284   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





       Liber CD   from Thompson bearing date the Eigth day of June Anno 1649
              of what mannor held and at what Rent the bounds menconed in the.
              Said Patent is before in this Article Exprest
                And the Jurors afores.d do further upon their Oaths Say that the
              Said Coll.° William Evans dyed Seized of Land as his own Patent
              being of five hundred and fifty acres Called Evans's ifreehold Lying
              on the East Side of S.t Clements bay Beginning at a marked oake
              Standing near to a branch Called Evans's Branch bounding on
              the west with the Said bay to a marked Guth Standing on a branch
              adjoyning to the land formerly laid out for John Shercliff on the
          p. 232 north with the Said Land and a line drawn East north East from
        (fol. 284) the Said Gum for the length of five hundred pches to a bounded
              Oake Standing in the Woods from thence by a line drawn north
              northwest fifty pches to a Bounded oake bounded on the north by a
              line drawn East north East from the End of the Said north West
              line through Coxes for the length of one hundred and fifty pches to a
              bounded oake on the East by a line drawn South South East from
              the End of the former line for the Length of three hundred and
              twenty pches to a bounded oake on the South by a line drawn West
              South west from the Said Oake for the Length of one hundred and
              fifty perches to a Bounded oake that Intersects a paralell line drawn
              north north West to the Exterior bounded Tree of one hundred
              acres of Land formerly laid out for the Said Coll.° William Evans
              on the South with the Said Land to the first marked oake at Evans's
              branch afores.d Containing and Laid out for five hundred and fifty
              acres more or less holden of the manno.r of Calvert in free and
              Common Soccage by ifealty only for all manner of Services Yeilding
              and paying therefore yearly unto his Said Lordship by Even and
              Equall portions the Sume of Eleven Shillings Sterling in Silver or
              Gold as Relation had unto the Said Patent bearing date the Seven
              teenth day of Aprill Anno Domini 1676 may more at large appear
              And the Jurors do further upon their Oaths Say That the said Coll.°
              William Evans dyed So Seized and possessed of the Said Severall
              Tracts & parcells of Land haveing before his death made his last
              Will & Testam.t in writeing and therein devised the Said Lands by
              will bearing date the tenth day of ffebruary Annoq Domini 1667 as
              is here Expressed viz.t I Give and bequeath unto my Dear & Loveing
              wife Elizabeth Evans all my Lands Goods and Chattels and what
       (fol. 285) soever else that doth belong & appertain unto my Estate or of Right
              ought to belong or appertain thereto And the Jurors do Say that the
              Said William Evans deceased in march Anno Domini 1669 And the
              Jurors afores.d do upon their oaths further Say that Elizabeth Evans
              Entered into the Land & held the Same dureing her widowhood and
              after to witt in the month of may Anno Domini 1669 She Inter
              married w.th Capt Jn.° Jordain and they the Said John & Elizabeth in