John HOWARD, now deceased, of Anne Arundel County, surveyed for David SHAWHAN and George CLEM, by warrant granted to Howard for 840 acres in the middle of Frederick County, tract "Rocky Hill". Certification was made and returned to the land office by Isaac BROOKE, Deputy Surveyor. It is believed Howard sold this land to Daniel SHAWHAN, deceased, father of David SHAWHAN, for 37 pounds on 20 Jul 1749. Daniel sold it to son David on 9 Nov 1770, who, in turn, sold his interest in it to George CLEM on 22 Apr 1784 for 110 pounds cm. Howard asked Daniel to show him the boundaries in 1762, which were by Frederick HAVANOR's tract, "Havanor's Fancy", and by land of James DICKSON, deceased. Howard then charged Daniel for a patent by bond and applied for a patent for their land and Daniel's part; whereby, later they would divide Daniel's part. Daniel didn't know a patent had already been done and now settlement on the divisions needs to be resolved. There is also a petition by George DICKSON in 1780, he being the brother of James DICKSON.
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