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(723) 733 Know all men by these p.rsents that I Francis Armstrong of the County of Calvert within the Province of Mereland for Consideracon me thereunto moving doe by these p.rsents and with the Consent of my Wife Frances Armstrong make true and lawfull sale unto William Johnson of Virginia Gent and in the County of Rappahanock one parcell of Land lying and being within the province of Maryland within the River of Choptanck and near upon the head of a Creeke called the dividing Creeke one parcell of Land all Containing three hundred Acres being the upper part of a Pattent Containing five hundred Acres granted unto me the foresaid Francis Armstrong and adjoyning unto the Land of John Nevell and the Land of James Forbuck This Land hereafore menconed I the foresaid Francis Armstrong doe by vertue of my pattent make firm sale unto the forenamed W.m Johnson To have and to hold the foresaid Land unto him the said Johnson his heirs Executo.rs Administrato.rs or Assignes for ever and to acknowledge this Deed of Sale according to the known laws of this Province and to deliver a Pattent for the land foremenconed unto the foresd Johnson or his Assignes within five moneths after this p.rsent date In witness hereof I the above named Francis Armstrong have hereunto set my hand and seale this 16.th Novemb.r 1663 in the p.rsence of his mark Sam Widger Francis F A Armstrong Jos Hambige Frances the wife of Francis Armstrong F A her mark This witnesseth That I William Johnson doe assigne all my Right and Title of this Conveyance unto John Edmondson his heirs and Assignes for ever Witness my hand this last day of Decemb.r 1664 Test mark William Johnson William T Killmore Richard R Hoult his mark Maryland fs To All Christian people to whom this p.rsent writeing shall Come That I John Hammond Esq.r of Ann Arundell County in the Province of Maryland send greeting Know ye that I the said John Hammond doe for the Love Good Will & affection which I have and bear towards my Neighbours of Westminster Parish in Ann Arundell County on the North side of Ann Arundell River Have Given & Granted and by these p.rsents Doe freely Give and Grant to the said Parishioners of the aforesaid parish Two hundred foot of Square Land out of my divident known by the name of Deep Creeke poynt for to erect and build a Church house and Vestry house on for the use of the said parishioners to them and their Successo.rs for ever pursuant to an Act of Assembly made the Eighth day of May An.o sixteen hundred Ninety Five Intituled An Additionall Act to the Act of Religion (Royall Monies and the Rents due to the Chief Lord or Lords of the Fee only excepted) Alsoe I give Grant and Lett over all my Right Title & Interest of the aforesaid Land from me my heirs Exec.rs Adm.rs or Assignes for ever absolutely without any manner of Condicon Whereof I the sd John Hammond Sen.r have hereunto sett my hand and seale this Eighth day of February in the year of our Lord God One Thousand six hundred Ninety and Six Jo.n Hammond |
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