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80 In the name of God amen November 5th. 1783 I Nathaniel ~ Knock Senr of Kent County and State of Maryland being sick of Body ~ but of sound mind or memory do make Constitute and ordain this – my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to Say I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Knock her heirs + Assigns forever one Negro Girl called Easter I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Knock her heirs – and Assigns for ever one Negro Girl called Mint I give and bequeath to my son John Knock his heirs & Assigns forever all that part of a Tract of Land called Chesterfield lying and being in Kent County and State of Maryland begining on the North side of the Road that leads from the head of Chester in the County and State afd to Duck Creek Cross roads in Kent County and Delaware State and within Twenty yards of the upper Corner of my Fence, And runing with the aforesd. road Eighty yards front, then back from said road ~ one hundred yards deep, and then to run such courses as will make the said Lot as nearly Square as possible. and to Contain Eighty yards front by one hundred yards deep. I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Knock his heirs and Assigns ~ forever one Lot of Ground lying and being in the County and State afd and part of the afd Tract of Land called Chesterfield, begining at the upper Corner of the first line of the Lot of Ground bequeathed to my son John and runing Eighty yards front on the afd road that leads from the head of Chester to Duck Creek as afd, then back from said Road one ~ hundred yards, then to run such other Courses as to make the Lott as nearly Square as possible, and to Contain Eighty yards by one – hundred yards of Land. I give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Knock his Heirs + Assigns forever one lott of Ground lying and being in the County and State afd, part of the afd Tract of Land called Chesterfield, begining at the upper^Cornerof the first lines of the Lott bequeath to my Son Daniel, and runing Eighty yards front. on |
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