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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
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       Return of the Commission and Depositions for Enfield Chase

       Edlington and Howartons Range for Coll.o Henry Ridgley

                       Filed August the 30.th 1702

       By Vertue of a Comission from the high Court of Chancery bearing date
       Tenth Day of August Anno Dni 1702 Comanding us thereby to call before us
       all such Evidences as Coll.o Henry Ridgley Shall think fitt  This the 18.th day of
       August 1702  Then came before us Thomas Sprigg and Sam.ll Magrade Jn.o Boyd
       sen.r of Prince Georges County having his Corporall oath administred by Us laying
       one hand upon the Tree the other upon the Holy Evangelist did upon oath depose
       as followeth viz.t  That a bounded white oake standing on the south side of a
       Branch Called the Marsh Branch otherwise the Live Oake Branch, it being a
       scrubby Tree and marked and marked with twelve Notches standing at the Head of
       a small Draught that Runns into the Main Branch leaning Eastward and the
       third Boyd saith that about seventeen or eighteen years ago being in Company with
       George Yeate the said Yeat told to the said Boyd that the above 3.d white oake
       was the first bounded Tree of a Tract of Land Out for Dennis Frie  And allso
       came Rob.t Anderson Sen.r the same day and made oath upon the Holy Evangelists
       as follows viz.t that he having Occasion to know the first bounded Tree of a
       Tract of Land laid out for Jn.o Witings that y.e abovesd George Yeats told him
       that the above 2.d white oake was the first bounded Tree for a Tract of Land
       laid out for James White of Ann Arundel County and from y.e 3.d Tree
       he must run a Mile West and there he would find the first bounded
       Tree of the aboves.d Jn.o Welings and further the s.d Anderson saith that ab.t
       fifteen or sixteen years ago he gott Edw.d Batson to run the above said Course
       exactly at the Miles End he found a bounded Tree which is now blown down
       farther Hugh Riley at the same time made oath upon the Holy Evangelist
       that about twelve years ago y.t y.e aboves.d Tree was inputed to be the first
       bounded Tree for a Tract of Land called Eylington laid out for James White and
       on the possession of Gabriel Parrott and also the aboves.d Boyd went the same
       Day to another Tree it being a bounded white oake standing on the West Side of
       a great Marsh standing in Tho.s Taylers Paster it being a Scabey White
       Oake and leans Westward and y.e Deponant saith that there was no Notches in the
       aboves.d Tree at that time till Marine Duvall sen.r now of Prince Georges County
       cutt them in at the same time when Marine Duvall of Ann Arundel County decd
       goitt Cap.t Hanslip to devide the Land called Hourtons Range & Parrotts Thickett being
       the s.d Marine Duvall decd and Gabriell Parrott and Marine Duvall Sen.r of Prince
       Georges County doth declare as followeth, viz.t having one hand on the Tree and
       the other on the Holy Evangelist  That y.e aboves.d Marine Duvall saith that at
       the Request of his Father Marine Duvall dec.d and by Order of Cap.t Hanslip
       he with his own hands cutt the Notches into the aboves.d Tree for the deviding
       Tree betwixt Marine Duvall dec.d & Gabriel Parrott it being about sixteen years
                                                                                                                         ago


 
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