Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.   267





    made their appearance before us at the house of Robert Procter Liber CD
    in the County aforesd Viz.t Cap.t Nicholas Gassoway, Nicholas
    Greenberry Edward Dorsey John Dorsey, Cornelius Howard, Henry
    Ridgely Henry Peirpoint, John Gather, Robert Wade Patrick Dun
    can Rich.d Cheiney Sen.r John Maccubin, and were Sworn for that
    purpose, Which Said twelve men did unanimously Conceive agree
    upon and declare as hereafter followeth viz.t
      That the Said Thomas Hall dyed in the month of November (fol. 264)
    Annoq Domini 1655 and at the time of his Death was Seized of
    Twenty acres of Land ConImonly known by the name of Hall's
    Land as of ffee Scituate and lying near Annarundell River in Todd's
    Neck in the County of Annarundell at the Rent of five pence p
    Annum held of the manno.r of Ann Arundell as by Caveats as the
    usage then in this province was (as we do Suppose) the Said Thomas
    Had issue onely one Son named Christopher Hall who dyed aged
    twenty and Six years without issue in the month of January Annoq
    Domini one thousand Six hundred Seventy Six and by Will left in
    writeing under his hand Seal did make and appoint his mother Eliza
    beth Hall ats Record aged about forty and Six year his Sole heir
      That the Said Land after the Death of the Same Hall was Occu
    pied and possessed by Benjamin Record about Eleven Years who did
    receive the issue and profits thereof And paid the Rent for the Same
    during the Said time and Since the Said Land hath been Occupied &
    possessed by one Thomas Todd
    Who hath lately procured a Patent for the Said Land in his own
    name and Since his Death by William Stafford who hath and doth p. 218
    receive the issues & profits thereof and paid the rent for the S.d Land (fol. 264)
    to his Lordship's high Sheriffs for the time being of Annarund”
    County afores.d for his Lordship's use that the Said Twenty acres
    of Land is of value one hundred pounds of Tobacco p Annum Also
    the Said Thomas Hall dyed Seized of one hundred and Eighty acres
    of Land Called Which was afterwards Granted under
    Patent to the aforesaid Christopher Hall now in the possession of
    Nicholas Gassaway and the rent duely paid
                            Nathan.ll Heathcote sealed
                            Richard Hill sealed
    Nicho.8 Gassawaysealed                 Hen: Peirpoint  sealed
    Nicho.s Greenberry    sealed           John Gather     sealed
    Edward Dorsey sealed  Robert Wade      sealed
    John Dorsey   sealed  Patrick Duncan   sealed
    Cornelius Howardsealed                 Rich.d Cheiney Senr  sealed
    Hen Ridgely   sealed  John Maccubin    sealed
      Which being Read and heard It is Ordered by the Court here
    this day to witt the fourth day of June Annoq Domini 1679 that a
    Scire facias issue to William Stafford Tennant in possession of the