Land indenture between David Wilkin, his wife Ann, and Jonathan Germain, Blacksmith, of Newark in White Clay Creek Hundred and County of Newcastle on Delaware 1763 May 17

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Land indenture between David Wilkin, his wife Ann, and Jonathan Germain, Blacksmith, of Newark in White Clay Creek Hundred and County of Newcastle on Delaware 1763 May 17

A 1763 deed of sale for a tract of 223 acres in the town of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It includes a long history of the people who have owned the property back to 1702 and a detailed description of the boundaries of the property.

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