St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.575





        This Indenture made the fourteenth day of July in the year of Liber B B
      our God 1660 Between Thomas Gerard of St Clements mannr Esqr
      of the one pte and Benjamin Hammond of Wickocomaco River
      Plantr of the other pte Wittnesseth That the sd Thomas Gerard for [p.530]
      valuable causes and consideracon him therunto moveing Hath de
      mised granted and to Farme letten and by these prsents doth demise
      grant & to farme Let unto the sd Benjamin Hammond one hundred
      acres of Land lying of the North-side of Samuell Harries & butting
      upon Basford Bay all which demised prmises scituated lying & being
      within the Province of Mary-land With free Ingresse Egresse & re
      gresse as also free Liberty of cutting of Timber-trees & other Woods
      to be imployed for his use in and upon the I5mises as also Liberty
      of Hawking Hunting ffishing and ffowling in the sd Liberties (the
      Islands only and wild-hoggs acceped but in case the said Benjamin
      Hammond or his assignes do kill or take alive any Wild-Hoggs upon
      the sd mannr the one halfe so killed or taken to be Restored to the
      Lord of the Mannr To have and to hold the sd hundred acres of Land
      wth the apurtenances (Except before Excepted) unto the sd Benja
      min Hammond his Executrs administratrs and assignes from the
      feast of St Michaell the archangell next Ensueing the date hereof
      untill the full end and terme of one & twenty years be compleated &
      ended and it is further agreed by both parties that the sd Benjamin
      Hammond shall seate no more ifamilys then One upon the sd hun
      dred acres of Land without the consent of the sd Thomas Gerard his
      Heires or assignes, Yeelding and paying therefore yearly unto the
      sd Thomas Gerard his heires or assignes, one Barrell of Good Indian
      Come & a couple of Capons at the ifeast day of the Birth of Our Lord
      or forty dayes before or after the same ffeast at the mannr house of
      St Clements & there to appear upon sumons and to doe homage &
      srvice at all Court-leets and Courts Barons that may or shall be
      holden upon the sd mannr according to the usuall custome of England
      or the Law of the pvince & the Thomas Gerard shall warrant and
      defend the demised prmisses dureing the sd Terme Of one & twenty
      years from all claimes & titles to be made by himselfe his heires
      Executrs Administratrs or assignes In Wittness wherof the pties
      first above named to this prsent Indenture Intrchangably have sett
      there hands & seales dated the day and year first above written
      Signed sealed and delivered in the Thomas Gerard
       presence of Thomas Williamson  The seale
Robert Cole

        This Indenture made the twentyeth sixth day of January 16 . 4 [p. 531]
      Between Thomas Gerard of the Mannr of St Clements in the prov
      ince of Maryland Esqr of the one pte and Robert Slye of Bushwood
      on Wickcocomaco River merchant on the other pte, Wittnesseth that
      whereas the sd Thomas Gerard hath by Pattent bearing date the
      Eighteenth day of July 1642 under the Province seale and hand of