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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 433   View pdf image
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       At a Court of Chancery held at Annapolis Aprill 15.° 1700

Present   His Excell.cy y.e Gov.r Keeper of y.e great seal
                   John Hamond &   Esq.rs both of y.e      Justices
                   Thomas Tench      Hon.rble Councill


    Causes
John Biggan
       ag.t
Geo Gray &c
       Whereas heretofore y.t is to say upon y.e 8.th day of Aprill
       An.° Dom 1699 John Biggar late of Calvert County
       Gent did exhibit his bill in this his Maj.ties high Court
       of Chancery shewing y.t he y.e s.d Biggar was perswaded
       by one Joakim Kierstead late of y.e s.d County decd (y.t is to say
       in y.e life time of y.e s.d Kierstead) in a bond with y.e penalty of seven
The Decree   hundred pounds lawfull Money of England with Condition
       to pay to one Marg.t Taney y.e younger two hundred pounds
       sterl & four good Negros on y.e day of y.e Marriage of y.e s.d
       Marg.t or of her arrivall to y.e age of 21 years & in y.e
       meantime to maintain y.e s.d Marg.t sutable to her birth by
       degree as also to pay unto one Edw.d Miles twenty five pounds
       sterl & one good Negro when y.e s.d Miles should arrive to y.e
       same age of 21 years  And y.t y.e s.d Kierstead died afterwards
       before giving security (according to his promise in his life time
       to save harmless y.e s.d Biggar from y.e s.d bond leaving his
       Wife ^Margaret^ formerly y.e widow of Michael Taney Adm.rx of his
       Estate who is since married to one George Gray  And inasmuchas
       y.e s.d Biggar farther sheweth in his s.d bill y.t y.e s.d Marg.t and
       George her now husband do still refuse to give security
       indemnify him y.e s.d Biggar from y.e s.d bond & do also emberel
       wast y.e estate of y.e s.d Kierstead decd & y.t he y.e s.d Biggar is in
       danger to be sued on y.e bond aforesaid  Therefore this Court upon
       hearing y.e Matter in y.e s.d bill contained debated on both sides
       doth this 15.th day of Aprill An.° Dom.i 1700 sentence order
       Decree

       That before y.e next Court of Chancery for hearing of Cause
       y.e s.d George Gray & Marg.t his wife Adm.rs as afd (ag.t whom y.e
       s.d bill is brought) shall either give security to indemnify y.e Covinant
       from y.e s.d bond or else y.t y.e Court shall appoint
       fit persons to appraise & put into y.e hands of y.e s.d Compl.t
       much of y.e Defts estate as Adm.rs &c as shall secure y.e s.d Complain.t
       from damage by y.e s.d bond Of wch Decree y.e
       s.d Adm.rs are to take due Notice & to comply therewith
       at their perill
                                                      Signed
                                                                   N Blakiston
                                     (loc)
                                    (mag)
                                     (sig)

The Complainants Cost give in ot first
    To be added     Copy of y.e Demur.r
                             Cont till security
                             Attorneys Fee
 1548 pds tob
    88
    40
  800
2466

                                                                                     John


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