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67) on the holy evangelist and declares for the def.t that he was Informed by one Symon Sprattling an ancient stander in those parts who married the widd.o of the plfts Grandfather that the begining tree by the head of a Gully where we first begun as app.rs in the plat was the begining tree of John Mackeys and W.m Blakes Land and further says not The Dep.o of Emanuel Ratcliff who declares for the defend.t aged Eighty one years tests that when he was first marryed he had the bill of sale of y.e half of the neck of Land w.ch is now in Dispute he Living on the said Land and held the said Land by Marrying the widd.o Black & says that the plfts Grandfather Came and told him that the said Oak as is specified in the platt to be the begining was the bounded tree of y.e said land & he the said Ratcliff Declares that he Let out the said Land to one Jacob Johnson by the property he had by marrying the widd.o Black while the heir of the said Black w.ch is the Def.ts wife was of age or married and the def.t by marrying the said heir has possesst it ever since further saith not The Dep.o of John Boomer aged ab.t forty yeares who decl.as for the defend.t that one Jn.o Meads and James Chittam was brought down from where they Lived by the request of Thomas Hebb to declare the bounds of said Land w.ch is now in Dispute and y.e said Boomer Declares that they both said & declared y.e above bounds specifyed to be the bound tree of W.m Black & Jo.n Mackey as David Evans & Emanuell Ratfliff has already pved further says not The Dep.o of Mary Gringoe aged seventy yeares declares for the plft Declares on her oath that she heard the plfts Grandfather say that this head of the branch where we begin for the plft was the outside bounds of his Land further says not The four Dep.o Examined p me Ken Chiseldyne sher signed Cop Aug.t 18.th 1710 724 This following Instrument Recorded at request of M.r Jenifer These are to Certifie that I have Rec.d from Cap.t Daniell S.t John ^so in originall^ Jenifer full satisfaction for a judgm.t I obtained ag.t him in the prov.ll Court as executo.r of Abraham Johns and Doe hereby Discharge him from the same Wittness my hand this 23.d July 1711 The Debt was for a protest bill & Dam £33 Rich.d Johns These to Jn.o Beale Clk of the prov.ll Court or whome else it may concerne vide Judgm.t in Lib.r P L N.o 3 95 |
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1709-1719
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