Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.   369





    Said Juro.rs upon their oaths Say that the sd Lieutt William Lewis Liber CD
    was Seized in his Demeasne as of ffee upon the day of w.th he dyed
    (to witt) the 29.th of march Anno Dom 1656 of three thousand
    acres of Land Lying Scituate and being at Nanjemy in the County of
    Charles County Commonly Called or known by the name of Lewis's
    neck of what manno.r or by what Rents or Services its holden
    the Juro.rs are altogether Ignorant but Since the decease of the Said
    Lieuten.t William Lewis We're Informed that the Said three thou
    sand acres of Land Lying Scituate & being in the County of Charles
    County as afores.d was Extended for ninety and nine years which
    Extent was purchased by m.r Edward Prescot at as near as we can be
    In formed the yearly value of Two hundred forty Six pounds of
    Tobacco p Annum & now Remains in the possession of him the
    Said Edward Prescot or his Certain Attorney or attorneys according
    to the best Information we can Get the aforesaid Juro.rs do further
    find that there was two Thousand acres of Land Lying Scituate
    and being in the County of Charles County aforesaid in Portobacco
    Creek in the Said County Granted unto the afores.d W.m Lewis
    by the Right Hon.ble the Lord Proprietary of maryland according p. 535
    to his Grant under the broad Seale of this Province bearing date the (fol. 563)
    26.th day of Oct.r 1649 as by the Said Grant Recourse being thereunto
    had more at Large it doth and may appear To have and to hold the
    Said two thousand acres of Land afores.d unto him the Said Lieuten.t
    Willm Lewis his heirs and assigns for Ever To be holden of his
    Lordships manno.r of west S.t maries in free and Common Soccage
    by ifealty only for all Services Yeilding and paying therefore yearly
    unto the Lord Proprietary of this Province or unto his heirs at the
    usuall place at Receipt at S.t maries forty Shillings Sterling or
    Twenty Bushells of Good Corn at the nativity of our Lord, and the
    Juro.rs of the Said Jury farther Say that L.t W.m Lewis by a mean
    assignment under his hand without a Seale bearing date the ninth
    day of July 1651 did assign over the Two thousand acres of Land
    aforesd unto Job Chandler Esq and m.t Simon Oversee afores.d in
    these words following. I Will: Lewis do assign over unto Job
    Chandler and Simon Oversee all my Right Title of this within Speci
    fied Patent to them their heirs Ex.rs adm.rs or assigns for Ever as
    Wittness my hand this 9.th day of July Annoq Domini 1651 afores.d
    upon the back side of which Patent the Ensueing assignm.t was
    written and desires to be Entred among the Records by Job Chan
    dler Esq And the Juro.rs upon their Oaths further Sayth that L.t
    William Lewis at the time of his decease the 29.th day of
    march in the year 1656 as is afore Expressed had no heir at the time
    of his Death that they know of at the time of the decease
    of the S.d W.m Lewis the aforesaid Two thousand acres of Land
    was then in the possession of Job Chandler Esq.r and m.r Symon (fol. 564)
    Oversee Late of this County & Province deceased by Pretence of the








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