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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 854   View pdf image
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       of a Tract of Land called Neales Gift  These are therefore humbly to
       Certifye that Wee have duly Sworne & Examined the Severall &
       Respective Evidences the Depositions of which are hereunto annexed
      
             Anthony Neale aged fifty three years or thereabouts declares
       on the holy Evangelist that near forty years since (as near the time as
       shewed him a White oake Tree that stands by a path (and on the South side
       of the same) that comes from a plantation whereon Cap.t Josias Fendall
       did then Inhabitt The said plantation being now called Charles Towne
       and Leads a Cross a Neck of Land and into the Narrows of Neales Neck
       so that called (otherwise Wooliston Mann.r)  And the said James Neale then
       told this Depon.t that at that place was the beginning Bounds of a Tract
       of Land called Gills Land which Cap.t James Neale the father of the
       said James and alsoe of this Deponent then ownes  And Further the
       said James Neale the Younger then shewed this Deponent Two small
       Spanish oake saplins which grew on each side of the Said White oake
       near the root thereof and told this Deponent that in case the old Tree
       should decay or by any Accident be gone that the two young ones would
       be proper to distinguish the Said Place or words Tending to that purpose
       and told this Depon.t to remember and be sure not forgett the Beginning
       bounds of said Gills Land  And further this Deponent declareth that
       in the year one thousand six hundred Eighty and two his above mentioned
       Father Cap.t James Neale having Cap.t Rand.o Brandt the then Survey.r
       of Charles County at the above declared place shewed the Said Brandt
       the Pattent of the said Gills Land and told the Said Brandt that the above
       mentioned Trees was the beginning bounds of the Said Land and ordered the
       said Survey.r to sett his Compass at the Said Trees and Runn out the East
       South East Line of said Land according to Pattent into the River of
       Wiccocomico which the said Survey.r accordingly did then in presence
       of Cap.t James Neale and of this Deponent and severall other persons who
       are since Dead and then had the Said Line marked with double Blazes
       one above another on the Line Trees which Lined Tees are many of the
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