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Simpson's Delight, Charles Co., MD

Clement Theobald to Thomas Witter

6 Apr 1674



Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folio 171
Clement Theobalds acknowledged the ensueinge Conveyance unto Thomas Witter in open Court vizt

This Indenture made the Sixth day of Aprill In the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred Seaventy & fower Betweene Clement Theobald of Charles County in the Province of Maryland Planter of the one pte And Thomas Witter of the County aforesd of th'other pte Witnesseth that the sd Clement Theobald as well for and in Consideracon of twelve thousand pounds of tobacco & Cask to him in hand paide by the sd Thomas Witter, the receipt whereof he the sd Clement Theobald doth hereby acknowledge, and himselfe to be therewith fully satisfied contented & paid & thereof & therefrom & of & of & from evy pte and pcell thereof doth acquitt & discharge the sd Thomas Witter his heires executrs & admrs by theise pntes, as also for diverse other good Causes & consideracons him thereunto moveinge Hath bargained aliened sold enfeoffed assigned & sett over And by theis pntes doth fully clearely & absolutely bargain alien sell enfeoff assigne & sett over unto the sd Thomas Witter his heires & ass forever All that plantacon & pcell of land called Simsons delight lyeinge in Charles County in the Woods on the West side of Port-tobacco Creeke neare the head of the sd Creeke, begininge at a bounded Oake standinge neare an old Indian feild & runninge Northwest & by West
Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folio 172
from the sd Oake for the length of three hundred & twenty pches to a bounded oake bounded on the West with a lyne drawne North East & by East for the length of One hundred & fifty pches to a bounded poplar, on the North with a lyne drawne Southeast & by East for the length of three hundred & twenty pches to a bounded Oake on the East with a lyne drawne Southwest & by west from the ende of the former lyne to the first bounded Oake, Conteyninge & layde out for three hundred acres more or lesse with all & Singular the howses buildings pastures feedings woods wayes waters water-courses pfitts coffiodities & appurtences whatsoev to the sd pmisses or any pte or pcell belonginge or in anywise apperteyneinge And also all the estate right tytle interest use pperty possion reversion clayme amp; demand of him the sd Clement Theobald of & in the same To have & to hold the aforesd Plantacon & pcell of land & all & singular othr the pmisses before granted bargained & sold with their & evy of their rights members & appurtences unto the sd Thomas Witter his heires & ass for ev, And the sd Clement Theobalds doth for himselfe his heires executrs & admrs Covenante pmise & grante to & with him the sd Thomas Witter his heires executrs admrs & ass That the pmisses now are & for ev hereafter shall be free & cleare & freely & clearely acquitted exonerated & discharged of & from all & all manner former & othr bargaines sales guifts, grantes leases Rentes arreareages of Rentes rentcharges, mortgages Joyntures Dowers claimes demands & incumbrances wtsoev by him them or any of them forthly had done or comitted or to be had done or cofnitted And the sd Clement Theobald for himselfe his heires executrs & admrs the aforesd pcell of land & plantacon & all & singular othr the pmisses before granted bargained & sold with th' appurtences unto the sd Thomas Witter his heires & ass forever agst him the sd Clement Theobalds his heires & ass & agst all othr psons wtsoev shall & will warrant & forever defend by theise pntes And the said Clement Theobalds for himselfe his heires executrs & admrs doth Covenant pmise grante & agree to & with the sd Thomas Witter his heires & ass by theise pntes That the sd Thomas Witter his heires & ass & evy of them shall & may by force & virtue of theis pntes from tyme to tyme & at all tymes for ev hereafter lawfully peaceably & quietly have hold use occupie possesse & enjoy the sd Land & Plantacon & all & Singular the before granted pmisses with their & evy of their rights members & appurtenances And have receive & take the rentes issues & pfitts thereof, to his & their owne pper uses & behoofes without any manner of lett trouble eviccon or interrupcon or or by the sd Clement Theobald his heires executrs admrs or ass or any of them or of or by any othr pson or psons whatsoev (The Rentes & Services which from henceforth shall grow due & payable to the Lord Proprtary only excepted & foreprized And the sd Clement Theobalds doth furthr Covenante &
Charles County Court (Land Records), Liber E, Folio 173
promise that he the said Clemt Theobalds his heires executrs & admrs shall & will from tyme to tyme & at all tymes hereafter within the space of Seaven yeares next ensueinge the date hereof at the reasonable request & at the Costs & charges in the Law only of the sd Thomas Witter his heires executrs admrs or ass make Seale Convey & deliver such further assurance or assureances for the before bargained premisses (Exceptinge only as before excepted As the sd Thomas Witter his heires executrs admrs or ass or ass or any of them or his their or any of their Councell learned in the Law shall him the sd Clement Theobalds his heires executrs or admrs or any of them thereto require

In witnes whereof the pties aforegd to theis Indentures interchangeably have putt their hands & Seales the day & yeare first above written
Signed Sealed & delivd
Clement Theobald (loc Sigil)
in the pnce of us
Thomas Corker
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Th'ensueinge Memorandum is endorsed on the back side of the above written Conveyance vizt Memorandum that the day & yeare within written full possion (with Livery & Seisin by Turfe & twigg) of the within menconed pmisses was given by the within named Clement Theobalds unto the within named Thomas Witter accordinge to the Tenour of the within written deed
In Presence of.
Thomas Corker
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