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GIBBS, JAMES, Prince George's Co. == == ====
6 Feb. 1763
To wife Anne Gibbs, slaves.
To son William Gibbs, 156 A. called "Philips Folley" furniture and slaves, excepted with his other bros. and sisters,
To son Charles Gibbs and hrs., that pt, of tract called "Stoney Hill", 160 A.
lf either of my sons Wm. or Charles Gibbs, die without issue, lands to him shall descend to sons James Levin (Lewin) Gibbs and John Harris Gibbs, equally.
To dau. Elizabeth Williams, slaves to be right of her dau. Anne Brown Williams,
To daus. Mary Mudd, Violender Gibbs and Anne Gibbs,, slaves; If
either of sd. daus. die without Issue, then their pt. to be
divided between 2 youngest sons James Lewin Gibbs and John Harris Gibbs.
Wit: John, Thomas and Philip Webster.
Anne Gibbs, widow, made her election and declared she would not take that pt. of estate that her dec'd. husband had given her,
but desired to take what the law allowed. 32.78
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1765-1770
Volume 725, Page 320

This Indenture made this twenty fourth Day of October in the
Year seventeen hundred and sixty seven Between Charles Gibbs Ship
Carpenter son and devisee of James Gibbs late of Prince County deceased
of the one part and William Gibbs (brother of the said Charles Gibbs of Prince
Georges County planter of the other part Whereas for the docking barring and
extinguishing all Estates Tail and Reversions or Remainders thereupon expectant
or depending of and in the Lands and Appurtenances herein after mentioned
the said William Gibbs as Demandant did heretofore (at the request Cost and
charges of the aforesaid Charles Gibbs) prosecute and sue forth out of his Lordships
High Court of Chancery his said Lordships Writ of Entry sur Disseisin en le
post against him the said Charles Gibbs returnable and returned to the Provincial
Court at Annapolis the third Tuesday of October instant whereby the said William
Gibbs did Demand against him the said Charles Gibbs All that Tract or parcel
of plantable Land called Stoney Hill lying in Prince Georges County aforesaid
and containing three hundred and twenty one Acres of Land with the appurtenances
To which said writ the said Charles Gibbs did appear in his proper person and
vouch to Warranty thereof the common vouchee of the same Court and such further
and other proceedings were thereupon had that the said William Gibbs did by
Judgment of the same Court recover his seisin against the said Charles Gibbs
of and in the Demanded premisses and the said Charles Gibbs did recover over in
value against the Common vouchee whereby a common Recovery of the aforesaid
premisses hath been had and sufferd Now this Indenture witnesseth that
for the settling and declaring the intent and use of the said Recovery and for and
in Consideration of one hundred and twenty Pounds Current Money by him the said
William Gibbs to the aforesaid Charles Gibbs in hand ^paid^ the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged It is hereby covenanted granted agreed and declared by and between
the said parties to these presents that the said common Recovery so as aforesaid
or in any other manner had and suffered and the execution thereof from and
immediately after the suffering the same or any other Recovery or Recoveries of the
said mentioned premisses or any part thereof was meant and intended to be and
enure and it is hereby declared to be and enure and that the Recoveror therein named
and his Heirs should and shall stand and be seised of and in the Recovered premisses
and every part and parcel thereof to and for the only proper use and behoof of the
said William Gibbs his heirs and Assigns forever and to or for no other use intent
or purpose whatsoever In Witness whereof the parties to these presents
have hereunto interchangeably set their Hands and affixed their seals the Day
and Year first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered Charles Gibbs (seal)
in the presence of us
William Cooke Isaac Finley William Gibbs (seal)

On the Back of the aforegoing Deed was thus endorsed to wit

Received on the Day and Year first within written of and from the within named
William Gibbs the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds Current Money being
the Consideration Money within mentioned to be by him paid to me
Received by me Charles Gibbs
Witness William Cooke Isaac Finly

On the twenty fourth Day of October 1767 Came before me the Subscriber
one of his Lordships Provincial Justices the within named William Gibbs and
Charles Gibbs and severally acknowledged the within Deed to be their respective Act
and Deed to and for the uses intents and purposes within mentioned and the Land
and premisses therein mentioned to be the right and Estate of the within named
William Gibbs his Heirs and Assigns for Ever according to the true intent and
meaning of the same Deed and the Act of Assembly in such Case made and provided
Geo Steuart
Recorded the 24.th Day of October 1767

• Married: BEF 1773 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland

1. Elizabeth Anne Gibbs b: 1 JUN 1774 in King George's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland