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   *John Smith,
   *Henry Ashley,
    *John Philips, John
   gould,
   *Edw ebes,
   *John Smyth,
   * Matthew Read,
   *Wjll Jones,
   *John Ringgold,
   *Francis Bright,
   Edw. Copedge,
   Edmt. Weebe,
   John Russell,
   Rich. Salter,
          Marke Benton,
        *John Maconick,
        *Will Band,
        * Frances Barnes,
        *Hen. Clay,
        *Roger Baxter,
        *James Homer,
   *Hen Weest, Isa.
   Ilive
   *Tho. Weest,
   Note._*Made
   his mark.
   *Thos. Bradnox,
   *Hen. Morgan,
   Joseph Wickes,
   William Elliot,
   *Robert halters,
   Richard Blunt,
   George Croutch,
   Edward Burton,
   Abraham holiman,
   John Winchester,
   Nicholas Picurd, Nic.
   Browne,
   *David geldersen,
   *Will Price, Tho.
   Hill,
   John Dean,
   *Edw. Coxe, Robert
   Dunn,
      To ye truth
   of this I here
   subscribe
       John Coursey
   John Errickson, Andrew
   Hanson, Andrew
   Anderson,
   Liber A


   Deeds Liber A, pp. 3-4.
        Recd 29th of May 1652.
    Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of
   Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c To Psons to
   whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for
   and in Consideration that Henry Morgan of the Island of Kent in
   our said province of Maryland Planter transported himself into
   that our said province in the Year 1637 there to Inhabitt and dwell
   And that he the said Henry may be the better enabled to do us and
   our heirs acceptable service in our said province Have by and with
   the advice of Our Trusty and well beloved William Stone Esqr
   Our Leutenant of our said Province And according to the tenor our
   Letters under our hand and seal bearing date at Portsmouth in the
   Realm of England the eight Day of August 1636 And Recorded
   in the Secretarys Office of our said Province given granted and Enfe
   offed and by these presents for us and Our heirs to give grant and
   Enfeoff unto him the said Henry Morgan his heirs and Assignes
   all that parcell of Land upon the said Island adjoyning to his Plan
   tation Bounding on the West with a line drawn North from a
   Marked Oak standing near the head of a Creek called Whatapeake