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Provincial Court Land Records, 1770-1774
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       Maryland fs.t  This Indenture made this Eighteenth day of May in the Year
       of our Lord God one Thousand seven hundred and Seventy Between James Smith of
       Trinity mannor in S.t Marys County Gent of the one part and William Loker of the
       said County Planter of the other part Witnesseth that whereas a Common Recovery was
       had and suffered at a Provincial Court held at the City of Annapolis the Second
       Tuesday of April Anno Domini seventeen hundred and seventy between William
       Hayward Esq.r Chief Justice and his Assoat.s Justices of the same Court of Two
       Hundred and fifty Acres of Plantable Land with the Appurtenances in the said
       County of S.t Marys being part of the said Trinity Mannor lying in S.t Michaels
       Hundred Bordering on Potomack River called Calverts Rest by the following Metes
       and Bounds Viz.t Begining at a Locust Post Standing in the Root of Pines which
       is one of the Bound Trees of a Tract of Land called Henry James.s Neck from thence
       running to the head of a Branch of Broad Creek called Henry James.s Branch
       where Trinity Mannor Line ends so from the head of the said Branch with the said
       Mannor to the side of a Creek called Calverts Creek and with the said Creek to
       Potomack River and with the said River to the Mouth of a Creek called Board and
       so bounding with the Northern Branch of the said Creek to the head thereof and
       from the head of the said Branch of a Little Gully or runn to the aforesaid Locust Post
       being the beginning and containing Laid out for Two hundred and fifty Acres of
       Land be the same more or Less with Appurtenances together with all Buildings
       Improvements Profits Commodities and Advantages whatsoever to the same belonging
       wherein Bartholomew Smith of S.t Marys County aforesaid was Demandant and the
       said James Smith was Tenant who vouched Warranty a certain William Rawlings
       the Common Vouchee and Whereupon a Writt Seisen hath been Issued and Executed as by
       the Record and Process of the said Recovery remaining in the Provincial Court may
       Appear which same Recovery was had to the end and Purpose that the said James
       Smith might be Enabled to convey unto the said William Loker his Heirs & Assigns
       forever an Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple of in and to the said Two hundred and
       fifty Acres of Land and Premises with the Appurtenances to the use of him the said William
       Loker his Heirs and Assigns for ever and to no other use Intent or purpose whatsoever
       Now This Indenture Witnesseth that the said James Smith for and in Consideration
       of the Sum of Six Hundred and fifty Pounds Currency to him in hand paid by the
       said William Loker the recept whereof is hereby acknowleged Hath ^given^ granted
       Bargained and sold made over and Confirmed and by these Presents Doth give
       grant Bargain and sell make over and Confirm unto the said William Loker the
       aforesaid two hundred and fifty Acres of Land together with all Buildings
       Improvements Profits commodities and Advantages thereunto belonging with
       their and every of their Appurtenances To Have and to Hold to him the said
       William Loker his Heirs and Assigns forever to his and their own use & Behoofe
       and to no other use intent or purpose whatsoever And it is Covenanted & Agreed
       by and between all the said Parties and there Heirs that the said Recovery
       had and suffered and is hereby declared to be to the use and Behoofe of the
       said William Loker his Heirs and Assigns and to the Intent and Purpose
       that he and they may be invested with a Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in
       Fee Simple of in and to the said Land and Premisses with the Appurtenances
       and the said James Smith for himself and his Heirs Doth Covenant Grant
       Agree to and with the said William Loker his Heirs and Assigns that
                                                                                                          (he)


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