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613) The Deposition of William Bladen Gentl aged about Thirty eight yeares taken before Wornell Hunt and Thomas Bordley Comissioners thereunto appointed being sworne on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Saith that some time about the year Sixteene hundred Ninety Five M.rs Mary Vanswearingen Complained that M.rs Margrett Freeman had Circumvented her Concerning a Lott or part of A Lott under the State house hill Which your declarant has been told and veryly beleived is the Lott on which the said M.rs Freemans now dwelling house is (The said M.rs Vansweringen Alledging) She had bought one Elizabeth Proctors part thereof but the said M.rs Freeman proposeing to build a good house the then Governour Coll Nicholson was inclinable M.rs Freeman took it up but beleives M.rs Freeman acted solely thereon W Bladen The Deposition of William Taylard aged about Forty Seaven or Forty eight Years upon his oath taken before Wornell Hunt and Thomas Bordley Comissioners thereunto Appointed Saith that some time in the year of our Lord Sixteene Hundred Ninety Four or Sixteene Hundred Ninety Five at the Towne of Annapolis meeting with one Elizabeth Proctor late an Inhabitant in S.t Maryes County and haveing some Discourse with her She told him that M.rs Margrett Freeman and her selfe had taken up a Lott of Land in the said Towne of Annapolis which was designed to be built upon by the said M.rs Freeman He this Deponent then asked her what advantage it would be to her the said Elizabeth Proctor answered him that she thought she might have some employment under the said M.r Freeman whereby to gett a penny (or words to that Effect) upon which he asked her whether the lott was enterd in both theire names She then declared to this Depo.t that it was certainly soe enterd And this Depo.t further saith upon his oath that some time after he did see upon some small towne record a acertaine Lott in the said Towne taken up and enterd in both theire names And doe veryly beleive that it is the same lott that is since Improved and build upon by the said M.rs Margrett Freeman and her husband John Freeman lately Decd and whereon the sd M.rs Freeman now lives and further saith not W Taylard |
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