Guardianship of Hance HANSON (1655); Kent County, Maryland

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Theese prsents witneseth That whereas Andrew Hansonn hath dessessed and left unto his wife
Annicak Hanson foure small childrend and bige with child withe the fifty And beeinge altogather
unable hauinge no estate left for the maintenance of her selfe and Children and beeinge con-
strained for want of abillitie to disposse of sume of them to sume Christian freinds, for theire
maintenance and subsistac I doe by theese prsents acknowledge freely to bestowe and giue Hance
Hansonn my oldest sonne unto Joseph Weeckes, who doth by theese prsents acknowledge a free
acceptance of him, And dothe faithfuly pmis and bind himselfe to tacke care and puide for him
all such thinges as shall bee any wayes Conuenient and nessessarie for his maintenance and
breedinge as alsoe to beestow such Education and learninge upon him as reedinge in the English
tounge writeinge of a good legable hand and castinge of Accoumpt in foure seuerall rules of 
Arethmaticke as the aforesayd Hance Hanson shall be any wayes capable to learne, which learninge
is to bee made good unto him duringe his abode and continuance with the sayd Weeckes

In Consideration of the afresayd Weeckes his freindly or otherwayes fatherly care Charge and
Education of the sayd Hance Hanson hee is to continue and remaine with him to bee wholy at his
disposinge when or whearesoeuer or about what lawfull imploymt soeuer either by [           ]
aforesayd Weecks his Executrs or Assignes shall [         ] the day of this prsent date untill
hee shall bee twenty one yeares of agge which beeing at prsent nine yeares of agge; And unto
which agreemt I the aforesayd Joseph Wickes and Annicak Hanson in the behalfe of Hance my sonne
doth frimly by theese prsents bynd him with the sayd Wickes to pform as wittnes or handes and
seales this 17th of Septembr 1655
Signed sealed and deliued                                   The marke of
   in the prsents of                                      Annicak X Hanson
      Tho: Hill Clar of Kent                                The marke of
      Isa Iliue                                     Hance X Hanson
       The marke of
      John (I) Salter