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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 94   View pdf image
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       An Inquisition Indented att the house of M.rs Bridge Legatt Widdow
       in Charles County this Two & Twentyeth day of May in the Yeare of Our
       Lord One Thousand six hundred Seaventy five & in the forty third yeare
       of the Dominion of Cæcilius &c before Us John Douglas & Robert Doyne
       by Vertue of A Comission in the nature of A writt of Mandamus to Us
       directed & to the Said Inquisition Annexed to Enquire what Lands
       John Legatt late of Charles County aforesaid Dyed seized of at the
       time of his Death as of Fee in the said County & of what Manno.r &
       under what Rents or services & how much those lands & Tenements are
       of Value by the Yeare in all Issues & att what time the said John
       Legatt Dyed & who is his next heyre & of what Age the heyre is
       & who those lands & Tenements from the time of the death of the
       said John Legatt have or doth Occupy & the Issues or profitts hath &
       doth Receive & by what Title & how & in what manner & who hath payd
       the Rent for the same & to whom as in the Mandamus By the
       Oathes of Thomas Lomax Richard Ambrose Samuell Clarke Robert
       Roelants Walter Davies William Hinsey James Tyre Thomas Wakefeild
       John Newton John Fearson Thomas Chipsham & John Brookes The
       Jury Impannelled by the Sheriffe of Charles County doe upon theire
       oathes Say as followeth:  That William Smoote being Seized in
       his Demeasne as of Fee of & in A parcell of Land lying on the West
       side of Wiccocomico River Beginning at A Marked Oath the bound
       Tree of John Hatches Land & bounding on the East with A line drawne
       North & by West from the said Oake for the length of Two hundred
       Perches to an Oake standing neare the land of John Courts on the
       North with A line drawne west & by south from the End of the former
       line for the Length of Three hundred & Twenty Perches to A Marked
       Redd oake standing upon the head of the Branch Called Smooth branch till
       it intersect A Parralell line drawne from the said Hatches Oake on
       the South with the said Paralell Conteyning & now laid Out for Four
       hundred Acres be it more or lesse By Vertue of A Grant under the
       Great seale of this Province to him thereof Granted bearing date the
       Twenty Sixth day of Jan.ry in the Yeare of Our Lord One Thousand
       Six hundred fifty Two To be holden of his Lordpp the Lord Propry
       as of his Manno.r of West S.t Maryes under the yearly Rent of Eight
       shillings Sterling p Annu he the said William Smoote due upon the
       Twentyeth day of May One Thousand Six hundred Fifty Six Assigne all his
       Right in the Premisses unto Humfrey Atwicks & Richard Smoote which
       Assignement was in Open Court in Charles County aforesaid Acknowledged
       by the said William Smoote & Grace his wife & the said Richard Smoote
       did upon the Eighth day of Jan.ry One Thousand Six hundred Fifty Six
       his Right & Title of the within Mentioned Patten unto Thomas
       Mitchell & his Assignes  And the said Thomas Mitchell upon the
       Third day of May One Thousand Six hundred fifty Nine did
       make over from him & his assignes all his Right & Title & interest
       of the said Patten unto the said Humfrey Atwicks his heyres or Assignes
       And the said Humfrey Atwicks being Seized & Possessed of the


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