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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
Volume 748, Page 92   View pdf image
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       Francis Adams John Butcher Thomas Jenkins & Zacharias Haynes
       which Jurors upon theire Oathes Say that George Robinson sonn of Will.m
       Robinson Late of Charles County deceased Dyed Seized of at the time
       of his death as of Fee in the County of Charles of A tract of Land
       Lyeing in Charles County aforesd on Potomock River side neare the mouth
       of Port tobacco Creeke Containing by Estimacon One hundred & fifty Acres
       & noe Other heyre of William Robinson deceased can wee find according
       to best informacon we can gett Butt of whatt Manno.r & under what Rents
       & services the said land is held wee Jurors are altogether Ignorant and
       further Wee Jurors as wee humbly Conceive that the said one hundred and
       fifty Acres of Land are of Vallue by the Yeare in all issues four
       hundred pounds of tobacco And further the Jurors upon our Oathes Say
       that the Said George Robinson Sonn of William Robinson dyed (Viz.t) on
       the twenty Sixth day of January Anno Domi One Thousand Six hundred
       Seaventy five  And that he dyed seized of the said Tract of Land
       as of Fee in the County of Charles without any heyre or Will  And further
       Wee Jurors Find that the Said Land Since the death of the said
       George Robinson sonn of William Robinson Was in the possession of
       Samuell Cressey who marryed the Relict of the said William Robinson
       one day  And since the decease of the said Samuell Cressey the said
       land hath beene in the possession of Richard Edelen Exec.r of the said
       Samuell Cressey deceased In witnes whereof as well the Comissioners as
       the Jurors Aforesd have hereunto sett theire hands & seales the day
       & yeare first Above written
                                                                                                  signe
                                            Robert Robins (Sealed)           Jacob IP Peterson  (sealed)
       Henry Adams (Sealed)       y.e marke of
       Ignatius Causin  (Sealed)  John IW Wheeler  (Sealed)   Robert R Castleton  (Sealed)
                                                          signe
                                              Thomas T Baker  (Sealed)      Francis Adams (sealed)
                                                                Signe                              Signe
                                               Alexander WW Smith (sealed)   Jn.o B Butcher  (sealed)
                                              Thomas Helgard  (Sealed)            Thomas Jenkins  (sealed)
                                              Archbald X Waughob  (sealed)     Zacharey Haynes  (Sealed)

       Which being Read & heard it is the Judgment of the Court here
       the Nine & Twentyeth day of November One Thousand six hundred
       Seaventy Six that the Land in this Inquisition named is Escheated to
       his Lordshipp y.e Lord Proprietary for want of heyre


       Wee whose names are here underwritten being A Jury of Enquiry of
       A parcell of land Lyeing on the North side of Sassafrax River where
       the Court house now Hands who is the Right owners thereof & how much
       the same Containes & who Ever was posest of the Same & by what
       title & how & in what manner they had held & Enjoyed the Same
      
       The Inquisition of which wee here returne our Proceedings  That is this
       parcell of land was taken up by Francis Smith  And soe Sould to John
       Browne of New England & Could to the Said Browne to Marquis Seaverson
       A Sweed & Sould from the said Seaverson to Peter Jacobson A Sweed
       who dyed & left it to his sonn Jeffrey Peterson who held itt after the
       decease of his Father onely by this note hereunder written being the true
       Coppy which is all the Title he held the said Land by

       Know all men by these p.rsents that I John Browne of New England Marriner
       have Sold & delivered unto Markas Seaverson the fifty Acres of land Lying
       on the point on the North side of Sassafrax River bounding On the Creeke of
       Burdies Land on the one side & on Coofingo Creeke on the other side
       Called by the name of Youngs Neck with all the priveledges belonging to it
                                                                                                       (for)


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