Copy of the patent from WM. PENN to GEORGE MARIS.
WILLIAM
PENN by the providence of God & the king's authority Proprietary
& Governor of the province of Pennsylvania and the territories thereunto
belonging,
To all to whom these presents shall come sendeth greeting-
WHEREAS, there is a certain tract of land in the
County of Chester Beginning at a corner marked post from thence Nol"th by a line of Marked trees three hundred &
eighty perches to a corner marked white oak being the corner tree of the land
of Bartholomew Coppock from thence South West by West
by the sd land five hundred & seventy-five
perches to a corner marked post from thence North by West by a line of marked
trees three hundred and fifteen perches to a corner marked Maple tree standing
by Darby creek from thence downe the severall courses of the creek to a corner marked post
standing by ye sd creek from thence South by West by
a line of marked trees two hundred & ninety-seven perches to a corner
marked post being the corner post of the land of George Simcock
from thence North West by a line of marked trees one hundred & sixty
perches to the first mentioned corner post containing four hundred Acres of
land granted by a warrant from myself bearing date the sixth day of the eighth
month one thousand six hundred and eighty-three, and laid out by the surveyor
general's order ye twenty-fifth of ye sd month and
year unto George Maris purchaser & ye sd George
Maris requesting me to confirm the same by patent
KNOW YE that I have given granted & confirmed
& by these presents for me my heirs & successors do give grant and
confirm unto the Sd George Maris his heirs and
assigns forever the said four hundred Acres of land.
To HAVE HOLD AND ENJOY ye sd
land to ye only use and behoof of ye said George
Maris his heirs and assigns forever to be holden of
me my heirs & successors proprietarys of
Pennsylvania & the territories thereunto belonging as of our mannor of Spring Town in the county aforesaid in free and
common Socage by fealty it being seated planted and
improved yielding and paying therefore to me my heirs
and successors at or upon the first day of the first month in every year at the
town of
In Witness hereof I have caused these my letters
to be made patent.
Witness myself at