Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.     731





   This is acknowledged in open Court by George Johnson & Katherinne Liber B No. 1
   his wife at A Court helid for the County of Sommerset the 29th day of
   September in the 37th year of the Dominion of the Rt honble Caecilius
   A°D° 1668

     To all people to whome these presents shall come I William Thorne
   of the County of Sommersett in the province of Maryland gent:
   And Winifred his wife, Send greeting in Or 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 12th
   day of July in the 34th year of his Dominion over this Province
   A° D° 1665 Did grant unto me the Said William Thorne of this
   Province by the name of Capta William Thorne A parcell of Land
   (called Tanten Deane Lying & being on the South side of Wicco
   comoco Creeke beginning at a marked oake standing by the Creeke
   side, Deviding it from the Land of William Robinson from thence
   running east Southeast the bredth of one hundred & fifty pole to a
   markt white oake from thence running South Southwest the Length
   of three hundred Sixty five pole to a markt pine and from thence [p. 139]
   running west northwest the bredth of one hundred & fifty pole to a
   markt oake deviding it from the Land of William Robinson with a
   Line drawne North North east to the first bounder Containing &
   laid out for three hundred acres more or Lesse; Together with all
   rights proffitts & benefitts thereunto belonging (royall Mines ex
   cepted) To haue & to hold the same to me William Thorne mine
   heires & assignes for ever for & under the rents reservacons & services
   therein reserved as by the Said recited Pattent recourse being there-
   unto had more fully & more at Lardge it may and doth appeare;
   Nowe Knowe yee further that I William Thorne & Winifred his
   wife for A valuable Consideracon in hand paid by Francis Roberts
   of the County & pvince aforesaid plantor the receipt whereof wee
   doe hereby acknowledge & thereof & of every part & parcell thereof
   doe clearely & absolutely acquitt & Discharge the Said Francis Rob
   erts his executrs & assignes for ever by these presents haue given
   granted bargained & sold; And doe by these presents giue grante
   allienate bargaine & sell unto him the Said Francis Roberts his heires
   & assignes for ever all tht the Said Devident or tract of Land Soe to
   me granted as aforesaid with all the proffitts privilidges Pattents
   writings Commodities & hereditaments to the Same belonging or in
   any wise appertaining To have and to hold the Said Devident or
   tract of Land with all & every the appurtenances to him the Said
   Francis Roberts his heires & assignes for ever, to the onely use &
   behoofe of him his heires & assignes for ever to be holden of the Said
   Lord Proprietr for & under the rents & Services by the Said originall