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486 John Snuggs Aged about forty two Years or thereabouts being sworn before us upon the Holy Evangelists saith that he was with Coll.o Jn.o Addison and M.r George Thompson of S.t Mary's County some time ab.t the 9.th Day of November last when the said Thompson was brought to testify the Bounds of a Tract of Land belonging to M.r Notly Rozer Called Admireathorea he being the first Taker up of the s.d Tract of Land The beginning bound tree of which is allso the beginning bound Tree of Coll.o Jn.o Addisons Land Called Saint Elizabeths and being brought to a ^bounded^ White Oake by Potomack River side on the North side of an Ashen Swamp near an Indian Field w.ch Swamp is the fourth Swamp above a high Pointe of Land in the said Rozers Land now known to Us by the Name of the Hollowing Pointe where M.r George Thompson caused me to sitt down by the Root of the s.d White Oake and Write what he declare us to the Tree saying that he was old and could not expect to live long But that I might live to see it in Controversy Whereupon he took off his hatt and did declare in y.e p.rsence of God Allmighty and as he hoped to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven That he did Really in his Conscience believe that Tree above Expressed to be the first bound Tree and begining of the af.d Two Tracts of Land adding that if it was not the very Tree he was positive that it did stand within Twenty or Twenty five paces of that Tree Neither to the Northward East nor Southward but if any way nearer the River all w.ch he did most solemnly affirm with many a protestation charging me to take such Notice that I might be able to Testify that I heard him Declare it when I might be called thereto (when he was Dead) There being no other Man living but himself that was at the bounding of y.e s.d Tree as he then said and farther your Deponant Saith not Jn.o Snuggs John Wattkins Aged Thirty Eight Years or thereabouts being Sworne before Us upon the Holy Evangelist Saith That Coll.o Jn.o Addison having obtained a Comission out of the high Court of Chancery to sums Cap.t George Thompson to give his Evidence to the Bounds of a Tract of Land called Admireathorea now belonging to M.r Notly Rozer but first taken up by the s.d Cap.t George Thompson who being brought there an Evidence the 23.d day of June 1702 any self with severall others was p.rsent at a bounded White oake that standeth near an Ashen Swamp in an Indian field w.ch Swamp is the fourth Swamp above a high Point of Land in the s.d M.r Notly Rozers Land now known and called by the Name of hollowing Pointe where Coll.o Jn.o Addison demanded of Cap.t George Thompson Whether he thought that to be the first bounded Tree & begining of the afores.d Tract of Land Who after having his oath duely administred by the Com.rs appointed did lay his hand on the bounded white take above Exp.rssed and did there Declare upon Oath that he did Really in his Conscience believe that to be the very Tree and being allso asked by Coll.o Addison whether they Crossed any swamp in Runing the first Course did answer that they Ran a streight East North East Course neither travissing nor crossing any swamp but Run on firm dry Ground a little ascending to the second Tree being a White Oake and carrying us up the River ab.t a hundred Yards to the Northward to another Tree that is marked on four sides w.ch had been shewn him by M.r Rozer and William Clarkson and did then positively declare as he was upon his oath that that was none of the Tree but the white oake that stands by the swamp side was the Tree he caused to be bounded for the beginning Tree of the said Land Called Admireathorea he being Confirmed thereto by the knowledge he had by the adjacent sand and swamp so that if that was not the very Tree he was positive it did stand within Twenty or Twenty paces of that Tree Neither to the Northward Eastward nor Southward but if any way to the Westward nearer the River all which he declared upon oath and further Deponant saith not Jn.o Watkins Alexander Harbert Aged Thirty one Years or thereabouts being sworn before us upon the Holy Evangelist saith that Jn.o Norris and himself was with M.r Notly Rozer and Coll.o Jn.o Addison y.e 11.th day of December 1702 when M.r Rozer caused M.r Hutchison to run out his Land Called Admireathorea and being brought to a |
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