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(186) November Court Anno Domini 1747 September 9th 1747 John Hanson aged Sixty five or thereabouts being Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Declares that about twenty Three or four years ago Francis Goodrick the first shewed he a Couple of stumps near which the Deponant now stands (being on a hill on the Edge of an old field) and told him that one of the said Stumps was a Boundary of his the said Goodricks Land and the said Deponant further says that he thinks the Stump he now lays his hand on being one of the abovesaid Stumps the said Goodrick told him he thought to be the very Boundary of his Land and further he sayeth not John Summers aged Thirty or thereabouts being Sworn as above Declares that about sixteen or seventeen years ago a Certain John Brooks ( Commonly Distinguished by the Name of Country John Brooks) shewed him an Stump which Stump is the same that above John Hanson laid his hand on mentioned in the above Deposition and told him that the said Stump was a Boundary or M.r Goodricks Land and also a Boundary of M.r Hussys Land and further he told him that the line run from the said Stump for the Land of a Certain old Allward & further he Sayeth not John Lawcroft aged sixty or thereabouts being Sworn as above Declares that about Twenty five or Twenty Six years ago old John Brooks the same mentioned in the above Deposition shewed him a Back on which this Deponant now lays his hand standing on the Edge of Clarks Swamp and told him it was Divisional Tree of a Tract of Land called Joshuas now in Possession of of M.rs Sam Mason and a Tract of Land belonging to a Certain John Aleward now in Possession of Jane Mankin and further he sayeth not 14.th Thomas Morris aged forty Three or thereabouts being Sworn as above Declares that about Twenty Eight years ago he was a Chain Carrier on a Survey of a Certain Alwards Land and that the Beginning of the said Survey was near the place where the said Deponant now stands which is about Ten or fifteen yards distance from the Stumps ment.d in the above Depositions and further he sayeth not Charles County ss.t We the Subscribers Commissioners appointed by the within Commission having first Complyed with the privious Requisites of the Law did meet on the within ment.d Tract or parcels of Land and there took the Depositions of all such Witnesses as were offered to us touching the Premises which are hereunto annexed Given under our Hands and Seals this day of November 1747 S Hawkins (H) Henry Marten (H) |
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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
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