Since Dick Dutton is trying to see if "the gang" is still all here, I thought I'd take the opportunity to re-post some material I posted some time ago. There may be some new people on this list who did not see my prior posting. Background: John and Mary (Darlington) Dutton, had emigrated to Aston, Pennsylvania in 1682. John died and his interest in their property had passed to his wife Mary (Darlington) Dutton. She had then remarried to a neighbor John Neelde. The deed is made August 15, 1712. For the price of 45 pounds John and Mary Neelde transfer to Robert Dutton, the youngest of four sons of John Dutton, 100 acres of land from the 500 acres originally laid out to John and Mary in 1683. (See Gilbert Cope's Genealogy of the Dutton Family of Pennsylvania, page 40-41 for a reference to this deed.) Transcription by Doug Hall, June 5, 1998: THIS INDENTURE made the fifteenth Day of the sixth month Called August in the Eleventh year of the Raigno of our Soveraigno Lady Anne over Great Brittain Queen: annoque Domini 1712 Between: John Neelde of Aston in the County of Chester yeoman & Mary Neelde his now wife of the one party: and Robert Dutton: Son of the said Mary Neelde Begotten by her former Husband John Dutton Deseased: of the Township and County aforesaid yeoman of the other party: Whereas Thomas Rowland of the County Palatine of Chester in the Kingdom of old England purchased of William Penn Esquire Absolute Proprietary & Governour in Chief of the province of Pennsylvania & Counties Annexed one thousand acres of Land in the Said province of Pennsylvania for the Consideration mentioned in The Said William Penn his Indenture of Release & Confirmation thereof made & Sealed & Signed Between the Said William Penn Esquire of the one party & the Said Thomas Rowland of the other party <scratched out> & Bearing Date the third Day of the first month called March anno que Domini 1681 Refference being thereunto had more fully & Largely appeareth AND WHEREAS also the Said Thomas Rowland by his Indenture of Grant & Release Bearing Date the twenty secound Day of May in the [????]th year of the Reign of King Charles the Secound over England &c annoque Domini 1682 Did bargain & Sell unto the abovementioned John Dutton Deceased & to the above named Mary Neelde his then wife Joyntly for Divers Good Causes & valuable Considerations: but more especially for the Consideration of [nine?] pounds of Lawfull Current money of England To him the Said Thomas Rowland then in hand paid by them the Said John Dutton & Mary his wife ffive Hundred acres of Land It being the one moiety or half part of the Said one Thousand acres of Land purchased as abovementioned of the Said proprietary & Chief Governour of pennsylvania, which said ffive Hundred acres of Land was by virtue of a warrant from the Chief proprietary Laid out & surveyed unto the Said John Dutton, & Mary his wife on the south side of Chester Creek in the County of Chester in the year of our Lord one Thousand Six Hundred Eighty & three: & the Said John Dutton Dyeing & his wife Mary that then was became Solo & whole purchaser of the Said five Hundred of Land & afterwards marrying with the abovesd John Neelde: & assuming the Name of her Husband John Neelde NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH that the Said John Neelde & Mary his now wife for & in Consideration of the Sum of five & forty pounds of Lawfull Current Silver money of Pennsylvania to whom in hand at or before the Ensealing & Delievery of those prsents well and truly paid by the abovesaid Robert Dutton the Receipt whereof They the Said John Neelde & Mary Neelde Doth hereby acknowledge & show[?] of & of Every part & parcell[?] therof Doth [?]oorly acquitt & Discharge him the Said Robert Dutton his heirs Ex[??] admits & assigns for Ever by those presents Doth Give Grant bargain Sell Alyon Release En[?]off & Confirm unto the Said Robert Dutton & his heirs & assigns for Ever a Certain part or parcell of Land it being part of the said five Hundred acres of Land Scituate Sott Lying & being in the Township of Aston & County of Chester aforesaid Beginning at a Chesnutt tree being a Corner tree of John Dutton's Land Thence north Sixty Seven Degrees Easterly in the Lyne of the said John Baldwins Eighty two [?????] to a post thence north west in the Lyne of John Dutton one Hundred Seventy & eight [????] to a White Oak Standing by the western branch of Chester Creek thence up the said branch Eighteen [????] to a beech tree thence south Sixty Seven Degrees westerly in the Lyne of James Widdows Ninety Eight [?????] to a White Oak thence in the Lyne of Edward Dutton South forty Six Degrees Easterly one Hundred fifty four [????] to a black Oak thence North Sixty Six Degrees Easterly in the Lyne of Jeremiah Cloud thirty six [????] to a Spanish Oak thence South twenty four degrees Easterly [to a] Lyne of the Said [Jeremiah] Cloud twenty four [????] to the place of Beginning Conveying one Hundred acres of Land Together woods underwoods tymber trees meadows pastures foodings Swamps Marshes C[??]mples Creeks Runns watters wattersources ways Easments