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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 380   View pdf image
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       Depositions touching y.e Lands of John Hatton Talbot County
       called Chance


Talbott fs
       By virtue of y.e inclosed Comission to Me James Murphey and
       Richard Fiddeman of y.e County afores.d bearing date y.e Fourth day
       of June 1697  Wherein were empowered to call before us W.m Bell sen.r
       & John Goames of y.e aforesaid County  And after Notice given to George
       & Taylor according to our Instruction given in s.d Comission upon y.e
       11.th day of February 1697/8 y.e aforenamed W.m Bell sen.r & John
       Goames made their appearance before us at y.e house of John Hatton
       in Broad Creek  And upon streight Examination of y.e s.d Parties y.e s.d
       W.m Bell lead us to a point of a branch of broad Creek where he
       shewed us a certain bounded Pine tree which was fallen down
       but y.e Notches plainly to be seen  Then he took his Corporall Oath
       upon y.e Holy Evangelists y.t about 25 years ago then being upon y.e
       purchase of y.e s.d tract of Land called Chaunce of Arthur
       Emory who gave him y.e Pattend of s.d Land to see how the
       Lines of y.e same did run & for his better satisfaction did apply
       himself to y.e Eldest of y.e Neighbourhood w.ch was one Alexander
       Ray who shewed him y.e s.d pine y.t yo.r Deponent was sworn to
       Likewise y.e s.d John Goames took his corporall oath y.t he was by
       at y.e same time when it was laid out & after y.t y.e s.d Bell purchased
       y.e s.d Land & sold y.e same to Taylor Farther y.e Deponent
       W.m Bell sen.r said since y.t there has been a Dispute of another
       marked Pine more up towards y.e head of y.e s.d branch
       about y.e space of three hundred yards or thereabouts  That there
       was noe such tree marked when he laid out y.e Land but did
       affirm y.t some certain Men bounded y.t tree in order to take up
       Land thereabouts & finding themselves in an errour let fall y.e
       same upon wch We caused a young Locust tree to be marked
       with twelve Notches by y.e foresaid bounded pine tree y.t was fallen
       down & a decaying  The Exam.ns & Depos.ns done acted and
       performed before us for testimony whereof have set our hands
       & seals y.e day & year aforesaid
                                                       James Murphey
                                                    Rich Feddemon

             Recorded by John Freeman Regist.r in Chanc.ry


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