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158 On the fourth day of June One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty Three Then came the within Names Rich.d William Wells before us The Subscribers Two Justices of the Peace for Ann Arundel County in the State of Maryland and acknowledged The within Instrument of writing to be his act and deed and the Lands and Premises within mentioned to be the right Title and Estate of the within Named James Pattison his heirs and assigns According to the True Intent and Meaning thereof And the Act of assembly in such Case made and Provided At the same Time Came Mary Wells wife of the Within Named Richard W.m Wells and being privately Examined out of the hearing of her said Husband Acknowledged that she released her right of Dower to the lands and Premises within Mentioned freely and willingly without being Induced thereto by fear Threats or Ill usage of her said Husband of fear of his Displeasure According to the Act of Assembly In such Cases made and Provided Rich.d Harrison 8 sides Recorded 23.d Sep 1783 Tho Tongue Note The Precedeing should have been recorded after the succeeding Deed Ex.d & dl.d This Indenture made this Twelfth day of July in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty three Between John Johns of Ann Arundel County Gentleman son of the within Susanna Johns of the one part and the s.d Susanna Johns of West river in the County afd widow of Kinsey Johns Esquire and Daughter of M.r Rich.d Galloway both deceased of the Other part Whereas the said Susanna Johns by Deed bearing date the day next before the day of the date of these presents reciting that Whereas Samuel Galloway Grandfather of the afd Susanna Johns by his Last will & Testament did among Other things Give and devise unto the afd Rich.d Galloway his son & his heirs Lawfully begotten by his Body or such of them as he should think most worthy a Tract of Land Called Tree Stone lying at The Head of West river afd Formerly taken up by Thomas Ford saving such part thereof as James White Sold to John Waters since the dividing Line was agreed on Between Elizabeth Waters & him the said Samuel Galloway also all That Tract of Land adjoining to the aforesaid Tract called Tree Stone Known & held by the Names of Addition with all surplus Lying between the Ancient Surveys Together also with that part or Parcell of Land before Mentioned and Expressed in his the said Samuel Galloways bequest & Decease to his son out of Comberstone which Lyeth on the southside of a Branch Called Cumbers Branch and adjoining to the Land Then in Possession of Elizabeth Waters That whereas Samuel Galloway by his said Last will ^did^ direct That his Moiety or half part of That Tract of Land Purchased by him and Gerrard Hopkins of Joseph Gates & his wife and Jane their Daughter dwelling in the Kingdom of England together with his The said Sam.l's part of the Vacant Land which he and the said Gerrard had taken or were to take up adjoining thereto and lying between The head of South River & Patuxent The said Tract being had and Called by the Name of Whites hall should be Equally divided in four parts one part of which & the first Choice he gave to his son Richard Galloway & his heirs forever with a Limitation over Notwithstanding in Case his son Richard should happen to die before he disposed thereof and without Heirs and with a Restriction that he should not sell or dispose of the said Part but to his Brothers John Joseph or Peter That whereas the said Susanna Johns was (Heiress) |
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