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739) June the 11.th 1711 John Chappell aged about sixty one years being sworne Deposeth Viz.t Int.ry 1.s Being by an old Bridge the Depon.t saith that Place was called Parkers branch ever since he knew it which is about fifty years past Int.ry 2.d And walking up the said Branch about a hundred yards to a draught a question was asked the Depon.t if that was ever called or knowne to be the head of Parkers Branch to which he Replyed it was Never So Called Neither do he think it to be is nor never was Int.ry 3.d And further saith that he was formerly at the Running out Marshes Seat who saith the East Course never came into the Said Branch and further saith not Taken before us the day and year above Rich.d Jones Jun.r (S) Josias Towgood (S) June y.e 11.th 1711 Samuel Guichard aged about forty five years being sworne Deposeth (Viz.t) Interro.ry 1.st That about Twenty Eight Years past being a Servant to M.r Thomas Knighton Sen.r and that about Twenty five or Twenty six years past the said Knighton made his will and bequeathed unto his son George Knighton a parcell of Land called Gadshills which said Land came downe to Parkers branch both upon the North and South Int.ry y.e 2.d And further saith there was often times a Difference between his said Master and M.rs for that his Master Destroyed the Timber and Cleared the Land and made no Improvements on the said Land Called Gadshills Int.ry 3.d and that his Master and he had some Talks of seating the same for his son George but could not agree about a Lay Interrogative the fourth And furth.r saith that the head of Parkers Branch so accounted to be a Mile or More ^further^ up the Said Branch then the Place in Dispute and farther Saith not Taken before us the day & year above Rich.d Jones Jun.r (S) Josias Towgood (S) |
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