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Provincial Court Land Records, 1737-1744
Volume 699, Page 17   View pdf image
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                                                 The Seal of
       Tho Micklethwait Mayor   the Burrough
                                                 of Leeds

       Thomas Barker of Howden on the Parish of Kildwick and County of
       York husbandman Aged Seventy Nine Years maketh Oath that he
       was well acquainted with Robert Wright late of Morton in the
       said County Merchant now deceased who was the only surviving
       Brother and Heir of John Wright late of Maryland Merchant
       deceased; And he also Saith that the said Robert Wright had lawfull
       issue of his Body to wit John Wright late of Beckingham in the
       County of Kent Taylor his Son who is now also dead without
       issue and Jennet Wright his Daughter who afterwards was marryed
       to James Oats of Morton aforesaid Deceased and that the said
       Robert Wright had no other issue of his Body That the said
       James Oates and Jennett his Wife had Issue of their two Bodys
       lawfully begotten to wit James Oates Mary Oates John Oates
       Sarah Oates Elizabeth Oates and Ann Oates and no other And
       that the said James Oates the Son and Elizabeth Oates doth dyed
       in their Infancy without any Issue of their Bodies And that the
       said Mary Oates since Married to Robert Mitchell of Morton
       aforesaid Sarah Oates and Ann Oates are all now alive And this
       Depon.t is informed and verily believes that John Oates is Dead in
       Maryland without any Issue of his Body And he also Saith that
       the said Mary Oates who hath since intermarryed with Robert
       Mitchell of Morton aforesaid Sarah Oates and Ann are Heirs at Law
       of the said John Oates their late Brother Deceased and that the
       said Mary Mitchell Sarah Oates and Ann Oates are now all living
       and Verily believes none of them were ever out of England
    Sworn to at Leeds in the County                  his         Mark
    of York the Sixth Day of February         Thomas T Barker
    1734 before me
                               Hen Scott Mayor
                               Burrough of Leeds in         I Henry Scott Esquire Mayor
    The Seal of          the County of York           of the Burrough aforesaid do
  the Burrough                           hereby Certifye all whom it doth or may
    of Leeds              Concern that Thomas Barker in the above written
                            affidavit mentioned did this Day voluntarily to me
       before me and Did take his Corporall Oath upon the Holy Evangelists
       that the Contents of the above Written Affidavit are true
       In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Caused
       the Common Seal of this Burrough to be affixed the Sixth Day of
       February in the Year of our Lord 1734
                                                                      Hen Scott Mayor
                                                                         (Maryland)


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