216Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.








           Liber B Know all men by thes presents that I John Jenkens Doe by me and
               for me my heyrs Exequtors or Asigns haue Asigned ouer unto Marke
               Benton or his heyrs Exequtors or Asigns all my Ritte tittell and In
               terest of A pattent granted to me Called by the name of Clife e laid out
               for two hundred Acurs moore or lese with all the profetts and Ben
               nefetts Thearin Contayned as wittnes my hand thes first Day of
               Aperell 1661
               Wittnes James Ringgould        John   Jenkens
                     Tobye Wells
                                                his marke
                 Thes Asignment Accknowledged in Court and Recorded
                                         me Tobye Wells Clarke

                 In the name of God Amen I John Deere beinge sick and weeake of
               Body but blesed be god in per fett Memory
                 In the first place I bequeath my soule to the Lord and my body to
               the earth from whence it Came, Conserninge my temporall Estate in
               thes my last will and testament In the furst place I will and bequeath
               unto my Daughter Christian Deere three Cowes the on them beinge
               Commonly Called stare the other Madcape Which two Cowes are
               now att my owne penn and the thurd is a Cow that Henrye Tayler
               hath taken up and is now att Mr Brownes Called Cherry with all the
               femalls that now is or shall be in the feuter of the Aforesaid three
               Cowes. Ine the next place I giue and bequeath unto Elcasabeth my
               wife all my whole estate as lands Chattells moveabbells and un
               moueabls and I do also by thes my last will and testament make my
               aforesaid wife my whole and sole Executrex to take all and pay all
               and for Confermation of the premises aforesaid I do hearunto sett
               my hand thes Day of July 1659 the mark of
               Teste  signum                  John   Deere
                   John   Smith
                              Thomas hill

                 Be it knowne unto all men by thes presents that I John Deere Doe
               Acknowledg my selfe to haue in my posesion of my sonne Georges
               seuen heed of Cattell which are all female thaire names and age as
               folloeth That is to say on Cow Called ould prettey another Called
               Browny and hur yearlinge another Called younge pretty and hur
               two yeare ould hay fer and hur now Calf e and ould prettys yearlinge
               which Cattell I Desire may after my Deseach Remaine in my wiues
               possesion untell my sonne shall be att age and to be wholy at hum
               Disposeing allways provided that thay be not made away and if she
               shall goe out of the Cuntry that she putt them into some honnest mans
               hand that will be Carefull in Lookinge to them as wittnes my hand
               the 21th Day of July 1659 John Deere
               Test Thomas Hill            his marke
               Vara Copia Tobye Wells Clar