Court and Testamentary Business, 1649 50.83

         August 20o 1651 An Administration is this clay granted to Liber B.

       Mrs Ann Cowper the widow and relict of Walter Cowper

       Gent her late husband deceased of all the rights debts goods

       and Chattells within this Province late of her Said husband

       upon Oath by her taken to exhibit a true Inventary by the first

       of January next unless &c, And to keep and make a Just &

       true account &c After the usual Manner

         Septembr 26th Mr ffriendship Tongue this day came and

       entreth a Caveat that noe Patent be granted to Henry Pountney

       of a parcell of Laud upon a branch of St Jeromes Creek till a

       tryall in Court

       [Octr 2do]

         Mr John Lawsons Mark for Cattle & hoggs Vizt Cropt on

       the Left Ear & a hole under the Crop & the right Ear Slit Down

         It is this present 29th day of Aprill 1651 Covenanted and p. 182

       agreed between Mr Henry Howper of the Province of Maryland

       planter of the one part and W Zephaniah Smith of the Same

       Province Planter of the Other part as followeth viz: That for

       and in Consideration that the Said Henry Howper hath Satis-

       fied and paid a debt of 5000 l of Tobacco for payment of wch he

       Stood bound unto the Said Zephaniah Smith and for his debt

       to Capt William Lambe and in respect of the forbearance and

       all charges and damages the Said Mr Hooper hath been put

       unto by reason of his Said Ingagement He the Said Zephaniah

       Smith hath and doth hereby sell assigne .. . . and deliver unto

       the Said Henry Hooper half a Shallop wth half the ropes Sailes

       cable grapleing and other things belonging to her menconed

       and expressed in a Certain Deed of Covenants made between

       Robert Simpkin on the one part and the sd Zephaniah Smith

       on the Other part bearing date the fourth day of December

       last and now valued at 2500 l of Tobacco and Cask, as also the

       time of Service being Six years from December last as by

       Indenture appears of one boy named Robert Knight of about

       16 years of age now Servant to the Said Zephaniah Smith and

       valued at 2000 l of Tob and Cask and doth also assigne unto

       the Said Mr IIowper 2133 l of Tobo and Cask due to him by

       two Several bills from Thomas Welds one dated the 15th and

       the other the 16th of this present Month together with the Said

       bills, And doth also bind himself, his heirs Executors and

       Admrs to pay unto the Said Mr Henry Hooper his Extors

       Admrs and assignes 300 l of Merchantable Tobacco and Cask

       at the Island of Kent within this Province upon or before the

       10th day of November next, And doth also further bind himself,

       his heirs Extors & Admrs to warrant unto the Said Mr Howper