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by the water side and a gum standing a Space from the water and further this
Depon^t saith not taken by us the Day and year within Written

Ephr* Agu^st Herman
John Jewart.

[499] The Deposition of Benjamin Peirce of Cecill County Gent: Aged
thirty four years or thereabouts Deposeth and Saith that about nine years
agoe he was Enquiring of John Stoops Sen^r were the first bound tree of a tract
of Land called Urinson stood and the said Stoops told him that it was on a
point near the mouth of hens Island Creek and this Depon^t saith that the said
Stoop told him that the said Tree was gone but that the said tree did stand
on the bank of the River and that there stood a gum a back of the said Tree
sume small distance and the said Stoop said there was a Cedar stood under the
bank Opisit to the said gum and by them marks the said Depon^t should find
were the above bounded tree stood which this Depn^t never went to Look for
un till the 31^st day of October 1719 being on a Saturday and not being di-
rected by any Person otherwise than by the above said Stoops at the above
said time the said Depon^t went to the Spott were Thomas Boyeth upon his
Oath sayeth the bounded tree was and there and further the said Depon^t
being asked by Coll^o ward Def^t whether the Depon^t heard were the Second
bound tree of the Land called Urinson stood this Depon^t Answer'd that he
always heard that the Second bounded tree of Urinson stood where now
stands a Cedar post at the west Side of a valley by Sassafras River and in the
pasture of John Hynson Deced and that the Depon^t always heard that where
the post now Stands was the first bounded Tree of a Tract of Land called the
worlds End and the second bounded tree of Urinson afs^d and further this
Depon^t Saith not taken before us the year and Day w^thin Written

Ephr^a Aug^t Herman
John Jawert

The Deposition of Adkey of Cecill County Planter Aged Ninety one
Years or thereabouts Deposeth and Saith that about the place were now
stands a Cedar post John Hynson John Stoops and Severall others told the
said Depon^t stood the Eastermost bound Tree of Urinson and this Depon^t
saith that he saw the said Bounded Tree (being a Hiccory) after it was blown
down [500] The top broke of And further being asked whether he under-
stood the said tree was the Begining tree of the Land Called the worlds End
Answered no and further saith not taken by us the 6^th day of November 1719.
All the said Depositions taken by us on the said Lands therein mentioned
both Plantiff and Defen^t being Present.
The Depo^s of

Otho Othosen
Thomas Priar
Tho^s Boyeth
Benj^a Pearce
John Adkey

Given from under our hands and

Seales this 6^th day of November 1719

Ephr^a Aug^st Herman

John Jawert.