St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.583






       specifyed to be the right of John Pickering as the which the said Liber B B
       John Pickering hath if guift of the said William Whittle, and the
       same he hath remised and Quitt Claimed from him and his heires to
       the said John Pickering and his heires for Ever and further the said
       William Whittle have granted for him and the heires of the sd
       William Whittles, that he will warrant to the said John Pickering
       and his heires the aforesd one hundred acres of Land with all the
       appurtenances according to the assignement by Mr Richard Bankes
       against him the sd William Whittle and the heires of the sd William
       Whittle for ever and for this Release Remise and Quitt Claime the
       aforesd John Pickering hath given unto the aforesd William Whittle
       the summ of six Thousand one hundred pound of Tobacco and
       Caske                             Walter Hall

        It is agreed this first day of February 1664 Between Gerrett Breed
       ing of the one partie and Edward Ransell of the other partie as
       followeth
        These wittnesseth that I Gerrett Breding hath for the value of
       twenty five hundred pounds of sound marchantable Tobacco and
       caske Bargained and sold & by these presents doth bargain and sell
       unto the said Edward Ransell the one halfe of a parcell of Land con
       taintaing one hundred acres by Estemacon Laid out being more or
       Lesse with the benefitts of the one halfe of the housing that be upon [p. 539]
       the sd Land with all the same priviledges and appurtenances there-
       unto belonging To have and to hold the sd parcell of Land the terme
       of the Lease granted by Thomas Gerard Esqr unto Gerratt Breeding
       which beareth date the twenty eight day of January One Thousand
       six hundred and sixty to him the sd Edward Ransell his heires
       Executrs adminstratrs or assignes for the s' terme further it is agreed
       that the sd Gerrett Breeding or Edward Ransell shall not sell any
       parte of the sd Land without notice being given by Either party one
       year and dayes warning before any sale be made of the said Land
       Further It is agreed that If the said Ransell shall dye and Leave or
       give the sd Land unto his heires Executrs administratrs or assignes
       that the sd heires Executrs administratrs or assignes shall not any
       wise Cattle or hoggs upon the Land more then the said Ransell shall
       properly leave upon the sd Land, It is agreed by the parties above
       mentioned that there shall not any servant be hired without the Con
       sent of both parties alsoe the sd Edward Ransell shall pay yearly and
       every year unto Thomas Gerard Esqr one halfe Barrell of sound In
       dian Come and one Capon to he paid at or before the 25th of decem
       ber any thing in the presents containing to the contrary notwith
       standing              The marke of Gerrett
       Signed sealed and delivered in theBreeding
        presence of us
           James Edmonds
           George King