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SMITH, RICHARD, Charles Co. 12 Apr, 1758 10 Oct, 1759
Bro: Charles Somerset: Smith.
Half-bro: John Perrie.
Sisters: Margaret Smith and Elizabeth Parran.
Ex: Charles Somerset Smith.
Wlt: Nathanlel Parran, Andrew Thompson. 30.758
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Charles County Land Record Book G#3, 1756-1761; Page 391. Sep 4, 1759 from Charles Somersit Smith (son of Charles Somersit Smith, late of CC, Gent, decd, and brother of Richard Smith, late of CC, also decd), to Allen Davies and Margarett, his wife (who was the widow and relict of the decd Charles Somersit Smith). Whereas sd Charles Somersit Smith was, at the time of his death, seized in his demesne as of a fee, of all that tract of land in CC on Benedict Manor, adjoining to Patuxent River, which the sd Charles Sommersit Smith (father of the sd Charles Somersit Smith, party to these presents) devised by his will to his sd two sons, Richard Smith, decd, and the sd Charles Somersit smith, now this deed witnesses that sd Charles Somersit Smith assigns to sd Allen Davies and Margarett, his wife, the third part of the afd tract of land, which sd third part is bounded by a branch that divides George Maxwell's land from the land of Charles Somersit Smith afd, thence to Robert Anderson's land, then with sd Anderson's land to the Main Road by a gate, then down sd Main Road to the head of the Spring branch by the dwelling house, then down the afd Main Road that leads to Benedict Town, then to the Bridge by the Mill Swamp, then down and with the Ditch to the Marsh at the head of St. Nicholas Cr, then down sd Cr to Patuxent River, Swansons Cr. Excepted is the wood that is on a small island nigh Frazers Point. To have and to hold during the natural life of sd Margarett, in severally, in the name of dower and in recompense of all the dower which the sd Margarett might have in sd tract of land. Signed - Chas S. smith. wit W Jno Chesley, Thos Greenfield.
St. Mary's County, Oct 19, 1759. Then came before us, two Juts for the county afd, sd Charles Somersit Smith, and acknowledged the within deed. Signed - Jno chesley, Thos Greegfeild. Certified that Chesley and Greenfeild are JPs by Rich Ward Key, Clk. of St. Mary's County Court. Recorded Jan 5, 1760.
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