New Castle Cnty, DE Land Records 1673-1710 by Carol Bryant, 1999, WillowBend Books, Westminster, MD pp.79-80 Deed. On 17 Aug 1697. John DONALDSON of the town of New Castle & Elizabeth his wife to Richard BONSELL, late of the cnty of Chester, yeoman, & John WOOD of the cnty of Chester, yeoman. John DONALDSON & Elizabeth his wife for £300 from Richard BONSELL & £100 from John WOOD granted to Richard BONSELL & John WOOD a tract of land called Good Land lying near the mouth of the Delaware river between Duck Creek & a great swamp & creek called Cedar Swamp & Creek bounded by land of Christopher ELLITT & ___ anl WOODS, the Cypress Swamp & Thoroughfare Creek being a branch of Duck Creek containing 1200 acres. Signed John DONALDSON & Elizabeth DONALDSON. Delivered in the presence of Cornelius EMPSON, Joseph WOOD & Benj GUMLEY. Rec: 14 Sep 1697. B2:128 p.113 Deed. On 23 Aug 1705. John WOOD of Duck Creek, husbandman, to Robert MARSH of the cnty of Kent in the providence of MD. Whereas there is a tract of land called Good Land containing 1280 acres situated on the N side of Duck Creek near the thoroughfare, formerly belonging to Ephraim HARMAN, late dec'd, as by 2 patents from Sir Edmund ANDROS, Govn'r of NY, one granted to Ephraim HARMAN dtd 24 Sep 1680 for 500 acres & the other granted to Lawrence COCK dtd 14 Oct 1680 for 700 acres, residue of the said 1280 acres & 2 deeds of enforcement from Lawrence COCK to Ephraim HARMAN, one dtd 14 Oct 1680 & the other dtd 04 Apr 1682 for the said 700 acres, reference for the said patents & deeds to the records of New Castle in Liberty C from p. 114 to 129. Wheras Richard BONSALL of Darby in the cnty of Chester, husbandman, late dec'd, purchaser of 3/4 part of the said tract of land & John WOOD, purchaser of 1/4 part of said tract, purchased the said land of Major John DONALDSON, merchant of the town of New Castle, lated dec'd & Elizabeth, his wife, relict of the aforementioned Ephraim HARMAN as by deed 17 Aug 1697. Whereas there is a piece of the aforementioned 1/4 part belonging to John WOOD bounded by the marsh next to Duck Creek, land of Hugh MARSH, land of Richard BONSALL, land of William DIXSON & John COX, containing 100 acres & another tract of land bounded by land of James CRAWFORD, Thomas BELL & James BESWICKS, and of Thomas BELL & land of James CRAWFORD, Thomas BELL & James BESWICKS, land of Thomas BELL & land of James CRAWFORD containing 200 acres known by the name of Venture, granted by patent from the commissioners of property dated 12 Apr 1686. Now John WOOD for £140 granted to Robert MARSH the 2 tracts of land. Signed John WOOD. Delivered in the presence of James CRAWFORD & Thomas PIERSON. Ack: in open court 23 Aug 1705. B2:329 p.114 Deed. On 23 Aug 1705. John WOOD of Duck Creek, husbandman, to Robert MARSH of the cnty of Kent in the providence of MD. Whereas there is a tract of land called Good Land containing 1280 acres situated on the N side of Duck Creek near the thoroughfare, formerly belonging to Ephraim HARMAN, late dec'd, as by 2 patents from Sir Edmund ANDROS, Govn'r of NY, one granted to Ephraim HARMAN dtd 24 Sep 1680 for 500 acres & the other granted to Lawrence COCK dtd 14 Oct 1680 for 700 acres, residue of the said 1280 acres & 2 deeds of enforcement from Lawrence COCK to Ephraim HARMAN, one dtd 14 Oct 1680 & the other dtd 04 Apr 1682 for the said 700 acres, reference for the said patents & deeds to the records of New Castle in Liberty C from p. 114 to 129. Wheras Richard BONSALL of Darby in the cnty of Chester, husbandman, late