Saturday, July 9, 2016

GGGGGGGG Grandfather Sparks Sells Lot in New Castle DE in 1696

All the time I was teaching in Delaware I did not know this. We went to New Castle many times.

a certain Lott of ground in the Town of New Castle containing in bredth thirty foot and in lenth from sewer to street bounded to the Eastward by Front Street, to the Westward by Land Street, to the Northward by the land of the said John Bisk and to the southward by a house and gound lately belonging to the  said Josine Hamilton, deceased, which said lott was confirmed by patent from Francis Lovelace, Esqr. Governour under his Royall highness James Duke of York the Eighth of Aprile 1672 unto Isaac Tine with other lotts thereto adjoyning To Have and to hold the sd lott of ground and premisses with fencings and Improvements to the sd Benj. Sweet and his heirs and behoef of him, his heirs and assigns forever under the Yearly rent according to the Lord of the Soyle.And the said John Bisk, William Spark and Margaret his wife the premesses & every part thereof to the said Benj.Sweet and his heirs against them and their heirs and all other persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents
 

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nc-chap.org/blaney/
At this time, the commissioners changed the names of many of the streets. ... [from THE HISTORY OF NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, Under William Penn and His ...This survey is the earliest extant map of New Castle, though far less detailed than the Latrobe survey commissioned just a few years later. At this time, the commissioners changed the names of many of the streets. They were to be changed again in the late 1800's
1798
Former
Modern
Union
Otter
Fifth
Vine
Beaver
Fourth
Orange
Minque
East Third
Market
Land
Second
Front
Water
The Strand
South
Susquehanna
South
Pearl
Susquehanna also
West Third
Delaware
Wood
Delaware
Harmony
Hart or Mary

Chesnut
Thwart
Chesnut
North
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 They should have put col. 2 first

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