306   Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679.





          Liber CD December the 10.th 1679
                 Mandamus then issued to majo.r Charles Boteler & Capt Sam”
                Bourne of Calvert County Gent Commanding them that by the
                Oaths of twelve &c the Diligently Enquire what Lands John Gram
                mer late of Calvert Co.tY deceased dyed Seized of &c returned
                without delay

                                    Inquisition fol 251 [pp. 307-11]
                 Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Mary
                land & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To our welbeloved
                John Stone & W.m Barton of Clailes County Gent Greeting Where
                as Symon Overzee late of Charles County deceased had Granted
                unto him by Letters Patent under the Great Seale of this province
                bearing date the Eleventh day of march Annop Domini one thou
                sand Six hundred fifty eight a parcell of Land for five hundred and
                fifty acres Called Rotterdam Lying on the north Side of Potomock
                River & on the Eastern branch of a Creek in the Said River formerly
                Called Nangemy Creek but now Avon Creek, Beginning at a marked
                oake Standing near a marsh Called Chandlers marsh next adjoyning
                to the Land of Job Chandler Esq Running for breadth from the
                Said oake north East and by East one hundred Sixty and five perches
                to a marked oake Bounding on the north by a line drawn East from
         (fol. 308) the Said Oake for Length five hundred perches on the east by a line
                drawn South west & by west from the End of the East line one
                hundred Sixty and five perches untill it Intersect a paralell drawn
                from the said Chandler's Land on the South with the Said Paralell
                     the west with the s.d River Containing &c And Whereas by a
                     Inquisition bearing date the fifteenth day of December Anno
                Domini one thousand Six hundred Seventy one, it appeareth that
                the Said Symon Overzee dyed Seized of the afores.d parcell of
                           Demeasne as of ffee and that the Said Symon dyed
                Intestate and without heirs Whereupon It was the Judgm.t of our
                Justices of our Provinciall Court that the Said parcell of Land is
                Escheated unto us for want of heir and that the Just quantity of the
            p. 250 Said Land may be ascertained unto us We Command you that you
         (fol. 308) Cause Twelve Good and Lawfull men of the Neighbourhood to
                be Summoned and Impannelled to go upon the Said Land who are
                to be by you duely Sworn to direct Rich.d Edelen Gent Dep.ty Sur
                veyo.r of the Said County according to the best of their knowledge,
                of the true ancient bounds of the Sd Land that the Same by the s.d
                Richard may be diligently Laid out & that you return a fair Certificate
                & plott of yo.r proceedings herein und.r yo.r hands and the hands and
                Seals of the Said Dep.ty Surveyo.r and Jurors aforesaid into the
                Secretarys office with all Convenient Speed And for So doing this
                Shall be your warrant Wittness our Self at our City of S.t maries