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179 (170 Maryland fs By vertue of a warrant of resurvey bearing date the 4.th day of May was Granted by the R.tt hono.ble Charles &c unto M.r John Hynson of Kent County gentl directed to the surveyo.r Gen.ll of the Province or his Deputy being in pursuance of a former Grant unto the said Hinson and M.r Joseph Wickes of the same County gentl bearing date the Twentyeth of May 1674 To Resurvey three seaverall Tracts of Land in the said County Lyeing on the Eastern Neck Containing one Thousand foure hundred Acres of Land According to Its ancient bounds and the same to Divide into Two Equall parts betweene the said Hinson and the said Wickes These may humbly Certify that I Edward Sweatnam sworne surveyo.r by the hono.ble Vincent Lowe Esq.r survey.r gen.ll of the same Province to Resurvey and Divide the said three seav.ll tracts and afores.d have Laid out for the said John Hynson the twelfth day of June 1680 A Tract of Land Called Hinsons Division formerly The markett place and Elk Neck Lyeing on the East side of Chesepeake bay in Kent County in Chester River Begining att a bounded Locust tree standing att the Landing place of the plantacon of the said John Hynson neare a pointe of Marsh and by south Fifty six perches And from the west and by south Line And by a Line drawne south west sixty perches to a marked witch Elme tree standing on the side of a high Clift And from the said Witch Elme tree by a Line drawne south south west Two hundred and Fifty perches along the said Easterne bay side to a Logg sticking in the marsh neare the sandy beach and from the said Logg by a Line drawne south south east sixteen pches Therefrom the End of the south south east Line by a direct Line drawne to a bounded greate white oake tree standing on the Edge of the woods by the said Marsh side And from the said greate white oake by a Line drawne East half a point southerly being the Line of division between the said John Hynson and the said Joseph Wickes Untill It Intersect the water of a Creek Runing out of Chester River Called Long Neck Creeke Then runing on the north side of the said Long neck Creek till It meetes a Line Drawne south south west from a bounded Locust tree standing on a point Called Elk point being the mouth of a Creek Called Souths Creeke Three hundred and Eighty perches Then from the said Locust tree standing att the said Elke Pointe by a Line drawne west and by south one hundred and Ninety perches to a bounded Locust logg sticking in an Island of small Persimon bushes in a Marsh Leadeing to the Narrowes and from the bounded Locust logg at the End of the west and by south line by a Line drawne south south west Two hundred and five pches And from the End of the south south west Line by a Line drawne North west Two hundred twenty and six perches along a small Creek side Called John Hynsons Calfe pasture Creek to the first bounded Locust tree Bounded on the west by the said Easterne bay on the south by the East and half a point southerly Line on the east by Chester River And on the North by the last west and by south Line and the aforesaid Calfe pasture Creeke Containing and Now Laid out for Eight hundred seaventy ^six^ Acres more or Lesse To bee held of the Mannour of Baltemore P me Edw.d Sweatnam Dep.ty sur Now followes the Names of those that were Impowered to have Inspeccon unto the survey and for direcon of the Line & Division as alsoe the names of the Juro.rs Impannelled upon the Land for the same purpose According to the said speciall Warrant
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
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