe Guilty of the said presentment & submits himselfe to the benteh the Court ordered that the said ffreeman Behave himselfe well towards all the king's leige peopele ffor the ffuture and pay the Charges thats Due and be Discharged
A Deed Past by Joseph Wood Attorney ffor Oliver Roberts ffor three hundred Acres of land unto David Phillips the Deed beareing Date the 16 Day of June 1692. The land lying and being In newtowne
A Deed Past by William Brainton to Hue Harry and his wife ffor one hundred and ffivety acres of land the land lying and being In the Towneship of Burningham. The Deed beare- ing Date the 11th Day of June 1695.
Another Deed Acknowledged by William Brainton to John Bennett ffor one hundred Acres of land lying and being In the Towneship of Burningham the Deed bearcing Date the 11th Day of June 1695:
Another Deed Acknowledged by William Brainton ffor one hundred and ffivety aers of land being In to Tracts the land
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lying in Burningham the Deed beareing Date the Eleventh Day of June 1695
Daniell Humphry Acknowledged A Decd to David Morris ffor three hundred & thirty Acres of land lying In the Town- ship of marpoole the Deed Beareing Date the tenth Day of June 1695
James James Acknowledged A Deed To Thomas John Evan ffor flivety acres of Land lying In the Township of Radnor the Deed beareing Date ye St Day of June 1695
A Deed Acknowledged by Richard Barnard to Joseph Jarvis ffor a plantation being Two hundred Acres of land and all Improvements lying ad being In Middletowne the Deed Beare- ing Date the Eleventh Day of June 1695
George Pearse Acknowledged A Deed to William ffish >> Attorny ffor Elizebeth Andros ffor one hundred and ffivety Acres of land lying In the Township of thornbury the Deed beareing Date the Eleventh Day of June 1695
Robert Barber Attorny ffor Thomas Thomson of Salem and for ffrances Worlye of this County Acknowledged A Deed To Charles Brooks ffor ifiveteen hundred Acres of land lying and being In the Township of West Towne the Deed bereing Date yº 11 Day of June 1695
Charles Brooks Pases the same Deed with the Asignement on the back side and Alsoe Another Deed ffor the same ffiveteen hundred Acres of land To Ralph Dracott the Deed Bearing Date the 12th Day of June 1695: the land being Purchesed by Tho Brasy of the Propriator William Penn :
John Bevan Acknowledged A Deed to Jonathan Haves ffor Two hundred and seventy five Acres of land lying and being in the Township of Marpoole the Deed beareing Date the 12th Day of the ffirst month 1694/5
Joell Baylee In the behalfe of Daniell Baylee Acknowledged A Deed ifor on hundred and Twenty five Acres of land to John Ridlye with meadow belonging to It the land & meadow lying In the Township of west Towne the Deed bereing Date yº 8 day of June 1695
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Robert Wade and his wife lydia Acknowledged A Deed to Henery Hollingsworth for Twenty ffoote of land ffronting Chester streete over Against the Court house and soe Downe to the Creeke Called now [or new ?] Chester Creeke: the Deed bearing Date ye 11th Day of ye 4th month 95
Joshua Hastings Acknowledged A Deed ffor one hundred Acres of land to John Sharply the land lying In the Township of Neither Providence the Deed beareing Date the Eleventh Day of June 1695:
Edward Beazer Acknowledged A Deed to George Grist ffor on hundred Acres of land lying and being in the Township of Beathell the Deed bereing Date the 11th Day of June 1695
Andros Johnson late of Amos land Acknowledged A Deed to Morton Mortonson of the same ffor Two hundred and seventy five geres of land lying and being In the Township of Ridly the Deed beareing Date the 12th Day of the first month 1694/5
Another Deed Acknowledged by Andros Johnson to John orchard ffor one hundred and thirty and seaven Acres of land lying In the Township of Ridlye the Deed beareing Date the the 10th Day of the fourth month 1695:
Joseph Edge Acknowledged A Deed to George James ffor ffivety Acres of land lying and being In the Township of Springfield the Deed beareing Date the sixt day of the second month 1695:
Joseph Wood Acknowledged A Deed to John Beathell ffor nine Acres of land lying in the Township of Darby the Deed Beareing Date the seventh Day of June 1695
