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281) x.d To all X.tian People Wee Matthias Clark of Herring Creek in Ann Arundell County in the province of Maryland Carpenter & Eliz.a the wife of the s.d Matthias the widdow of Job Barnes of the place & places County aforesaid plant.r Deceased the only Daughter of Thomas Ford of the same place Deceased send Greeting Whereas Cecilius the Lord proprietor of the province afd by his deed of Grant und.r y.e great seale dated y.e four & Twentieth day of Septemb.r in the year of our Lord God 1663 Did Grant unto Henry Stockett Gent a Certaine Tract or parcell of Land Called Rupalta Containing three hundred Acres more or Less lying on the west side of Cheseopeake b^a^y and on the west side of a River in the said Bay Called Susquehannah River in y.e County of Baltemore in the province afd Beginning at a marked Locust Tree standing on a small point by the river side respecting the Lower End of Palmers Island to the east Running for breadth north & by west up the river one hundred and fifty Perches to a marked Chestnutt oake bounding on the north by a line drawn west from the s.d oake for the length of three hundred and Twenty perches on the west by a line drawn south ^and by^ east from the end of the west Line for breadth one hundred and Fifty perches on the south by a line drawn east from the end of the south & by east Line unto the marked Locust on the east by the s.d River containing three hundred acres more or Less And whereas the said Henry Stockett did by Indenture under his hand seale dated thirtieth day of Decemb.r in the year of our Lord God 1670 Convey & make over all his Right Title & Interest of the s.d Tract or parcell of Land unto Thomas Ford of Herring Creek afd & to his heirs forever & whereas James Ford son & heir of Tho.s Ford aforenamed by his Last will and Will & Testament dated the eight & Twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord God 1702 Did therely Give devise & bequeath unto his Loveing brother John Ford & his Loveing sister Eliz.a Barnes all that Tract or parcell of Land Called the Rupalta Containing three hundred acres more or less lying on Susquehanna River in Baltemore County afd to be equally Divided them and to their heirs and assignes forever as by the s.d will more fully and at Large appeareth And whereas also the s.d Matthias Clark hath been Cast into Prison by a Law suite Contracted from a Certaine Debt by the said Eliz.a when she was y.e widow of Job Barnes in order for the sale of her part of y.e afd Tract whereby the said Matthias Clark hath been forced to sell and part with a Certaine Tract of Land in Herring Creek afd Lately purchased of Tho.s Ten^c^h Esq.r for his two sons John Clark & Webber Clark Therefore Know Yee y.t we the s.d Matthias Clark & Elizabeth Clark the (wife) |
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