Original Land Titles in Delaware Commonly Known as the Duke of York Record, Being an Authorized Transcript from the Official Archives of the State of Delaware, and Comprising the Letters Patent, Permits Commissions, Surveys, Plats and Confirmations by the Duke of York and Other High Officials, from 1646 to 1679, Volume 6, Issue 513 |
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acres of land aforesaid Andros Esq Anno Domini Aruba bounded red Oake bounded tree bounded white Oake branch bushells Confirmation granted Containing and layd corner marked White Creeke called Delaware Bay Delaware River Duke of Yorke East three Edmund Andros Esqr eighty perches Ex'd fifety perches Francis Lovelace George Whale granted unto hath been layd heirs and assigns hundred and fifety hundred and twenty hundred Perches Island John know yee &c land at Delaware land called line of marked lyeing marked trees marked White Oake markt Netherland Oake Containing parcell of land patent is dated perches binding Peter Stuyvesant Quitt rent Richard Nicolls Rods Ryver scituate side of Delaware sixty perches South River South South East Swamp syde thence North East tract of land twenty perches vertue warrant hath West one hundred West three hundred Whereas white oake standing Whore kill Whorekill ye land ye North ye South ye woods
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