prossitts [??]dittaments [pr]iviledges advantages & appurtnances whatsoever to the Said one Hundred acres of Land Belonging in any wise apportayning And Also all the Estate Right Tytle Info[??] possession Remaynder Inheritance property [?]ayine & Demand whatsoever of them the said John Neelde and Mary Neelde & their & Every of their heirs & assignes of in or to the said one Hundred acres of Land or of in or to any part parcell member priviledge or appurtnance whatsoever to the said one Hundred acres of Land belonging or in any wise apportayning, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said one Hundred acres of Land & all & singular other the Premises with the appurtnances before by those presents Granted Bargained & Sold or me[??]ed or Intended to be hereby Granted bargained & Sold & Every part & parcell thereof unto him the Said Robert Dutton his heirs & assignes for Ever To the onely proper use & Behhofe of him the Said Robert Dutton his heirs & assignes for Ever; under the yearly Quitt Rent hereafter accrueing to the [??]se proprietary his heirs & assignes for the Same after the Rate of one English silver Shilling or the value thereof in Coyn Currant yeerly for Ever, And the said John Neelde & Mary Neelde & their & either & every of their heirs; the Said one Hundred acres of Land and Premises with the appurtnances; unto the onely proper use & behoofe of him the Said Robert Dutton his heirs & assignes for Ever; against them the Said John Neelde & Mary Neelde & their & Every of their heirs & against all & Every the heirs of the above mentioned John Dutton & against all & Every other persons & persons whatsoever & their heirs Lawfully Clayming or so Clayme by from or under and or Either of them Shall & will warrant & for Ever Defend by those presents: And the Said John Neelde & Mary Neelde for themsohoof their & Either & every of their heirs: Exe[?] & admit Doth by these presents further Covenant promise Grant & Agree to & with the Said Robert Dutton his heirs & assignes: That they the Said John Neelde & Mary Neelde their & Either of their heirs Exe[?] & Admi[?] & all & Every other person & persons & their heirs Lawfully having or Claymeing or Rightfully pretending to have or which hereafter Shall or may Lawfully have or Clayme or Rightfully pretend to have and Estate Right Tytle Interest or Demand into or out of the before men[???]d premises or any part or [????] Thereof; by from or under the Said John Neelde & Mary his new wife or Either of them; or by from or under and or Either of their heirs Ex[??] admits or assignes Shall & will from Tyme to tyme & at all Tymes here[tofor] and During the space of [???] years from the Day of the Date of these Presents; at [the] At the Reasonable Request & at the Costs & Charges in the Law of him the Said Robert Dutton his heirs or assignes make Do acknowledge L[???] Ex[orate] & Suffer or Cause & procure to be made Done Acknowledged L[???]ed Ex[orat]ed & Suffered all & every such other & ffurther Lawfull and Reasonable act & acts thinge & thinges Desire & Desired assureance & assureances in the Law whatsoever for the other & further better Surety & more perfect assureances: Suremakeing & Conveying of all & [??????] the before Granted [????] with the appurtnances unto the only proper use & Behoofe of him the said R[obert Dutt]on his heirs & assignes for Ever as by him the said Rob[ert] Dutton his heairs & assignes or by his or their Councill Learned in the Law Shall be Lawfully & Reasonably Devised advised or Required In Witness hereof the said John Neelde & Mary Neelde hath to their present Indenture sett their hands & seals the Day & year first within written / Be it Remembered the fifteenth day of October Ano Domd 1712 Before me Nicholas Pyle One of the Justicesof this [????] of the County of Chester Came Thomas Dutton and Aaron Coppock and on their Solemn [????] Did declare & Say [??] they were personally present and saw John Neelde and Mary his wife Sign [???] As their Act & Deed Deliver this Indenture or Conveyance [????] And [?????????????????????] unto Subscribed [???] their own [??] writing In witness hereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal this Day [????????????] Certificate first Above written. Nicholas Pyle (wax seal) Be it Remembered I John Simcock D{??} Recorder of Deeds for the sd County was present when the sd Thomas Dutton & Aaron Coppock Did before the Sd Justice prove the Signing Sealing & Delivery of the Sd Indenture WHEREUPON the Sd Justice having under his hand & seal Certified the Sd proofs made this Day & year in [???] & form aforesd Did deliver the Same to me to be Inrolled or Recorded and the Land is Recorded in the Inrolmt Office of the Sd County in Book ? page 300 &c the sixteenth Day of the Eighth month Ano Domd 1712 In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & seal of the sd Office J O Simcock [???] (wax seal) (the three pages are tied together with two seals) On the outside Signed Sealed & Delivered In the Presence of Aaron Coppock (signature) Thomas Dutton (signature) Mary Neeld (her mark "M") John Neelde (signature)