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(502) Tree for the first bounded Tree of Majors Lott ? Answer I with the rest of the Jury was brought by Hugh Riley to the above mentioned white Oake but Co.ll Beall denying that to be the bounded Tree we were put by the surveying either two or three days until we sent to the Land Office for the Certificate of Major Sewells Land by w.ch Certificate we were satisfied that the abovementioned white oake was the South East Corner Tree of Major Sewells Land and so became the beginning Tree of Majors Lott and accordingly we proceeded in our Survey 2.dly What proof at that Survey was made to the 2.d bounded Tree of Majors Lott? Answer That I remember no proof Except from Coll.o Beall who being a party Concerned was not admitted as an Evidence James Stoddart Interrogations sworn by M.r Robert Tyler put M.r Edward Dawson &c.a First Ques.t We desire you to tell whether Coll.o Darnell awarded the Land in difference between us and Hugh Riley with the Cost on the ^said^ suit to Coll.o Beall or to Dawson Pottinger &c.a? Answer Coll.o Darnalls Opinion was that the Pson that lived upon the said land ought to have it Riley being first paid the Charge he was at but whether Coll.o Beall or Edw.d Dawson & John Pottinger &c were to be at the Charge thereof he could not remember Robert Tyler Interrogations sworn by Jn.o Turner put by M.r Edw.d Dawson &c 1.st Quest.n Whether he ever heard them the said Dawson &c tender to M.r Riley his Charges awarded by Coll.o Darnall and w.t Rileys Answer was to it? Answer That he was with Jn.o Pottinger &c and went to Hugh Riley's & tendered him the Cost awarded him by Coll.o Darnall and Rileys Answer was that he would not take it The Mark of Jn.o T Turner Interrogations sworn by Joshua Hall put by Hugh Riley 1.st Quest.n Whether he did not hear me demand the Tob.o awarded by Coll.o Darnall of Coll.o Beall? Answ.r To which Coll.o Beall answered that he owed him nothing nor would pay him nothing Joshua Hall The same Questions that were proposed to Joshua Hall were proposed likewise to Jn.o Cousens and John Ramsay And they upon their oaths answered in the said Hall The within Depositions were sworn to before me R Bradly Feb.ry the 8.th 1702/3 Interrogations sworn to by Coll.o Ninian Beall put by Edw.d Dawson 1.st Quest.n Whether Coll.o Beall at the taking up the Majors Lott did not take it up for 800 Acres and Whether he did not sell the same to the sev.rall purchasers for 800 Acres more or less? Answer That he did take up the same for 800 Acres and hold the same for 800 Acres running according to a plott herewith sent signed by M.r Will.m Hutchison 2.dly Whether or no you ever heard Jn.o Pottinger and Edw.d Dawson tender to Hugh Riley the Tobb.o awarded by Coll.o Darnall to the s.d Hugh Rileys Discovery? Answer That he did hear y.e s.d Pottinger & Dawson tender y.e Tobb.o at Hugh Rileys House Ninian Beall Sworn before me R Bradly |
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