1707 Land Grant

Charles Calvert, Lord Baltimore Land Grant

October 10, 1707

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This document is on parchment, authorized/written by Lord Baltimore's 'Keeper of the Seal', Henry Darnall, as representative of Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore, granting 150 acres of land, known as 'Herrifordshire' to Robert Taylor, for which Taylor is required to pay a nominal annual rent to Lord Baltimore and his heirs.  The document was sealed using Lord Baltimore's seal, which later became the seal of the state of Maryland as well.

Front of 10/10/1707 Land Grant

Detail - from the bottom of the document

Closer view - top section

Closer view - bottom section

Back of document

Detail - center section of back

Seal of Lord Baltimore attached to document - you can see the outline of the left-facing horseman on an
 armored horse, which was Lord Baltimore's seal, and later became the seal of the state of Maryland

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The full text of the document reads:
CHARLES absolute Lord and Prop'y of the Province of Maryland and Avalon
Lord Baron of Baltimore, etc.TO ALL persons to whom these presents shall come GREET
INGS  in our Lord God everlasting KNOW YEE that for and in consideration that Robert
Taylor of Charles County hath due unto him one hund ^d & fifty acres of Land within our said Pro-
vince being due to him by virtue of award for that quantity granted him the eleventh day of March 
Seventeen hundred and five as appears in our Land Office and upon such condicons and tearmes
as are Expressed in our condicons of Plantacons of our said Province bearing date the fifth day of ??? (apr?)
Sixteen hundred Eighty and fours and Remaining upon record in our S. Province togoather with
Such allteracons as in them are made by our further condicons bearing Date the fourth day of
December sixteen Hundred ninety and six ??? (ano?) Registerred in our Land Office of our Said ---
Province Wee Doe Therefore hereby Grant unto him the Said Robert all that tract or parcell of
Land called ('called' was added above) Herrifordshire Beginning at a bound white oak standing on (abbreviation of 'the') East Side the road y???of from Maj. Dents
Quarter on Mattawoman to (abbreviation  for 'the') head of Port Tobacco and in the Line of Panguya Mannor (abbr. for 'the') 10th of ??? (Man?)
East one hundred and ?i?ty (fifty) ??r?es (perches?) to a bound red oak ?????on(?) north one hundred & sixty to a bound
Spanish oak then northwest and by West Property ??? perches West thirty seven degrees
farther by sixty perches then ????? (with a?) ?????????? to the first tree ??ta??????g and laid
out for one hundred and fifty ????? (acres?) of d???????? according to the Certificate of ---
Survey thereof taken and Returned into our Land Office bearing Date the nineteenth day
of March seventeen hundred and five and there Remaining togeather with all rights
profitts, Benefitts, and previllidges thereunto belonging (royal mines Excepted) To
Have and to hold the same unto him the said Robert his heirs and assignes for
ever to be holden of us and our heirs as of our manor of Panguyah in free and Common
soccage by fealty only for all manner of services yielding and Payeing therefore
yearly unto us and our heirs at our Receipt at the City of St. Marys at the two most
usuall feasts of the yeare (viz) the feast of the Annuntiacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and
St Michael the Archangel be even and equal portions the Rent of (five?) Sterling Sh in
Sylver or gold and for a fine upon every allienacon of the said Land or any part of parcell
then of one whole years Rent in silver or gold or the full value therof in such commodities
our heirs or such officer or officers as shall be appointed by us and our heirs from time to time to
collect and receive the same shall accept in discharge therof att the choice of us or our heir or
heirs or such office or officer as provided that if the said sums for a fine for allienaton shall
not be paid unto us and our heirs or such officer or officers aforesaid before such allienaton and the
S - allienaton ('and the allienaton' - all scratched out) entered upon record either in the Provintiall Court or County
Court where the same parcell of Land lyeth within one moneth next after such allienaton then the 
said allienaton Shall be void and of no effect (?) Given under our greater seal att armes this tenth
day of october seventeen hundred and seven Wittness our Trusty and well beloved Coll. Henry
Darnall keeper of our said greater seal in our said Province of Maryland

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Along the left margin, Colonel Darnall signed the document, as 'Henry Darnall, Keeper'.

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The BACK side of the document (much is hard to read) appears to say:
???. 182
Charles County
Robt. Taylor pattent 150 at ?alled
Herifordshire

Recorded ???????????????? Record ?????
Maryland ????? (Liber?) 98 (*DEGREE SYMBOL*) fol. (*DEGREE SYMBOL*) 18
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(One word at the bottom:)

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Regarding Robert Taylor - I found this reference online:
"Page 9, At the request of Saml Hanson of CC, Gent, the following deed was recorded Apr 17, 1722. Apr 14, 1722 from Robt Taylor of CC, planter, to Samuel Hanson of CC, Gent, for 13,438 lbs. of tobacco, as tract of land in CC caled Herefordshire, bounded by the east side of the road that goes from Major Dent's Quarter on Mattawoman (Cr) to the head of Portobacco (Cr) and in the line of Pangiah (?) Manor, containing and laid out for about 150 acres.Taylor reserves for himself 10 square feet of the premises (being the burying place where the late wife of the sd Robt lies interred).Signed Robt,(his mark) Taylor. Wit - Robt. Hanson, Gustavus Brown."

And 'Herrifordshire' - this interesting reference comes from 'Charles County Gentry' by Harry Wright Newman:

Panguya Manor was apparently Lord Baltimore's personal estate in Charles County, near Port Tobacco.