540 Charles County Court Proceedings, 1671—1674.

        Liber E He allso ents the birth of his Sonn James Smallwood who was
              borne in October 1668
                He allso ents the birth of his Daughter Mary Smallwood who
              was borne in January 1670:
                He likewise ent5 the birth of his Sonn Mathew Smallwood who was
              borne in Aprill 1673:
                Robert Goodrick enters the birth of his Daughter Mary Goodrick
              who was born the 13th day of March 1673:

                Jno Grub enters this ensueing marke of one black mare, (vizt) a
              white Snip on her nose & underkeeled on the neare eare & branded
              on the neare Shoulder Wth X
                Thomas Maryes enters this ensueing mke of horses (vizt) X

                Thomas King doe give unto Owen Jones Junior one yeareling red
              pied Heifer, marked crop't on both Eares and a peice left in the
              overkeel on both eares and being the sd Owens proper marke
                and allso one yeareling browne pied heifer unto Eliza Jones the
              Daughter of Owen Jones, mark't crop't & underkeeled on the left
              Eare & being the sd Eliza proper marke.

                Maryland ss Aprill the 22d 1674 the deposicon of Henry Bonner
              aged twenty eight yeares or thereabouts came & made oath tht about
              the twenty fourth day of March last past he asked Thomas Russell
              wt Richd Ambrose was to give him for receiveing his tob: who
              made answeare a thousand poundes of tob, & then he asked me what
              he (tht is the sd Ambrose) did allow Wm Gater & I made answeare a
              thousand pounds of tob: & he answ eared tht was well but Some thing
              wth the least and farther Sayes not, Sworne before me the day &
              yeare above written               John Bowles

                John Hackister acknowledged the ensueinge Conveyance to Philip
              Gibbon in open Court Vizt
                This Indenture made the tenth day of September In the yeare
              of our Lord one thousand six hundred Seaventy & three And in the
              42d yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius Absolute Lord Proprtary of
              the Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltamore &c
              Betweene John Haggister of Charles County in the sd Province of
              Maryland Cooper of th'one pte And Philip Gibbon of the §d County
              Gent of th'other pte Witnesseth that the sd John Haggister for & in
              Consideracon of the sume of Six thousand five hundred pounds of
              good Sound mchtable Tobacco & Cask to him in hand paide before
              th'ensealeinge & delivy of theise pntes by the sd Philip Gibbon the
              receipt whereof the sd John Haggister doth acknowledge & thereof
              & of evy pte & pcell thereof doth clearely acquitt exonerate & dis-
              charge the sd Philip Gibbon his heires executrs & admrs for ever by