The Sterling genealogy

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THE STERLING GENEALOGY
and husband of the said Elizabeth Sterlinge, the parties to these
p r esents Did by his last Will & Testament, duely probed in the
Court of the said County of Northampton the twenty eighth day
of October last past; Gibe and bequeath to the said Elizabeth,
his then wife, ail the Tract or Debident of Land hee hbed on
Either in fee Simple or by Lease for terme of Years to her and
her disposinge, Containinge Two Hundred and Sixty Acres one
hundred and Sixty Acres thereof Leased of John Smith and the
1' other hundred Acres Residue thereof purchased of M William
Mellinge, Sen 1
., deced, as the same is Scituate, lying and beinge in
the County of Northampton, aforesaid, Withali houses, Editices,
Buildings, orchards, fences and other Appurtenances whatsoeDer
thereunto belonginge or in anywise appertaininge. As also Unto
his said son Ricliard Sterlinge he Gabe and bequeathed his planta-
tion on Pocomoke Riber in the County of Accomock in Virgini a ,
Containinge three hundred Acres of Land withail houses, Edifices,
Buildings, Orchards, fences and other Appurtenances whatsoeber
thereunto belonginge or in any wise Appertaininge.
As in and by tne last Will & Testament of tne Said William
Sterlinge Kemaineinge on the Records of the said County (Relacon
beinge thereunto had ) as may more at large and plamely Appeare
And .forasmuch as by the mutual! consent of the Said liichard
Sterling, the son and Elizabeth Sterlinge, the widow of the Said
deced c William Sterlinge and parties to these p'sents
They Unanimously Agreed and Accordingly proceeded to &
performed the Debision of the said Decedents instate Equally Be-
tweene them, the said Richard and Elizabeth and to pay tne said
Estates debts equally betweene them; And also on the considera-
tion aforesaid m like manner Agreed on Reasonable Notice to
each other by themselves or their Assignes to Relinquish and
Release their Seberal and Respectibe Rights & titles of the abobe-
said Tracts or Debidents of Band soe particularly giben them by
the last Will and Testament of the said William Sterlinge, deed 1
.
By Sufficient Deed Bidented Under their hands and seals to be
duely Acknowledged and perfected in open court as by them or
either of them or either of their heirs or Assigns or Councell learned
in the Law shall bee Reasonably Adbised, debised or Acquired.