Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-16

/ ti9is'i OF land lying and situGte upon Chris
| teen creek, commonly called the Old land
/ whi III had formerly been In ye possession
] OF charles Pickering containing by ths'tw(
ould deeds 800 acres. Now this to be under
stood that whereas this aforesaid tract o
land lyeth In two tracts. now this trac
which belongeth to the Old Land will john
Stalcup, make over 10 the persons aforesaid
for the use intended according to the
patent. But for the other tract of woodland
be it known that [ have made an exchange
with the church-wardens by reason that the
woodland which did belong to the Old
Land did not lie so convenient but did lie
convenient to my land which belongeth to
Christeen and the other lyeth convenient to
the tract of the Old Land, 50 called and doe
obledge myself to make up for all the
exchange the principal number which is
500 acres.
Be it known that |, John Stiilcop, for u
valuable consideration, that is, 100 pounds
of silver money, hath freely and absolutely
sould this aforesaid plantation with the
house, orchard, cleared ground and fencing
and half the Hook meadow and the 500 acres
OF land as the draught more at large doth
specify and with all the conveniences what
soever thereunto doth belong. Which afore-
said tract of land the Rev. Minister Ericus
Biork WholleStobey, Brewer Sencke, Jaco-
bus Van de Yer j. Charles Springer as min
lister church, wardens of Christeen congre-
CATION have In and for the behalf of Chris
teen congregation bought this aforesaid
tract OF land for church land and for a
minister to live upon so that it shall proper
belong to the church 4 for ministers to
live upon and dispose of what they
think III. Know ye now that |, John stat
cop, have finally and absolutely sould
this aforesaid land with all the
eonyeniences thereunto belonging for
l6U pounds silver money, 100 pounds to be
paid at the signing and delivery of this
agreement, and 40 pounds more to be paid
at or upon tho 29th of September, 17O6-to
be paid to me or my heirs, administrators
or assigns. And, moreover, 1 doe sell this
lnnd clear from any manner of ineum-
ORANGES whatsoever rs free from levy 4
quit-rents, and free for any one to have
anything to say, or to luy any manner OF
elalm or claims to il and also, l do oblrdge
myself to bear half the charges what shall
come for survey & for deed and record
ing of ye writings to the clerk, and doe
obledge me or my heirs and administrators,
that Is, when being required thereunto to
make it over unto the Rev. minister and
aforesaid church-wardens in open court
Now, for the more confirmation hereof have
| interchangeably sett my hand & seal
the 29th of September, 1899.
Delivered in ye presence and confirmed
before us witnesses.
his
JoHN ID STALcoP,
mark.
MATTHIAS DE Foss, H.. 81
his
ARMAND n STEDHAN.
mark.
TRANsLAToR's NOTES.
lit is pretty evident that Stalcop
QnnaiIarad tha tfon &c Al,a
partly n gift which may he some apology
for his hesitation.
2-John Hance Stellman was a wealthy
merchant of Elk river in Maryland, who
also loaned Mr.. Biork money to build the
church
3-All conveyances of land had to be
made in open court at the regular sessions
mt New Castle.
4-The 500 acres of land extended up
from the creek about quarter of n
Swedish mile or one and two-thirds
English miles, growing wider as it went
back into the woods.
5-The town was built on this farm and
the land of Thomas Willing, an English
man who had got his land by his Swedish
wife, the daughter of Andrew Gostafseon.
1.-THE origidal Swedish town of
Christina or Christinaham was back of
the church and the ground ON the fiat be-
tween Walnut street and the church was
not built upon till much later period
and that part of the town is of corapara-
lively recent origin.
THE interest or rent mentioned in
connection with sowing the land-in part
or in all of twas that due John Hance
Steliman on the notes which the church
agreed to pay and release Stalcop there
from.
Sit does not appear that Charles
Springer ever owned amy land within the
present limits of Wilmington.