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813 did devise unto his son Thomas Knighton the afd Tract of Land called Marshes Seat according to the Survey of the old Patent To have and to hold the same unto his said son Thomas and the heires Males of his body Lawfully begotten to the Tenth Son and severall Remainders over and also did devise the other Tract of Land by him purchased of your Orat.r as afd by the name of Gadshill containing 140 Acres according to the Survey of the New Patent to his son George Knighton to hold the same to him and the heires Males of his body Lawfully begotten to the Tenth Son for lack of which to remain over to his daughter Sarah & the heires Males of her body Lawfully begotten to the Tenth Son and for want of such to his daughter Elizabeth and her heires for ever since which the said Thomas Knighton the Elder is dead and likewise his daughter son George and daughter Sarah are both dead without any Issue Male And the Said Elizabeth having fee thereof under the Proprietary together with her now husband George Simons of Ann Arundell County Planter by Indenture made between them and Your Excys orat.r duely Executed Acknowledged and Recorded bearing date the Twentieth day of October 1701 have Granted Bargained and Sold released and Confirmed to your orat.r for and in Consideration of the sum of fifty pounds sterl by him to them in hand paid the afd Tract of Land called Gadshill lying in Ann Arundell County afd and beginning at a bounded white oake standing in the west line of the Land late of James Maxwell and on the South side of a Branch called Parkers Branch and running west one hundred perches to a bounded white oake standing In the Lyne of the Land called Kickcoetans Choice then North with the (said |
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