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258) Ex.d This Indenture made this Sixth day of April in the Year of our Lord Christ One Thousand Seven hundred and fifty two Between John Rogers of Kent County on Delaware Gentleman and Anne his Wife Daughter and Devisee of Edward Smith late of Kent County in Maryland aforesaid Planter of the other part Witnesseth that the same John Rogers and Anne his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of of five Shillings Current Money of Maryland to them in hand paid by the same Thomas Butler the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged and for divers other good Causes and Considerations them thereunto moving Have Granted Bargained and Sold and by these Presents do Grant Bargain and Sell unto the same Thomas Butler and his Assigns all that Northermost Moiety a half part of a Tract of Land lying and being in Queen Annes County afsd on the North side of Corsica Creek called and known by the Name Chesterfield the same whole Tract Beginning at a marked Oak at the Mouth of Aulder Branch and running South South East up the Creek two hundred Perches to a marked Beach then East North East into the Woods three hundred and twenty Perches then North North West untill it Intersects a Paralel from the first Tree Containing in the whole Tract four hundred Acres of Land more or less the said Northern Moiety to be divided from other or Southern Moiety thereof by a line drawn East North East across the same Tract And all that Undivided Moiety or half part of that other Tract of Land lying being in Queen Annes County afsd called Triangle on the North side of Corsica Creek aforesaid Beginning for the whole at a marked Beach standing by the Creek side being a Bounded Tree of a Parcel of Land formerly laid out for George Pascall and running thence East with Pascalls Land two hundred and eighty Perches then South One hundred and sixteen Perches untill it meets with a Parcel of Land laid out for William Hemsly and then West North West with the said Hemslys Land to the first marked Beach Containing in the whole One hundred Acres of Land more or less And all one other undivided Moiety or half part of all that other Tract of Land called Triangle Addition lying and being in Queen Annes County afsd on the North side of Corsica Creek afsd Beginning at a marked red Oak standing at the end of the East North East line of Triangle afsd and running with Petersons Land East North East forty five Perches then North North West with the said Land sixty Perches to a Parcel of Land now or heretofore in the Possession of John Hart and with the said Land East two hundred and Seventy Perches to a Parcel of Land formerly laid out for Richard Jones junior called Jones's Farm then with Jones's Farm South South West One hundred and sixty Perches then with the said Land East South East eighty Perches to the Land of Robert Norris then with his Land South ninety Perches to a Parcel of Land laid out for Jonathan Syberry then with Syberrys Land West Two hundred and fifty Perches and then with George Pascalls LAnd and Triangle to the first Tree Containing in the whole three hundred Acres of Land more or less And all that other Tract of Land called Triangle lying and being in Queen Annes County afsd on the North side of Corsica Creek afsd Beginning at (a) |
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1756
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