John HUSSEY

                   John Hussey (son of John & Ann (Inskeep) Hussey) sold the land he hadinherited from his father in 1733.

   NewCastle County, Del. Deed Book K:353-354, dated 8 May 1735.

John Hussey, yeoman of New Castle County and Margaret his wife sell toStephen Lewis, tanner of the town of New Castle 110 acres of land andmarsh, part of a larger tract commonly called John Hussey's Plantation inNew Castle Hundred for 80 pounds. The deed gives the bounds which includethe line of neighbor John Morton, John McComb, an old Dyke, alongNonesuch Creek, "Miln" Island in a marsh, and along Christiana Creek.John and Margaret Hussey appoint Benjamin Swett, tanner of the town ofNew Castle to acknowledge the deed in open court, which was done in theMay term 1735.
Witnesses were Sylvanus Hussey and Hannah Cox, John and Margaret bothsigned the deed with signatures.

the Stephen Lewis who is buying the land is married to Rebeccah Hussey,daughter of Jedediah & Esther (Cooper) Hussey, and thus a cousin to JohnHussey. Stephen Lewis had already acquired, 6 months earlier, the estateof his deceased father-in-law Jedediah Hussey [his brother-in-lawSylvanus Hussey who had inherited the land sold it to Stephen Lewis, andthat deed
gives a glimpse of another interesting story].

So by 1735, Stephen Lewis owns about 300 acres of the original 640 acreplantation that John & Rebecca (Perkins) Hussey had bought when they cameto New Castle County in 1695.


      Richard Milhous Nixon descends from the 1733 union to MargaretRiccord.

      1749, 6, 5. Kennett MM, PA John chm for marrying out of unity.
      1749, 7, 2. Kennett MM, PA John granted certificate to Warrington MM.
      1764, 2, 4. Cane Creek MM, NC John granted certificate.

      It appears that John Hussey and Margaret Riccord remained in theChester County, PA until Margaret died sometime prior to 1749. The sourceof  John's an Margaret's children is the IGI.

      In 1749 John married Elizabeth, not within the church, and moved toWarrington in York County. The information about thier children iscircumstantial. The text 100 Years at Warrington indicate five childrenborn to John and Betty Hussey between the years of 1751 and 1759.John's and Elizabeth's last child is Betty, born 3 Nov 1759, the same aslisted in 100 Years at Warrington.

      John and Elizabeth, along with John's sons John and Stephen, andbrother Christopher and his family, probably migrated to Orange County,NC, by 1760

   John Jr. produced a certificate from Newark 4-15-1749 dated 7-2-1749;also an acknowledgement for marriage by a priest to one not a member.Elizabeth Hussey, his wife, requested to be received into membershipwhich was granted after consideration on 10-21-1757. John Hussey wasappointed overseer by Newberry MM 8-20-1757.
   They requested a certificate to North Carolina 10-20-1759 also RobertHodgen and his wife which was John's Aunt Theodate Hussey Hodgen andUncle. John Jr. died by 1783 so it was stated on the marriage records ofthier daughter Betty 12-1783. Marie Mimbs confirms the names and birthdates of John's and Elizabeth's four children and Betty's marriage toDaniel Price.
   John returned to York County, PA, probably in 1764, and died there in1770.


      I, John Husey of Newberry Township in the County of York and theProvince of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body but through mercy ofsound and well disposing mind and memory and calling to mind theundertainty of time and the moralitiy of this frail body, do thereforemake this my Last   Will and Testament in manner and form following, thatis to say I commend my soul to God who gave hoping for redemption throughJesus Christ Our Lord, and my body to be buried in a Christian likemanner by my Executors and as touching my worldly Goods, I give andbequeath them in the following manner, That is to say, That first of allmy will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral Expenses behonestly and paid as soon  as possible after my decease-- Item I give andbequeath unto my Daughter Mary Updegraff Wife of Samuel Updegraff of Yorktown, twenty shillings Pennsylvania Currency.

   Item I give and bequeath to my son Ricord Husey the following plantationand track of land to wit part in Manor Township and part in NewberryTownship aforesaid Beginning ...

   Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Husey of North Carolina thesum  of one hundred pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be payed by myExecutors as soon after my death as the money can be payed by the Saleof the place I now live on.

    Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Husey the sum oftwenty pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid her by my Executors.

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughtor Elizabeth Husey the sum ofThirty pounds of lawful money to be paid by my Executors.

   Item my will and desire is and I hereby order that all the residue anRemainder of my Estate after my just debts funeral charges and Legaciesaforesaid by paid be equally divided between my two sons Nathan Husey andGeorge Husey share and share alike but if they or either of them shoulddie before they arrive at the ages of twenty one years that then the saleof the deceased be equally dividied between my two sons Riccord Huseyand Jedaiah Husey and their heirs.
      ...

   And lastly I hereby Appoint, Nominate Constitute and appoint my sonRiccord Hussey my just and loving friend William Matthew as my Executorsof this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Will andWills by me heretofore made.

    In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this day of themonth in the year One Thousand Seven Hunddred and Sixty-Seven 1767.

   John Hussey

   Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above mentioned John Huseyas and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who hereuntosubscribed our names as Witnesses.

John Garretson
      John Garretson Jr
      Samuel Miller

      Probated and proved 29 day of January 1770.