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- Mary, widow of William Hedges, married second to John Smith of New Castle County, Delaware.
Mary Hedges, widow of William Hedges, m. between Nov. 8, 1681 and Feb. 16 1684 John Smith, “ye carpender”. He took his lot Nov.8, 1681 and filed to probate the estate of Wm. Hedges on Feb. 16, 1684, and probably they were m. Feb. 1684, for where there were children of the deceased man, the new husband was compelled to probate at once, to preserve the estate for them.
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- Records of the Court of New Castle, Delaware. V.1, page 309.
March ye 5th, 1678/9.
Mary, the widdow & Relict of William hedges, shew by Peticon that the Estate of Walter Wharton, deceased, is debtor unto her ye sume of one hundre gilders & that the said Walter Wharton, upon his death bed, had desiered that shee ye ye peticon might bee one of the first sattisfyed, and therefore, desiering that shee might haue an order against said Estate for ye payement of ye said sume of 100 gilders, one of he first according to the desire of ye said deceased.
Records of the Court of New Castle, Delaware, V.1., page 383
February 1679/80.
"Capt" Edmund Cantwell Administrato of Walter Whartons Estate was this day ordered to pay unto Thom: Spry, chirurgeon, out of ye said Whartons Estate, Two hundred & sixty two gilders and unto Mary, ye widdow hodges, one hundered gilders to former orders of Court.
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- Records of the Court of New Castle, Delaware, v.1, page 434-435.
Mary Hodges, plt
Annette Oelas, Deft.
Nov. 3, 1680
In an action of slaunder & defamation
The plt declares that this deft hath slaundered hur in a high nature by falsely saying & divulging that this plt had Layne wth one Jan Cornelis . . . The deft Denyes itt & says to have sayed noe otherwayes but that John Cornelis had tould her that ye plt had . . . The Case being heard & witnesses Examined, The Court ordered that the deft shall make public acknowledgemt in Court that shee has falsely defamed ye plt & pay ye Costs. The Deft in Cort made public acknoledgemt as above.
note: Mary Hodges was the widow of William Hedges, d. 1678.]
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- Records of the Court of New Castle, Delaware, v. 1, page 512.
By virtue of an order from the Court of New Castle, Laid out for May hodges, a Lott of Land lying and being within this Towne of New Castle, having to ye west, he harte Strreet; to ye north, he Brewers Street; to y East, a vacant peece of Land nott as haveing any perticular owner and to ye South, a street now called St. Maries Street, Containing In breath sixty foott and in Length one hundred and sixty foott. Surveyed ye 8th of January, Annogs Dom: 1680/81.
pr. Eph: Herman, Server.
MHR note: she had to build by July 1681.
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- Records of the Court of New Castle, Delaware. V.1, page 448.
Jan. 5, 1680/1. Upon ye peticon preferred in ye behalfe of Mary, ye widdow of Will: hodges, the Court doo Grant hur to take up a Lott within this Towne of New Castle on ye west side next to ye Lotts Granted unto Jan Biscus & Isaac Tayne, provyeded she forthwith builds thereon according to Laws & Regluacion.
{note: M.H.R. believes that this second lot was taken next to the one taken by Mary's husband, Willian, Hedges, as when it was traded to Justus Anderson, there was the "old house, the new house and the cow house" on the premises." Her lot, at the sale, was 120 ft. wide.
See Deed record of 23 February 1687.
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- Deeds, B.1, page 79. New Castle County, Delaware, Wilmington.
Feb. 23, 1687. John and Mary Smith to Justus Anderson.
John Smith, of the Town of New Castle for & in consideration of a certain parcell of Land confirmed to him by Justus Anderson and for and in consideration of a considerable sum of money secured to be paid before sealing and delivery hereof by said Justus Anderson to the said John Smith he hath given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell, aleniate, enfeoff & confirm for him and his heirs forever to the said Justus Anderson, his heirs & assigns forever, all those Lotts of Land and Housing Scituate in the Towne of New Castle, the said Lotts being bounded to the South East with Mary’s Street; to the South West with the Hart Street; to the North West with the Brewere Street; to the North East with(h) the Land Surveyed for Joseph Burnham containing in breadth one hundred & twenty feet and in Length equall to the rest of the Lotts in that street, with a new Dwelling house & old house & Coew house with all the building; fencing, and Improvements with all the Gardens, Orchards & Apperts thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining; To have & to hold the aforesaid Land, housing and Improvements to him, the said Justus Anderson, his heirs and assigns forever ad the said John Smith & his heirs the Premises & every part thereof unto him, the said John Smith and his heirs and all other persons shall & will Warrent & forever Defend by these presents and for the further Confirmation whereof Mary, the wife of said John Smith for her and her heirs, Enfeoff & confirm the said of the said Justus Anderson, his heirs & assigns forever in the above granted Presmisses.
In Witness whereof, the said John Smith & Mary Smith, his wife, have hereunto Set their hands & Seales att New Castle, this 23rd of February 1687.
Signed, John Smith
Mary Smith
Signed Sealed & Delivered in ye
presence of us:
Richard Noble
James Reade
William Mann.
Acknowledges in open court held att
New Castle, February 23rd 1687.
Testis: John White, Clk & Coynty Seat.
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- New Castle, Delaware. 16 Feb 1684.
6th sheet in Book A, of Wills
The office of probate of Wills
To all whom these Presents shall come Greeting: Know you that John Smith of the town of Newcastle, in behalf of his wife, Mary, ye late widow of William Hedges, hath requested Letters of Administration on you estate of ye sd. William Hedges, who dyed Intestate, & ye sd John Smith hath given security to administer according to law. These are therefore by ye Kinds authority grant [piece of paper from foregoing sheet stuck on] at ye Proprietary & Governor to authorize & empower ye sd [piece stuck on, as above] John Smith to administer upon ye Estate goods, chattels [piece stuck on, as above] & other Effects whatsoever belonging to ye sd William Hedges, late deceased, or to him in anny ways appertaining, loweby giving & granting unto ye sd John Smith full power & authority to enter upon & take possession of all ye Estate & premises aforesd & to obtain, Sue for & Recover the same out of ye hands of anny person or persons, whatsoever that is owing unto or hath ought in custody of or belonging to ye sd William Hedges, Deceased, & showith to satisfye all just debts & doe all other thing or things as by the laws of this Government if directed and all such other lawfull act or acts in or about ye premises as full and amply to all intents & Purposes as any other administrator lawfully may, can or ought to doe. Given under my hand & Seal at Newcastle ye 16th day of February, in ye 57th year of ye Kings Raign & 4th year of ye Proprietary government, 1684.
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