Johnson's Towne, Charles Co., MD
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| Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietarie of the Provinces of Mariland and Avalon Lord baron of Baltemor &c to all Persons to whom thees Presants shall come greeting in owr Lord God everlasting know yea that wee for and in Consideration that Daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise hath dew unto them seaven hundered acres of land (Viz) four hunder and fiftie by assignment from the Rights of William bouls and too hundered and fifty acres of land mor by Assigment from heugh Neale Thomas Jarvise William Codwell Margery Codwell william Craffort and upon such Conditions and tearmes as are expressed in owr Conditions of Plantation of owr sayd Province of Mariland under owr great seale at Armes baring daet at London the second day of July in the year of owr lord one thosand six hundered forty nine and Remaining upon Record in owr sayd Province of mariland with such alterations as in them is maed by owr declaration the six and twentith day of August Anno one thowsand six hundered fifty one and lickwise Remaining upon Record in owr sayd Province of Mariland doe hearby grant unto the |
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| sayd Daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise all that Parcell of land Called Johnsons Towne lung on the North side of Patomake River and one the west side of the mayne fresh of Wicokomeco River next adjoyning to the land formarly Layd out for John Clarke of this Province Gent. begining at the sayd Clarkes Northermost bounded tree runing East and by north for breadth three hundered and fifty Perches to a marked Oake by a hill side bounding on the East by a line drawne north and by west from the sayd Oake for lenght three hundered and twenty perches to a marked oake one the North by a line drawne west and by south from the sayd Oake for breadth three hundred and fiftie perches to a marked Oake on the west by a line drawne south and by East from the sayd Oake unto the first Marked Oake one the south by the East and by north Line Containing and now layd out for seaven hundered Acres more or lesse together with all Profits Rites and benefits thearunto belonging Royall mines Excepted to have and to hould the same unto them the sayd Daniell Johnson and Richard Morrise their heirs and Assignes for ever to bee houlden of us and owr heirs as of owr Mannor of Calverton in free and Common soccage by fealty only for all sarvices yealding and Paying thear for yearly unto us and owr heirs at owr Receipt at St Maries at the too most usuall feasts in the yeare (Viz) at the feast of the annuntiation of the blessed Virgin Mary and at the feast of St Michell the Archangell by even and equall Portions the Rent of fouerteen Shillings starling in silver or gould or the full Valew thearof in such Commodities as wee and owr heirs or such officer or officers appoynted by us and owr heirs from time to time to Colect and Receave the same shall accept in discharge thearof at |
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the Choyce of us and owr heirs or such officer or officers as aforsayd given at
St Maries under the great seale of owr sayd Province of Mariland the too and
twentith day of October in the thirtith year of owr dominion over the sayd
Province of Mariland Anno domini one thowsand six hundered sixty and one Witnes
own deane Brother Philip Calvert Esq owr liuetennant of owr sayd Province of
Mariland Philip Calvert Endossed on the backe of the sayd Patten as follows Bee it Knowne unto all men by thees Presants that wee Richard Morise and Ales Morrise my wife doe assigne over from us own heirs for ever unto William Codwell his heirs or Assignes for ever owr Rights and titells and interests of the one half & of this within mentioned Patten which is three hundered and fifty Acres of land which sayd half Patten wee doe assigne over unto William Codwell his heirs and Assignes for even in witnes of the same wee have hearunto set own hands this ninteenth day of October Ao 1662 Richard R Maurise his manke Witnes William Marshall his marke Samuell Dobson Know all men by thees Presants that I William Codwell doe hearby assigne and make over unto francis Wine of the Province of Mariland Cooper his heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes all my Right titell and interest of this patten and the land thearin belonging |
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to mee hearby renouncing all Claimes that shall or may bee maed to the sayd land
by mee the sayd Codwell my heirs Executors or Assignes witnes my hand this 12th
of May 1663 William Codwell his marke Witnes Thomas Lomax Meuerell Hulse Know all men by thees Presants that I Daniell Johnson doe hearby assigne and make over unto francis Wine of the Province of Mariland Cooper all my Right titell and interest of this Patten and the land thearin belonging unto mee hearby renouncing all Claimes that may or shall bee maed to the sayd land by mee the sayd Johnson my heirs Executors or Assignes witnes my hand this fift of January Ao 1663 assigned in open Court Daniell Johnson Testis George Thompson |
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