Smyrna times., 1872-03-06
An Old Delaware Document.

The following is a land grant issued by
William Penn in 1854 to Robert Palmatary,
the elder, q former resident of this town.
Il is on parchment. in word and punctuation
as we give it, and was recently taken from
among the old records in Dover by parties who
are interested in the title deeds to the lands.
Most of the property is now owned by DIR.
VIM. Cummins and Sam'l Cats, of this town.
Il reads thus:
WILLIAM PENN BY re Providence of God & ye Kings
Authority Proprietary and Govern Province Pennsyl
vana ye Terrorys thereunto belonging To all to whom
present shall sendeth Greeting whereas there
Tract Land in the County of Kent called Roberts
Chance situated West side of Delaware Bay South
side Greek called Duck Greek beginning at marked White
Oak standing branch by small Cripple in marsh 1.-The
bounds here given but they of special in
and omit hemEd TNEs containing and laid out
for Five Hundred Acres of Land Granted by Warrant From
Court Sussex Co bearing date laid out by Survey
,s Sixth Eleventh Month Thousand Six Hundred
Seventy Nine To Robert Palmatary ye sd Robert Palma
requesting confirm ye by Patent Know ee
that have given granted confirmed by these presents for
Heirs Suceessrs PrOprietsrys of Pennsylvania give
grant and confirm ys Robert Pamaary his Heirs and
Assigns Orsver sd Five Hundred Acres of Land To have
hold enjoy ye sd land to ye only behoof OF sd
Robert Pamatary To be holden Of Heirs Successors
Proprarys of Pennsylvania &c TerOrys thseunto belong
Of Mannor OF Freith County yeedng
therefore Heirs Successors &c At
First Month every Year Tewn of Dover COun-
aoresd One Bushe of Wheat for Hundred Acres to
such shall be from time to time appointed
for purpose paying Years Rent at Alienation
thereof at place to persons afOresd In
Witness whereof these Letters to be made
Patents Witness self Philadelphia Twenty Sixth day
Of First Month One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty
FOar being Thirty Sixth Of Kings Reign u ye
Fourth Of my Govern:
The following will, obtained at the same
time as the above, has reference to the same
parties. 1t is a curious old document, and
reads thus
TIE LAST WILL 8 TESTAMENT OF JOHN HAwKIN:
DECEASED.
In the Name of God Amen the thirty th of dsY o
October dom: One thousand hundred & fort
Eight John Hawkins Of in the County OF Kent
Delaware being Of Body But Of perfect sound min
&nsmOrT praised be God the de make this my Las
VIII testament manner & torn following first recOmmen
soul immortal into the hands Of Almighty God vt Gave
Secondly my Body earth to be Buryed in deacent
Christian Like Leave this plantation now Live
to Dear wife her Life time, and after her Decease TO
sons John Thomas between them. and Leave to my vii
the Bay to Bread what Colts she has to my Lett
children and that Tract Land Over this Lette Branch fro
the Lor End the head thereof three Lete sons to
Equally divided between them ArDa son to have Stra
Line along BY Turnp patch Read Oak by John SIEVE
'onSand for Abraham to have the Long Pint But
wife shall have Lbbery the Mach turn her Creatur
and git hea and his Brothers also to turn their Creatur
and to git hss, and Leave each Of daughters Cow
and Breadug mare tor the Boys to pay Daug
ter Susanna have the Black pacing But this Co
uppese her Big with to be Left the place for the OF
Rest and these be Pade they of lea
aLstte Brown Horse Topn John TO as his O
they shall sell their Lands but them and their Chi
rsn leave it and those to be paid to the Girls
theT Come Of and this to be Last will Testament
Witness whereof the to this Present will hereur
hath set hand this daV and year above written
JOIN vi HAWKINS lis
Sealed & delivered in the presence of mark
R0BERT P PLLMErERY
mark
his
THOMAS HAWKINS
mark.
ROBERT SowDKR
County Of Kent on Delaware
Personally Came before me Thomas Hawkins & Robert 30
er Two Of the subscribing Evidences the foregoing will
'ohn Hawkins deceased who being ssveraT sworn say
they John Hawkins within TestatOr Sign seal del
&testament and Of his saying and doing
same he their Belief and dispOsinE mind
memory and that they with Psmatary did at same
hsn as Evidences thereunts. In testimony whereof
heeuntO Put Hand Seal OF Office Done iu Dover In i
aioresah this I'D day Of November l7iS.
JOAN HousxAE, Rel
Kent County, ss.
DO hereby Certify that the above & within Instrume
writing is True Copy Original viii Of John Haw
aeeeA~ed as the is filed Registers Oece at
IN Kent County alsd. In Testimony vherecf have Her
70 Afxed the sealot the said the 18th day March,
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