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March Court
1725
92 Febry y.e 8.th 1725/6 The Deposition of Samuell Jackson aged about forty five years on his Corporall Oath being taken before us y.e Subscribers (thereto Comisionated) Saith that this white oak Standing by Quantico Creek between y.e Landing place & a Cove of y.e s.d Creek on ye south side of y.e s.d Creek under y.e edge of Thomas Ralphs Old field ever since this deponant Remains Was deem.d by y.e people to be y.e tree divid y.e Land of Alexd Thomas & John Marrett & yt he had been shown other marked trees which was Leading from the s.d Oak & was Called Luce trees between y.e afd Alex.d Thomas and John Merrett & further Saith Nott Taken before us y.e day & year afd Samuel Jackson
thirty years past this Deponent Saith y.e above tree was Deem.d to be y.e tree that Divided y.e Land of Alex.d Thomas & John Merrett & about twenty two years agoe this Deponent hope to Carry y.e Chain to Lay out one hundred Acres of Land for Thomas Ralph at which time y.e s.d tree was deem.d to be the Second bounder of y.e Land Called trulick Grange this Deponent further Saith y.t he was present about ten years past with Richard Rider when y.e s.d Rid.r made use of y.e s.d tree to run a Line between y.e s.d Ridr & Thomas Ralph and further Saith not Taken before us y.e day & year afd Johnathan Jackson
high Bank Landing and a Cove of y.e s.d said Creek was y.e second bound.r of y.e Land Called Trulicks Grange & y.t Alex.r Thomas Surveyed John Marrett out of a part of an old field which was allowed by y.e s.d Marrett to be for y.e s.d Thomas & further Saith not taken before us y.e day & year afd Signum James I Jones
betwen them w.ch after Same words they agreed to & as this Deponent Remember it was Sam.ll Cooper y.t Surveyed y.e s.d Land & as he thinks the Surveyor begun at this white oak Standing on y.e south side of Quantico Creek between y.e high bank landing & a Cove of the said Creek and the Line Run through Sum Ground that this Deponants father had supposed to be his which was Cleard & as he rememrs was in Corne & soon after the said Line was run his father removed his fence accordingly & further Saith not Taken before us y.e day & year afd Signum Samuel Marrett
any three or two of you to be our Commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalfe of a Certain Jones Records of y.e s.d County Planter in relation to y.e bounds of a tract of Land Lying in y.e County afd Called phenixes Choice Containing five hundred acres & We Therefore requre you or any three or two of you that at Some time & place as to you or any three or two of you Shall Seem Convenient you meet on the (afd) |
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