252   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





       Liber C D  they believe the S.d Lands & premisses So by the Said William
              Gwyther Granted to the Said John Halfhead are part of the Said
              Tract of five thousand Seven hundred acres of Land, And that the
              S.d John Halfhead by virtue of the Said Indenture became Seized &
              possessed of the premisses to him Granted as afores.d under the
              yearly Rent of five Bushells of Corn as af.d and that he being So
       (fol. 246) Seized did about the Sixth day of January last past dye So Seized
              without makeing any will that they know of having been acci
              dentally killed by the fall of a Tree and that he hath left no heir
              that the Jurors aforesaid know of, And that the s.d Tract of Land
              Contains onely three hundred acres of Land and was all the Land
          p.205 they Can find the Said John Halfhead dyed Seized of, and that
        (fol. 246) after his death the possession of the Said Lands was held by Jane
              the widow & Relict of the Said John Halfhead dureing her Widow
              hood & Since by Henry Elliott & Jane his wife Since their Inter
              marriage & that they are Still in the possession thereof And that
              the S.d Henry Elliott Since his Intermarriage with the Jane hath
              paid part of the Tobacco due for the purchase of the Sd Land and
              Secured to the s.d William Gwyther to be paid by the Said John
              Halfhead and the S.d Henry & Jane as Admrs of the Said John
              Halfhead are as the Juro.Ts Conceive Lyable to pay & Satisfie, And
              they further Say upon their Oaths that they believe the Said John
              Halfhead paid & Secured to be paid for the purchase of the Said
              Land being 13000ll Tob.° more than the said Land was Really worth
              and that the Said John Halfhead in his Lifetime and the Said Henry
              Since his Death have Laid out in Building and Clearing upon the
              Same and fenceing about the Same very Considerable Summes of
              Tobacco to Improve the Same & make it fit & Convenient for a planter
              to dwell upon the Same & thereout to get a Livelyhood, and that the
              Said Land and all the houses upon the Same as the Same is now
              Built upon, fenced, Cleared & Improved if the Same were to be lett
              is not worth above the Sume of four hundred pounds of Tobacco by
              the year and the Juro.rs afores.d Say they are Informed that his
              Lordship Rent for the Said Land hath been paid by the S.d W.m
              Gwyther, And they do find that the Said Rent Corn hath been paid
              In Testimony whereof the Said Commissionrs as also the Juro.rs
              aforesd have hereunto Set their hands and Seales the day and year
              aforesaid
                                         Robert Carvile sealed
                                         Walter Hall sealed
              Elias Beech   sealed  Robert Large  sealed
              Tho: Griffen  sealed  Morgan Jones  sealed
              Jn.° Roberts  sealed  Jn.° Askin    sealed
              Rich.d Chillmansealed Danll Clocker sealed
              Edwd Horne    sealed  W.m Gwyther   sealed
              Tho.s Dorsey  sealed  Abra: Read    sealed