Kent County Court Proceedings, 1648-1656.47








     Bee it known unto all men by theese prsents, tht I Rob Vaughan of Liber A
    the Countie of Kent, Gent~, doe by vertue heareof Freely giue and
    bestow upon Rebecka Lumbar, the Child or daughtr of Franchis
    Lumbar desseased One Cow Calf e Coloured Redd — her marke the
    leift eare Cropt and a hole, the right eare a hole, to stand upon
    Record, as a deed of gifte From mee the sd Vaughan, my heires
    Exec Admin~ or Assignes, to the said Rebecka her heires Exec~
    Admin or Assignes, peaceably & quietly to enioy as her or theire
    own pp goods foreuer, the said Calf e with all her Increasse aliwayes
    puided, tht if the sd Rebecka, happen to die, or depart this life,
    beefore the tyme of her mariadge, tht then the forementioned gift,
    shall wholy & solely Redound, aptaine, & belonge, as her owne pp
    goods, to jane Salter the wife of John Salter Naturall & owne
    mother, to the sd Rebecka Lumber; The malles of the stock (till
    mariadge) to john Salter father in law to the Child;
                                    Robt Vaughan

     Bee it known unto all men by theese prsents (tht wheareas theare [fol. 113]
    was formerly giuen to Rebecka Lumbr, the daughtr of franchis 11 m 55
    Lumbr desseassed, three sowe shotes, One from mr Weeckes, one
    from Jn° Ringgold, & one From john Deare, the which shotes beeinge
    growen up to bee of sume Considerable worth & value) That I john
    Saltr, in Lue, For & in Consideration of the three hoggs, doe by
    vertue heareof, Order appoint & giue unto the foresd Rebecka, my
    daughter in law, one Cow Calfe Coloured Broune her mark, the
    left eare Cropt & a hole, & the Right eare a hole, with all her Increasse,
    From mee, my heires, Execut Admi~ or Assignes, to the sd Re
    becka, her heires Exec Admin~ or Assignes foreuer, peaceably &
    quietly to enioy, as her or theire owne pp goods, Aliwayes puided,
    tht if the sd Rebecka dye, or depart this luff, beefore her mariadge,
    that then the sd Calfe & her Increasse, wholly & solly to Redound
    belonge, & aptaine, to jane Salter, the wife of the sd John Salter,
    Naturall & Owne mother, to the Child; to bee & Remaine, to the sd
    Jane as her own pp goods foreuer; The males till the Childs mariadg
    to bee to my owne usse wittnes my hand this [blank]th [blank]
                               Signu Jn°  Salter

     The Depossittion of mr Isacke lliue aged [blank] yeares or
    theareabouts taken in Court the First of january 1655 sworn Ex
    amined & saith
     That beeinge at the house of George Croutch in the tyme of his
    sicknes; The sd Croutch desired to make his will, or to speacke
    sumthinge Concerning the dispossinge of his Estate Which was as
    followeth; Sayd hee mr Iliue I entreate yu to take notis what I
    intend to giue to my Wife and Children, To my sonne George twoe
    gunnes, a great one & a little one, and allso I giue him a heifer