Land Patent of Henry DOWNES (1649) and Sale of Land to Obadiah JUDGKINS (1667); Kent/Baltimore Counties, MD Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Andrea K. Haga ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Caelilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Prouinces of Maryland and Aualon Lord Barron of Baltimore & c To all psons to whom this Presents shall come Greating in our lord god euer- lasting Know yee that we for and in Consideratio that Henry Downes of this Prouince Planter hath dew unto him thre hundred accurs of land within this Prouince for transporting himself his wiffe James Dardon Richard whitten Frances Sewell & Richard Chapman in to this Prouince heare to Inhabet as apeares upon record And upon Such Conditions & termes as are Expresed in owr Conditions of plantation of owr prouince of Maryland under owr grater Seale at Armes bareing date at London the the [repeated in text] second day of Jully in the yeare of owr lord god 1649 with Such allteration as in there is made by owr declaration bareing date the two & twentieth day of September Anno 1658 and remaineing upon record in owr Said Prouince of Maryland Doe hearby Grant unto him the said Henry Downes a parsell of land called Hay downe lying on a riuer one the East side of the bay in baltimore Called elke Riuer & one the South side of the Said Riuer in a Creek called Capt Johns Creek one the South Side of the said Creek begining at a marked Spanich Oake standing one a huckellbury point by a branch Called gouldsmith branch runing from the said oake for bredth downe the creek ninty Perches to a mared Oake standing in a branch called downes branch being the first branch of the main Creeke Easterly of one cauekers land now belonging to James white boundeing one the said oake by a linne drawne South South West for length fiue hundred thrity foure perches bounded one the South South west by a line drawne east south est ninty perches bounded one the East South east by a line drawne north north east fiue hundred thirty & fowr perches unto the first marked oake by gouldsmith branch Contayneing and now laid out for thre hundred Accurs more or lesse Togather with all Rights prohpets and Benefets theare unto belonging Royall Mines excepted To Haue & To Hould the same to him the said Henry Downes his heirs & assignes for euer To be holden of us & owr heires as of owr Mannor of Baltimore in fre and Common Sockag by Fealty only for all Saruices yealding & paying thear fore yearly unto us and owr heires at owr Receipt at St maryes at the two most usiall feast in the yeare (vizd) at the feast of St Michell the Arch Angell by Euen & Equell portions The Rent of Six shillings Starling in siluer or gould (or the full value thearof) and for a fine upon Euery Allenation of the said land or any part or any part [repeated in text] or parsell thearof one whole yeares Rent in siluer or gould or the full value thearof in Such Commodities as we or oure heires or Such officer or officers appointed by us & owr heires from time to time two Collect Collect [repeated in text] & receue the same shall accept in Discharg thearof at the Choise of us & owr heires or such officer or officers as aforsaid the said Sume for a fine befor Such Allenation and Enter the said Allenation upon Record Either in the Pro- uentiall Court or in the County Court wheare Such parsell of alnd lieth within one month next affter the said Allenation the said Allenatio shall be voyd and of non Effect Giuen at St Maryes under the great seale of Owr said Prouince of Maryland this 15th day of September in the 34th yeare of owr domm ouer owr Said Prouice of Maryland Anno 1665 Wittnes owr deare Soone & heire Charles Caluert Esqr owr Leutt gennerall of owr said Prouince of Maryland & c Charles Calvert To all xpian peopell to whom this Presents shall come Greting Know yee that I Henry downes of the County of Kent in the Prouince of Maryland with the Aduice and Consent of Bridgett my wiffe for and in Consideration of two thousand and fowr hundred pounds of good sound marchantable Tobacco & Caske to them in hand paid before the sealeinge & dilliuery hearof By Obadiah Judgkins his heirs and Assignes Haue Giuen Granted bargoned and sould & by this presents doe fully Clearly and absolutly giue grant bargon and Sell unto the said obadiah Judgkins his heirs and assignes for Euer one parsell of tract of land Sittuat liing and beinge in Baltimore County and in a Riuer wthin the said County Called elke Riuer and granted according to the Said Downes by the name of Hay downe Contayning according to the Said Pattent thre hundred perches Be it more or lesse To haue and To Hould the said land unto the aforsaid Obadiah Judgkins his heires and assinges for Euer, with all Rights pri- ueledges prophetts and appurtinances theare unto belonging or in any wise appertayneinge, And thay the said Henry downes & Bredgett his wiffe doe for themselues there heires Exeqtors and Euery of the Couenant and gratn to and with the said Obadiah Judgkins his heires and Assinges by thes psents that thay the said Henry Downes and Bredgett his wiffe at the time of the sealing and delliuery hearof haue good Right full powr and lawfull Athority to giue frant bargon and Sell the said thre hundred accurs of land wth all the rights Priueledges and apurtenances theare unto belonging unto the said Obadiah Judgkins his heires and asignes And that the Said Obadiah Judgkins his heires and assignes shall and may peaceably & [remaining text from this point on is in italics] Quietly have hold & Enjoy the before metnioned premises freed and acquitted from all former bargains sales Leases Joyntures dowers troubles and Incumbrances whatsoever and lastly they the said Henry Downes and Bridgett his wife do for themselves their heirs Executors and admine- strators and every of them Covenanant and grant to and with the said Obadiah Judgkins his heirs and assignes by these presents that they the said Henry Downes and Bridgett his wife their heirs and assignes the said three hundred acres of Land before bargarined and sold by these presents intended to be sold with all the appurtenances before mentioned unto the said Obadia Judgkins his heirs and assignes against all persons do warrant and will forever defend by these presents In Wittness whereof the said Henry Downes and Bridgett his wife have hereunto sett their hands and sealls this 28th Day of January in the Year of our Lord God 1667 Signed Sealed and ddd Henry Downes in the presence of Bridgett (BD) Downes Thomas Linsted her sign & seall Wm (W) Morgan his mark Acknowledged in Court and ordered to be Recorded Teste Toby Wells Clk