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131 122 On The back side of yo.r aforegoing Lett.r of Attorney was thus written Memorandum that I the w.thin named John Penroy in case of the mortality of my Brutorny Thomas Penroy w.thin mentioned Doe hereby impower John Addison of Saint Maryes County gent to bee my true and lawefull Attornye and to Enjoy and excercise all the powers and authorityes by me w.thin conferred upon the w.thin named Thomas Penroy as fully and amply as if the said Thomas Penroy were alive to doe and performe the same In wittnese whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the third day of May One thousand six hundred seaventy nine Witnesse John Penroy (sealed) Jacob Loaten & Jn.o Raven At a Prov.ll Court held at The Citty of Saint Maryes the Eleaventh day of October Annoq Domini One thousand six hundred seaventy eight P.rsent The Hono.ble Phillip Calvert Esq.r Chancellour The Hono.ble W.m Calvert Esq.r Secretary The Hono.ble Collon.ll Vincent Lowe Esqr survey.r gen.ll Councello.rs The Hono.ble Collon.ll William Steevens Esq.r Upon the humble peticon of Sarah Clawe als Younger the day Exhibited to this Court thereby setting forth that William Clawe her late husband deced by his Last Will and Testament made the said Sarah Claw his wife sole Ex.ix and thereby devised to her and her heires a Certaine pcell of Land called Daylyes desire Lyeing in Cæcill County Containing five hundred acres And in October in the yeare of our Lord One thousand six hundred seaventy five was accidentally Killed by the Indians at the Susquehannought Fort After his death one Alexander Younger pretending himselfe to bee a pson free to mary being a widdow her did psuade the peticon.r to Marry him and they being Marryed accordingly the said Alexander Younger posessed himselfe of all the psonall estate then in the peticon.rs posession some part Whereof belonged to the peticoners Children and disposed thereof to his owne use and not onely soe but did by Threates and undue practices psuade the peticoner to Consent to settle the said land on Charles Butler gent as a Trustee for the use of the said Alexander Younger and his heires and the said Charles Butler did Reconvey the same to the said Alexander and his heires thereby to Enable him to sell and dispose the same and did shipp himselfe w.th the peticon.rs psonall estate for England leaveing the peticoner and her Children utterly ruined but before hee Could sell the same land the said Sarah hearing where the said deeds lay procured an Order of this Court to have the same secured in the secretaryes other to preserve the said Land from being sold she haveing received informacon that the said Alexander had another wife in England then & still Liveing and she the said Sarah now produceing two affidav.ts two Letters whereby it appeared the said Alexander had at the time of the said Marriage a wife in England then and long after Liveing and still Liveing & therefore she prayed that the said Deeds may bee delivered up to bee Cancelled and that she may Remayne as in her former Right as Widdowe of the said William Clawe and may have power to sell and dispose thereof as she shall thinke fitt for the mainteynance of herselfe for y.e future The Court thereupon & upon Reading of the said Affidav.ts Lrs were thereby of oppinion y.t y.e said Mariage between the said Alexand.r Young.r & the said Sarah was Null & voyd & doe therefore order that the said deeds be delivered up to bee Cancelled and that the Enrolem.t or other Entry & acknowledgem.t thereof be Vacated upon the Record And that the said Sarah Remaine the pper owner thereof (in |
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
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