St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.581






      before or after the feast of the Nativity of our Blessed Saviour and Liber B B
      The said Thomas Gerard all and singular the above Granted given
      and bequeathed premises unto him the said Justinian Gerard and his
      heires to the use aforesd against all Persons doe and shall warrant,
      and for ever defend by these presents, nevertheless it's the true In
      tent and meaning of These prsents and be it hereby provoided that in
      case the sd Justinian Gerard shall happen to dye or depart this pres
      ent life without Issue either male or female of his body Lawfully
      begotten that then in such case the abovesd Land or Plantacon shall
      revert unto the heires of him the sd Thomas Gerard serviueinge and
      furthermore Know yee that I the said Thomas Gerard in presence
      of the wittnesses whose names are hereunto subscribed have put the
       Justinian in full peaceable and Quiett possession of all and sin
      gular the aforsd prmisses by delivery of the Land by Turf & Twigg
      and of the other part of the prmises by ordering and saying Justinian
      goe take possestion of all the prmises contained in the deed & sceduall
      hereunto annexed to thine and thy heires use and uses as is Expressed
      in the sd deed in confirmacon hereof I have hereunto sett my hand
      and seale the twenty seven day of May in the fifteenth year of the
      Reigne of Our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second King of Greate
      Brittaine France & Ireland defender of the faith &c:
                        Thomas Gerard
                         the 0 seale
        Thomas Gerard Esqr did signe seale and deliver the deed on the [p. 537]
      other side as his reall and voluntary act and deed together with pos
      session of the Land and other things Expressed in the schedule here
      unto annexed in manner and forme as is Expressed in the said deed
      in prsence of us Thomas Notley, John Smith, Thomas Buckely the
      marke of John Gee Clause Cornelison

        Thomas Notley and John Smith appeared before me and made
      oath that Thomas Gerard Esqr did assigne seale and deliver the
      within deed as his act and deed unto Justinian Gerard and gave
      Livery and seizin of all the perticular as is above mentioned given
      under my hand the 30th day of August 1664/ Robert Slye
        A schedule of severall Goods and Chattles relateing to the deed
      unto which these are annexed given and granted by me Thomas
      Gerard Esqr unto my sonn Justinian Gerard and unto his heires for
      ever according to the said deed being as followeth/
        One Bedd Bowlster pillowes Blanketts Rugg and sheets two Iron
      Potts one Brass-Kettle with a parcell of Milke Trayes and Payles
      two Sawes, One Beating Pestle, three pewter dishes, two poringers,
      two silver spoons four Gunns or ffowling Peeces seven falling axes
      fourteen hooes together with all other house-hold stuff now in the