4 Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.








          I.iber    Deeds Liber A, pp. 2-3.
          [fol.     August 22d To all Christian People to whom these Psents shall
               1651

               come greeting Know all men by these presents that I Hannah
               Heuett the adminestratrix of Robert Hewett her Husband deceeased
               have bargained sold and Delivered unto Mary Risbrooke the ad
               minestratrix of her husband William Risbrooke deceased the half
               of all the plantation upon the I'le of Kent that the afores' Hannah
               Heuett lived upon formerly called by the name of Cronie Creek
               with half of all the appurtences thereunto belonging To have and to
               hold the afd half plantation to her, her heirs Executors Ad
               minestrators and Assignes for ever. Likewise I the af'd Hannah
               Heuett do bind me my heirs Executors Adminestrators and As
               signes that the afd Mary Resbrookes assignes as afore specefied shall
               freely and quietly to Enjoy the same afore specefied without trouble
               or Mollestation of any person or persons whatsoever And for the
               true and well performance of the same I have hereunto sett my
               hand this 28th Day of July 1651 the mark of
       Witness us                           Hannah H H Heuett
                  Abraham Hollman
           George Crouch                       Copia Vera Testis
          Walter Smith                           Robt Vaughan

               Hanson, Old Kent, p. 21.
          [lot. 38] “At a Court holden in Kent County on ye 12th January, 1651
                              Present,
                    Capt. Robt Vaughan, Commander,
                  Mr. Philip Conner,    Mr. Nicholas Browne,
                  Mr. Henry Morgan.     Mr. Thomas Bradnox,
                  Mr. Thomas Ringgold,  Mr. Joseph Wickes,
                                             Commissioners.”

               Hanson, Old Kent, pp. 59-60.
          [fol.42]              “ Isle of Kent, 5th April, 1652.
                “We. whose names      are hereafter subscribed, do promise and
               engage ourselves to be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of
               England, without King  or House of Lords.
                 Tho. Ward,           *John Richeson,
                 Tho. South,          *Hen. Taylor,
                *Tho. Wetherell,        Will Leedes,
                 Tho. Pett,           John Sepsen,
                *Tho. Taylor,  •      *Anthony Calliway,
                *Hen. Carlyen,        *John Gibson,
                 Fran. Lumbard,         Robert Vaughan,
                *John Hud,            Philip Commins,
                *Robert Martin,         Thos. Ringgould,