Deed from John T. ADAMS and John R. ADAMS to Lewis SMITH (1880); St. Mary's Co., 
MD

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THIS DEED MADE THIS 18TH OF OCTOBER, IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, 
JOHN T. ADAMS AND JOHN R. ADAMS OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
WITNESSETH THAT IN CONSIDERATION OF XXXX DOLLARS, THE SAID JOHN T. ADAMS AND 
JOHN R. ADAMS DO GRANT UNTO LEWIS SMITH, OF SAID COUNTY AND STATE ALL XXXX TRACT 
OR PARCEL OF LAND CALLED AND KNOWN AS HARD BARGAIN AND RAGGED LANE IT BEING 
BEING PART OF THE SAME TRACT OF LAND BISCOE ADAMS DEEDED TO JOHN T. ADAMS 
NOVEMBER THE NINETEENTH EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN IN THE II ELECTION 
DISTRICT OF SAINT MARY’S COUNTY, MARYLAND AND IT IS ALL INCLUDED WITHIN THE 
FOLLOWING METES AND BOUNDS TO WIT: BEGINNING AT A CEDAR STAB ON A LINE OF THE 
LAND FORMALLY BELONGS TO RICHARD HEBB, AND THE THENCE RUNNING N XXXXXX TO A STAB 
BY THE SOUTH SIDE OF A PRIVATE XXXX, THENCE XXXXXX TO A CHESTNUT STAB, A 
BOUNDARY JAMES FRANK SMITH’S LAND THENCE WITH SAID LAD XXXX TO A CHESTNUT STAB, 
A BOUNDARY OF THE SAID JAMES FRANK SMITH AND ON TO A LINE OF THE TRACT OF LAND 
FORMALLY BELONGED TO RICHARD HEBB AND THENCE WITH SAID LAND XXXXX TO THE 
BEGINNING CONTAINING XXX(LOOKS LIKE FIVE) ACRES MORE OR LESS IN FEE SIMPLE.

TEST: JOHN T. ADAMS {SEAL}

THOMAS DENT JOHN R. (x) ADAMS {SEAL}

RAPHAEL DOWNS
STATE OF MARYLAND, SAINT MARY’S COUNTY TO WIT:
I HEREBEY CERTIFY THAT ON THIS 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE YEAR 1880, BEFORE THE 
SUBSCRIBER, A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PERSONNALLY APPEARED JOHN T. ADAMS AND JOHN 
R. ADAMS AND DID EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THE AFOREGOING DEED TO BE THEIR XXXX XXXXX 
ACT.

THOMAS DENT, J.P.
RECEIVED THIS 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1880, AT XXXX OCLK TO BE RECORDED SAME DAY 
RECORDED AND EXMINED BY ME.

J. FRANK FORD, CLK