3 18Chancery Court Proceedings, 1679-80.





        Liber CD his heirs in free and Common Soccage by by ifealty only for all
        p. 259 (fol. 320) Services under the yearly Rent of Seven Shillings Sterling and
               holden of his Lopp's manno.r of Calverton w.ch Said Land is worth
               by the year in all issues and profits Eight hundred pounds of
               Tobacco
                And the Jurors upon their Oaths further Say that the Said John
              Grammer dyed So Seized and possessed as afores.d without any
              heir (as they know of) to whom the Said Land might or could
              descend only they Say that the Said John Grammer in his lifetime
              viz.t upon the Sixth day of August 1677 did make his Last will and
              Testam.t in writeing under his hand and Seale and thereof did make
              his wife Elizabeth Grammer his full and Sole Executrix and amongst
              other things devised to her the Said Elizabeth his whole plantation
              w.ch he then dwelt upon and all his Stock of Cattle and hogs with all
              the rest of his Whole Estate & Debts whatsoever unto the Said
              Elizabeth dureing her lifetime or widowhood and if in Case the s.d
              Elizabeth Shall happen to marry after his the Said John Grammer's
              decease that then his Said plantation and whole Estate to be taken
              away from the Said Elizabeth and kept by order of Court of Calvert
              Co.tY and for the maintainance of the poor and Orphans of the
              Same Coty for Ever And that the Said Elizabeth Grammer by
       (fol. 321) virtue of the Said Will Entered into and took possession of the Sd
               Lands & prmisses & afterwards Intermarried with one Henry Hollis
               who in her Right hath held and kept possession of the premisses &
               Received the issues and profits of the Same, But who hath paid the
               rent thereof they know not, In Testimony whereof as well the Said
               Comission.rs as the Said Jurors have hereunto Set their hands
               and Scales the day and year first above written
                                    C: Boteler    1
                                          ll      Sealed
                                         Sam. Bournej
               Richard Smith Jun.r      Tho Sedwicks
               J. Brome             Tho Edwards
               W.m Barton      Sealed          Edwd Cowdrey    Sealed
               W.m Collingwood        Tho Jessup
               Tho: Arnold          Jos: Dakins
               Christopher Baynes    Jos: Williams
                Which being Read and heard it is the Judgem.t of the Court
               here this day to witt the Eleventh day of ffebruary in the fifth year
               of the Dominion of the R.t Hon.ble Charles Lord Baltemore &c
               Annoq Domini one thousand Six hundred Seventy nine that Eliza
               beth Grammer widow Relict and Executrix of the Said John Gram
               mer deed have and Enjoy her Dower of in and to the Lands and
               premisses in the aforegoing Inquisition menconed and that the other
               two and Reversion of the whole are Escheated unto his
               Lopp for want of heir Nic: Painter Cl Cur Prov.alis