Will Of Henry Sapp

Kent Co. Delaware, May 2nd 1743

In the name of God, Amen.

I, Henry Sapp of Kent Co. being sick of body, but of sound and perfect mind, and knowing the uncertainty of this life, which must be yielded up upon death, do make and order this, my last will and testament; hearby making all other wills, or will by me made either by word of mouth or writing and do declare this to be my only will in manner and form following: -

Viz. - First, I commit my soul to God through Jesus Christ my only Mediator and Redeemer, and my body to the earth from whence it came, to be decently buried according to the direction of my executor; and as to my worldly goods which it has pleased the Almighty God tobestow on me, after all my worldly debts and funeral expenses being paid, I Bequeath and give in the Manner following: I give unto my eldest son, Henry Sapp, one iron nine gallon pot; and one two year old heifer; I give unto my son, James Sapp, forty acres of land not to come further this way than this house now is and one pewter basin; I give my eldest daughter, Johanna Bradley one pewter dish: I give to my daughter Ann Thistlewood, one pewter basin; I give to my son, Edward Sapp, one yearling heifer: I give to my daughter, Elizabeth, one heifer and one iron pot: I give to my son, Benjamin Sapp, one brood mare, one cow, one chest and one iron pot:

I give to my loving wife all the rest of my moveable estate during her widowhood; and after death, I give and bequeath to my youngest son John Sapp, all the rest of my estate, real and personal, to him and his heirs forever, except one bed and furniture to my daughter Elizabeth, and one bed and furniture to my son Benjamin, and to each of them one pewter basin.

My will is that my loving wife, Ann and my youngest son John, have the administration of this, my estate, and I do constitute and appoint them to be my whole and sole executors of this my last will and testament:

In whitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of May, A.D. One Thousand Seven Hundred and fourty three.

Whitness:

Curtis Evans

John Williams                                                                      Henry Sapp (SEAL)

William Barwick

Deed

John Booth

to

Henry Sapp K-1-176

THIS INDENTURE made the ninth day of August, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, between Joseph Booth of the County of Kent on the Delaware, Yeom. of the one part, and Henry Sap (Sapp) of the same County of Kent on the Delaware, Yeom. of the one part, witnesseth that the aforesaid Joseph Booth for and in consideration of the sum of five pounds current money of America, to him in hand paid by the said Henry Sapp, The receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell alien, enfeoff, and confirm unto the said Henry Sapp, his heirs and assigns forever, all tract or parcel of land situated in the forest of Mispillion Hundred on the south side of a main branch of the Murder Creek and the west side of a piece of land laid out to Mark Manlove, beginning at a corner marked gum standing on the west side of a small branch dividing this from the aforesaid land of Mark Manlove, and running thence down aforesaid branch and bounding therewith about one hundred and twenty-two perches to the aforesaid main branch, then up the said main branch about one hundred and twenty perches to the north of another small branch near opposite to another small gum; then up the said small branch bounding therewith about one hundred an thirty-six perches; then by a line of marked trees north, forty degrees east and one hundred and fifteen perches to the place of beginning, continuing and lain out for one hundred acres be the same more or less together with all houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, woods, underwoods, timbers, and trees, ways, waters, watercourses, improvements and appurtenances whatsoever, to have and to hold the land and premises hereby granted with the appurtenances, unto the said Henry Sapp, his heirs and assigns forever, under the yearly quit rents now and hereafter to grow due to the Chief Lord of the fee for the premises: And said Joseph Booth and his heirs of said land and premises hereby granted unto the said Henry Sapp, his heirs, and assigns; against him, the aforesaid Joseph Booth and his heirs, and against all manner ;of persons claiming, or to claim by, from or under him, them, or any of them, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, aforesaid Joseph Booth hath set his hand and seal hereunto the day and year above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of

Edward Hart, Thos. Jarrout                                   Joseph Booth (SEAL)

Acknowledged in open Court of Common Pleas held at Dover Town in the and for said County of Kent, on the Delaware on the Sixteenth day of November, One Thousand seven hundred and thirty-three.

Will of William Sapp

In the name of God, Amen. The first day of November, Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty, I , William Sapp in Duck Creek Hundred, in the county of Kent, on the Delaware, bachelor, being very sick and weak in body but of sound disposing mind and memory, thanks be to God, do make this my last will and testament, in manner and form following revoking all others whatsoever.

