St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.573





         This Indenture made the five and twenty day of January in the Liber B B
       Year of our Lord God One Thousand six hundred and sixty three
       Between Thomas Bennitt of Brettons Bay in the County of St Maries
       Of the one part & Robert Thomas of the same place & county of
       the Other party, Wittnesseth that the sd Thomas Bennitt for and in
       Consideracon of the sume of One Thousand five hundred pounds of
       Tobacco & Caske to him in hand paid whereof & wherewith he doth
       acknowledge himselfe fully satisfyed contented and payd, hath Given [p. 5281
       granted confirmed Remised released bargained sould alienated as
       signed & for Ever sett over and by these presents do give Grant con
       firme remise release bargaine sell alienate assigne and for Ever set
       over unto the sd Robert Thomas his Heires on assignes all that fifty
       acres of Land Lying at the head Of ffloods Creeke in Patomack
       River knowne appellated nominated & called by the name of Brownes
       Wood-house bounded as in the Pattent of the sd Land Granted to
       William Bnowne the ninteenth day of November in the seven & twen
       tieth year of his Lord-ships dominion Over this Province annq
       domini 1658 and assigned from the sd Browne to Joseph Lucas, &
       from the sd Lucas to the aforesd Thomas Bennitt, To have and hold
       the sd fifty acres of Land to him the sd Robert Thomas, his Heires
       or assignes for Ever with avouchment & warranty from the Just
       Claimes of any Person or Persons whatsoever in wittness whereof
       the said Thomas Bennitt to this present Indenture hath sett his hand
       and seale the day and year first above written
       Signed sealed and delivered inThomas Bennitt
        the psence of us, The marke of  The seale
        William Middleton                0
       The marke of John Hodges

         This Indenture made the Twentieth day of June in the Year of
       Our Lord God one Thousand six hundred fifty and nine Between
       Thomas Gerard of St C!ements Mannor within the province of Mary
       land Esqr Of the one pte and John Goldsmith of Wickocomaco River
       Planter of the Other part Wittnesseth that the sd Thomas Gerard
       hath for a valuable Considracon bargained and sould and by These
       Presents doe bargaine and sell unto the said John Goldsmith one
       neck or Parcell of Land Bounded with a marked Tree standing at a
       poynt called Goldsmith poynt in Gerard Creeke and runing up the
       Creeke and run unto a marked Poplar standing upon the Edge of
       the high Ground for the Length of three hundred & twenty perches
       on the north side of the brook there and Extending from the sd pop-
       lar north and north-west to a marked Oake standing on the north-
       side of a swampp, the head of the sd Land being two hundred &
       twenty pces in breadth, and runing downe the swampp by a Lyne
       to a marked Oake called Bartons oake & from Bartons Oake on a
       line to the poynt called Goldsmith poynt containing by Estimacon
       two hundred acres be it More or Less lying and being within the