572St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.






             Liber B B  therunto belonging Only what Exception is made betwixt us from
                    undr hand writeing at this present for my Conveniency, untill the
                    time of my Removeing from the sd Land & Plantacon which is to
                    after or at the finishing of the Next Cropp which shall happen in
                    the Year of Our Lord 1664 and to acknowledge the sd saile unto the
                    said Thomas Bennitt his heires Executrs administratrs and assignes
                    for Ever, at the next County Court, to be held for the County of
                    St Maries & for the true performance of the promises I doe hereunto
                    put my hand the day and yeare above written
                    Signed sealed & delivered     William Younge
                    in the presence of John Camell    Sarah Younge
                               William Price        her Marke

               [p. 527] At a Court held at Newtowne for the County Of St Maries the
                    first Tuesday in March 1663 William Browne came into Court and
                    acknowledged this following Conveyance unto John Readman

                     This Indenture made the first day of Januray in the Year of Our
                    Lord God one Thousand six hundred sixty and three Between
                    William Browne of Bretton's Bay in the County of St Maries of the
                    one pte and John Reddrnan of Virginia on the other pte, Wittnesseth
                    tht the sd William Browne for and in Consideracon of a considerable
                    Quantity Of Tobacco to him in hand paide wherof and wherwith
                    he doth acknowledge himselfe fully satisfyed contented and paide
                    hath Given granted confirmed Remised released Bargained sould
                    assigned and for Ever sett over, and by These presents doe Give
                    grant confirme Remise release Bargaine sell assigne and for Ever
                    sett over unto the sd John Reddman his heires or assignes all his
                    Right Title and Interest of a mill scituated and being at the head of
                    Bretton bay in the County Of St Mariess aforesd & all the appurte
                    nances therunto belonging & five hundred & fifty acres Land belong
                    ing to the sd Brownes part of the mill which being due to the sd
                    Browne by an assignmt bearing date in the thirtieth day of March
                    1661 Now Extant upon the Pattent of the sd Land from John
                    Meadly, To have and to hold the one halfe of the mill and the aforesd
                    five hundred and fifty acres of Land, to him the sd John Reddman
                    his Heires or assignes for Ever warrant from the Just Claimes
                    of any person or persons whatsoever In wittness whereof the sd
                    William Browne present Indenture hath sett his hand and
                    seale the day & year first above written
                    Signed sealed & deliveredThe marke of
                    in the presence of us, Edward Clark    William Browne
                    the marke of Henry Durant   The seale


                     Thomas Bennitt came into Court and acknowledged this follow
                    ing Conveyance unto Robert Thomas/