Talbot County, Maryland Land (Deed) Book 13, Folio 414

Talbot County - March the sixth day anno Domini one thousand seven hundred twenty and seven.

THEN CAME Bazell Howell and brought a deed of sale with one indorsement thereon and prayed to have the same inrolled among the records of Talbot County and they are inrolled in these words following, to wit---

THIS INDENTURE made the sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred twenty and seven BETWEEN Richard Hopkins and Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife, daughters to Stephen Rashoone [my spelling change, from Roshun] all of Talbot County in the Province of Maryland of the one part and Bazell Howell of Dorchest^r County in the af^d province of the other part. Wittneseth that the said Richard Hopkins & Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife for and in consideration of the sum of six thousand pounds of good tobacco to them in hand paid or otherwise secured, to be paid before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof the af^d Richard Hopkins and Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife do hereby acknowledge and themselves to be fully contented satisfied and paid and doe forever acquit and discharge the said Bazell Howell his heirs execut^rs and administrat^rs and by these presents hath granted bargained alliened and sold and doe by these presents grant bargain allien and sell & confirm unto the said Bazell Howell his heirs and assignes for ever all our right and titles of that tract parcell or dividend of land containing one hundred acres being part of a tract of land lying and being in Talbott County called or known by the name of The Freshes formerly belonging to Henry Parker of y^e af^d county of Talbot and bounded as followeth viz:

Beginning at a marked red oak near Michaels Creek branch that issueth out of y^e north side of Great Choptank River being y^e first bounded tree of y^e land of James Scott called New Mill and runing with the said land northwest one hundred perches to the land of George Robins called Goldsborough to a marked oak standing in y^e southwest and by west lines of the said land and from thence with a line drawn parallell with the said land one hundred and sixty perches and from y^e end of y^e said line by a line drawn south southeast one hundred perches and from thence by a straight line drawn to the first bounded tree and from said tree with a line drawn with the said Scotts line east one hundred perches to a marked red oak then from y^e said oak by a line drawn south for length one hundred and sixty perches to the land of Robert Knapp called Knapps Lott then west to the land of William Taylor called Taylors Ridge one hundred perches and from thence with a straight line drawn to y^e first bounded tree containing and laid out for two hundred acres more or less together with all rights benefitts profitts previledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the hereby bargained lands and premises with y^e appurtenances thereunto belonging and every part and parcell thereof unto said Bazell Howell his heirs and asignes for ever to the only proper use and behoof of him y^e said Bazell Howell his heirs and assigns for evermore, and the said Richard Hopkins and Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife doth further convenant and grant to and with the said Bazell Howell his heirs execut^rs and administrators that they the said Richard Hopkins and Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife the hereby bargained lands and premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging and every part and parell thereof against all persons whatsoever claiming by from or under them or any of their heirs execut^rs and administrat^rs as likewise from any person whatsoever claiming by from or under Stephen Rashoone or any of his heirs execut^rs and administrat^rs or any of their heirs execut^rs and administat^rs they the said Richard Hopkins and Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife their heirs and execut^rs and administrat^rs shall and will for ever hereafter warrant and defend IN WITNESS whereof y^e parties to this present deed have hereunto sett their hands and fixed their sealls the day and year above specified. Signed sealled and delivered in y^e presence of

Richard Hopkins /seal/

Wm Ayres, Terrence Connolly. Mary Hopkins /seal/ John (J-his mark) Hopkins

Mary (d?H-her mark) Hopkins

The indorsement af^d is as followeth viz: Talbot County -- Be it remembered that at a county court held for Talbot County in the court house near Pitts his bridge in the county af^d the sixth day of March anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty and seven before the worshipful Robert Goldsborough Esq. and his associates the same Robert and his associates then justices of the same county being personally appeared before the same justices the within Richard Hopkins and Mary his wife and John Hopkins and Judith his wife and did severally acknowledge the within deed of sale and all the lands in the same deed contained unto the within named Bazell Howell his heirs and assignes for ever according to the form and effect of the same deed the said Mary and Judith being separately examined privately by the justices af^d out of the hearing of their said husbands immediately before their acknowledgements of the said deed who then did severally declare and assert that they and each of them made their acknowledgements of the same deed willingly and freely without being induced thereto by fears or threats of or ill usage by their husbands af^d or fear of their displeasure

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written.

THO. FRANCIS clk of Talbot County af^d.