Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.217







    To all peopell To whom thes present writing shall Corn Greating Liber B
   Know yee that wee Thomas hills of the Ile of Kent planter and [fol. 97]
   Elesabeth his wife Executrex of John Deere latte of the same Iland
   Dececed for and in Consideration of two thousand pounds of good
   Marcble tobaco and Caske to be paid unto the said Tho: hills or his
   Executars or Asigns at two Equill payments, on thousand thes- pres
   ent Crope and the Rest the yeare following, In Consideration hearof
   the said Tho hills and Elesabeth his wife haue giueine Granted bar
   ganed & sould and by thes presents do firmly and Clearly giue & grant
   bargane & selle unto James Ringgould of the same Iland hime his
   heirs Executors Adminesterators or Asigns all that persell of Cattell
   Commonly Called and Knowne by the name of John Deere his Cat-
   tell Marked with his proper Marke or any other Marke that Doth
   belonge to John Deere now useinge betwext Beaver Creke and Kent
   poynt, and we the said Thomas hills and Elesabeth his wife Do
   fermly by thes presents make sale unto the said James Ringgould his
   heirs Executors Adminrs and Asigns all and Euery on of those Cattell
   wild and tame ould and younge Male and female with all thaire In
   crese marked and unmarked thes peacably and quiettly to possese and
   Inioy without Disturbance or Molestation whatsoeuer In Considera
   tion hearof the said James Ringgould Doth by thes presents bind
   himselfe his heirs or Asigns ouem & aboue the said two thousand
   pounds of tobaco Doth Ingage himself to pay and Deliuer unto the
   said Tho: hills a steare or Cow of foure years ould within three wicks
   after seallinge to The trew Intent and Meaning and trew per form
   ance of the aboue spetified we bind oure sellues orre heirs Executors
   Adminrs or Asigns to Each other In wittnes whearof we haue sett
   oure hands and scales thes twenty on Day of october in the yeare of
   oure lord god Ano Doth on thousand six hundred and sixty
   Teste John Ringgould          the marks of
       Tobye Wells            Tho:   hills
   Aperell 28 1661 Vara Copia Elesabeth    hills
       Teste Tobye Wells Clk  James Ringgould

                     orphans Court
   Att A Court holden upon Kente thes first Day of May 1661
     Present                  Capt Robert Vaughan    Capt Thomas Brodnox
            Mr James Ringgould   Mr Nickholas Pickard
    Itt is ordered by thes present Court that Accordinge to ann ordet
   of Court with the Consent of Elesabeth Deere the Relett of John
   Deere Dececed that John Winchester shall take into his possesion all
   the Cattell that belonge to George Deere the sonn of the said Decesed
   John Deere tell the said george Deere Come of Age and the said
   Winchester is to haue for his Care and paines all the male Cattell that
   shall be bred of the said Cattell Deuringe the time thay are in pos
   sesion he takeinge Dilligent Care in Looking after the said Cattell