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a line drawn North West and by North thirty Two perches to a
marked Red Oake thence with a line drawn North west and by
West forty perches to a marked White Oake standing on the Edge
of a bank by tradeing branch near the mouth thence with a right Line
drawn to the first bounder Containing one thousand and one hun-
dred acres more or less but before he the said Joseph Bridger Could
Execute the said Deed according to the Exigence of the Law in that
Case made and provided, It pleased God he dyed that is to say on or
about the tenth day of June Sixteen hundred Eighty Six as appears
by the said Intended deed and Testimonials of the said facts remain-
ing of record in the Secretary's office of this province in a provin-
ciall book W. R. C. pages 441, 442, 443 and 444. And whereas also
it appears to this Generall Assembly that the said Thomas Jones
in his Lifetime that is to say on the twenty Seventh day of September
one thousand Six hundred and Eighty Seven did pay unto the right
honourable Charles Absolute Lord and proprietary of this province
of Maryland late deceased one hundred and forty four pounds of
Tobacco for the fine of the Alienation of the said Land, and that the
said Thomas Jones believing he had a fee Simple in the said Lands by
his last will and Testament bearing date the fifth day of Aprill one
thousand Seven hundred Did give and bequeath the af^d tract of Land
Called Bridgers lott to his Son William Jones and Sarah Jones his
Daughter in these Words following, that is to say, thirdly my Land
Called Bridgers Lott I give between my Daughter Sarah & my son
William to have the west side of the horse road to the head of a
southermost Side of a small Branch Called the Middle branch my
Daughter to have the Eastermost Side of the said Horse road with

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the remaining part Nevertheless it is my Will that my son William
may have free Liberty for any Timber for his own use all this to be
as af^d to them and their heirs begotten as af^d forever, In Order to
Supply the Defects in the said Sale made or Intended to be made
by the said Joseph Bridger to the said Thomas Jones his heirs and
Assignes of the af^d Land Called Bridgers Lot with the appurtenances
as fully and amply to all Intents as if the said Intended deed of Bar-
gain and Sale had been duely Executed acknowledged & recorded as
by the Laws of this province is required and to the End Intent and
purpose that the af^d William and Sarah may have such an Estate
therein as he the said Thomas Jones by his said Will Intended to
devise unto them Notwithstanding any deed or deeds or other
Instruments in Writeing Executed made done Suffered or acknowl-
edged by the said Joseph Bridger in his Lifetime or his heirs or As-
signes or any other person or persons Claiming by from or under
him them or any of them Executed or takeing Effect in Law Since
the Seventeenth day of July in the Year of our Lord God one thou-
sand Six hundred and Eighty five It is humbly prayed that it may
be Enacted And be it enacted by the Right honourable the Lord
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