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402) And Whereas afterwards the said John Lewellin by his certain Deed for the Consideration therein expressed bearing Date the first Day of December one thousand Six hundred and Eighty six did convey the same unto one John Tanner who afterwards by his Deed for the Considerations and upon the Condition therein mentioned bearing date the second day of December and the year last aforesaid did reconvey the same to the said John Lewellin his Executors Administrators and Assigns for the Term of nine hundred and ninety nine Years And whereas the said John Lewellin and Andery his wife afterwards to wit on the twenty Seventy Day of February one thousand six hundred and eighty eight for the Consideration of sixty thousand pounds of Tobacco to the said John Lewellin by one Robert Ellis in hand paid did convey to the said Robert and his heirs the aforesaid Tract of Land Called Enfield Chase And whereas the Right Honourable Charles Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltimore by his Patent under his greater seal at arms bearing date the ninth day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seven reciting That it was represented to him by Charles Carroll of his said Province of Maryland Gentleman who had agreed to purchase the said Tract of Land with other Lands therein also expressed from George Ellis of the City of London Cheese monger who after several Discents from the said Robert ^Ellis^ was then become heir to the heir to the Right of the said Robert that for want of an Acknowledgment and recording the said Deed from the said John Tanner to the said ^John^ Lewellin According to An Act of Assembly of his said Province of Maryland then in Force the Title of the said Robert and Consequently of the said George his heir might be liable in strictness of Law to be thereafter Called in Question by him or his heirs the said Land Called Enfield Chase for want of heirs of the said John Tanner in Case the Title from him to the said John Lewellin should for want of a due Complyance with the Letters and Intent of the said Act of Assembly prove defective (being liable to be escheated unto him or his heirs And that therefore the said Charles |
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