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Arts of
Feb. 1721/2,
ch. 16
p. 537
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An Act Investing an Estate of Inheritance in fee simple of twelve
hundred Acres part of a tract of Land called New Munster lying
on Elk River in Cecill County in Richard Thatcher of Cecill
County to him and his heires and Assigns for ever and three
hundred Acres more part of the said tract of Land called New-
munster in Peter Massey and Sarah his Wife to them and their
Heirs for ever.
Whereas Daniel Toas of Kent County deceased by his last Will
and Testament in writing bearing date the twenty Sixth Day of
Aprill Anno Dom One thousand six Hundred and Ninety one, did
thereby give and bequeath unto his Wife Sarah and son Daniel to
sell convey & alienate in what manner they should think fit all the
Lands and tenements he then had in the territories of Pensilvania to
satisfie and pay all his Just Debts and after the payment thereof, did
give and bequeath the Rest of his Real Estate to be equally divided
amongst his three Children Daniel John and his Daughter Sarah to
them and their Heires forever and that the said Daniel Toas at the
time of his Death was possessed as of ffee of part of a tract of Land
called New Munster lying on the Head of Elk River containing four
thousand five hundred Acres of Right fell to be equally divided
between the said Daniel John and his Daughter Sarah Toas, And
afterwards the said Peter Massey and Sarah his Wife the Daughter
of the said Daniel Toas Senior did sell convey and make over to the
said Richard Thatcher, twelve hundred Acres part of fifteen hundred
Acres the said Sarah's third part of the aforesaid four thousand five
Hundred Acres.
And Whereas a certain Robert Roberts of Queen Ann's County
in the Year one thousand Seven hundred and Eleven preferr'd his
petition to the then Assembly setting forth that John Toas the son of
the said Daniel Toas was indebted to him in the Sum of two hundred
& thirty pounds sterling and therefore prayed that the said Lands
called New Munster might be Condemned to him for the payment of
his Debts and Engagements for him without making it appear that
the said John Toas had any right in the said Lands or without set-
ting forth or making appear that the Originall Debt was due from
Daniel Toas Senr to the said Robert Roberts or any other person,
upon which suggestion a Bill past in favour of the said Roberts to
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