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(750 Know all Men by these p.rsents that I Abraham Child of Maryland duely these p.rsents for my selfe my heirs Ex.rs or Adm.rs Remiss Release and for ever quitt Claime from Bartholom.w Whitehorne of London Marriner his Executo.rs Adm.rs or Assignes and all and all Manner of debts dues and demeaner whatsoever Now Oweing unto Me Either by bills bonds Accounts Judgments or any other Claime whatsoever Now Oweing to Mee or hereafter May be Oweing by Any Manner of Meanes or ways whatsoever from y.e begining of the world unto the day of the date hereof in wittness my hand and seale this 13.th day of September Anno Dm 1696 Signed Sealed & Dd Abram Child (seale) In the psence of us Edward Dorsey Recorded 20.th Octo.br 1696 p Nich.o Smith H Wriothesley Clk Th.o Tasker This Indenture Made the 27.th Day of Jan.ry 1692 And in the forth yeare of our soveraign Lord and Lady William and Mary by the Grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland Defend.rs of the faith &c.a Beetween Elizabeth Carter of London Widow to Edward Carter late of Virginia in America Esq.r Decd of the One part And Richard Bennet of Wey River in Talbot County in Maryland Planter of the other part Whereas Ceecilius Absolute Lord and proprietor of the province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c.a by A grant under the great seale of the sd province of Maryland dated the Thirteenth Day of Aug.t Anno Dm 1661 Certifieing as there in is recited Did thereby grant unto the s.d Edward Carter Assignee of Henry Meese of London Merchant A Tract of Land Lyeing on the East side of Chesepeck Bay Begining at A Marked Elm Tree standing by A point upon a small Creek Called Steel Creek And A great Marsh Called Meas point & Marsh runing south and by west down the Bay for Bredth five hundred p.rches to A Marked Oake by the Bay side And south east by the Bay two hundred twenty & Five p.rches To A Markt Locost Tree And south east and by south unto A Marked Oake bounding on the south by A Line drawn east from the s.d Oake One hundred and sixty p.rches on the east by A Line Drawn North from the End of the east live One thousand one hundred and Fifty p.rches on the north by A Line Drawn west from the end of the North line unto A Marked Pine tree on the west by the said Bay Containeing And then Laid out for two thousand three hundred Acres More or Less together with all Royalties and Priveledges Royall Mines Excepted Most usually belonging to Mariners in England At & for the Rent of forty six shillings payable unto the s.d Lord and Proprietor as the feast of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary And S.t Mich.ll the Archangell by Equall porcons which said Tract of Land was Erected into A Manner by the Name of Norton Mannor as in and by the sd grant More of Large May appeare And Whereas the said Edward Carter by A Certaine statute staple beareing date the twelveth day of Feb.ry 1677 was bound and firmely oblidged unto Jeremy Lawry and John Holland in Two thousand five hundred pounds Which sume by A Defeasance Dated in and about the said Ninth of Feb.ry 1677 was Covenanted to be for the secureing of the sume of Twelve hundred pounds to the said Eliz.a Carter by the Name of Eliz.a Long before her intermarrying with the said Edward Carter his A Joynter for the s.d Eliz.a And her heirs And |
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