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614) The Deposition of Mary Vanswearingen widow aged about Forty eight yeares taken before Wornell Hunt and Thomas Bordley Com.rs thereunto Appointed Who being duly Examined and Sworne on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God saith that some time in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six hundred and Ninety Five being at the Towne of Annapolis was acquainted with a Certaine Elizabeth Proctor who then lived there And haveing some discourse with her concerning a Lott of Land in the said Towne understood by her that she had taken up the said Lott according to Law whereon now stands the large dwelling house of which Margrett Freeman together with her husband John Freeman since deceased built and this Depot further saith that she then agreed with the sd Elizabeth for the Moyety of the said Lott But makeing noe deeds of Conveyance the said Elizabeth soone after sold the same to the said Margrett who afterwards as this Depot was informed together with the said Margrett tooke up the same in theire pper names Mary Vanswearingen Maryland fs Anne by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith &c.a To Wornell Huntt Esq and Thomas Bordley Gent Greeting Wee have Nominated and appointed you our Comissioners to Examin Evidences Concerning a Lott of Land taken up by M.rs Margarett Freeman and others Number forty Lying in the City of Annapolis Wee therefore require you that at such times and places as to you shall seem meet you call and cause to Come before you all such Wittness's as shall be to you Nominated & produced by the Said Margarett Freeman and that you Examin them and every of them on their Corporall Oaths to be by you Administred on the holy Evangelist touching their knowledge and Remembrance in the premises and that you send the Substance of their Severall and Respective Depo.s in writing Closed under your hands and Seales togeather with this our Comission Directed to the Register of our high Court of Chancery with all Convenient Speed Wittness our Self at the City of Annapolis the 12.th day of Feb.ry in the 7.th year of our Reigne &c.a Annoq Dni 1708/9 W Bladen Joh Beale Reg.r in Chan.cry Which said Com.n was Endorsed as follows Viz.t By Virtue of the within Com.n to us Directed Wee have Examined Evidences relating to the within mentioned Land upon their Corporall Oaths whose Depositions are hereunto anexed In Wittness whereof Wee have hereunto putt our hands and Seales this 12.th day of Feb.ry Anno Dni 1708 Wornell Huntt (S) JBordley (S) |
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