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(359 On the fifth Day of February Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and eighty five came the within named William Chew Party to this Deed before us the Subscribers two of the Justices of the Pear for A A County and acknowledged the within Instrument of Writing to be his act and deed and the Lands and Premisses therein mentioned with their Appurtenances to be the right Title and Estate of the within Named John Weems his Heirs and Assigns for ever according to the true Intent and meaning of the same Deed & the Act of Assembly in such Case made and provided At the same time came Elisabeth Wife of the said William Chew party to the within Deed before us and being privately Examined out of the hearing of her said Husband acknowledged that she relinquished all her right and Title of Dower to the Lands and Premisses within mentioned to the said John Weems and his Heirs and that she did the same freely and willingly without being induced thereto by Fears Threats or ill usage by her said Husband or fear of his Displeasure 7½ sides Richard Harrison Tho.s Tongue Recorded this 22.d Day of April 1785 Del.d This Indenture made the Fifth day of February in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five Between John Weems of Anne Arundel County in the State of Maryland Gentleman of the one Part and John Weems of Calvert County & State aforesaid Gentleman of the other part Witnesseth that the aforesaid John Weems of Anne Arundel County for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five shillings Sterling Money to him in hand paid by the aforesaid John Weems of Calvert County the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Hath given granted bargained sold aliened remised released & for ever quitted Claim and by these Presents Doth give grant bargain sell alien remise release & for ever quit Claim unto him the said John Weems of Calvert County his heirs & assigns all that Tract or Parcel of land called Locheden lying in Anne Arundel County which formerly belonged to Doctor William Loch & in contained within the following Courses and distances viz beginning at a bounded black Oak standing near the West Side of herring Creek on an Island in a Marsh the said Tree being the fourth and last Boundary of a Tract of Land (called) |
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