Young v. Hawkins

EJECTMENT for a tract of land called Glover’s Point, containing 200 acres at Nanjemoy in Charles County. At the Assises held for Charles County in April. The Jury found by their special verdict. ¹⁴⁹ The certificate of Glover's Point dated the 12th'of June, 1657, to Edmund Lindsey, in the following words : “ In the “ acts and proceedings of his Lordship’s land-office of “ Maryland, Liber A. B. H. folio 437. among other things “ is contained as follows, viz. Edmund Lindsey, Glover's “ Point, 200 acres, June 12, 1657.

N. side Potom. R. Cha„ “ Co. Rent 4s.” “ N. B. The above is an abstract of the certificates “ that were in the land record, Lib. L. and was thus in- “ dorsed, viz. ‘ This copy is ordered to be recorded “ ‘ by those employed to transcribe the land records, in “ ‘the begining of the land record book, next succeeding “ ‘the years 1656 and 1657, for the information of those “‘concerned. May 30, 1717- “ ‘ Signed per order Mic.

Jenifer, Cl. Lo. Ho.’ “ In testimony that the above is a true copy; and that “ no more can be found on record of Edmund Lindsey's cer- “ tifcate of Glover's Point than is above inserted; and that “ the above mentioned Lib. L. is not to be found among “ the record books in the land-office, but is said to have “ been burnt when the stadt-house was burnt.

I have “ hereunto set my hand, and affixed the usual seal of the “ said office, this twelfth day of April, Anno Domini u 1738. “ G. Beddoe, Cl. land-office.” Also the deed of the said Edmund Lindsey to Giles Glover in the words following, viz. “ Know all men by these “ presents, that I Edmund Lindsey, of Port Tobacco in “ Charles County, planter, have sold, and by these presents “ do sell, for a valuable consideration unto Giles Glover, of “ the County aforesaid, planter, 200 acres of land lying and “ being upon the easternmost branch of Avon River, running “ north and by west for breadth, and east and by north for “ length, into the woods: To have and to hold the said “ land with all, &c. unto him the' said Giles Glover, his ¹⁵⁰ “ heirs and assigns forever. And further, I the said “ Edmund Lindsey, do warrant the said sale from all just “ claims in law. In testimony whereof, I have