722 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.



        Liber     B No. 1 To all people to whome these presents shall come I Randall Revell
           [p. 128] of the County of Sommersett in the province of Maryland gent: And

                Katherinne his wife Send greeting in or Lord God everlasting Knowe
                yee that whereas Caecilius Absolute Lord proprietor of the prov
                inces of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c by his
                Pattent undr the greate seale of this province of Maryland bearing
                date the 12th day of July in yeare of his Dominion over the Said
                Province A° D 1665 Did grant unto Randall Revell & Anne Toft A
                tract of Land (called the Double purchase) scituate the eastearne
                Shore in Manoakin river being a neck of Land equally belonging to
                the Said Randall Revell & Anne Toft called by the Natives Aracoco
                beginning at a pointe bounded westerly by the mouth of the Said
                river on the Northerne parts by the maine river & trading branch now
                named Mudford on the Southermost parts by the branch now called
                Gribfords & running Southerly into the woods to the uttermost of the
                Said branches & A Line drawne for the eastearne bounds; Contain
                ing & Laid out for three thousand acres more or Lesse together with
                all rights proffitts & bennefitts there unto belonging (royall mines
                excepted) To haue & to hold the Same to them the Said Randall
                Revell & Anne Toft their heires & assignes for ever; for & under
                the rents reservacons & services therein reserved as by the Said recited
                pattent recourse being thereunto had more fully & more at Large it
                doth & may appeare Now know yee that the aforesaid Anne Toft
                hath by Conveyance made over unto Katherinne Revell the wife of
                Randall Revell aforesaid Hannath Revell & Katherinne Revell Junr
                their daughtr & to their heires & assignes for ever all that her Share
                of the aforesaid tract of Land Soe to her granted as aforesaid with
                all her right, title, Interest, proffitts, privi!idges, pattents, writings Co
                modities & heriditamts to the Same belonging or in any wise apper
                taining as by the Said Conveyance recourse being thereunto had
                more fully & more at Large it doth & may appeare Signed Sealed &
           [p. 129]    deliuered by Anne Toft the 19th day of June A° D° 1667 And after
                wards acknowledged in open Court at A Courte held for the County
                of Sommerset in the province of Maryland the 30th day of July
                A° D° 1667 by William Stevens of the County & province aforesaid
                gent: the Said William Stevens being thereunto authorized by the
                Said Anne Toft by letter of attorey bearing date the 19th day of June
                A° D° 1667 Now Know yee further that the aboue mentioned Randall
                Revell and Katherin his wife for divers Causes & Considerations
                them thereunto moveing whereof they acknowledge themselues by
                these presents to be fully Satisfied; haue freely and voluntary given
                & granted: And doe by these presents give grant & Allienate unto
                the Rt honble Caecilius absolute Lord & Proprietor of this Province
                of Maryland & to his heires Lords & proprietors for ever for the use
                of his Contry, A part or parcell of the aforesaid devident or tract of
                Land Soe to Randall Revell granted as aforesaid (called Sommer