Misc Estate and Naturalization Acts of 15 May 1676 & 20 Oct 1678; Talbot/St. Mary’s Cos., 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 *********************************************************************** Here is an interesting Act, I assuming it is a sort of a wrap up of various miscellaneous "Private Acts" passed during the General Assembly of 15 May 1676 & 20 October 1678. It includes: 1. Disposition of Robert Cager's estate onto the City of St. Mary's 2. Naturalization of Joshuah Guibert 3. Naturalization of James Peane and his wife Magdalen 4. Naturalization of Ann Peane (not sure relation to above Peane) 5. Naturalization of Jacob Lookerman 6. Disposition of Mathew Ward's, of Talbot County, Plantation upon Mary Ward (no relation mentioned) --------------------------------------------------------------------- An Explainatory Act to the Act of all Laws heretofore made in this Province and Confirming all Laws made this Generall Assembly. Be it Enacted by the King and Queens most Excellent Maties by and with the Advice and Consent of this prsent Generall Assembly and the Authority of the same That those Private Acts heretofore made att a Generall Assembly begun and held att the City of St Marys the fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred Seaventy and six (to witt) An Act for the settling the Inheritance of the Reall Estate of Robert Cager as also his personall Estate upon the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Common councill of the City of St Marys and theire Successors to the uses in the said Robert Cagers Will mentioned as also those other Private Acts made att a Generall Assembly begun and held att the City of St Marys, the Twentieth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy Eight to witt An Act for the naturalization of Joshuah Guibert and one other Act for the Naturalization of James Peane, Magdalen his wife Ann Peane and Jacob Lookerman of this Province and other other Act Concerning the securing a Plantation with its Appurtanances to Mary Ward Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Mathew Ward of Talbott County deceased to her and her heires for ever and that all other Private Acts whatsoever heretofore made be Confirmed ratifyed Deemed reputed and taken to be in full force any Act or Acts hereto- fore made to the Contrary Notwithstanding.