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Subject: Peter ALRICKS 167?
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:49:16 -0400 (EDT)

>From DUKE OF YORK RECORD 1646-1679 Clearfield:

p.100
Edmund ANDROS Esq, etc. Exa'd 5 1/2 bush. Q.R. Whereas there is a certaine
Trace of land Called Groeningen lying and being on the West side of the
Delaware River, and on the South East side of St Augustine's Creeke, the
which by vertue of a warrant hath been layd out for Mr Peter ALRICKS and sd
land begining at a corner marked Black Oake standing on the nearest point of
Woodland unto the said Creeke by teh River side, and from thence runing
North East ninety four Perches North Easterly thirty degrees, - seventy
eight Perches North North east fifty two Perches North Easterly fifteen
degrees, seventy two Perches North North east eighty six perches and North
East and by North one hundred eighty and six perches (bounding upon the main
river) unto the mouth of a small sprout or Creeke, called Little St Georges
Creeke which divideth this from the land of Mrs Ann Waale, and from thence
West fourty Perches South West and by West one hundred fifety and three
Perches, and North westerly seventy three degrees one hundred fourty and six
Perches (bounding upon the said Creeke or Sprout) to Mrs Waale's line of
marked trees crossing the said Branch and from thence West South West along
the said (128) Mrs Waale's line of marked trees one hundred fourty and two
Perches, to her upper corner tree being a White Oake standing nigh unto the
head of a swamp which proceedeth out of the Northern branch of St
Augustine's Creeke and from thence downe along the several Courses of the
said branch and Marsh to the first mentioned black oake Containing and layd
out for five hundred and sixty acres of land as by the return of the Survey
under the hand of the Surveyor doth and may appeare. Now know yee etc. Quitt
rent 5 bushells and a halfe dated the day of 167 . Peter ALRICKS
Fo 36

p.125
A Confirmacon graunted to Matthias NICOLLS, Esqr for a tract of land at
Delaware.
Richard NICOLLS, Esqr etc. Wheras there is a certaine tract or parcell of
land at Delaware called by the Indian nmae of Chiepiessinge scituate lyeing
and being on the West Syde of the Ryver up above Peter ALRICKS Islands
stretching out into ye sd river and bending like a halfe moone, conteyning
by estimacon 3000 acres or thereabouts be they more or less which (168) said
tract or parcell of land lies unmanured and unplanted. Now to the end some
good improvement may be made thereupon and for divers other good reasons and
considerations mee thereunto especially moving know yee that by vertue of
the comision and authroity to me given I have thought it fit to give and
graunt and by these presents do give ratifye confirme and grant unto
Matthias NICHOLLS his heirs and assigns the afore recited piece or parcell
of land and premises called Chiepiessing as aforesd together with all ye
lands soils, woods, meadows, pastures marshes creeks, waters, lakes fishing
hawking hunting and fowling, and all other profits comoditys, emoluments and
hereditaments to ye sd tract or parcell or land and of ther appertances and
of every part and parcell thereof, to have and to hold ye sd tract and
parcell of land and premises unto ye sd Matthias NICOLLS, his heirs, and
assigns unto ye proper use and behoof of ye sd Matthias NICOLLS, his heirs
and assigns forever. The patent is dated ye 15th day of January 1667.
Two Otter skins acknowledgement.
Fo 80
Delaware
M NICOLLS Esq

p.146
A Confirmation graunted to Peter ALRICKS for a lott of ground at New Castle
in Delaware Ryver.
Francis LOVELACE, Esq etc. Whereas William TOM did upon ye 12th day of April
last transport and make over unto Peter ALRICKS a certaine lott of ground at
New Castle in Delaware (200) Ryver lyeing and being towarads ye strand
haveing on ye West syde ye house of Wm SINCLAER and on ye East ye fence of
Cornelys WYNHARTS land contayning in breadth before towarads ye strand
Nynety fower foot Amsterdam wood measure and in length reaching to yee land
belonging to DeRINE bearing date ye 25th day of Julye 1668 with a reserve of
one bushell of winter wheat for a quitt rent and whereas John ERSKIN did on
ye 7th day of June last assign and make over unto ye sd Peter ALRICKS his
third part of another certaine lott of ground lyeing to ye west of New
Castle haveing on ye West syde Captaine CARRs land on ye East ye Swamp or
crupell bush and on ye South ye River for ye which with other two thirds
parts of ye sd lotts there was a pattent graunted unto him ye sd John ERSKIN
and others dated ye first day of October 1669 with a reserve of 1 bushell of
Winter Wheate for Quitt rent upn ye whole. Now for a confirmacon unto him ye
sd Peter ALRICKS etc. The Quitt rent is so much as ye sd William TOM and
John ESSKIN were obliged to pay. The Patent was dated ye 16th of August 1670.
Fo 47

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