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Mr. Jonathon Davis 34.305 CH £127.13.6 Mar 10 1746 Mar 10 1746
(also Jonathon Davies)
Appraisers: Thomas Coleman, Joseph Johnson.
Creditors: Samuel Hanson, Jr.
Mentions: Jonathon Davies, Allen Davies, John Smith Prather.
Administrator: James Russell
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Charles County Liber L#2 Page 358.
At the request of Jonathan Davies of CC, the following deed was recorded Jun 16, 1727.
Apr 29, 1727 from Allen Davies and Martha, his wife, of CC, Gent, to Jona Davies Jr of CC, for 12 £ sterling money of Great Britain and 5 £ current money of Maryland and for divers other good causes, 2 tracts of land called Allens Grove, and the other, Allens Addition, both in CC, containing and now laid out for about 200 acres. Signed - Allen Davis. Wit - Phil Lee (a Justice of Provincial Court).
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Charles County Court Records, March 1737/8 Court, Liber T#2, Page 422.
Jonathan and Allen Davies, by their petition, set forth that they are seized of a tract of land called Nuthalls Branch, lying in CC, and they pray the Court to appoint Comm'rs to examine witnesses to perpetuate the memory of the bounds of sd land. Ordered that Commission issue, returnable here, to Henry Holland Hawkins, William Middleton, John Adams, and John Thomas, Gent, to examine witnesses touching the premises.
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Charles County Court Records, June 1738 Court, Liber T#2, Page 464.
Pursuant to the order of last Mar CC Court, Commission issued to examine witnesses touching the bounds of a tract of land called Nuthalls Branch, in possession of Jona: and Allen Davies. Commissioners appointed: Henry Hawkins, John Adams, William Middleton, and John Thomas, Gent (not being any way related to the Petitioner, contiguous Proprietor, nor interested in the sd land). Whereas Jona: Davies Sr and Allen Davies, seized of Nuthalls Branch, lying in CC, on Mar 17, petitioned to CC Court, before Robt. Hanson, Gent, and his associates, CC Justices, for Commission to examine witnesses to prove and perpetuate the memory of the bounds of sd tract of land.
And now here, Wm. Middleton & Jno Thomas return to Court here the Commission afd with the following certificate and depositions: we certify that we took the examination of all such witnesses as came before us relating to the bounds of the land mentioned in sd Commission. Signed Apr 21, 1738 - Wm. Middleton, John Thomas.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Colo: Robt: Hanson, age about 58, who says that in the year 1725, he resurveyed a tract of land called Nutwells Branch, for Charles Craycroft, and that he believes the bounded white oak by which he now stands, to be the beginning tree of the afd land. Signed - Robt: Hanson.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Charles Craycroft, age about 38, who says that the bounded white oak by which he now stands is the beginning tree mentioned in Colo: Hanson's Deposition, and is the 1st beginning tree of the land which this deponent sold to Jana: Davies Sr and Allen Davies, by the name of Nuthalls Branch. Signed - Charles Craycroft.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Peter Hoggins, age about 44, who says that the white oak mentioned in the other depositions, that he now stands by, he believes to be the beginning tree of Nuthalls Branch and the beginning boundary of a tract of land Charles Craycroft sold to Jona: Davies Sr and Allen Davies, and that this deponent carried the chain to lay the afd land out, and that Charles Craycroft was present at the same time. Signed - Peter Hoggins.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Jona: Davies Jr, age about 34, who says that he saw the white oak by which he now stands bounded for the beginning tree of a tract of land Charles Craycroft sold Jona: Davies Sr, which he now dwells on, and that Charles Craycroft was by at the same time. Signed - Jana: Davies Jr.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Geo: Walls, age about 76, who declares that a white oak by which he now stands was shown to him by Thomas Lawson about 40 years ago, to be a bounded tree of a tract of land whereon James Bigger then lived on, and is now in the possession of Jona: Davies Sr, and the sd tree stands near the bounded tree mentioned in Colo: Robert Hanson's deposition. Signed - George (/\ his mark) Walls.

