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Provincial Court Land Records, 1699-1707
Volume 718, Page 331   View pdf image
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          To his Ex.cy the Gov.r and Councill

       By vertue of A Certaine Act of Assembly for Ascertaining the
       bounds of A pcell of Land of A Pcell of Land that Cap.t Rich.d
       Ladd Give to the use of Christ Church in Christ Church Pish as by
       his Last will may fully and att large appeare in p.rsence of the sher
       and a Jury of the neighbours being Impannelld and sworne was p formed
       in p.rsence of as many of the Jurors as would attend the same by
       appointment met at y.e house of M.r John Dorman on the Clifts on y.e
       twenty seventh day of may & going to a place Called the steps A Jury of
       the neighbours being Impannelles was all the said place Called the steps
       duely sworne being twelve in Number Also Evidences being sworne
       to prove the place Called the stepps y.e whole Jury agreeing that y.e
       place was sufficiently proved ordered A Locust tree to be bounded which
       was there accordingly done with twelve notches night Coming on Adjourned
       till next morning when appeared parte of the Jury and rainy weather
       adjourned till Saturday June the first when mett againe Eleven of the
       Jurors which was at first sworne and found the steps night Coming on
       againe before Could finish adjourne againe till Saturday the 8.th of June
       Att all which severall days and times the Survey hath been done and
       sett up for the Southermost bounds of the Land Called Charles Guift which
       Post was fallen downe and now sett up againe in the same place and running thence
       North forty five degrees westerly Eighty eight pole then north forty two degrees
       West forty Eight pole up the bay to a bounded Locust standing att the steps
       thence west into the woods four hundred seventy six pole to a bounded white
       Oake standing nere to S.t Leonards Creeke thence downe and with the said
       Creek south sixteen degrees west forty five poles till it Intersects the Land
       of W.m Gambill thence with the line of the said land East two hundred
       sixty and six pole to a bound red oake by a small Branch side And is the
       North East Corner tree of the s.d Gamballs Land thence East to the
       first beginning locust poste on the banch side by the bay Containing
       two hundred thirty nine Acres  June y.e 8.th 1700   p me
                                                          John Leach Surv.r  (seale)


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