dec'd, purchaser of 3/4 part of the said tract of land & John WOOD, purchaser of 1/4 part of said tract, purchased the said land of Major John DONALDSON, merchant of the town of New Castle, lated dec'd & Elizabeth, his wife, relict of the aforementioned Ephraim HARMAN as by deed 17 Aug 1697. Whereas there is a piece of the aforementioned 1/4 part belonging to John WOOD bounded by the marsh, land of Richard BONSALL, containing 120 acres. Now John WOOD for £140 granted to Robert MARSH the 120 acres of land. Signed John WOOD. Delivered in the presence of James CRAWFORD & Thomas PIERSON. Rec: 20 Mar 1705. B2:332 p.133 A deed delivered in the presence of John WOOD, Peter JACQUETT & Joseph WOOD from Adam HYKE of the cnty of New Castle, yeoman, to Jonathan SAVAGE of the town of New Castle, carpenter, ack: in ocurt 20 May 1708. B2:478 (*I didn't include this full abstract) p.148 A deed delivered in the presence of John WOOD & Joseph WOOD from the above Adam HYKE to George PETERSON of Swanwick, yeoman, ack: in court 20 May 1708. C2:91 (*I didn't include this full abstract) pp.156-157 Deed. On 01 Apr 1710. John WOOD of Duck Creek, yeoman, to Richard ENOS of the county of New Castle, laborer. John WOOD for £45 granted to Richard ENOS a tract of land situated on one of the branches of Duck Creek called Dentor bounded by land of James CRAWFORD, Thomas BOLL & James BOSWICK containing 200 acres, granted by patent dated 12 Apr 1686 to Robert MARSH & granted by Robert MARSH to John WOOD by deed dated 25 Oct 1709. Signed: John WOOD. Delivered in the presence of Harbort CORRIE & Joseph WOOD. Ack: in court 18 May 1710. C1:184 p.157 Deed. On 03 Apr 1710. John WOOD of Duck Creek to Paul PAULSON & Elizabeth his wife of Crane Hook. John WOOD for £105 granted to Paul PAULSON & Elizabeth his wife a tract of land situated on the NW branch of Duck Creek bounded by the creek, land of Morris LISTON, land of Michael OFFLEY & land of Andrew LOUS containing 200 acres. Signed: John WOOD. Delivered in the presence of Harbort CORRIE & Joseph WOOD. Ack: in court 18 May 1710. C1:184 New Castle Cnty, DE Land Records 1715-1728 by Carol Bryant, 1998, FamilyLine Publications, Westminster, MD. p.4 A deed delivered in the presence of Thomas JAUVIER & John WOOD from Francis KING of Appoquinimink Creek, yeoman, to Peter JOUBARR, Jacob JOUBARR, Maudlin JOUBARR, Andrew JOUBARR & Abraham JOUBARR, all of Stanton Island in the province of NY rec: 17 May 1718. E1:210 (*I didn't include this full abstract). pp.140-141 Deed. On 23 Feb 1726. Thomas THOMPSON of Appoquinimink Hundred, yeoman, & Elizabeth, his wife, to William MONROE of Appoquinimink Hundred, yeoman. Whereas Elizabeth TAYLOR, late of Cape May cnty in the W division of NJ, widow, & John TAYLOR, her son, on or about the year 1704 became seized in a tract of land containing 200 acres. Elizabeth TAYLOR & John TAYLOR granted said land to John WOOD, late of New Castle cnty, yeoman. John WOOD granted said land to Paul PAULSON of the cnty of New Castle, yeoman, & Elizabeth, his wife, all the 200 acres as rec: in Book C, p. 184. Whereas Paul PAULSON & Elizabeth, his wife, granted said land to Thomas THOMPSON by deed dtd 16 Feb 1713, rec: in Book D, p. 164. Now Thomas THOMPSON & Elizabeth, his wife, for £150 granted to William MONROE the said 200 acres. Signed Thomas THOMPSON & Elizabeth THOMPSON. Delivered in the presence of John PEEL, James HIATT & George WILLIAMS. H1:164 (*There may be more New Castle cnty, DE land records for James WOOD in the series continued by Carol Garrett)