718 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668







        Liber B No. 1  22th September 1668
          [r. 123] Allexander Draper Subpas Jno Sterling & Edward Furlong to the
               next Court in the Cause now depending betweene the Said Allexander
               Draper plt & John Hilliayrd deft

                 To all people to whome these presents shall come I William Stevens
               of the Countie of Somersett in the Province of Maryland gent: &
               Elizabeth his wife Send greeting in our Lord God everlasting;
               Knowe yee that whereas Caecilius absolute Lord Proprietor of this
               Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c by his
               Pattent under the great seale of this province bearing date the twenty
               fourth day of February in the foure & thirtyeth year of his Dominion
               over the Said province & in the year of or Lord god one thousand Six
               hundred Sixty five Did grante unto me the Said William Stevens by
               the Name of William Stevens of this pvince gent: A parcell of Land
               (called Rehoboth) lying & being on the eastearne shore in A river
               there called Pocamoke on the North Side of the Said river beginning
               at a marked oake standing by a Little patch of marsh by the river in
               Pomonge feillds thence by a Line drawne Northerly up the Said
               river to a Little branch called by the name of the Deviding branch
               being near to the upper end of Pamongee feilids & Soe from A marked
               pine Standing to the Northward of the Said branch by a Line drawne
               northwest into the woodes foure hundred & eighty perches to A
               marked Oake; And from thence A direct Line drawne to A marked
               Oake standing in the woodes dew east to the first bounder from the
               river foure hundred & eighty perches Containning & Laid out for one
               thousand acres more or Lesse together with all rights proffitts &
               bennefitts thereunto belonging Royall Mines excepted) To haue & to
               hold the Same to me the Said William Stevens mine heires & assignes
               for ever for & under the rents reservacons & Services therein reserved,
               as by the Said recited pattent recourse thereunto had more fully &
               more at Large it doth & may appeare Now Knowe Yee further that
         [p. 124] the Said William Stevens & Elizabeth his wife for A valluable Con
               sideracon in hand paid by James Weedon of Sothersett Countie in
               the province of Maryland Marcht the receipt whereof wee doe hereby
               acknowledge & every part & parcell thereof Doe clearly fully & ab
               solutely acquitt & discharge the Said James Weeden his heires executrs
               admrs & assignes for ever by these haue given granted bargained &
               sold unto the Said James Weeden his heires executrs admrs & assignes
               for ever & Doe by these presents give grante allienate bargaine & sell
               unto the Said James Weeden his heires execurs admrs & assignes for
               ever, A part or parcell of the Aforesaid Devident or parcell of Land
               bounded as Foll: vizt, Beginning at the first bounder being A marked
               Oake standing by a Little patch of marsh by the river Side in pamonge
               fei!lds thence by a Line drawne Northerly up the Said river to a
               forked Hiccory tree standing upon A little pointe of high Land face
               ing the river being to the Southward of Pomongee Creeke from