586St. Mary s County Land Records, 1663-66.





             Liber B B  the north-side Of Blanke-Creeke bounded on Thomas Ringes Land
                    by a Line of marked Trees and on the west side upon Potomack
                    River, and on the north side of John Lawson's Land to be the Right
                    of William Tenehill as those with the William Tenehill hath of
                    Guift of the sd Peter Leamar, Thomas Leamar and John Gero the
                    same they haye remised and quitt claimed from them there heires to
                    the William Tenehill and his heires for ever and further the sd
                    Peter Leamar Thomas Leamar and John Gero have Granted for
                    them and the heires of the sd Peter Leamar, Thomas Leamar and
                    John Gero that they will warrant to the sd William Tenehill and his
                    heires the aforesd Tract of Land, with the appurtenances against them
                    the sd Peter Leamar, Thomas Leamar, and John Gero and the heires
                    of the sd Peter Leamar Thomas Leamar and John Gero, for ever, and
                    for this remisse Release and Quitt Claime the aforesd William Tene
                    hill hath given unto the aforesd Peter Leamar, Thomas Leamar and
                    John Gero, the summe of five Thousand six hundred pounds of
                    Tobacco in Wittness they have sett there hands this 6th of June
                                                Thomas Leamar
                     Wittness John Lawson       John Gero
                                                Peter Leamar: mark

               [p. 542] This Indenture made the Eleventh day of February an° domini
                    1662 Between Thomas Gerard Esqr of St Clements of the one part
                    and Richard Upgate of St Clements hundred Smith on the other
                    part Wittnesseth that the sd Thomas Gerard hath for a valuable Con
                    sideraëon bargained and sould and by These doe bargaine and sell
                    unto the Richard Upgate one parcell of Land Bound as ffolloweth,
                    Begining at Mr Slyes marked Cedar soe runing by his line to his
                    marked Beach and runing by a parralell line fifty pearches downe
                    Manatopison Runn with the said Land that is now in the possession
                    of Richard ffoster and soe Round the poynt to the Cedar againe con
                    taining one hundred and two acres being more or lesse Scituated
                    Lying and being in the Province of Mary-land with free Ingress
                    egress and regress and Likewise liberty of Hawking Hunting ifish
                    ing and Fowleing as alsoe to fell Trees, and carry away Timber for
                    building upon the sd parcell of Land on the sd Liberty's (The Island
                    and wild hoggs excepted) But in case the sd Richard LTpgate, his
                    heires or assignes, doe Kill or take alive any Wild-hoggs upon the
                      mannor the one halfe soe killed or Taken alive to Restore to the
                    Lord of the mannor or his assignes, To have an to hold the sd hun
                    dred and two acres of Land with the profitts benefitts and commodi
                    ties (Except before Excepted) unto him the Richard Upgate
                    his heires or assignes from the day of the date hereof for ever Pro
                    vided the sd Gerard his heires or assignes shall have full power to
                    clayme and put to there proper use Two acres of the sd parcell of
                    Land when their occasion shall require Yielding and paying there
                    fore Yearly and every year unto the sd Thomas Gerrard his heires