Anne Arundel County MD Archives Deed.....Cornelius HOWARD - Charles CALVERT, August 4, 1664 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joseph Howard jhhoward@comcast.net October 27, 2008, 10:38 am Written: August 4, 1664 Submitted by Joseph H. Howard Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Patent [Marginal note:] (250) Cornelius Howard, pat 420 acres Howards Heirship Cecilius To all persons To whom these presents shall come Greeting in Our Lord God Everlasting Know yee that wee for and in consideration that Cornelius Howard of this province planter hath due unto him four hundred and twenty Acres of Land within this province being part of a Warrt for nine hundred Acres of Land granted to him and his thee brothers Mathew Samuell and John Howard as appears upon record and upon Such conditions and terms as are expressed in Our conditions of plantation of Our province of Maryland under Our greater Seal at Arms bearing date at London the Second Day of July in the Year of Our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred forty nine with Such alteration as in is made by Our declaration bearing date the two and twentieth day of September Anno One Thousand Six hundred fifty Eight and remaining upon record in Our said province of Maryland Do hereby grant unto him the Said Cornelius Howard a parcel of land (called Howards Heirship) Lying on the South side of Seavern River, at the head of a creek, called Hockley creek in Ann Arrundell [Marginal note:] Vide Cert Libr MDCLxiij ?CCLxxxxiiij County Beginning at a marked red Oak by a cove called Crouches cove and bounded on the East in the bottom of a valee and bounded by a line drawn East and by North for the breadth of One hundred perches to a marked pine then South twenty perches, to a markt red Oak at the head [Marginal note:] (250) Liber CC (250) of Hockley Creek, on the South by a line drawn South West from the said red Oak for breadth One hundred and Sixty perches to a white Oak, then North West five perches to a marked red Oak, on the South by a line drawn South West for the length of Two hundred and Seventy perches to a marked red Oak and by a Line drawn West from the said red Oak for breadth one hundred sixty five perches to a marked poplar in a bottom in a branch of broad Creek, on the West by a Line drawn North from the said popler for breadth fifty perches to a Spanish Oak, and from the said Oak, North East two hundred and Ninety perches to a Spanish Oak on the North by a Line drawn East from the last named Oak, the breadth of One hundred and forty perches to the first markt oak on the East by the head of Hockley Creek Containing and how laid out for four hundred and twenty Acres more or less. [Marginal note:] (251) Together with all rights profits and benefits thereunto belonging (Royal mines excepted) To have and To hold the Same unto him the said Cornelius Howard his heirs and assigns for ever. To be holden of us and our heirs as of Our Mannor of Baltemore in free and common Soccage by fealty only for all manner of Services Yielding and paying therefore Yearly unto us or Our heirs at Our receipt at St. Marys at the two most usual feasts in the Year (Viz) at the feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary and at the feast of St. Michael the Arch Angell by even and equall portions the Rent of Eight Shillings five pence Sterling in Silver or Gold. And for a fine upon every alienation of the Said land or any part or parcel thereof One whole Years rent in Silver or Gold, and for a fine upon every alienation of the Said land or Any part or parcel thereof One whole years rent in Silver or Gold, or the full value thereof in Such comodities as Wee or Our heirs, or Such officer or officers as afd. Provided that if the said Cornelius Howard his heirs or assigns, shall not pay unto us or our heirs, or Such officer or officers as aforesaid the said Sume for a fine before Such alienation, and enter the said alienation upon record either in the provincial Court or in the County Court where the Said parcel of land lyeth within One Month next after Such alienation the said alienation, the Said alienation shall be void and none Effect. Given at St. Marys under [Marginal note:] (251) Liber CC (261) 1664 Our Great Seal of Our said province of Maryland the fourth day of August in the three and thirtieth year of Our dominion Over Our Said province of Maryland Anno Domini One Thousand Six hundred Sixty four. Wittness Our dear Son and heir Charles Calvert Esq. Our Lietennant Generall of our Said province of Maryland. Maryland Hall of Records: LAND OFFICE (Patent Record) 1637-1975 SM2 Date: 1664-1665 Film Reels: SR 7349, ff 249-252 Description: 7, transcript of CC MSA Citation: SM2-10 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/annearundel/land/howardsheir-patent.txt