Evening star., 1924-07-20

of his Lordship's Secretary's Office
unto Major Thomas Brooke bearing
date the eighth of June, 1910, these
are in humble manner to certify that
I, Richard Edelen, deputy surveyor
under Jerome White. Esqr., Surveyor
General, have laid out for the said
Thomas Brooke part Of the land
specified in the warrant called None
Such, lying in Charles County and be-
ginning above Pascataway in the
woods at a bounded white oak stand
ing upon the north side of a fresh
run called Ok or Oxunno run. running
thence west 80 perches to a bounded
white oak standing upon a Hill,
thence northeast and by east 49,
perches TO bounded red oak.
thence northeast so perches to d
bounded white oak standing by the
side of said run, thence bending upon
the run to the first bounded tree, con-
tanning and now laid out for one hun
d-ed and six acres more or less to be
held of Zachiah Manno Cmanor). The
certificate was entered and the pat
ent granted and signed by Charles
Calvert April -, 1871.
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ITHE patent recites that Caeeelius
etc, commands Know yee that
for and in consideration that Thomas
Brookes of the county of Calvert in
our Province Of Maryland. Gent, hath
due unto him 106 acres of land within
our said province. part of warrant
for $50 acres of land to him granted
the Sth of June, 1870, as appears upon
record. do hereby grant unto
the said Thomas Brookes all that PARCEL
of land called None Such lying in
Charles County and beginning above
Pascattaway, in the woods at
bounded white oak tree standing on
the north side of q fresh run called
Ok run; ITO have and to
hold the same unto him the said
Thomas Brooke, his heirs and assigns
forever
The patentee's name is twice spelled
Brookes and once Brooke and the
closing lines are: "Witness our dear
Son Charles Calvert Esquire. Capt.
General and Chief Governour of our
said Province of Maryland.'
Here we find the beginning of pri-
vate ownership of that land, None
such, on which ancestors of many
Washingtons lived, of which most old
residents Of the District have heard,
and with which many of them are
acquainted. There was another
None Such in Maryland. and as it
was south of the District Nonesuch
no doubt laid out on land previously
patented but which had reverted to
the proprietary of Maryland.
At Annapolis a few days ago i read
the patent in which Charles Calvert
charged "All persons to know that
on August 80, 1920. Charles Fenly
(spelled in other places Finly) had
due him $50 acres Of land and that
Charles Calvert hath granted to the
said Charles Finly that tract called
None Such lying between Piscataway
Creek and Mattawoman Swamp on
both sides of the road that leads from
the head of Piscataway Creek to
Pamunkie, beginning at two bounded
oaks"
Then follows much about perches
and bounded white oaks. red cedars,
black oaks and other hardy trees,
which no doubt grew old and passed
away before you were born.
The closing lines of the patent to
that None Such are: "Witncss our
trusty and well beloved Richard
Tigblman, Esqr., Chancellor and
Keeper Of our Great Seal of our Sa id
Province Of Maryland" There is a
certificate of survey at Annapolis
showing that this land was surveyed
in December, 1922, by James Stod-