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(310) On the 22.d Day of October 1767 came before me the Subscriber one of his Lordships Provincial Justices the within named William Edmonston Richard Henderson and Thomas Johnson Jun.r and severally acknowledged the within Instrument of writing to be their Act and Deed and the Lands and Appurtenances therein mentioned to be the right and Estate of the said Richard Henderson his Heirs and Assigns forever according to the True intent and meaning of the within Deed and the Act of Assembly in such Case made and Provided B Hands Recorded the 22.d Day of October 1767 11 sides Alienation fine recorded in page 360 & rem.g part Alienation fines Recorded in page 404 Ex.d This Indenture made this twenty first Day of Septem.r in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven Between John Hawkins of Charles County and Dorothy his Wife one of the Daughters of peter Wood late of Charles County deceased John Baker of Frederick County and Judith his Wife one other of the Daughters of the said Peter Wood and William Wilson of Frederick County aforesaid and Charity his Wife one other of the Daughters of the said Peter Wood on the one part and William Cooke of the City of Annapolis of the other part Witnesseth that the said John Hawkins and Dorothy his wife John Baker and Judith his wife & William Wilson and Charity his wife for and in Consideration of the sum of five shillings sterling to them severally in Hand paid by the said William Cooke at or before the Ensealing and Delivery of these Presents the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Have bargained and sold and by these Presents Do bargain and sell unto the said William Cooke all that parcel or Tract of Land called part of Saint Thomas lying Charles County containing by Estimation two hundred thirty one and an half Acres and also all that Tract or parcel of Land called Woods Addition to Saint Thomas lying in the said County containing by Estimation thirty Acres which said several parcels of Land were devised to the said Dorothy Judith and Charity by the aforesaid Peter Wood by the Name and Description of his Dwelling Plantation together with his Land adjoining and lying in Piles's Swamp in Charles County aforesaid To have and to hold the said Lands and Premisses with the Appurtenances hereby bargained and sold or mentioned or intended to be hereby bargained and sold unto the said William Cooke his Executors Administrators and Assigns from the Day next before the Day of the Date of these presents for and during and unto the full end and Term of one whole Year from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended To the Intent and Purpose that the said William Cooke may be the better enabled (To) |
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