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From: "E Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [MDCECIL] David John b 1712 Delaware, d 1764 Burke Co Ga
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 15:45:10 -0400
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30 Feb. 1735 John PERRY of Pencader Hd and wf Sarah sold for 129
pounds, to David JONES of the same place, yeoman, a tract of
land/plantation now in possession of the PERRYs. Bounds land of Howell
JAMES, James READ, David EVANS and John PORTER --cont. 209 acres.
--part of the 30,000-acre Welsh Tract granted to William Davis & David
Evans by Wm Penn in 1701.
--Davis & Evans conveyed 209a to Thomas Watson; Watson conveyed to
Richard SEREN (who d. intestate) --Sarah SEREN, alias PERRY became
sole heir. [MY notes from p. 122, New Castle County, Land Records
1728-1731 & 1734-1738 by Carol Garrett]

14 May 1736. Elizabeth SEREY, late of Pencader Hd., widow & Admin of
Richard SEREY dcd for a consideration "have set over unto John PERRY,
my son-in-law, the Administration of all the Estate of my late Husband
...reserved unto myself the Dower of three pounds per annum... in lieu
of my third..." Whereas John PERRY hath lately granted a plantation
unto David JONES of Pencader Hd. yeoman, under the sd yearly pymt of 3
pounds per annum, to me, I Elizabeth SEREY fior the sum of 20 pounds
from sd David JONES, quit claim & grant unto him... plantation.
[MY notes from p. 126, New Castle County, Land Records 1728-1731 &
1734-1738 by Carol Garrett]

14 Aug 1738. John ALLEN of Co. of New Castle, fuller, for 120 pounds,
sold to David JONES of sd place, yeoman, tract called Northampton,
sit. on north side of Christiana Creek. Cont. 200 acres, buildings,
improvements. signed John ALLEN, wits John GRIFFITH, Josiah LEWDEN,
James ARMITRAGE. [MY notes from pp. 16-18, New Castle County, Land
Records 1738-1743 by Carol Garrett]

2 Aug. 1738. Release. Christian & Samuel LAND of co of New Castle,
heirs of Francis LAND, dcd for £71.19.6 release to paid by John ALLEN
and his assign David JONES, release unto sd ALLEN all right & title to
tract sit. on north side of Christiana Creek. Cont. 200 acres, called
Northampton. This is prop. that John ALLEN of sd co, yeoman & his wife
Agnes, by deed dated 13 July 1731, for £71.19.6 sold unto Francis
LAND. Signed Christian, Samuel, LAND. Wits Jophn LAND, Thomas LAND,
James ARMITRAGE. [MY notes from p. 35, New Castle County, Land
Records 1738-1743 by Carol Garrett]

Deed 23 Nov. 1739. Ruth WILD of Kent Co., Widow & Admin of hr husband
Joshua WILD dcd, also Admin of her brother-in-law Nathaniel WILD dcd.,
and Esther LEWIS of Pencader Hd in NCC for 23 pounds sold to benjamin
ELDER of Mill Creek Hd in sd Co., their share of messuage tract cont
150 acres sit. in Pencader hd. Formerly belonged to david THOMAS
dcd... by THOMAS' Last Will, 3/4 of sd Messuage tract was made over to
afsd Joshua WILD, Nathaniel WILD & Esther LEWIS. Bounds land of John
ENGLAND, dcd David JONES, John EVANS dcd, benjamin COOKE and Joseph
BROWN. Signed Ruth WILD, Esther LEWIS. Wits John GRIFFITH, Thos JAMES
Rob BIRNEY. [MY notes from p. 53, New Castle County, Land Records
1738-1743 by Carol Garrett]

There is no David JOHN record in these two books.

David JONES name does not appear in _Abstracts of Cecil County Land
Records 1673-1751 (June D Brown).

Maybe these help somehow. Now I better do the dishes.

Best wishes,
Liz J


On 26/05/2008, Carol Miller <> wrote:
> While on the John surname, this David John (or Jones) was in Burke Co Ga by
> 1754 and died there in Nov 1764, about 25 years before my Jonas Chambers of
> Cecil Co Md moved to Burke Co Ga with his family in 1789. This David John
> was born abt 1723 in Pencader Hundred, New Castle, Del. Ever since I
> learned that Jonas Chambers' mother was Mary John, sister of a David John of
> Cecil Md, I have wondered if this John family of early Burke Co Ga might
> have been related.
>
> This information is from Alan Lerwick's gedcom at Rootsweb Worldconnect:
> History of the Welsh Baptists, p 125 FHLbook & FHLfilm # 994097, item 7 also
> the Welsh Neck Bapt Ch Records compiled by Glenn Pearson: John Jones & Wife,
> Girffith Jones and wife, David Jones and wife and Thomas Jonea and wife in
> 1737 went from the Welsh Tract settlement in Delaware to the Welsh
> Neck/PeeDee River settlement in SC.
>
> Records of the Welsh Tract Bapt Meeting, Pencader Hundred, New Castle De,
> item 2 Thomas & Elinor Jones (incorrectly listed as Thomas & Elinor James)
> and David and Elizabeth Jones {incorrectly listed as David and Elizabeth
> James) were recommended to Pee Dee in SC by letter dated 4 Nov 1737
>
> Colony of NC 1735-1764FHL book
> 17 May 1754 David John
> 210 acres in Anson NC on a branch of Mountain Crk being Alexander McCarel's
> corner (land now in Mecklenburg NC)
>
> The Families of Burke Co Ga 1755-1855 FHL book
> David John
> 100 acres surveyed on 12 May 1759, granted on 2 Apr 1765
> Land bounded on NE by David Lewis and located in the fork or Briar Ck abt 1
> mi from land of William Champ
>
> The Johns Connections FHL book
> 3Apr 1764 David John was made a Captain in the Ga Militia, Co of Foot
> Militia at Briar Ck, Augusta Div.
>
> >From Abstracts of Colonial Wills of State of GA 1733-1777, Will of David
> John was probated 5 Mar 1765 Burke Ga
>
> He was a blacksmith by trade.
>
> First wife Elizabeth unkn b New Castle Delaware, one child, ukn.
>
> Second wife Mor "Mary" ukn, of Craven SC
> Chrildren: Joseph John b 1744, David b 1746, Daniel b 1748, Zephaniah b
> 1750, Benjamin b 1752, and Roger b 1754.
>
>
> So, any help with this family would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Carol B. Miller
>

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