284 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

Liber R. G.
1771

Humble Petition to this General Assembly set forth that the said
George Williams executed a Bond in the Penalty of five hundred &
eighty three Pounds and ten Shillings Pennsylvania Money to Robert
Smith for the Conveyance of a Tract of Land called William's
Discovery in Baltimore County and of one other Tract of Land
called Frankford and of ten Acres of Land adjoining thereto in
said County in Fee Simple to the said Robert Smith and that the
said Robert Smith executed Bonds to the said George Williams,
one for the Payment of one hundred and ninety one Pounds fifteen
Shillings Pennsylvania Money and the other for the Payment of
one hundred Pounds like Money which Sums of Money were the
Consideration for the Lands in the said Bond for Conveyance above
mentioned. That the said George Williams also executed a Bond
in the Penalty of eight hundred Pounds Current Money to Thomas
Bailey for the Conveyance of a Tract of Land called Milford and
one Tract called Williams's Neglect lying & being in Queen Anns
County in Fee Simple to the said Thomas Bailey and that the said
Thomas Bailey executed Bonds to the said George Williams one
for the Payment of two hundred Pounds Pennsylvania Money and
the other for the Payment of two hundred and forty Pounds like
Money as a Consideration for the said Lands in the said Bond of
Conveyance last aforesaid that the said Thomas Bailey lately died
without making any Disposition of the said Lands or leaving In-
cumbrances to affect his real Estate. That the said George Williams
also died without having executed the Conveyances according to

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his said several Obligations and that considerable Sums of Money
are due upon the Bonds aforesaid so as aforesaid executed to the
said George Williams; That the said George Williams made his last
Will and Testament and thereby appointed the same Elizabeth & also
his Children Executors of the same which said Will was made at
Philadelphia and Letters Testamentary were there granted to the
same Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor & Henry Williams Children of
the aforesaid George Williams. That the Bonds aforesaid being
Debts within this Province Letters of Administration with the Will
of the same George Williams annexed were granted to the said
Elizabeth by and with the Consent of the Children of the said George
Williams. That the Grand Son & Heir at Law of the said George
Williams is an Infant within the Age of twenty one Years & the
said Elizabeth the Administratrix is unable to collect the Debts afore-
said from a Want of Power to make Conveyances pursuant to the
said Contracts of the said George Williams which said several Facts
appear to this General Assembly to be true.

Whereas it further appears to this General Assembly that a certain
Henry Williams was heretofore seised in Fee of the Tract of Land
aforesaid called Milford in Queen Anns County aforesaid and in the
Year of our Lord seventeen hundred & fifty seven executed an Instru-