Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—15 74.

        Liber E Know all men by these prsence tht I Ann Fowke doe voluntaryly
              give grant unto my Sonn Richard Chandler all those hoggs and Cattle
              that are one the Plantacon called Goose Creeke, contayneing in
              number twenty five both Male and female after my decease or w”
              tht he corns of age and all these horses and Mares that are knowne
              to be called his and none other    theire     Ann Fowke (locus
              Testibus Robt Robins              Sigilli)
                     William Chandler

                Be it knowne unto all men by these prsents tht I Ann Fowke doe
              give unto my three Children Gerrard Fowke Mary and Eliza: Fowke
              tenn head of cattell Male and Female wth theire future increase
              beareing the marke cropt the right eare and a hole and a Slitt downe
              the left eare and the aforesd Cattell allsoe three mares wth theyre
              increase to be equally divided among my Children wn they Shall come
              to be of age bareing the marke branded wth F as witness my hand and
              Seale this 11th of March 1672 Ann Fowke (locus Sigilli)
              Testibus Robt Robins
                     Rich Chandler

                John Worland enters his marke of hoggs and Cattell (vizt) Cropt
              the left eare & overkeeled and underkeled the same eare and the Right
              eare overkeeled and underkeeled
                Jno Gwirlys marke (vizt) the right eare overkeeled and overkeeled
              and cropt the left Swallow forked and underkeeled
                Mary Bissikes marke cropt the left & two Slitts & underkeeled &
              overkeeled & the right Slitt & overkeeled;

          Att a Court held in Charles County on the 11th of march Anno 1672
                        Comissioners prsent;
                           Mr Henry Adams;
                     Mr Thomas Mathewes  Mr Jno Stone
                     Mr Zachary Wade     Mr Tho: Hussy
                     Mr William Barton

                William Hargesse ande Thomas Hargesse doe Acknowledge This
              inseueing tract of lande unto Henery Bedford.
                This Indenture made the 9th day of march in the one and fortieth
              year of the dominion of Caecilious absolute lord and Proprietary
              of the Province of Maryaland and Avallon lord Barron of Balta-
              more Annoq 1672 Between William Hargess and Thomas Hargess
              both of Charles County in the Province of Maryaland of the one
              Parte and Henery Bedford of the same County and Province one
              the other part Wittneseth tht the sd william Hargesse and Thomas
              Hargesse as well for and in Consideration of the full and just summe
              of two thousand Five hundred poundes of tobacco in caske to thm in
              hand payd, by the sd Henery Bedford, the receipt whereof the sd