194 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts
Acts of
July, 1716,
ch. 4
p. 291
[Other Acts
passed at
this Session
are printed
in Vols. 30
and 36 of the
Archives]

An Act for confirming and makeing Valid in law a Conveyance of
land made by Anthony Ivy & Ann his Wife lately deceased to
Richard Moore and Edith his wife of Queen Anne's County.

Whereas It has been made appeare to this present Generall As-
sembly that Robert Smith Esq^r late of Queen Ann's County deceased
in his Life time for the Quantity of one thousand pounds of tobacco
to him in hand paid by the said Richard Moore and Edith his Wife
did treat with and Agree to sell unto them the said Richard Moore
and Edith his Wife two hundred and twenty acres of land being
parte of two Severall tracts of land the one Called Smiths forrest
and the other Called Confusion Lying or supposed to Lye in Queen
Anns County af^d and that before the said Robert Smith had Con-
veyed the same (or had a Title so to doe) unto them the said Richard
Moore and Edith his Wife pursuant to the treaty and Agreement
aforesaid he the said Robert Smith dyed and that afterwards Viz. the
22^d day of August in the year of our Lord 1710 Anthony Ivy of
Queen Annes County aforesaid Gent lately deced and Anne his Wife
the Daughter and heiress att Law of the said Robert Smith Esq^r in
pursuance of and Complyance with the said treaty and agreement by
their deed Indented of bargaine & Sale bearing date the day and Year
aforesaid and by them duly Executed acknowledged and recorded in
the records of Queen Anne's County for the Consideration of a
Thousand pounds of tobacco in the said deed mentioned Did Convey
unto them the said Richard Moore and Edith his Wife the said two
hundred and twenty acres of Land which deed followes in these
Words Viz.
Maryland ss. This Indenture made the Twenty Second day of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
tenn Between Anthony Ivy and Anne his Wife of the one parte &
Richard Moore and Edith his Wife of the other parte all of Queen
Anne's County of the other parte Wittnesseth that the said Anthony
Ivy and Anne his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sume of one
thousand pounds of tobacco to them in hand paid att and before the
Ensealeing & Delivery of these presents by them the said Richard
Moore and Edith his Wife wherewith the said Anthony Ivy and Anne
his Wife doe Acknowledge thmselves to be therewith fully Satisfyed
Contented and paid & of Every parte and parcell thereof doe Clearly
Acquitt and Discharge the said Richard Moore and Edith his Wife
their heirs Executors and Administrators forever by these presents

p. 292

have given granted Bargained and Sold by these presents doe give
Grant bargaine and Sell Enfeoffe and Confirme unto them the said
Richard Moore and Edith his Wife their heirs and Assignes All that
parcell of Land Lying in said County being parte of a tract of Land
Called Smith's Forrest and parte of a tract of Land Called Confusion
and now or late in the Tenure and Occupation of them the said An-
thony Ivy & Anne his Wife their Assignee or Assignees and all gar-