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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 371   View pdf image
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                Depositions of Witnesses touching y.e bounds of Wyats Point
                for W Leeds

Talbot ss
       By virtue of y.e inclosed Comission to us directed from y.e high Court
       of Chancery of this province of Maryland & in obedience to y.e Comand
       thereof after Notice given to all parties concerned or relating to said
       Tract or Tenement of Land called Wyats Point Cont 400 Acres of
       Land took y.e Depositions of John Hollinsworth George Colleson and
       Thomas Mason wch are annexed hereof & have bounded a white
       oak about four yards distance from y.e place where y.e Evidences
       made oath y.e former tree stood  And y.t with 12 Notches & likewise
       bounded a Pine with twelve Notches in y.e Room of y.e other Pine w.ch y.e
       s.d pine being y.e second bounded tree by them related having fair
       Notches yet to be seen y.e s.d tree wch awe ordered in y.e room of y.e
       first about 18 yards back by Amiery Gully      In witness thereof
       We have hereunto set our hands this eighth day of March Anno
       Domini 1696/7
                                                 James Murphey   (loc)
                                                                            (sigil)
                                                 Hugh Sherwood    (loc)
                                                                               (sig)
      

       Talbot ss
       The Deposition of John Hollinsworth of y.e County aforesaid
       being sworn on y.e holy Evangelists did before us testifie & say
       y.t about 30 years ago lived opposit against y.e first bounded tree
       of a tract of Land called by y.e name of Wyats Point Cont
       400 Acres as it was so then reputed by y.e Inhabitants & farthermore
       saith y.t y.e Land he then lived on began at y.e s.d tree of
       Wyats Point wch occasioned him to take y.e more Notice of y.e same
       Likewise he declared also y.t y.e bounded pine for y.e second bounded
       tree was alwaies reputed y.e second bounded tree  And farther yo.r Deponent
       saith not   Decemb.r y.e 5.th 1696

    The Deposition of George Colleson sen.r of Talbot County
       Being examined & sworn before us on y.e holy Evangelists did
       declare upon y.e same y.t about 20 years ago living at Cap.t Will
       Leeds deceased he did at certain times see a certain tree or branch
       about y.e place where y.e aforesaid Hollingsworth shewed us where y.e
       former bounded tree stood as he himself had shewed us that & to
       say with some Notches on it but y.t he could not tell whether it was
       a bounded tree or no only y.t he heard Henry Clay say y.t Cap.t
       Leed did formerly run a Line from y.e s.d tree south in expectation
       of taking up Land  That y.e s.d Clay pretended Right to
       & farther yo.r Depon.t saith not
                                                                                                             The
      


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