COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
                      CHARLES COUNTY

     March 13th Ao 1665/6 A Court was held in Charleses County and              Liber C
             thees ensuing Commissioners Present Viz                            [p. 1]
       Mr Thomas Mathews        Mr James Lendsey
                          Commirs
       Mr Zachery Waed          Mr Joseph Harrisson

      And thees ensuing Conueyances of Land in open Court Ac-
     knowledged:
       This Indentur maed the four and twentith day of June Ao Domini
     1665 Between henry Moore of Charleses County in the Prouince of
     Mariland and Elisabeth his wife of the one party and Johannah Neuil
     of the sayd Place widdow of the other party Witneseth that the
     sayd Henry Moore and Elisabeth his wife for diuers good Causes
     & Considerations them thear unto Mooueing and Morespecially for
     and in Consideration of flue thousand pounds of tobacco to them in
     hands payd whearof and whearwith thay acknowledg themselues
     fully Satisfied Contented and payd Haue Aliened Bargained and
     sould and by thees Presents doe Alien Bargaine and sell unto the
     sayd Johannah Neuill and her heirs for Euer all that parcell of land
     or freehould Called Moorditch liing on the west side of Sachaya
     Swampe in Charleses County Layd out for flue hundered Acres                 [p. 2]
     according to Pattent for the sayd Land to the sayd Henry Moore
     by the Right Honble Lord Proprietary granted as Relation beeing
     thear unto had may more at Large Appear Now in tenour or Occu-
     pation of the sayd Johannah Neuill togeather with all howses Edifices
     Buildings Barnes Stabels tobacco howses Gardains Profits Com-
     modities Easments and Hereditaments whatsoeuer to the sayd Parcell
     of Land or free hould Belonging or Appertayning or with the same
     or any part thearof Now Laet or hearafter had used or Occupied
     and Reuersion or Reuersions of all and singular the Praemisses and
     all and Singular Charters Euidences and writings touching the same
     to haue and to hould the same unto the sayd Johannah Neuill and
     her heirs for euer, And the sayd Henry Moore and Elisabeth his
     Wife doe for themselues their heirs Executors and Administrators
     and Euery of them Couenant and Grant to and with the sayd
     J ohannah Neuill &c her heirs by thees presents in Manor and forme
     following that is to say that the sayd henry and Elisabeth in their
     owne Right and to their owne use now Stand and are Lawfully
     seised of a good Perfect absolute in Law in fee Simpell of and in
     the sayd freehould and other the Praemisses and haue good Lawfull
     Right and Authority to bargaine sell and Assuer the same to the                      [p.3]
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