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Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Volume 717, Page 602   View pdf image
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                                                                                                 602  (592

        the Lands remaining to the p.rsent pocessors over the said twenty acres will
       suffice to uphold the Mannor (viz) the sixth part of their Mannor alloted by
       the condicons of Plantacons for the Demesnes as here before the alienacon afsd in
       default of the present pocessors more then was want bee not charged and
       greived and the Inquisitions thereupon onely and distinctly made to us
       in our Chancery under his seale and the seales of them by whom it should
       bee made without delay he should send together with the said writt
       In obedience to which writt the said sherriffe did returne unto our
       said Court of Chancery an Inquisition indented taken at a runn of water
       at Mattawoman called Danells Branch or runn the seaventh day of
       September last past and thereby did certifye that the Jurors by him
       impannelled and sworne for the purposes in the sd writt menconed to
       witt Robert Thomson Jun.r Richard Harrison Samuell Luckett Edward
       Till, Robert Bensen, Mases Jones, John Martin, Henry Browner, James
       Barrett, George Brett, Mathew Saunders and William Spikeman who
       upon theire oathes doe say that they had caused twenty Acres of Land lyeing
       on each side the sd Runn whereon the sd W.m Dent and Joseph Bullett
       begunn & alinof finished a Water Mill to bee laid out and surveyed Begining
       at a bounded Hickory standing upon a Levell by the sd Runn runing thence
       by the sd Runn or Branch southeast Fifty six & a halfe p.rches to a bounded
       white oake thence Northeast across the Branch fifty six & a halfe p.rches
       to a bounded red oake thence runing downe the Branch Northwest
       Fifty Six & a halfe p.rches to a Locust post runing thence Southwest
       to the first bound tree and that it is not to the Damage of us or others
       to grant the sd twenty acres of land to the sd William Dent and Joseph
       Bullett for the use afsd other then the yearly Rent hereafter Menconed
       that is to say the yearely Rent of one hundred & Fifty pounds of tobacco
       to be paid to William Barton planter or those to whom it shall sure
       after belong and that the sd twenty acres of Land are houlden of the
       Right Hon.ble Charles Lord ^Baron of^ Baltemore in free and comon soccage by
       Fealty of or all manner of services and is held of his Lopps Mannor
       of Zachia and that the sd W.m Barton sonn and heire of Nathan
       Barton late of Charles County is the p.rsent possessor and that there is
       noe more messues between the p.rsent pocessors and us but the sd Lord
       Baltemore and that there remaine to the p.rsent pocessor besides the
       twenty Acres of Land two hundred and Eighty Acres of Land in the
       tract In Witness whereof as well the Sherriffe as the Jurors afsd had
       thereunto sett their hands & seales the day and yeare last before
       menconed As by the sd Inquisition remaining of Reccord in our
       sd Court of Chancery may more at large appeare And Whereas
       also the sd W.m Dent and Joseph Bullet have given good security
       according to the true intent meaning and directions of the said Act
       of Assembly the begining of the sd building of the sd Mills to prosecute
       compleat & finish by the tyme in the sd Act of Assembly limitted and
       prescribed Now Know Yee that Wee willing to encourage &
       promote soe publick a good in p.rsuance of the sd Act of Assembly
       Have given and granted and by these p.rsents doe give and Grant
       to the sd William Dent and Joseph Bullett theire Ex.rs Adm.rs and
       assignes the said twenty acres of Land in the sd Inquisition Menconed
       to be laid out & surveyed lyeing on each side of the Runn of water att
       Mattawoman afsd To hould and enjoy the sd twenty Acres of Land
       with and every the proffitts comodities woods underwoods another
       the appurtenances to the same belonging & all houses and ediffces
                                                                                   thereupon


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