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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 303   View pdf image
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                                              1695
       Margaret Sunderland his Mother & Guardian Defts thereby
       setting forth y.t y.e s.d W.m Nichols y.e 20.th day of March 1690 did
       for y.e Consideration of 12000 pds of tob & other y.e Considerations
       in y.e s.d bill mentioned buy & purchase of y.e s.d John y.e Father
       250 Acres being part of a greater tract of 500 Acres
       of land called Fromfields Rest lying in Calvert County
       afd & surveyed & divided by Edw.d Balfour Deputy Survey.r
       in y.e bill named  to hold to him y.e s.d W.m Nichols his
       Heirs & assigns forever  And y.e said W.m Nichols having
       really paid y.e Consideration in y.e bill mentioned before the
       Conveyance of y.e s.d land could be executed Sunderland died  By
       & after his death y.e Inheritance of y.e s.d land descended
       to y.e Deft as eldest son & heir of his s.d Father  And
       altho y.e s.d Margaret y.e Mother was privy & consenting
       to y.e s.d sale & willing to release her Right of Dower &
       willing to Joyne with her s.d son in any legall act for y.e Confirmation
       of y.e s.d 250 Acres of land to him y.e s.d Complt & his heires
       forever as afd but y.e s.d Deft by reason of his Nonage being at
       psent incapacitated to make a legall Conveyance to y.e plant.f
       Therefore y.e s.d Complt humbly craved y.e Decree of this Court
       y.t he might hold y.e s.d 250 acres to him & his heirs forever
       ag.st him y.e s.d John Sunderland & his heirs forever with severall
       Warranty according to y.e Contract & agreement afd and y.t
       y.e s.d Deft might be subpœna'd into this Hon.ble Court to answer
       y.e p.rmisses w.ch being granted & y.e Deft therewith served he by his
       Guardian afd appeared accordingly  And she y.e s.d Margaret on
       behalf of herself & her s.d son did in her answer confess y.t y.e
       said W.m Nichols did purchase y.e s.d 250 acres of land of y.e s.d
       John Sunderland decd for y.e s.d sum of 12500.ℓ of tob & y.t he
       did really pay y.e same to y.e s.d Sunderland decd in his life time
       The lines of y.e s.d  land was laid out by survey & were delivered to
       M.r W.m Holland to draw a deed by  And y.e s.d  W.m Nichols was to
       have y.e s.d  250 Acres of land to him & his heirs forever  And they
       prayed y.t this Court would make such Decree in y.e p.rmisses as
       to Equity shall appertain & y.t they might be dissmist from further
       attendance of y.e s.d  bill of Complt as by y.e s.d bill & answer
       remaining in this Hon.ble Court may more at large appear
       This Court thereupon & upon reading y.e s.d bill & answer & hearing
       of y.e pties on either side this p.rsent 23.d day of May afd by Consent
       of both sides brought before this Court for their Judgm.t & Decree
       in y.e p.rmisses Doe order adjudge & decree y.t y.e s.d John Sunderland
       y.e son shall at y.e time of his arrivall to y.e age of 21 years make &
       execute to y.e said Complt such Deed & Conveyance of y.e said
       250 acres as y.e Councill of y.e plt shall devise & direct for
       y.e Confirming the same to binde his heirs forever with
       generall Warranty as afd  And y.t y.e s.d Margaret y.e Mother
       do Release her Right of Dower to y.e s.d land  And in y.e mean
                                                                                           time


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