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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 387   View pdf image
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       John Stanley Comp.lt
                  ag.t                           Decree in Chancery
       Hen.r Brents Adm.rx

Maryland
      Whereas heretofore y.t is to say on y.e 14.th day of Dec.r 1696
       John Stanley of Ann Arundell County exhibited his bill
       of Complaint in y.e Court of Chancery ag.st Ann Brent Adm.rx
       of Hen.ry Brent decd & against Rich.d Marsham who intermarried
       with y.e s.d Adm.rx in ord.r to procure an ord.r or decree for
       y.e s.d Court y.t y.e s.d Marsham & Ann his wife (or else George
       Brent y.e brother & heir of s.d Hen.r Brent) should by a good Conveyance
       in Law make over to y.e s.d Stanley a tract of Land containing
       seven hundred seventy five acres p.t of a tract of 1350 acres formerly
       taken up by High Stanley in Pocomoke River in Somerset
       County; because y.t y.e s.d Hen.ry Brent (decd) had for y.e Consideration
       of 21 thousand pds tob premised to convey to y.e s.d Stanley y.e Land
       afores.d but died before he had so done thô y.e s.d Stanley had actually
       paid to y.e s.d Hen.r Brent in his life time nine thousand pounds
       tob in pt of y.e s.d 21000 tob & was ready to pay y.e remainder according
       to Agreements as in y.e s.d bill doth at large appear  Therefore y.e
       s.d Court of Chanc.ry upon y.e 12.th day of Sept.r 1698 did & doth Decree
       upon hearing y.e s.d Cause

                   That y.e s.d Compl.t Stanley shall continue & abide in the
                   possession of y.e Land aforesaid  And y.t he pay y.e tobacco debt
                   sued for in y.e bonds in y.e foresaid bill mentioned abating &
                   discounting so much as shall appear to be allready paid in
                   p.t thereof  And also y.t he pay moderate Cost to y.e Deft

John Freeman Regist.r in Chanc.ry

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