John Blunstone Acknowledged A Deed to Joseph Wood ffor one hundred and Twenty Acres of land lying and being In Darby the Deed beareing Date ye Twenty ninth of May 1695
John Elliott Acknowledged A Deed to Joseph Wood ffor on hundred Acres of land lying in Darby the Deed beare- ing Date the seventh Day of June 1695
Joseph Wood Acknowledged A Deed to John Elliot ffor six hundred and ninety Acres of land lying in East Towne the Deed beareing Date ye 29th Day of May 1695:
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John Elliott Acknowledged A Deed to Joseph Wood ffor ffivety Acres of land lying In the Township of Darbye the Deed beareing Date the ffifth Day of June 1695:
John Childe Attorney ffor William Huews and John Bezer Acknowledged Two Deeds to Phillip Roman for Two Tracts of land lying In the Township of Chichester the one Deed for ffiveteen Acres of land the other Deed ffor ffourteen Acres In one parsell or Tract. Alsoe A nother Tract of three Acres In the same Deed And Alsoe A nother Tract or parsell of land ffor A landing to Chichester Creeke begining by Thomas Ushers Gardien fence And soe Downe by the Cripells to A. marsh that was fformerly Henry Raynolds marsh. The Deeds bearing Date the Tenth Day of June 1695:
John Bezer Attorny for His sister francis Bezer Acknowl- edged A Deed to Phillip Roman ffor fforty Two Acres of land lying In the Township of Chichester the Deed beareing Date the second Day of the ninth month 1694
Att the motion of Isarell Taylor Consaring his ffore said Confession of Judgment upon those ffour bonds It is ordered by this Court that excecution be Defered untill John Buzby and Joseph Taylor make over theyr parts of Tinicum Island by A Deed Acknowledged In Court the same as Also that Interest upon those bonds Cease ffrom this Day untill the Deeds be Acomplished.
The Coppy of what came to the Justices from Philidelphia y® 8th of June 1695 :
These are to Certifie the Justices of the peace for the County of Chester: that this Day came before me Robert Turner Isarell Taylor Joseph Taylor John Busbye in order to signe and seale writings Consarning Tinicum Island Robert Turner haveing all things Ready appertaining to the Con- veying of the A foresaid Island to the said Isarell Taylor Joseph Taylor John Busby the two last (viz) Joseph Taylor and John Busby not procuring security according to promise To Robert Turner there could be nothing Done as towards
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the premises as alsoe Israell Taylor tendred to the aforesaid Busby and Joseph Taylor Three parcells of mony being the Consideration mony for their shears in Tinicum Island but for the a foresaid persons want of security nothing could be Done in relation to that Affaire to the truth of which I am A wittnes :
Patrick Robinson.
I the subscriber was there present when the mony was Tendered as a bove said as wittnes John Redman sen" :
Attested before me one of their maJesties Justices of the peace this 10th Day of June 1695 John ffarmer
Robert Wade Pettitioned to the Governour and Counsell Att Philadelphia ye 25th of May 1695
Att A Councell held Att Philidelphia 25th May 1695 William Markham, Doy Covernour
Samuell Carpenter David Loyd John Brinkloe
Samuell Richardson Caleb Pusye Richard Willson
Anthony Morris George Marris Griffeth Joans
Joseph Growden John Donaldson William Clarke
Phinius Pemberton John Williams Thomas Pemberton
William Biles Richard Holliwell Robert Clefton
Upon Reading the Pettion: with the Pappers Annext ags' the Countie of Chester ffor the Grand Jurie of the said Countie theyr takeing away his propertie in Chester ffor A landing by virtue of the 100d law of the province enacting that Each County Court in this province & Territories thereof shall Appoint and settle a sufficent Cart way to the most Conveniant Landing Place in theire respective Counties ffor publick use and benifitt. After A ffull Debate the Question was putt by the Governour wheither the said law Could Justifie the said Grand Jueries act and It was Carried in the negative : whereapon It was ordered by the Governour and Counsell that the said Robert wade nor his Asigns be no ffurther Troubled molested nor Disquieted in the Peaceable Posscs- sion of his propertie: Patricke Robinson Secryterie.