Apr 21, 1738. The deposition of William Carter, aged about 79, who says that about 50 years ago, he saw a bounded white oak standing in a branch near the place where he now stands and near the tree mentioned in Geo: Walls' deposition. Signed - William (F his mark) Carter.

Apr 21, 1738. The deposition of Philip Willoce, age about 73, who says that near the place where he now stands, he heard Elias Nuthall tell Mr. Ignat: Craycroft that there or thereabouts stood a bounded tree of his Brothers Land, which sd tree stands near the place mentioned in Walls' and Carter's depositions. Signed - Philip (P his mark) Willoce.

The deposition of Jona: Davies Jr, age about 34, who says that he was present when Charles Craycroft bound a chestnut tree by which he now stands for the 1st bound tree of a parcel of land containing 70 acres whereon Allen Davies now lives, which the sd Craycroft sold to Allen Davies for and in consideration of 100 acres of land, part of a tract of land called Aliens Addition, and a crown paid in hand at the sd bound tree. Signed - Jona: Davies Jr.

The deposition of Charles Craycroft, age about 38, who says that he bounded the chestnut tree by which he now stands, for the 1st bounded tree of a parcel of land he sold to Allen Davies, containing 70 acres out of part of a tract of land called Nuthalls Branch. Signed - Charles Craycroft. Apr 13, 1738.
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Charles County Court Records, November 1738 Court, Liber T#2, Page 509.
From the Mannor Branch to the upper borders of the County, from the upper Bridge of Swansons Cr to Paul Railings' Run. Jonathan Davies Jr, Overseer.
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Charles County Court Records, June 1738 Court, Liber T#2, Page 466.
Pursuant to the order of last Mar CC Court, Commission issued to examine witnesses touching the bounds of a tract of land called Allen[s] Grove, lying in CC, in possession of Allen Davies. Commissioners appointed: Henry Hawkins, John Adams, William Middleton, and John Thomas, Gent: (not being any way related to the Petitioner, contiguous Proprietor, nor interested in the sd land).
And now here, William Middleton & Jno Thomas return to the Court here, the Commission afd, with the following certificate and depositions: we certify that we took the examination of all such witnesses as came before us, relating to the bounds of the land mentioned in sd Commission. Signed Apr 21, 1738 - Wm. Middleton, John Thomas.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Colo. Robt: Hanson, age about 58, who says that in the year 1724, he surveyed and laid out for Allen Davies, a tract of land called Aliens Grove, and that he began the sd survey from a bounded white oak standing at the head of a small valley on the east side of the Cabin Branch, and that a bounded white oak where he now stands is in such a place and on such grounds as before described. Signed - Robt. Hanson.
CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Charles Craycroft, age about 38, who says that about 6 years ago, he was walking in the woods with Allen Davies, and they came to a bounded white oak by which he now'stands, and is the oak mentioned in Colo: Hanson's deposition, which sd Davies told this deponent was the bound tree upon which the chief of his land depended. Signed - Charles Craycroft.

