Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.   257





    Dominion over Maryland &c Annop Domini 1678 directed to Liber C D
    William Stevens & ffrancis Jenkins of Sommersett County Gent
    Commanding them by the Oaths of twelve men to Enquire what
    Land Macurn Thomas late of Sommersett County deced dyed Seized
    of at the time of his Death as of ffee in the County of Somrnersett
    and of what manno.r and under what Rents & Services & how much
    those Lands and Tenem.ts are of value by the year in all issues and
    at what time the Said Macurn Thomas dyed and who is his next
    heir and what age the heir is and who those Lands and Tenem.ts
    from the time of the Death of the Said Macurn Thomas hath or doth
    occupy and the issues and profits hath or doth Receive & by what
    Title & how & in what manner & who hath paid the Rent of the
    Same & to whom &C We m.r Thomas Newbold, Cap.t Daniell Curtis
    m.r Edmund Beauchamp, Walter Powell, John Anderton, George
    Haffwit Edward Stevens, Robert Blades, Robert Catlin Sen.r W.m
    Scott W.m Bradshaw, Michaell Williams (this nine & Twentieth
    day of July Annoq Domini 1678 In pursuance of the Same being (fol. 252)
    Summoned & Sworn for a Jury to make Inquisition do find
      Imprimis That Macurn Thomas late of Sommersett County in the
    Province of Maryland planter deed dyed Seized at the time of his
    Death of three hundred acres of Land & no more Called King's
    Neck held of the manno.r of Nanticoake in ffee & Common Soccage
    onely for all manner of Services under the Rent of Six Shillings
    Sterling p annum the Said Land being Granted by Patent to Jenkin
    Price as by Patent bearing date the Twentieth day of ffebruary
    Annoq Domini 1665 and Since the Said Grant alienated by Jenkin
    Price & Matthew his wife viz.t on the 26.th day of march Annoq
    Dom 1667 unto Macurn Thomas.
      2.dly That Macurn Thomas and his wife were murdered by their
    man Servant Henry Parratt in their Bedds at their dwelling house in
    Pocomoke upon his Plantacon Called King's Neck on or about the
    Eigth day of ffebruary Annocp Domini 1675
      3.dly That Hugh Marinx the Son of Hugh Marinx late of
    Nansemurn in Virgin.a dec.d was born of Katherine his wife at
    Nansemum in Virg.a the 15.th day of march Annoq Domini 1665
    to be the Right heir to Macurn Thomas late of Sommersett County
    in the Province of Maryland deced
      4.thly That m.r William Stevens of Pocomoke in Sommerset Co.ty 210
    in the Province of Maryland Gent did after the decease of Macurn (fol. 252)
    Thomas put upon the S.d Land Called Kings Neck to keep it from
    Ruin Seabastian Dellatasias without paying any Rent or Considera
    tion for the use of the Same the Rent due to the Lord of the ffee
    m.r Stevens hath duely paid and by virtue of Lett.rs of Administracon
    Granted to the Said William Stevens the Said William Stevens did










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