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Archives of Maryland, Volume 49, Provincial Court Proceedings, 1664-65. Page 427;
Cecilius Absolute Lord & Proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland & Aualon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c, To William Pearce and Nicholas Spencer gent Greeting whereas Our writt of Couenant dependeth in Our Prouinciall Cort Betweene Robert Skinner and Alice his wife and Anne the wife of John Smyth and William Robinson and Mercy his wife of Two thirds of Eleauen hundred acres of land in Choptanck in Talbott County in the Province of Maryland and for a Fine to be thereof Leauyed betweene them before Our Gouernor & Councell in the sd Court according to the law and Custome of this Province, and the said Anne wife of the said John Smyth and William Robinson and Marcy his wife as wee are in formed are soe weake that they are not able without greate danger of theire Bodyes to trauaile to st Marys by the day Contained in the said writt to make the acknowledgmtts which are requisite to be made in that behalfe, Wee tendring the Estate of the said Anne wife of the said John Smyth and Willm Robinson and Mercy his wife in this behalf e have given yow power to take the acknowledgmts which the said Anne John Smyth his wife and William Robinson and Mercy his wife will make before yow of the prmisses and therefore Wee Comand yow that goeing in prson to the said Anne wife of the said John Smyth and William Robinson and Mercy his wife yow take theire said acknowledgmts and when yow shall have taken them yow Certiffye the same distinctly and plainely to the said Gouernor & Councell undr yor seales that then the said ffine betweene the said partyes of the prmisses may be leauyed before the said Gouernor and Councell in the said Court according to the law and Custome of this Province sending to the said Court this writt Wittnes Our deare Brother Philip Caluert Esq Our Chancellor of Our said Province of Maryland this 28th day of ffeb: 1664 Philip Calvert
Comand John Smyth of Nominy in Virga and Anne his wife and William Robinson and Mercy his wife of the same place that Justly &c they keepe wth Robert Skinner of Bristoll merchant and Alice his wife the Couenant &c of two thirds of Eleauen hundred acres of landin Choptancke in Talbott County in the Province of Maryland wth it's aptflces Philip Caluert
And the Agreemt is such that the said John Smyth and Anne his wife and William Robinson and Mercy his wife have acknowledged the aforesaid Tenements wth the appurtuñs to be the right of the said Robert Skinner as those which the said Robt Skinner hath of the guift of the said John Smyth and Anne his wife And William Robinson and Mercy his wife and the same they have Remised and quitt Claimed from them and theire heires to the aforesaid Robert Skinner and the heires of the said Robert for ever And further the said John Smyth and Ann his wife and William Robinson and Mercy his wife have granted for them and theire heires that they will warrt to the aforesaid Robert Skinner and Alice his wife and the heires of the said Robert the aforesaid Tenements wth the Aptuces agst them the said John Smyth and Anne his wife and Wm Robinson and Mercy his wife and theire heires for ever, And for this Recognkon Remission quitt Claime fine and Concord the said Robt Skinner hath given to the aforesaid John Smyth and Anne his wife and William Robinson and his wife the sume of Eleauen thowsand pounds of tobacco, In testimony whereof Wee have hereunto sett Our hands and seales March the 18th 1664/5 Signum Anne Smyth Sealed William Robinson Sealed Signum Mercy Robinson Sealed
Taken and acknowledged Before Vs this 20th day March 1664 Signum Nicho: Spencer William Peirce

• Married:

1. Robert Skinner b: 1660
2. Mary Skinner b: ABT 1666