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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Volume 717, Page 178   View pdf image
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       On the back side of the Certificates hereafter mentioned was thus written viz

                               By the Lord Prop.ry and Councell

       Ordered that these two Certificates of Peticon betweene Majo.r Joseph Wickes & M.r
       John Hinson be Recorded in the Provinciall Court
                                                                         signed ord.r John Lewellin  Cl Consil
June 29.th 1680
    Maryland fs
       By vertue of a warrant of Resurvey bearing date the 4.th day of May 1680 granted
       by the R.tt hono.ble Charles unto M.r John Hinson of Kent County gentl directed to y.e
       surveys Gen.ll of this Province or his Deputy being in pursuance of a former grant unto
       the said Hinson and M.r Joseph Wickes of the same County gentl bearing date the twentieth
       of May 1674 To Resurvey three seaverall tracts of Land in the said County Lyeing in the
       Easterne Neck Containing One thousand foure hundred Acres according to Its Ancient
       bounds And the same to Divide into two Equall parts betweene the said Hinson and the
       said Wickes

    These may humbly Certifie that I Edward Sweatnam sworne surveyo.r by the hono.ble Vincent Lowe
       Esq.r surveyo.r Gen.ll of the same Province to resurvey and Divide the said three seav.ll tracts as
       aforesaid have Laid out for the said Joseph Wickes the Twelfth day of June 1680 a
       Tract of Land Called Wickes his Division formerly Wickliff Lyeing on the East
       side of Chesepeake bay in Kent County in Chester River Beginning att a marked burnt
       white oake tree standing on the Point of Land Leadeing from the said Wickes his house
       to the oyster shell Landing over against a Long point of Marsh that makes the mouth
       of the said River hard by a pond side in the said Marsh And Runing from the said burnt
       oake along the Easterne bay side North west foure hundred and twelve perches to a
       bounded Locust Logg sticking in the Marsh neare a Cove Called Cabbin Cove & from
       the said Locust Logg Runing still North west over the said Cove one hundred and twenty
       perches to another Logg sticking in the Marsh on the other side of the said Cove
       And from the end of the north west Line by a Line drawne north north west Eighty six
       perches And from the end of the north north west Line by a direct line drawne to a bounded
       greate White oake tree standing on the Edge of the woods by the said Marsh side And
       from the said greate white oake by a Line drawne East half a point southerly (being
       the Line of Division) betweene the said John Hinson and Joseph Wickes untill it
       Intersects the water of a Creek Runing out of Chester River Called Long neck Creek
       Therefrom the End of the East and half a point southerly Line by a Line drawne from the
       south side of the said Long neck Creeke south East one hundred and twenty perches
       Then from the End of the south East Line by a Line Drawne south west twenty Eight
       perches to a Creeke side Called short neck Creeke runing out of y.e River aforesaid
       Then from the End of y.e south west line drawne south east over the said short neck
       Creek to a marked Chesnutt stake sticking in the Marsh one hundred and forty pches
       Then from the said Chesnutt stake at the last southeast Line and by a direct line drawne
       to the first bounded burnt white oake tree Bounded on the west by the said Easterne bay
       on the north by the East half a pointe southerly Line on the East by the said Long neck
       and Creeke and River and on the south by the aforesaid line drawne from the afors.d
       Chesnutt stake to the first bounded white oak tree Containing and Now Laid out for Eight
       hundred Acres sixty and foure Acres of Land more or Lesse To bee held of y.e Mano.r of Baltemore
Now followes the Names of those that were Impowered to have inspeccon      p me Edw.d Sweatnam Dep.ty surveyo.r
into the survey & for the direcon of the Line & the Division as also the
names of the Jurors Impannelled Upon the Land for y.e same purpose
according to the said speciall Warrant
Henry Coursey  (sealed)
M Miller            (sealed)
 James Ringold foreman (sealed)
William Bateman           (sealed)
Josias Lenham               (sealed)
Edw.d Rodgers              (sealed)
 Rob.t Neave  (sealed)
Tho Lewis      (sealed)
W.m Smith     (sealed)
W.m Deane    (sealed)
 Tho Thealston  sealed
Morgan Jones  sealed
Rob.t Parke     sealed
Tho Seward     sealed



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