In Primis, I recommend my spirit unto the hands of God, who gave it, and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like decent maner, according to the discretion of my executor here after named.

Item; - I order that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid by my executor.

Item; - I give and bequeath unto my loving brother, Isaac Sapp, my best wearing coat and hat and likewise all my wearing clothes.

Item; - It is my will and I do order that the residue of my estate be equally divided between my mother, Rachel Brown, and my loving sister, Ester Sapp, finally I do nominate and appoint my friend, John W. Willson, to be my sole executor of this my last will and testament.

AS WITNESS MY hand and seal the day and year above written.

                                    William Sapp (SEAL)

                                                           His mark.

Book K-1-170

Letters of administration upon the estate of Isaac Sapp were granted to Elizabeth Sapp on this second day of November in the thirty-first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the second, 1752.

Book K-1-270

Letters of administration were granted on the estate of Ann Sapp to Henry Sapp and Benjamin Sapp, December 12, 1761.

Book L-1-122

Letters of administration upon the estate of Henry Sapp, deceased, were granted unto Sarah Sapp, widow, December 23, 1772.

Book L-1-179

Letters of administration on the estate of William Sapp were granted to Phillip Hilliard, next of kin, March 7, 1776.

Book L-1-232

Letters of administration on the estate of John Sapp were granted to Elizabeth Sapp, November 7, 1782, who gave bond with Jacob Smith and William Sapp as sureties.

Book N-1-108

Letters of administration were granted on the estate of James Sapp, February 4th, 1795 to Rachel Sapp who gave bond with Thomas Williams and James Williams as sureties.

Book O-1-56

Letters of administration were granted on the estate of Unity Sapp to James Williams November 2, 1802.

Book O-1-150

Letters of administration were granted on the estate of Ephriam Sapp on the fourteenth day of April, 1807 to Elijah Sapp.

Book Q-1-120

Letters of administration on the estate of Luke Sapp were granted October 14, 1828 to Lydia Sapp.

Book Q-1-256

Letters of administration were granted on the estate of William Sapp to Elizabeth Sapp, his daughter, July 25, 1835.

June 19th 1834 Solomon Sapp and wife Nancy sold 264 A. to Adj. Daniel Harrington, Abner Wroters.

In the first census of the United States taken in 1790 the following heads of families appear, together with record. Most of these we have not been able to locate but included them not only as matter of interest but in order that someone may be able in time to find the data which will connect up some of ourlines with these different men.

Maryland, Baltimore Co.

DANIEL SAPP, 1 male above 16 yrs; 6 male childred under 16 and three females in family.

Baltimore Co.

FRANCIS SAPP, 2 males above 16 yrs; 1 male under 16 years, 6 females in family.

Fredrick Co.

LEONARD SAPP, 2 white males above 16 yrs, one female above 16 yrs.

North Carolina, Rowan County, Salisbury District.

NOWELL SAPP

Stokes County.

JOHN SAPP

BENJAMIN SAPP

JESSIE SAPP

ROBERT SAPP

Pennsylvania, Bedford County

JOHN SAPP, six in family.

The Records of Allegheny County, Maryland, also show the name of Sapp in several instancesand these can be located in line "A". The land records show the name as grantor or grantrr of Jacob Sapp in 1792, Frederick, in 1800 and George Sapp in 1807. The marriage records of that county show license issued in 1796 to Daniel Sapp.

In the early day the Sapps were Evidently very peaceably inclined or else there were very few of them. We have the record of only three in the Revolution.

On the Muster roll of the Regular Maryland troops in service. Col. Wm. Smallwood, Capt. Patrick Sims, we find Robert Sapp, as private, enlisted, May 12, 1776, mentioned again, April 16, 1777, deserted, brought before court martial and committed to jail May 7, 1778.

The second is Shadrack Sapp, a private drafted May 5, 1781, in Kent County, Delaware recruits. A small tast of army life evidently was agreeable, for on August 27th, 1781, he enlisted for three years in Third Regiment Company 6.

Joseph Sapp, ancestor of line "B" was in the Revolution, honorably serving with the Delaware Bluse, and we find that he drew an annual pension of $60 per year, having drawn it for six years prior to 1835.

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