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880 On the day and date aforesaid M.r Livin Denwood Sen.r Came before us the subscribers and solemnly did attest and affirm being what Passes as an oath by the People called Quakers he being one That upon a Resurvey which was made about forty five years agoe by George Johnson who at that time was the Survey.r of Somersett County that an old Black Gunn when he was then at (with the Topp blown off which stands about forty paces from the Edge of Bank by a Marsh side which is opposite to M.r Randolph Revells Brick house which Visibly appear to have four Four Notches upon the North side of the said Tree and four on the South side the East and west sides of the Said Tree being decayed that the Notches could not be so easily Pceived That the Said Tree when the said Tract of Land called Wolfsford containing seven hundred Acres belonging to M.r Roger Woolford lying on the Noth side of Monocan in Somersett County afd was Deemed to be the Tree that Divided the aforesaid Tract of Land from the Land of M.r William Bosman Sen.r And M.r John Bosman Sen.r being Present at the said Tree at the time M.r Livin Denwood Sen.r gave his Evidence said he Clamed no land above the said Tree and M.r Roger Wolford being likewise Present said he Claimed no Land below the Said Tree and the better to ascertain to Posterity where the Said Tree stood In the Presence of M.r Roger Wolford and M.r John Bosman Wee caused a Sapling Hickory to be marked with four Notches on the North side and four on the South which stands about four upon the North side of the Said black Gum To the Truth of what is above written Wee doe hereby sett our hands and afix our seales the day and year above mentioned Sam.l Worthington (S) Jn.o Jones (S) Cap.t John Maryland fs By Virtue of a Comission out of the high Court of Chancery Riders Dep.o to us directed dated the 16.th day of July Anno Dm 1712 to Examine ab.t Land Evidences touching the bounds of a Certain Tract of Land lying in Dorchester County containing six hundred and fifty acres called Towne neck Wee do therefore humbly Certifye that this day to witt the Nineth day of Decemb.r Anno Dm 1712 Personally appeared before us Henry (Hooper |
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