Person:Griffith Gordon (1)

Records of Griffith Gordon

Coe Gordon to John Gordon, 27 February 1773 - Deed Book

Griffith Gordon, father of Coe and John, had ordered his land to be divided evenly between his sons. Caesar Rodney, Charles Marim, and Caleb Luff on 9 February 1763 had made a division under the will. By this deed, Coe grants to John the part of Lisbon at had been laid off for him, 90.5 acres. At the same time, Griffith's widow, Sarah, resigned her dower rights in the same land (Deed Book V-I, page 72).

DIVISION OF GRIFFITH GORDON'S LAND

9 February 1763

Deed Book Q 1, page 127

Refers to Griffith Gordon's will of 1762, ordering division of part of Lisbon and one other parce1, part of a survey to Benjamin Brown. Commissioners were Caesar Rodney, Charles Marim, and Caleb Luff.

To Elizabeth Gordon 15 acres of woodland from the Brown property and 101 acres of Lisbon.

To Coe Gordon: 21.5 acres from the Brown land and 69 acres adjacent to land of Abraham Barber and Philemon Dickinson.

To John Gordon: 5 acres from the Brown land, and 86 acres of Lisbon adjacent to land of Philemon Dickinson.

To Letitia Gordon: 3.25 acres of the Brown property adjacent to her share, and 101 acres of Lisbon adjacent to John Edingfield and John Gordon's part.

BENJAMIN BROWN AND MARY HIS WIFE T0 GRIFFITH GORDON

Recited in Deed Book S-l, page 160, below:

SHADRACH BOSTICK AND ANNE HIS WIFE, RACHEL BROWN, SPINSTRESS, AND THOMAS PEACOCK SMITH AND REBEKAH HIS WIFE TO WILLIAM HOWELL

27 April 1769

Deed Book S-1, page 160

John Brinkloe conveyed part of Lisbon to Benjamin White, who conveyed part of his purchase to Henry Barns, who conveyed, it to Thomas French. When Thomas French died, he left a will, calling for the estate to be divided among his four daughters. However, his son Robert was born after his death, and the will was null and void. After the death of Susanna French, the widow, the real estate became the property of Robert French and his two surviving sisters, Mary Brown and Katharine Dickinson. With her husband, Walter Dickinson, Katharine conveyed her share to Benjamin and Mary Brown. The Browns, in turn, conveyed this half of the Thomas French estate to Griffith Gordon.

When Robert French died in his minority, and without issue, his half became the property of the Dickinsons and the Browns. Walter and Katharine conveyed their half-share to Samuel Dickinson, his cousin, who demanded a division. This is the property later of Ware. Mary Brown's half of her brother's share was then to become the property of her four daughters, Rebecca Smith, Anne Bostick, Elizabeth Howell, and Rachel Brown. Three of the daughters then conveyed the share to William Howell.

Citations

http://www.deldot.gov/archaeology/dafb/pdf/series132/series132_app.pdf