Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.     677





  vizt Cropt of both ears & three slitts on the left ear with all her Liber B No. 1
  Increase both Male & Female untill he attaineth to the age of twenty
  one yeares And then to Haue & to Hold both male & female & to
  inioy & dispose of as his proper goods for ever I giue & make over
  unto my sonne James Ingram one browne Cowe Calfe with a white
  starr in her forehead Marked as Foll: vizt Cropt of both ears & two
  slitts of the left ear with all her Increase both Male & Female untill
  he attaineth to the age of twenty one yeares And then To Haue & [P. 76]
  to hold both male & Female & to Inioy & dispose of as his proper
  goods forever; I giue & make over unto my sonne Robert Ingram
  one Cowe Calf e marked as Foll: vizt; Cropt of both ears & one slitt in
  each ear with all her Female Increase untill he attaineth to the age of
  eighteene yeares of age And then To haue & to hold both male &
  Female & to Inioy & dispose of as his proper goods for ever These
  Cattle to run in a stock amongst my owne for the use & bennefitt of
  my said Children afor emecioned untill they Come to the ages aboue
  recited; And if one of my said chilldren shoulld dye within those
  yeares before mencioned then the other two surveyvors is to enioy
  the whole & if two shoulld dye the third to enioy the whole & if they
  all dye then the estate to fall to the giver againe & be at her dispose
  ing; Moreover itt is my will & pleasure that none of my aforesd
  Chilldren shall dispose of any of the Cattle untill they come to the
  ages before recited without my Consent or their guardians And that
  if they Increase to many, itt shall be at my pleasure to Convert them
  to other use for the bennefltt of my chilldren without disturbance or
  Molestacon from any persons whatsoever these Cattle before men
  cioned I Anne Ingram their Mother doe Freely & absolutely giue
  unto my said Chilldren their heires executrs & admrs for ever peaceable
  & quietly to Inioy as their proper goods at the times before specified
  & for performance whereof I haue hereunto sett my hand & seale this
  six day of July in the year of Or Lord one thousand six hundred sixty
  seaven                           Anne Ingram
  Signed sealed & delivered
    in the Presence of     Randall Revell
       Henry Lewis   Thomas Covington
                             delivered to be recorde the
                             day & yeare aboue written

    At A Courte helld for the Countie of Sommersett in the province of [P. 771
      Maryland the 30th July A° D° 1667 Comrs Present vizt;
                   Mr William Stevens
         Capt: William Thorne   mr Henry Boston
         mr John Windermr George Johnson

    Whereas James Nicollson being summoned by writt for Non ap
  pearance the Last Courte being summoned for a wittnes in the Cause