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Maryland that the reputed Line or Division Between the
province of Maryland and Sussex County run from the
plantation of Abraham Ingram Scituate on a Beaver Dam,
and is the same plantation where this deponent has always
understood from the Bordering people that the Dispute arose
on between Adam Mecor and Bethel Watson about the seni-
ority of their grants and that the reputed Bounds of Pensil-
vania and Maryland Run from the said plantation abot three
Miles West to the plantation of George Bishops, who held
himself in Maryland and from thence North to Edward
Carys about one Mile distance who held himself in Pensyl-
vania and from thence Northerly to the plantation Where
Margaret Cronin now lives on and that the Plantation where
John Willys lives on (whom this Deponent heard Shot the
Under Sheriff William Outten) lives about one Mile to the
Southward of the said George Bishops Plantation which said
Willys Plantation was about five years Last past Surveyed
by William Shanklin Surveyor of Sussex County for Eph-
raim Pollock in the presence of this Deponent who was by
and present at the making the said Survey and that to the
Southward of the said Bishops plantation, to his knowledge
for thirty years Last past was never claimed as any part of
pensylvania till Since the Running of the West Line from
Fenwicks Island and further this Deponent saith not
Taken and Sworn the 9^th day of John Pollock
March 1759 before me
Rob^t Jenkins Henry.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Maryland Worcester County to wit
Andrew Collins of Worcester County aged Forty seven
years or thereabouts being Sworn on the holy Evangels of
Almighty God Deposeth as follows That this Deponent re-
sides about two miles to the Southwestward of the Drains of
Nanticoke River which this Deponent hath been Informed
was the Division between the two Governments of Maryland
and Pensylvania and hath understood the Same ever since
this Deponent Resided there which hath been about Twenty
six years past and further saith that a Certain John Willy
(who as it is reported shot William Outten one of the Sub
sheriffs of Worcester County) lives About twoo miles to
the northwestward of this Deponent, and Also to the West-
ward of the Drains afs^d and hath always understood the
said Willey Lived within the Reputed Ancient Lines of
Maryland and this Deponent further sais that to the best of
his Remembrance about Twenty years ago there was one
John Willy Uncle to the above named John who wanted to
take up a piece of Land under Lord Baltimore near to which

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