262   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





        Liber CD Watkins of this County of Ann Arundell and that the Said Elizabeth
               dyed ab. the year Annoq Dom 1672 without issue or will.
                That the Occupation of the Said Caplin's Lands & Tenem.ts were
               in the hands of Capt Thomas Bessom who married Hester the Relict
               & Adrn.rx of the Said Caplin & Received the issues & profits of the
               Same and also paid the Rents thereof unto Richard Collett his
               Lordship Receiver untill the time of the Intermarriage of the sd
               Elizabeth onely daughter & Sole heiress of the S.d Caplin the
               sd Thos Watkins That the Said Rents hath been duely paid Ever
               Since untill this prsent time by the S.d Thomas Watkins for the Said
               four hundred acres of Land unto his Lordship's high Sheriffs of
               this County of Ann Arund.ll unto us by Receipts
               Given under their hands for his Lordship's use
                That they the Said Jurors find no other issue or heir or heiress
               the Henry Caplin had at the time of his decease but onely the
               af.d Elizabeth deed that Intermarried with the af.d Tho.s Watkins
               neither the Said Jurors find any issue or heiress of the S.d
               Eliz.a the S.d Land & Tenem.ts Called Oatley's Choice
               at this prsent is & has been in the Occupation of the Said Thomas
               Watkins Ever Since his Intermarriage of the Said Elizabeth who
               doth receive the issues and profits hereof
                                       W.m Burges sealed
                                       Nathan.” Heathcote sealed
         (fol. 258) Thomas ffrancis                   sealed Hen: Hanslap sealed
               Nichos Gassowaysealed Henry White   sealed
               Rich.d Tydeingssealed Thomas Smithwicksealed
               Jn.° Taylor   sealed  W.m Bateman   sealed
               Thomas Besson sealed  Jacob Harris  sealed
               John Grason   sealed  Rob.t Clarksonsealed

                Which being Read & heard it is the Opinion of the Court here this
               day to wit the fourth day of June in the 4.th year of y.e Dom.n of
               the R.t Hon.ble Charles Lord Baltemore &a Annoq Dom 1679 that
            the aforemenconed Land & premisses are Escheated unto his Lord
         (fol. 258) ship for want of heir Nic: Painter Ct Cur Provincialis

                Inquisition Will.m Pagget's Land
                An Inquisition Indented taken at the house of Thomas Knighton
               near Herring Creek in Ann Arundell County in the Province of
               Maryland upon the twelfth day of may in the fourth year of the
               Dominion of the Right Hon.ble Charles absolute Lord & Proprietary
               of the Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore
               &c.a Annocp Domini 1679 by us Nathaniell Heathcote & George
               Parker Gent By virtue of a Writt of Mandamus issued out of his
               Lordship's high Court of Chancery to this Inquisition Annexed to
               us directed By the Oaths of Jn° Sallers of Herring Creek afores.d