CC, Apr 13, 1738. The deposition of Jona: Davies Jr, age about 34, who says that at the original taking up of a tract of land called Allens Grove, he saw the bounded white oak mentioned in the afd depositions, bounded for the beginning tree of Aliens Grove, surveyed by Colo: Robt. Hanson, and that this deponent assisted in carrying the chain round the sd survey at the same time. Signed - Jona: Davies Jr.
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Charles County Court Records, November 1741 Court, Liber T#2, Page 301-302
It was commanded that the Sher: should take Richard Roby, late of CC, planter, and him safe keep so that he should have his body before next Nov CC Court, to satisfy unto Jonathan Davies Jr, 2254 lbs of tobacco, a debt which to the sd Jonathan lately in sd Court recovered against him, and 283 lbs of tobacco for his damages which he had by occasion of detaining that debt. And now here, the Sher: returns to the Court here the writ afd thus endorsed, viz, The Plaintiff releases the penalty on the Defendants paying the prin: interest and damages; and these words following, viz, Cepi Corpus, Richard Tarvin, Sher. And with the writ afd he returns to this Court the following supersedeas:
You, Richard Roby of CC, planter, Thomas Roby and Michael Hinds Roby of CC, planters, do confess judgment to Jonathan Davies Jr, for 2254 lbs of tobacco, a debt, and 283 lbs of tobacco, damages, which was recovered by sd Jonathan Davies Jr against the sd Richard Roby on Aug 11 in CC, the sd sums to be levied of your bodies, goods, or chattels, lands or tenements, for the use of the sd Jonathan Davies in case the sd Richard Roby does not pay to sd Jonathan Davies, the sd sums of 2254 lbs of tobacco debt as afd, and 283 lbs of tobacco damages so as afd recovered against him, with additional costs thereon on next Feb 10.
The above supersedeas taken and ack. before us, two CC Justices, on Aug 3, 1741. Signed - Robert Hanson, S Hanson.
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Charles County Court Records, November 1741 Court, Liber T#2, Page 292
The Justices here do describe the following main Roads, and do appoint the several persons hereafter named overseers of sd Roads for the ensuing year according to the several precincts and divisions following, viz -
From the Mannor Branch to the upper borders of the County, from the Upper Bridge of Swansons Cr to Paul Rolling's Run. Jonathan Davies Jr, Overseer.
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Charles County Court Records, November 1742 Court, Liber T#2, Page 486
The Justices here do describe the following main Roads, and do appoint the several persons thereafter named, overseers of sd Roads for the ensuing year, according to the several precincts and divisions following, viz -
From the Mannar Branch to the upper borders of the County, from the upper Bridge of Swansons Cr to Paul Raulings Run, and from a place called the three chesnuts to Lees Quarter. Jonathan Davies Jr, Overseer.
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Charles County Court Records, November 1742 Court, Liber T#2, Page 487
Ordered by the Justices of the Court here that it be inserted in Jonathan Davis Jr, his Overseer's Warrant, that he cause to be cleared, the following Road, viz, from a place called the three Chesnitts [sic] to Lees quarter.
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Charles County Maryland Land Record Liber X#2, 1743-1744; Page 157.
At the request of James Russell and James Wardrop of Prince Georges County, the following mortgage was recorded on Oct 23, 1744.
Oct 8, 1744 from Jonathan Davies Jr of CC, planter, to James Russell and James Wardrop of Prince Georges County, merchants, for 369 £ 6 shillings and 8 pence sterling money of GB, 4 Negro men named Ralph, Guy, Dick, Joe, 1 Negro woman named Sarah and her children, viz, Betty, Cate, Harry, Jeany, Sarah, and Guy, and 1 Negro woman named Joan and her children, viz, Hannah, Suck, Lucy, & Mary, and their future increase. If, however, said Jonathan Davis pays sd James Russell and James Wardrop 369 £ 6 shillings and S pence upon Nov 1, 1746 with legal interest, then this deed to be void. Signed - Jonathan Davies Jr. Wit - John Hepburn, John Campbell.
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Benedict: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 401-151: ALLENS GROVE: 350 acres; Possession of - 350 Acres - Davis, Allen : Surveyed 15 Dec 1724 for Allen Davis on the West side of Patuxent river beginning at a bounded White Oak.: {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, 25 Acres - Ignatius Davis from Allen Davis & Martha; 29 April 1727, Allen Davis from Jonathon Davis; 24 June 1739,
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1642-1753 Rent Rolls Charles County, Maryland Hundred - Benedict: Rent Roll page/Sequence: 403-170: ALLENS ADDITION: 200 acres; Possession of - 200 Acres - See notes: : Surveyed for Allen Davies 14 June 1725 lying on the West side of Patuxent River in the woods adjoining to a tract of land called ALLENS GROVE formerly surveyed for the said Allen Davies beginning at a bounded White Oak {mm Note; from this record forward, the handwriting style changes from fluid to condensed.}: Other Tracts Mentioned: ALLENS GROVE; {mm Note; not identified to a specific Hundred. Location identified by watercourse or nearby tract.}, 100 Acres - Charles Craycroft from Allen Davis; 11 May 1725, Jonathan Davis from Allen Davis & Martha; 29 Apr 1727, 100 Acres - William Wilkinson from Charles Craycroft; 5 Aug 1734, ,