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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 494   View pdf image
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                   Depositions for Land for M.r Notley Rozer
                         Filed October y.e 1.st 1702

Maryland ds
       By Vertue of a Commission out of the Court of Chancery of this province of
       Maryland dated the Tenth Day of July Anno Domini 1702 and directed to us
       Major William Dent and Cap.t Benja Hall to examin such Wittnesses to be
       produced by Notly Rozer Gen.t touching some Lands in Charles County and
       elsewhere in the sd province held by his Father Benj.a Rozer deceased
       in his life time and descended to him the sd Notley Rozer by the death
       of his said Father

       In Obedience whereunto we mett at the house of the said Notley
       Rozer the Eight Day of Septemb.r Anno Domini 1702  And then appeared
       before us Robert Goodrick of Charles County aged seaventy years or thereab.ts
       who being sworn upon the holy Evangelist declared the Truth of his
       knowledge in the p.rmises the said Notley Rozer therefore that the following
       Interrogatories may be propounded to him viz.t

       What do you know of George Thompson selling the Land to Coll.o Benj.a Roser
       called Thompson Town or any other Land whatsoever?  Or what do you know of
       George Thompsons making Joynture of any of his Lands to his Wife before
       or after Marriage?  Declare the truth hereof with all due Circumstances
       He answereth and declareth that before the Intermarriage of George Thompson
       with his sister Margaret Goodrick att Jacksons Widow (w.ch was between Twenty
       and thirty years since) he the said George Thompson made a joynture of all his
       Lands in Charles County to the sd Margarett and her Heirs and afterwards sold
       the sd Lands to Coll.o Benjamin Rozer and besides the Considerations in hand paid
       the said George Thompson demanded a peice of plate of tenn pounds price to be
       given to his said Wife Margarett after his Intermarriage w.ch the said Coll.o Rozer
       refusing to give & afterwards in some short time going for England & remaining
       ag.n y.e s.d Margarett annexed or was lent for to make over the said Lands to the
       said Coll.o Rozer and he asking of her whether She would make over the said
       Lands to him she replied that she would not do it unless He would give her
       a peice of plate of Twenty pounds price but he said he would not give her
       any Consideration having paid the said George Thompson considerable satisfaction
       for the s.d Lands  The s.d Deponant ^afterwards^ asked his said sister Margarett Thompson how
       she could have the Conscience to demand a peice of plate of twenty pounds price
       of the said Coll.o Rozer when he had paid her Husband the full purchase
       money for the said Land as he believed; to w.ch She wuld with as much
                                                                                                    Conscience


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