Land Patent of Thomas BRODNOX/BRADNOX (1650); Kent County, Maryland 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 *********************************************************************** Caecilius Absolute lord and propriatary of the prouinces of Maryland and avilon Lord barron of Baltimoore/ to all persons to whom this presents shall come Greating: Know yee that we for and in Consdieration that Thomas Brodnox of the Iland of Kent in oure Province of Mariland planter transported himselfe and mary his wife and John phillips and Edward williams his men saruants into thes province in the yeare 1644 and Anthony Callaway and thomas snookes two other men servants hitheare to Inhabett and Dwell And that he the said Thomas Brodnox may be the Better Inabled to Doe us and owre heyrs Exseptable servis in owre said province, haue by and with the Advice of oure trusty and weell beloued William Stone Esqure oure Liuetenant theare and acording to the tenor of our Letters under oure hand and seale Bareinge Datte at porthmouth in the Relme of Ingland the Aeight Day of August 1636 and Recorded in the secre- tarys office of oure said province Giuen granted and enfeofeed unto the said thomas Brodnox his heyrs and Asignes all that parsell of land upon the said Iland of Kent Boundinge on the north with the land of Elesabeth Commins Widdow on the south with the land of Phillipe Conner on the west with the Bay of Chesapeake on the East with the said Bay for the length of on hundred twenty five perches and with a line Drawne from the said Bay south and By west throw the woods unto the land of the said Phillip Conner Contayninge and now laid out for six hun- dred Accurs moore or lese and all woods quares mines, Royall mines only Exepeted, watters ficheinge fiching places and all other prophets and Commoditys in and upon the said land saueing to us and oure heyrs oure Royall Juridicktion and signory as absolute Lords and pro- priatarys of the said province To haue and to hould the same unto hime the said Thomas Brodnox his heyrs and Asignes for euer To be holden of us and oure heyrs as of oure Manner of west St Marys in fre and Common sockage by feallty only for all servicese yealding and paying thearfore yearly to us & oure heyrs att oure usiall Receipt upon the said Iland twelue shillings in mony starlinge or six Bushells of good Corne at the natiuity of oure Lord giuen at St marys under our great seale of oure sd province of Mariland the first Day of August in the yeare of oure lord on Thousand six hundred and fifty Wittnes oure said Leuetenant William Stone