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(496) of Chesley at the survey of Hugh Ryley's Land Called Rileys Discovery and is Expressed in the Certificate of the Same but James Williams Refusing to let us begin at that Tree Alledging that his Land was bounded at the North East Corner by a poplar and there upon bounded or caused to be bounded this very Poplar on which I now lay my hand and did there in y.e p.rsence of James Mattikin Jn.o Chapman and my self own and Claim that to be the North East bounds of his Land Called Chelsey and further Yo.r Deponant saith not Tho Addison James C Mattikin Aged fourty Years or thereabouts being sworn before us upon the Holy Evangelist Saith That he was on y.e 23.d of Jan.ry 1697 with Thomas Addison James Williams & Jn.o Chapman when James Williams caused Thomas Addison to lay out Two hundred Acres of Land out of the North East Corner of his Land called Chelsey When coming to a bounded Hickory w.ch was bounded at the servey of Hugh Rileys Land called Riley's Discovery for the North East Corner Tree of the s.d Chelsey and is Expressed in y.e s.d Rileys Certificate When James Williams refusing to let the said Addison begin at the s.d Hiccory above Expressed to lay out the above Two Hundred Acres Acres of Land; alledging that his Land was bounded at the North East Corner by a Poplar and thereupon either bounded himself or caused to be bounded this very poplar on w.ch I now lay my hand and did there in the p.rsence of Jn.o Chapman Thomas Addison and my self own and claime that to be the North East Bounds of his Land Called Chelsey and from thence caused Thomas Addison to proceed and further saith not his James M Mattikin Mark In Obedience to a Commission from the High Court of Chancery bearing date the Seventeenth Day of November last We have taken the Oaths of the within menconed Three persons whose Names are subscribed to each Deposition as is before Expressed this 10.th Day of Feb.ry 1702/3 Robert Tyler (sigill) Thomas Sprigg Jun.r (sigill) |
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