Land Patent of Henry MORGAN (1652); Kent County, Maryland

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Note: The wording and spelling do not reflect 17th century spelling, the author 
of the source explains that these earlier court records are missing, but in the 
19th century they were transcribed and compiled before their loss.  Henry Morgan 
assigns this title to land over to Edward Coppedge on 25 February 1650.

     Recd 29th of May 1652
   Caecilius Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Province of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of
Baltimore &c To Psons to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for and in Con-
sideration that Henry Morgan of the Island of Kent in our said province of Maryland Planter
transported himself into that our said province in the Year 1637 there to Inhabitt and dwell 
And that he the said Henry may be the better enabled to do us and our heirs acceptable service
in our said province Have by and with the advice of Our Trusty and well beloved William Stone
Esqr Our leutenant of our said Province And according to the tenor our Letters under our hand
and seal bearing date at Portsmouth in the Realm of England the eight Day of August 1636 And
Recorded in the Secretarys Office of our said Province given granted and Enfeoffed and by these
presents for us and Our heirs to give grant and Enfeoff unto hime the said Henry Morgan his heirs
and Assignes all that parcell of Land upon the said Island adjoyning to his Plantation Bounding
on the West with a line drawn North froma Marked Oak standing near the head of a Creek called
Whatapeake Creek for the Length of 125 perches On the North with a Line drawn East and by North
from the End of the former Line unto a Creek called Long Creek, On the East with the said Creek,
On the South with Matapeck Creek Containing and now laid out for One hundred Acres more or Less,
And all Woods marres Mines Royall Mines Excepted Waters fishings fishing places and all other 
profitts and Commodities in and upon the same Land, Saving to us and our heirs Our Royall Juris-
diction and Signior as Absolute Lords and Proprietaries of the said Province To have and to hold
the same to him the said Henry Morgan his heirs and Assignes for Ever To be holden of us and our
heirs of Our Mannor of West Saint Mary's in free and Common Soccage by fealty only for all Ser-
vices Yealding and paying therefore Yearly at Our usual Receipt upon the said Island two shillings
in money Sterling or one bushell of good Corn at the Nativity of Our Lord Give at St Mary's
under the great seal of our said Province of Maryland the seventeenth Day of August in the Year
of Our Lord One thousand six hundred and fifty Witness Our said Lieutenant      William Stone
                                                               and seal