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709 Depositions taken on behalf of John Brooke touch the bounds of a Tract of Land called Brooke Adventure Maryland fs By Virtue of a Comission out of the high Court of Chan.ry Bearing Date at the City of Annapolis the Sixth day of March in the Ninth Year of her Majestys Reigne Annoq Dm 1710 Directed to us Robert Skinner John Mackall and Daniel of S.t Thomas Jenifer or any two of us to Examin Evidences Touching the bounds of a parcell of Land Laid out for one William Chaplain in Calvert County the Said Land being in Dispute Between Edward Boteler Lessee of Margarett and Priscilla Feilds Plantiff and Gilbert Deavor Defendant &c.a These are therefore to Certify in humble manner to Certify that Wee Jn.o Mackall and Dan.l of S.t Thomas Jenifer Comissioners above Nominated have Called before us upon the Land above mentioned M.r Raphael Haywood of S.t Mary's County and Rebecca Noakes of Calvert County and taken their Dep.o and Reduced the same into Writing under their hands which are hereunto annext this 5.th day of Aprill Anno Dm 1711 Maryland fs Calvert County Aprill the 5.th 1711 The Deposition of Raphael Haywood aged seaventy years or thereabouts Who Declares upon the holy Evangelist that when he the said Depon.t was in Possession of the one Moyety and upper part of that Tract of Land Laid out for William Chaplen Comonly knowne by the name of Champlens Land the Depon.t Saith that one William Pritchett to the best of his Remembrance shewed him the said Deponent a Redd oake which stood near to the said Pritchetts house and the said Deponent saith that the Said Pritchett told him that was Chaplens bounded Tree and some time after the said Deponent heard that the said Tree was Cutt downe and the Stump Grubbed up and tree and Stump Carryed away in the night and the Said Deponent Saith that he knows not now the place where the said Tree nor house did stand ^But that the Said Tree nor house did not stand^ in or near any apple orchard And |
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