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       Montgomery County   December 9.th 1784  Came the within Named John Thomas
       before us the Subscribers two of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid and
       Acknowledged the within Instrument of Writing to be his Act and Deed and the Lands
       and Premises therein expressed to be the right and Estate of him the said Thomas Pleasants
       his Heirs and Assigns for Ever according to the true intent and meaning of the several
       Deed and the Act of Assembly in such Cases made and provided   At the same
       time came Margaret Thomas the Wife of John Thomas and being by us privately
       Examined and out of the hearing of her said Husband Acknowledged her Right of Dower
       to the within mentioned Lands and Premises to be the right and Estate of him the
       said Thomas Pleasants his Heirs and Assigns for Ever and that she did the same freely
       and willingly without being Compelled thereto by any threats from her said Husband
       or for fear of his displeasure         Taken and Acknowledged before
                                                                                                          Edw.d Burgess
                                                                                                              Joseph Wilson

       State of Maryland Montgomery County fs.t
                            I hereby Certify That Edward Burgess and Joseph Wilson Gentlemen before
       whom the above Acknowledgment was made and who have thereto Affixed their
       Signatures were at the time of taking and affixing the same and still are two of the
       Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid legally Authorised Commissioned and
       Assigned and to all Certificates by them taken and signed due faith and Credit is
       and ought to be given as well in Justice Court as thereout            In Testimony
       whereof I have hereunto set my Hands and Affixed the Public Seal of my office
       the 31.st day of May in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty five
                (Seal)                                                   Brooke Beall Clk
8 sides                                                                  of Montgomery County Court

       Recorded this 2.nd day of June 1785


Ex.d & Del.d
          This Indenture made this Eighth day of December in the year of our Lord
       one thousand seven hundred and Eighty four  Between Thomas Pleasants and
       Elizabeth his wife of the County of Goochland in Virginia of the one part and John
       Thomas of the County of Montgomery in Maryland of the other part  Witnesseth
       that for and in Consideration of the sum of ten thousand pounds Current Money of
       Maryland in hand paid at or before the sealing and delivery of these Presents
       the receipt whereof they the said Thomas and Elizabeth Pleasants do hereby
       acknowledge and thereof do fully acquit and discharge the said John Thomas his
       Heirs Executors and Administrators  Have granted bargained sold aliened
       Enfeoff'd and Confirmed and by these presents Do grant bargain Sell Alien
       Enfeoff and Confirm unto the said John Thomas his Heirs and Assigns for Ever
       All That Estate or several Tracts or Parcells of Land lying and being in the
       aforesaid County of Montgomery and County's Adjacent in the aforesaid State of
       Maryland formerly the property of James Brooke of the said County and by his
       last will and Testament bearing date the thirteenth day of February one
       thousand seven hundred and seventy did bequeath unto the said Elizabeth
       Pleasants including the Land and Plantation whereon Edward Penn now lives
       in the County of Anne Arundel the Land and Plantation whereof Edward Perry
       now lives in the County of Montgomery the Land and Plantation whereon
                                                                                                    Nicholas


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