The 17th Century - A Period of Growth and Change
Examining the 17th century through the documents of the Delaware Public Archives1684 - List of Kent County Landowners
List of 81 Kent County landowners and their acreage made on April 20, 1684 by William Berry according to a request of William Markham, the Secretary, stating that those whose rents were already due had been notified and that these rents were to be paid at the appointed public place and time.
Transcription
A List of Land Taken of on ye Records of Kent County
- Wm: Clark 1845
- Thomas Peetorson 0500
- Wm Johnson 0100
- Tempus Bathe 0370
- Thomas Clifford 0700
- John Newell 0800
- John Stephens 1200
- Thomas Wilson 1000
- William Ridgway 1000
- Thomas Skidmore 0400
- Nicholas Bartlett 1000
- Thomas Williams 0300
- John Richardson 5000
- Henry Parmaine 0600
- Daniell Jones 1375
- James Wells 2375
- Henry Stephnson 0818
- Patrick Word 0600
- John Burton 0700
- David Morgan 0400
- Wm Ellingsworth 0555
- John Briggs 0500
- Robert Draughton 0300
- John King & Betts 1200
- Wm Frampton 2000 900
- Samll Burbery 0600
- James Greenway 0445
- Daniell Browne 1200
- Allexandr Humphrys 1600
- Wm Williams 0300
- Timothy Pade 0300
- Wm Page 0200
- Wm Dorington 0600
- John Barnes 0600
- Francis Richardson 1500
- Wm Stephens 0600
- Wm Lawrence 0900
- Wm Darnall 6484
- Benony Bishop 1050
- Samll Mott 0330
- Robert Parris 1000
- Alrie Peck 1180
- Mithell Simkins 0800
- Christopr Standley 0400
- John Walker 0400
- Wm Parneys 0325
- Wm Sothbee 0800
- Robert Huttson 0800
- Wm Trippett 0400
- Richard Lewitts 0600
- Wm Sherrer 0775
- John Glover 0663
- Isacc Webb 0400
- Wm Berry 1800
- Wm Winsmore 1012
- Wm Freeman 0250
- Henry Johnson 0400
- Richard Mitchell 0400
- Peeter Lowper 0200
- John Betts 1000
- John Hilliard 3225
- John Alberson 0600
- Henry Bowman 1770
- Edmond Gibbon 2400
- Henry Bowman Junr 0400
- Thomas Hethard 1600
- Wm Greane 1000
- Alexandr Humpherys 0900
- Richard Williams 0600
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- Georg Martin 0400
- Gabriel Jones 0400
- Peeter Bawsomb 0880
- Bryan P Neale 0400
- Edw. [ ] 0500
- Charles Murphy 0380
- Norton Claypoole 1000
- Edmond Gibbon 2400
- Wm Berry Senr 1400
- Daniel Tees 1900
- John Edmondson 2000
- Secretary
Wm Markham according to thy Request I have Drawn out ye above and within List of Lands Surveyed being all our Records makes mention of, as also have Writt several papers to give notice to ye inhabitants of this County to take care their Rents already Due be forth with paid at ye place apoynted and have caused them to be fixed [ ] at some of ye most publique places in our County
Dated ye 20th Wm Berry Kent County
of ye 4th 1684
Reference:
RG 9270.001 General Reference Collection, #462.
