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- Sussex County, Delaware, Deeds. Liber K., Page 294. November 3, 1767. John Ponder, Sr., Jacob Sheltman and Sarah, hiswife,daughter of John Gum; William Tharpe and his wife Mary, daughterof JohnPonder, Sr., and William Mitten and his wife Sarah, also adaughter ofJohn Ponder, Sr., to Jacob Gum; whereas, a certain JohnGum,father-in-law to the aforesaid John Ponder's former wife, and tothe saidJacob Sheltman's present, wife, died intestate and seized ofland onwhich the said Jacob Gum now lives, who is grandson to theaforesaid JohnGum; the aforesaid John Ponder having issue by hisformer wife, daughterto John Gum, the above mentioned Mary, wife ofWilliam Tharpe; Sarah,wife of William Mitten, and John Ponder, Jr.,who is not a party to thesepresents, etc., et
CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROMTHEORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800 CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS. page 159 Sites vs. Rader--O. S. 193; N. S. 68--Bill, 1811. Orator ChristianSitesin 1803 bought from John Gum a tract in Rockingham. There is aninterlockof 23 1/2 acres claimed by Michael Lincoln under Jost Hiteand 53 acresformerly owned by Philip Rymel, who held under Hite. Gumclaimed under apatent to Timothy Coe in 1756, who sold to John'sfather Jacob Gum.Timothy died and his interest was supposed to bevested in his son andheir-at-law Timothy Coe. John Gum had a brotherJacob. Timothy was notTimothy's eldest son and heir, but the eldestson and heir was John Coe,who long since removed out of Virginia. Thepatent to Timothy Coe wasfounded on a survey in 1794 for William Mark(?) for 190 acres. John Gumhas moved to Kentucky, where he diedintestate, and his administrator,Sheppard Gum, assigned the bonds toJohn Rader. Tuliver Whitehurst(Whitehouse) deposes in Lancaster,Fairfield County, Ohio, ComfortWhitehurst, sister of Gum, deposes asabove. Jacob Whitehurst, nephew ofGum, deposes as above. John Vancedeposes as above; formerly owned landin Rockingham; (Sites?) had ason-in-law Henry Mays. Oden Whitehousedeposes in Rockingham; nephew ofGum. George Sites, son of Christian,deposes in Rockingham, 1812. PeterSites deposes he and Jacob Showalterwere brothers-in-law. Peter andChristian were brothers. Deed dated 18thJuly, 1797, by Philip Ryemiland Catheren, his wife, of Rockingham toChristian Sites. Lot No. 8 ofHites' grant. Record in Rockingham, July,1797, Copy of survey, 1749,for Wm. Marks, 190 acres on Linvell's Creek.Copy of the grant coursesnow in dispute. Agreement 18th March, 1803,between John Gum andChristian Seyth, 100 acres in Rockingham
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