Land Record: William Holland to James Riccords, 1748: Sussex Co., DE

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1748. Nov 2.  Deed. William Holland, bricklayer of Sussex to James Riccords, yeoman of the same place. 100 pounds, 169 acres.  Land in Rehobeth between Love's Creek and land now belonging to Joseph Aldridge, bounded by another tractbelonging to William Holland on which he now lives and the land belonging to Bayly and by land of the heirs of Wesley, by land of William Gill, by land of John Oakey, part of a larger tract containing 311 acres, formerly conveyed by William Clark, deceased, to John Elmes, [note that the 13 Jan 1747/8 deed gives this name as John Shaw]  who absented himself out of the county and a judgement was obtained ... [same chain as 13 Jan 1747/8 - see above]  Signed Wm Holland.Wit: Peter Clowes, Mark Smith Jr.  Ack: 2 Nov 1748.   (Sussex County Deed Book H-8, pp 217-8 as cited in "Land Records of Sussex County, DE, 1742-1753," Malone, p 107)