1837 Deed: John Clark and Elizabeth his wife, Nathaniel Beauchamp and Sarah Ann his wife, and Joshua Deputy, and Gabriel Deputy to William Sharp

Date: 7 Oct 1837 [unknown]
Location: Mispillion Hundred, Kent County & Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Surnames/tags: deputy beauchamp clark

1. Date: 07 Oct 1837 ^[1]
   1. Deed: John Clark and Elizabeth his wife, Nathaniel Beauchamp and Sarah Ann his wife, and Joshua Deputy, and Gabriel Deputy to William Sharp
   2. Location: Mispillion Hundred, Kent County (part) and Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware (part)
      1. Tract: 75 acres

1. Parties Named
   1. John Clark and Elizabeth his wife
   2. Nathaniel Beauchamp and Sarah Ann his wife
   3. Joshua Deputy
   4. Gabriel Deputy
   5. William Sharp

Deed

This Indenture made the seventh day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, between John Clark and Elizabeth his wife, Nathaniel Beauchamp and Sarah Ann his wife, and Joshua Deputy, all of New Castle County and State of Delaware, and Gabriel Deputy of Sussex County and State of Delaware, all of the first part, and William Sharp of Mispillion Hundred, Kent County and State of Delaware, of the second part,

Witnesseth that the said first named party, for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and seventy five dollars being good and lawful money of the United States of America, paid in hand by the said party of the second part , the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, enfeoffed, conveyed, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said second named party, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain quantity of land,

being a part of that tract of land now belonging to the heirs of Nathaniel Hays Esq, late of Sussex County, deceased, containing about one hundred and seventy two acres, situate partly in Mispillion Hundred, Kent County, and partly in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County, and State aforesaid, and adjoining land of William Griffith, Alexander Johnson, and the grantors herein above named, the metes and bounds are as follows:

Beginning at a maple near a ditch, which is the main road leading from Stayton's Causway, to the new road leading from Burton Prettyman's to Teatown and is a corner for Alexander Johnson's land, thence North eighty degrees and two thirds, East fifty seven and half perches to a stake corner for Alexander Johnson, thence South, thirteen 1/4 degrees, West ninety two perches to a sawed stump, now nearly rotten which is a corner for land of William Griffith, thence North eighty five degrees, West twenty eight and two tenths perches to a white oak, corner for William Griffith, thence South twenty seven and a half degrees, West twenty nine perches, to Black Gum thence, South, fifty two and a half West nineteen and two tenths perches to Red Oak stump corner for William Griffith, then South eighty three and three fourths degrees West sixty four perches to a Black Gum, thence North fourteen degrees and forty three minutes, East one hundred and thirty two perches to a broken down Maple, thence North eighty seven and half, East fifty three and a half perches, South, sixteen and half degrees, West eight perches home to the place of beginning containing seventy five acres be the same more or less,

Together with all and singular, the priveleges, thereunto belonging, to have and to hold, the said hereby granted premises with all and singular, the appurtenances unto the said William Sharp, party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever

And the said party of the first part, for themselves and their heirs, doth hereby convenant and agree to and with the party of the second part, his heirs, and assigns, by these presents, that the first herein named party will defend this hereby grants premises meted and bounded as aforesaid, with all the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, against the future lawful claim or claims of all and every person or persons claiming the same from any form or manner whatsoever, and shall and will warrant and forever defend the same by these presents

John Clark (seal)

Elizabeth Clark (seal)

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and date above and foregoing written.

Signed, Sealed and delivered in the presence of:

Wm P Veach, J.R. Black, witnesses to the execution by all the grantors except Gabriel Deputy

Nathaniel Beauchamp (seal)

Sarah A Beauchamp (seal)

Joshua Deputy (seal)

Gabriel Deputy (seal)

Alexander Johnson, witness for Gabriel Deputy

State of Delaware }

Be it remembered that on the seventh day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, John Clark, Nathaniel Beauchamp and Joshua Deputy, party to the foregoing Indenture, personally came before me, James R Black, an associate Judge of the State of Delaware, and did severally acknowledge the said Indenture to be their own act and deed, and be it further remembered that on the day and year aforesaid, Sarah Ann Beauchamp, wife of the said Nathaniel Beauchamp and Elizabeth Clark, wife of the said John Clark and also a party to the foregoing Indenture, personally came before me, the said James R Black and they, upon private examination taken by me, apart from their said husbands, and apart from each other, did severally acknowledge the said Indenture to be their deeds and that they executed the same willingly without compulsion or threats or fear of their respective husbands' displeasure. Given under my hand at New Castle, the day and year aforesaid.

J.R. Black

I receieved this deed to record, this twenty fifth day of September in one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.

Enon Adams, Recorder

Copy recorded and compared with the original this 25th day of September, 1838.

Attest: Enon Adams

Sources

1. ↑ "John Clark and Elizabeth his wife, Nathaniel Beauchamp and Sarah Ann his wife, and Joshua Deputy, and Gabriel Deputy to William Sharp". Delaware Land Records. ancestry.com. Subscription required. (Accessed 25 Dec 2017)