1678.] HISTORY OF Delaware county. 117 



throwing as much light as possible on the earliest of the settle- 

 ments within our prescribed limits. 



" Hans Juriiinsen Kien, of Taokanink (Tacony) This day ap- 

 peared in Co" and then & there did acknowledge a deed of 

 conveigancc bearing date the 9"' day of this Instant month of 

 March, for the inakeing ouer unto liis Brother Jonas Juriansen 

 Kien, as followeth, viz': one Equall sheare and Lott of Land 

 In quantity Eijuall w*^'' y" sheares & Lotts of y'" other Inhabi- 

 tants of Upland Towne or neighbourhood, w"* all and Singular 

 the appurtenances. Lying & being in Upland aforesaid, The 

 whole devident or tract of Land being heretofore surveiged 

 & Laid out for y" six Inhabitants of Upland Towne, in general 

 Contaynes twelve hundred acres, whereof the part & sheare of 

 him the said Hans Kien, being one of y" said six Inhabitants, is 

 two hundred acres as well cleared land as wood land, w'''' said 

 200 was thereby sould and made ouer as above, together w'^ the 

 housing and other appurtenances standing upon the said Hans 

 Kien his Lott of Jiand Lying and being att upland Towne afore- 

 said near the Creeke, between the houses & Lotts of James San- 

 derling and Jurian Kien ; the said bans Kien did aknowledge 

 also to haue Received satisfaction for the premises from him the 

 said Jonas ; as by the said deed signed sealed & delivered by 

 the s*^ bans Kien, in the p''sence of Johannsen De haes & John 

 Addams, & bearing date as above, more att Large did apeare."' 



The above grantee, Jonas Juriansen Kien, appeared in the 

 same Court, and acknowledged a deed of conveyance of the same 

 premises, in consideration of "a certayne Sume of money," to 

 John Test, late of London, merchant, together with " a certayne 

 new Blocq house," by him the s'^ Jonas built on the above men- 

 tioned Lott, near ye water syde of y" Creeke aforesaid," &.c. 



John Test, at this time a resident of Upland, appeared in the 

 same Court and acknowledged a conveyance in fee of the same 

 premises to Marmaduke Randell, of London, merchant. 



The land at Marcus Hook was also taken up by a company of 

 six persons, as will appear by a patent granted therefor by Sir 

 E. Andros, (an abstract from which is given in the Appendix, 

 Note C.,) as well as by the following conveyance, which was ac- 

 knowledged in the next Upland Court : — 



"Jan Hendricksen, of Delowar River, husbandman, appeared 

 in Court, and then and there did acknowledge a certayne deed 

 or transport unto Rodger Peddrick, of all his the said Jan bend- 

 ricksen's Right, Tytle and Interest of all the Land & appurten- 

 ances Lying k being on the West syde of delowar River, called 



1 Rec. Upland Court, 103. 



'^ This " new Blocq hoiuie'^ was higher up the Creek than the House of Defence, but 

 its exact location is not known. 