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The Grand Inquest haveing Examined Jeremiah Colletts Accounts and ffinds them to be A True Account and ffinds him Indepted to the County the sum of Eighteen shillings and Eleven pence And the County to be Indepted unto Thomas Smyth the sum of Eight pounds nineteen shillings and four pence
The Court AJorns toe the first third Day In the Sth month next
Att A Court held Att Chester ffor the County of Chester the first Day of the eight month 1695
John Simcocke President John Blunstone ) Jonathan Hayes Justices George fforman present Jasper yeates
Joseph Wood sheriff
John Childe Clarke
The Constables weare Called and Appeared And Returned All well
The Grand Jury being Called and Appeared Brought In theyr presentment (viz) ye first Day of the eight month : 1695: wee the Grand Inquest for the County of Chester Doe present John Hendrixson ffor keeping of bad orders for Admiting of People of Takeing to much liquors to the Disordering of Divers persons In his owne house: by quareling and fighting : Philip Roman foreman
John Hendrixson was Called to answer the sd presentment and Appeard and submited himself to the bentch: The order of Court is that he sell noe more liquors for the future and be Discharged paying the Charges :
Hance Urion being presented the last Court by the Grand Inquest was Called and Appeared and submited to the bentch ordered that he Doe soe noe more and pay the Charges And be Discharged. The Court A Jorned till To A Clocke In the Afternoone
The orphans Court was Called: the same Justices as a bove mentioned. There was A petticon of George Stroud In the behalfe of the Children of Richard Moore Deceased that the
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widdow of the said Richard Moore may Give in Security to the Court he Aferming the Esteat to be Appraised to neare three hundred Pounds: whereof A boute on hundred pounds In Dept: ordered by the said Court that shee Appeare Att the next orphans Court to Give security for said Esteate and Thomas Green Doe Recognise himselfe in the sum of one hundred pounds for her Appearance & yt the Esteate be no wayes weasted in the meane time
The orphants of William Smith Deceased whose names are Mary and Elizebeth Smyth did come Into the Court and made Choyse of Anthony Morgan and their brother William Smyth for Gardiens the said Anthony Morgan Acknowledging that he have ten pounds In his hands of the two Girls mony: And William Smyth and Mary Smyth Did Acknowledge A Deed for five hundred Acres of land lying in Darhy Township bearing Date the fiveteenth Day of the eight month 1692 to ye sª Anthony Morgan.
Ree Sent Brought A boy whose name Is John Tollen and there the Court Did order yt the said boy shall serve ye said Ree sent tell he be of the age of one and Twenty years. And the said Ree sent shall pay the said boy the sum of Twenty Pounds Att the expiration of his Time the boy being Ten years and a halfe now this Court. This orphans Court A Jorned tell the first third Day of the first month next
The County Court mett Againe According to AJornment.
The boys brought In by Maurice Trent was brought to the Court to be A Judged what time they should serve haveing no Indentures: Andrew ffraisor sarvant To Francis Baldwin A Judged to serve five years. James Johnson sarvant To Joseph Coeborn A Judged to serve five years. Henery Nickols sarvant To John Kingsman A Judged to serve Eight years. Robert flatt A Judged To serve his master Maurice Trent Eight years. John Mackell fray A Judged to sarve his master Maurice Trent five years.
Owen Mack daniell Plantif: Against William Roberts & David Roberts & John Hopes Defendants In An Action Dept
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Due on bond: John Moore Apperd ffor the plantif: David Loyd for the Defendants : they Joyne Isue the Decleration was Red and the petty Jury was Impanield: whose names are as follows
Thomas Baldwin :
Henery Hames :
James Baylee :
Henery Hollingsworth :
Joseph Coeborn John Holston
ffrancis Baldwin : John Worrola :
William Talle : Nathaniell Richards:
James Hendrixson Philip Yarnell
the verdit : of the Jury is this 2 day of the 8th month 1695 : we of the Jury Doe find for the plantif with to pence Damage Henry Hollingsworth foreman
The Defendants thinking themselfs agreeved with the vorditt they mutually both parties Agreed to pas by the verdit and to refer the whole matter to the Justices on the bentch : the said Justices Doe award David Roberts and John Hoope to pay downe to owen Mack Donall five pounds Att present and to Give their bonds for five pounds more to be paid six months hence and five pounds Twelve months hence and five Pounds Eighteen months hence In All Twenty pounds and Owen Mack daniell to pay All the Charges the fore named parties Giveing bonds with sufficent security
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