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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March, 1707-November, 1710
Volume 27, Page 480   View pdf image (33K)
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480 Assembly Proceedings, Oct. 25-Nov. 10, 1709.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

An Act for releife of Tobias Pollard second son of John
Pollard late of Dorchester County deced and John Pollard
Grandson and heire at Law to the said John Pollard Esqr have
peticoned this Generall Assembly that the aforesaid John
Pollard Esquire by his last will and Testament had devised
to a Certaine Wm Pollard deceased father of the Peticoner John
Pollard severall Tracts of Land (Viz) Winfields point Tobias
Lott the Goar Grass Reeden, Hamersmith Patrick's Wells,
and William's Good will, And to the said Tobias Pollard
Divers other Tracts of Land (Viz) Marsh Land Sharps out
Lett, Sharps desire blood point Johns desire the Race, Island
in the Marsh Woolf Trapp Ridge, Goation and good Luck
point, And the heires Males of their body's Lawfully begotten
all which said Tracts of Lands lyeing and being in Dorchester
County aforesaid, the Children of the said Tobias Pollard being
daughters are not Capable of Inheriting by Reason of the
Speciall Tayle aforesaid, and the said John Pollard being
decriped and not Likely of Ever haveing any heires, the said
Tobias and John Pollard therefore humbly prayed this Generall
Assembly would Give Leave to bring in a bill for their Relief
by Enlarging their Estates into a Tayle Generall.
Be it therefore Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majty
by and with the advice and Consent of her Majtys Councill and
Assembly of this province and the authority of the Same that
the said John Pollard the Grandson and Tobias Pollard the
Younger son of the said John Pollard Esquire deceased Each
and Either of them shall by the authority of this Generall
Assembly and by Virtue of this Act severally have hold and
Enjoy and to all Intents and purposes whatsoever be deemed
and adjudged to have hold Enjoy and be Severally posest of
the Severall Tracts of Land and Tenements as by the said will
devised and have Estate therein in Tayle Generall any Law
Statute Vsage or Custome or any Article or Clause in the said
will to the Contrary notwithstanding.

November 10th 1709.
Read and assented too by
the house of Del.
Signedp ordr
W Taylard Clk h d

Novr the 10th 1709:
Read and assented to by her
Majtys honble Councill in Assem-
bly & Sign'd p ordr
W Bladen Cl Council.

Novr 11th 1709

On the behalfe of our most Sovereigne Lady Queen Anne
of Great Brittaine &ca We will this be a Law.

Edwd Lloyd
Wm Holland
Wm Coursey
Tho: Ennalls

Thomas Greenfielc
Cha Greenberry
John Hall
Wm Whittington



 

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