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Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679. 297 sand Six hundred Seve.nty nine that the a foregoing Lands and Liber C D premisses are Escheated for want of heir Nic: Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis W.m Heards Senr Inquisition An Inquisition Indented and taken at Pickawaxen in Charles County this Sixteenth day of July in the fourth year of the Dominion of the R.t Hon.ble Charles absolute Lord and Prop.ry of the Provinces of maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c and in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred Seventy and nine before Henry Adams and Ignatius Caussen Gentl.n By virtue of a Com mission in the nature of a writt of mandamus to them directed and to this Inquisition annexed to Enquire after the Death of William Heard late of Charles County deceased by the Oaths of Henry Bonner, William Hinsey, John Harvey Thomas Gibson Robert Inglesby, William Ward, Thomas Craxstone Arthur Turner, Ed- (fol. 297) mund Dennis, Thomas Wakefield, George Newman & Joseph Bul lett Jurors upon their Oaths Says that the Sd Willm Heard dyed Seized of at the time of his Death as of ffee in the County of Charles upon the day of w.ch he dyed (viz) the fourth day of Jan uary one thousand Six hundred Sixty four of one thousand acres of Land Lying Scituate & being at the head of Portobacco Creek in the County of Charles County Comonly known and Called by the name of Beech neck though not Patented in the life time of the S.d William Heard, but by assignments of Severall warrants from Humphrey Warren late of this County deced to the Said William Heard in his life time doth appear to us to Remain upon Record in the Secretarys office of this Province for the Said one thousand acres of Land as by Patent Granted unto Coll.° John Douglas late of this County deceased the Exr of Bridgett Heard the Relict of the Said William Heard for the use of the Legatees exprest in the will of the Said Bridgett, By the R.t Hon.ble the Lord Prop.ry of Maryland according to his Grant under the broad Seale of this Province bear ing date the two and twentieth day of September in the four and Thirtieth year of the Dominion of the Right Hon.ble Caecilius of happy memory and in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hun dred Sixty and five as by the Said Grant Recourse being thereunto had it doth & may more at Large appear To be holden of his Lord ship's manno.r of Zachiah in free and Common Soccage by ifealty only for all manner of Services Yeilding and paying therefore yearly at the two most usuall feasts in the year viz.t at the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary & at the feast of S.t Michael the Archangell by Even & Equall portions the Rent of Twenty Shillings Sterling in Silver or Gold And we the Said Jurors Say that the Said one thousand acres of Land in all profits and issues thereof is worth five hundred pounds of Tobacco p annum |
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