ter Rebeckah Cirwithin being esteemed as one of the six to them their heirs and afsigns forever.

Item All the rest and residue of my personal Estate yet remaining unbequeathed I hereby desire may be equally divided amongst my children viz, Sarah Davis Betty May and my daughter Rebeckah Cirwithin's children to them their heirs and afsigns forever only I desire that the negro wench Sydney and her child may be sold to pay my son Henry his Legacie and my other just debts my son Avery Draper must have the keeping of Rebeckah's children's part.

Item I will and desire that this only and no other be taken for my last Will and Testament and I hereby nominate and appoint my sons Henry Draper Isaac Draper Avery Draper Thomas Davis and Jonathan May be taken and no others for Executors of this my last Will and Testament ratifying allowing and holding for firm and effectual this and no other to be my last Will and Testament.

In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and year first within written.

Signed Sealed published pro- SARAH DRAPER [SEAL] nounced and declared by the said

Sarah Draper as her last Will and Testament in presence of us the subscribers

JAS WHITE. DAVID 2 MOOR. SUSANNA ST TENANT.

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this 15th of September 1743 The above James White and David Moor Two of the witnesses to the within Will subscribing appeared before me Jacob Kollock Dp: Reg" appointed for the probate of Wills and granting Letters of Administration for the County of Sussex aforesaid and on their solemn oaths did declare that in their sight p'sence and hearing the Testator Sarah Draper did sign Seal publish pronounce and declare the within writing to be her last Will and Testament and that at the doing thereof the said

Testatrix was of a sound and perfect disposing mind memory and judgment and also that they saw Susanna Tenant sign with them as an evidence to the same.

16. Sarah, m. Thomas Davis. See Davis Family

for descendants.

17. Elizabeth, m. Jonathan May. Issue:

17. John.

Kipshaven

I. 1. JOHN KIPSHAVEN, the only settler of the name known to have come to this country, was of a Westphalian family. The arms are described by Rietstap as follows: "Kipshaven. Westphalie. D'or au saut. alésé de sa., les extrémités arrondies. Cq. cour. C.: une tête et col

de chien braque de sa. (Arm. v. G.)." In the preface of "Rietstap" explanation is made that "Arm. v. G." refers to the armorial compilations of Jean van Gendt and his son Gerlach van Gendt. Jean van Gendt was born May 30, 1609, and died Dec. 4, 1688; the son was born 1640 and died June 5, 1735. The title of their work is "Wapen-Boeck ten deele vergadert door Johan van Gendt en nu verder volmaakt door sijn soon Gerlach van Gendt." John Kipshaven was born the early part of the seventeenth century. The first reference to him in this coun

try is quoted in Scharf's "History of Delaware," page 1201, where he, his wife and daughter are enumerated in a Census List of the Whorekill, May 8, 1671. Scharf, page 1211, mentions that he was commissioned a Justice at the Whorekill Nov. 1674. He was recommissioned until 1685. The Court Docket of Sussex Co., in possession of the Penna. His. Soc., records the proceedings of the Court during his tenure.

Deeds recorded at Georgetown. Liber C, folio 209:

Jan. 14, 1675. Patent from Sir Edmund Andros to John Kipshaven. 69 acres at the Whorekill. Assigned by Kipshaven, Feb. 9, 1680, to Wm. Clark, who, Apr. 12, 1681, reassigned it to Capt. Nathaniel Walker.

Scharf, page 1211:

June 25, 1675.

Recommissioned a Justice. "York Records," Dover. Folio 65:

Mar. 8, 167, return of survey for John Kipshaven and Peter Hanson, jointly, 413 acres called "Hopewell," on the West side of Delaware Bay and North side of Murder Creek. Pa. Ar., Vol. XVI, page 326:

Oct. 8, 1678, recommissioned a Justice.

Deeds at Georgetown. Liber A, folio 103:

Oct. 1678. Conveyance by John Kipshaven to Francis Whitwell. 200 acres on the Northern side of Murder Creek. Folio 335 163%, the Court granted a patent from John Kirke to Alexander Molliston and John Kipshaven.

Liber B, folio 221:

Feb. 3, 168. Conveyance by Anthony Enloes, of New Deal, to John Kipshaven.

Pa. Ar., Vol. XVI, page 338:

May 28, 1680. Recommissioned a Justice.

Deeds. Georgetown. Liber A, folio 6:

Feb. 14, 1681. The Court grants John Kipshaven 500

acres.

Liber A, folio 3:

1681. Acknowledgment in open Court by John Kipshaven and Bartree his wife to William Clark and by William Clark and Honor his wife to Nathaniel Walker. "Bartree" is no doubt a misspelling for "Breda," which appears to have been the Christian name of Kipshaven's wife.

Liber A, folio 2:

1681. The Court grants Kipshaven's petition for a warrant to survey the land he bought of Alexander Molliston, Robert and Antony Enloes.

Same folio:

1681. Kipshaven receives a grant from the Court of the "third town lot to the front from the land of Nathaniel Walker."

Liber B, folio 97:

Feb. 1, 1683. Conveyance by John Oakey, of Deal Co., to John Kipshaven and Alex. Molliston. 300 acres. Liber A, folio 7:

Feb. 14, 1681. Alexander Molliston and Robert Trayle acknowledge a conveyance to John Kipshaven of 300 acres in Kickout Neck. Kipshaven was present in Court as a Justice. Liber A, folios 4 and 7:

Same date. Antony Enloes acknowledges a conveyance to John Kipshaven of 100 acres in Kickout Neck. Scharf, page 517:

Oct. 25, 1682. Kipshaven recommissioned a Justice. The Old Court Docket of Sussex Co., Del., in poss. of the Pa. His. Soc.:

Sep. 9, 1682. Kipshaven signs as a Justice an acknowledgment of allegiance to William Penn.

Deeds. Georgetown. Liber A, folio 13:

Nov. 11, 1682. The Court grants to John Kipshaven the town lot adjoining that upon which he lives, upon condition that be build a dwelling house within a year.

Liber A, folio 107:

Nov. 14, 1682. The Court grants Kipshaven the town lot between his and William Darvall's on condition that he build a dwelling house within a year.

The will of Edward Booth, recorded at Georgetown in the Register of Wills' Office, in Liber A, folio 1, and in the Recorder of Deeds' Office, in Liber A, folios 19 and 107, is dated Dec. 7, 1682. He is styled as "Edward Booth of Deal County." He bequeaths unto John Kipshaven's son John one half of his realty, providing the testator died without wife or issue; he bequeaths unto John Depree and his son Jacob Depree the other half of his real estate, but