Daniel Toas patent
3000 acres
Partnership
exam vide cert.
No. 22 [illegible] 97 |
NB record
this
4 March 1754
[illegible] George
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Esquire
Judge [illegible] |
Charles etc. know ye that whereas we by our warrant bearing date the
three
and twentieth day of November one thousand six hundred eighty two did
order and command that three thousand acres of
land within this province of Maryland should be laid out for John
Llewellyn of St. Mary's County and whereas this and John Llewellyn
having the aforesaid warrant delivered unto Thomas Vaughan affirming
that he
could find out good land in Chester River to lay the said warrant upon
and afterwards said Vaughan achieved this the said warrant into the
hands of
William Conroy deputy surveyor suggested to him that the said
Llewellyn had assigned the said warrant to him and said survey
thereupon laid out three thousand acres of land upon Chester River in
Kent County and
returned his certificate thereof in the sole name of him the said Thomas
Vaughan which suggestion of Vaughan that this said warrant was assigned
him by
the said Llewellyn was absolutely false as appears afterwards upon the
humble petition of the said Llewellyn to us in Council Setting and
Proceedings thereupon to with the twenty fifth day of June last past
whereupon
it was by us deduced that the said William Conroy should return the
said certificate in the sole name of the said John Llewellyn or his
assigns and that the patent should thereupon issue in the name of him
the said John Llewellyn or his assigns in obedience to this are said
precept the said William Conroy returned the certificate of the said
three thousand acres of land into our office for lands in the name of
him the said
John Llewellyn by the name of Partnership as by the said certificate
examined and entered in the surveyor's office the twenty fourth day of
November
last may appear and whereas the said John Llewellyn for and in
consideration of the sum of sixteen thousand pounds of tobacco to him in
hand paid
and secured to be paid by Daniel Toas of Stockton in the Bishopshire of
Durham in the Kingdom of England [illegible] have granted, sold,
assigned,
transferred, and set over onto the said Daniel Toas, his heirs, and
assigns,
all that the aforesaid tract or parcel of some of land of three
thousand acres
called Partnership and upon such conditions and terms as are expressed
in the conditions of plantation of our late father Cecilius aforesaid of
noble memory according to his declaration bearing date the two and
twentieth day
of September one thousand six hundred fifty eight with such alterations
as are in them made by
his instructions to us bearing date the eighth and twentieth day of July
one thousand six hundred sixty nine
and the one and twentieth day of March and then next following all
being and
remaining upon record in our said province of Maryland. We do hereby
grant under him the said Daniel Toas all that tract or parcel of land
called Partnership lying in Kent County at the going over of Chester
River. Beginning at a marked red oak being the bounded tree of a parcel
of land formally laid out for Humphrey Davenport called Honberry and
running northeast and by North three hundred and twenty perches to a
marked
red Oak and from the said oak Northwest and by West three hundred and
twenty perches then
North and by East eight hundred and twenty perches and then East four
hundred and forty perches thence South seven hundred and fifty perches
and from the end of the South line Southwest seven hundred and ten
perches to the first bounded tree containing and now laid out for three
thousand acres more or less according to the certificate of survey
thereof
taken and returned into our land office at city of St. Mary's bearing
date the 15th day of August one thousand six hundred eighty four and
there remaining upon record
together with all rights, profits, benefits, and privileges thereto
thereunto belonging, Royal mines excepted. To have and to hold the same
unto him the said Daniel Toas, his heirs, and assigns, forever to behold
him
of us and our heirs as of our Mannor of Baltimore in fee and common
soccage
by fealty only of all manner of services yielding and paying therefore
yearly unto us and our heirs at our receipt at our city of St. Mary's at
the two most usual feasts of the year viz.: The feasts of the
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Archangel
by even and equal portions this rent of six pounds sterling silver or
gold
and for a fine upon every alienation of the said land or any part
or parcel thereof of one whole year's rent in silver or gold in the full
value thereof in such commodities as we and our heirs or such or such
officer or officers as should be appointed by us and our heirs
from time to time to collect and receive the same shall accept the
discharge thereof at the choice of us and our heirs or such officer or
officers as aforesaid. Provided that if the said sum for a fine for
alienation should not be paid unto us and our heirs or such officer
or officers as aforesaid before such alienation and the said alienation
entered upon the record either in the Provincial Court or in the County
Court where the same parcel of land lieth within one month next after
such alienation the said alienation shall be void and of none effect
given at our said City of St. Mary's under the great seal of our said
Province of Maryland this seventeenth day of October in the fourth year
of our dominion etc. Anno Domini one thousand six hundred eighty four.
Witness our trusty and well beloved Col. Henry Darnell and Col.
William Diggs Commissary Gen. of our said Province of Maryland.
Henry
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