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92 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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