John HUSSEY, SR.

                   According to Plumstead to Clear Creek, in 1684 John with John Richardson,Edward Blake, and Benjamin Swett and other Friends settled near NewCastle, Delaware. In 1705 he purchased a lot of land for the meetinghouse.

According to The Epistle, the 1729 will (probated in 1733) of John Husseyof Christian's Creek, New Castle Co., Delaware naming his wife, Ann(Inskeep) Hussey; sons John, Stephen, Nathan, and Christopher; anddaughters Mary Houstown, Anna Hussey, Theodate Hussey, and ContentHussey. Will mentions land adjoining that of Christopher Hussey,deceased. Wife Ann & son John executrix & executor of will; witnesseswere Eliakim Garretson, Margaret Willey & Benj. Swett.

... a crop my woodland and clear fields from Christopher Hussey dec'dland or line to Sam Silvers land containing within those bounds eightyacres as aforesaid and that my son Nathan nor his heirs shall not lay anyclaim to any part or parcel of my estate real or personal but what ishere expressed. I do give and bequeath unto my son Nathan five shillingsand do hereby exclude and debar him and his heirs from all and every orpart of the residue of my estate forever,

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anna Hussey the sume of twopounds like money above to be paid when she shall arrive at the age oftwenty one years.

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Content Hussey the sum of fivepounds like money above to be paid when she arrives at the age of twentyone years. Item All the residue of my estate both real and personal ofwhat kind quantity or quality whatsoever after paying my debts, legaciesand funeral charges I give and bequeath unto my son John Hussey and tohis heirs forever.

Item I confirm and appoint and make and ordain my beloved wife AnneHussey and my son John Hussey Executrix and Executor of this my last Willand Testament, to defray my funeral charges and just debts and dispose ofthe rest of my worldly estate as is herein decreed and I make and appointmy beloved Friend John Richardson of Christiana in the County of NewCastle aforesaid merchant and my beloved brother Garret Garretson mytrustees to see this my last Will and Testament performed according tothe true intent and meaning hereof and I do hereby utterly annul revokeand make void all and every other former Will and Testament, Legacies andBequeaths and Executes by me made, ratifying and confirming this and noother to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of the sixth monthcalled August in the year of our Lord Anno Domini 1729.

JOHN HUSSEY
Signed Sealed published and declared in the presence of Eliakim Garretson,
Margaret Wiley, Benjamin Swett

New Castle April 12, 1733, attested
Eliakim Garretson
Margaret Wiley
Benjamin Swett