John Truitt 1692
- Born: Abt 1715, Somerset County, Maryland, USA 1692
- Marriage (1): Margaret ?
 Research Notes:
146 Petition for leave to convey lend, 5 May 1785, by MARGARET TRUITT wid & adminx
of JOHN TRUITT, yeoman of Suss: LEVIN CRAPPER decd of Suss recovered judgement
against BENJN TRUITT, yeoman of Suss, for 8O+ pounds; writ ofFeb 1774 to PETER ROBINSON
sheriff to sell lands of TRUITT in Cedar Creek Hund, 100 ac, est of BENJN TRUITT,
but there were no buyers; so another writ of 1784 issued & ROBINSON sold land to
JOHN TRUITT s/o BENJN for 45 pounds; but JOHN TRUITT died intestate before deed issued
leaving wid MARGARET & 4 children: only son GEORGE, ESTHER, SARAH & LEAH: 2/5 to
GEO, remainder to 3 daus of JOHN, subject to widow's dower; MARGARET now petitions
for deed to sell lend from new sheriff CORD HAZZARD. Ackn 5 May17E
147 Deed 5 May 1785. CORD HAZZARD issues deed to GEORGE, ESTHER, SARAH & LEAH
TRUITT: tr SPITTLEFIElD in Cedar Creek Hund 'said to lie in the manner of Worminghurst',
adj BENJN TRUITT's and, adj ELIZABETH TRUITT, adj COVERDALE COLE's new
ground, adj Waltons Mill Rd, adj fording place by old schoolhouse, adj ROBT HOUSTON,
160 1/2 ac, surveyed 17 Apr 1776 by CALEB CIRWITHIN. Ahove history repeated. Wit:
EDWD TILGHMAN JR, WN DONE. Test PETER ROBINSON. Ackn 5 May 1785.
From: "Land Records of Sussex County Delaware 1782-1789" by E. H. Mason and F. E. Wright, 1990 1692
John married Margaret ?. (Margaret ? was born about 1717 1692 and died after 5 May 1785 1692.)
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