Misc. Notes
folio 289/869 . Indenture, 27 Feb 1719; enrolled 15 Aug 1720
48118From: Clement Hill, Gentl of Prince George's County
To: Morris Morris, planter of Prince George's County
For 2,400 lbs: of tobacco a parcel of land called Shrewsbury Plaine of 150 acres
/s/ Clement Hill (seal)
Wit:
Jos Belt, Ths Sprigg
Acknowledged by Anne Hill, wife of Clement
Folio 119 . Indenture, 27 Feb 1720; enrolled 31 May 1721
48118From: William Ray, Sr., planter of Prince George's County
To: Clement Hill, Gent. of Prince George's County
For £40 a tract of land in Prince George's County called Bread and Cheese; bounded by land
formerly surveyed for Maj. Thoma. Truman, land called St. Andrew, and land of Maj. Sewell;
containing 158 acres
/s/ William Ray (mark & seal)
Wit:
Jos. Belt, Tho. Sprigg
Acknowledged by William Ray; no acknowledgement by wife
Folio 134 . Indenture, 27 Feb 1720; enrolled 24 Aug 1721
48118From: Clement Hill, planter of Prince George's County
To: William Ray, Sr., planter of Prince George's County
For £40 a tract of land in Prince George's County part of The Forrest; containing 100 acres
/s/ Clement Hill (seal)
Wit:
Jos Belt, Tho Sprigg
Acknowledged by Clement Hill: no acknowledgement by wife
folio 191 . Indenture, 22 Aug 1721; enrolled 7 Oct 1721
48118From: Clement Hill, Gent. of Prince George's County
To: ThomaB Price, planter of Prince George's County
For £18 a tract of land part of Chance in Prince George's County; bounded by 100 acres of said
tract laid out for Edmond Henebree; containing 100 acres
/s/ Clement Hill (seal)
Wit:
Jos. Belt, Thos. Sprigg
Acknowledged by Anne Hill, wife of Clement
folio 447 . Indenture, 30 Feb 1722; enrolled 7 Jun 1723
48118From: Henry Darnall, Gent. of Prince George's County
To: Clement Hill, Gent. of Prince George's County
For £500 two tracts of land in Prince George's County; one called Forrest bounded by Crock
Creek of 712 acres; the other in Baltimore County on the south side of the main falls of the
Gunpowder River of 1,500 acres of land called Northampton
/s/ Henry Darnall (seal)
Wit:
Joseph Belt, Thomas Sprigg
Acknowledged by Henry Darnall; no acknowledgement by wife
Liber M, Page 280
48118Enrolled at request of Thomas Miles 25 May 1728:
Indenture, 22 May 1728; Between Clement Hill, Gent. to Thomas Miles, planter; for £90; a parcel being part of a tract called Spye Park; bounded by the northernmost corner of a tract called Partnership originally surveyed for Maj. Nicholas Sewall & John Darnall, a tract now in possession of Thomas Tasker called The Grange; containing 91 acres;
/s/ Clement Hill; wit.
Jos. Belt, Edw. Sprigg, John Buchanan; ack. 22 May 1728 by Clement Hill and Anne his wife
Pg 1080 Mary Sprigg, born PrinceGeorgeCo MD, Dec15, 1723, m. Prince George Co, Jun21, 1746, Jeremiah Belt, born PrinceGeorgeCo, Mar4, 1724, died PrinceGeorgeCo,1785 (son of Col Joseph Belt&Esther,dau of Col NinianBeall(ltr fm C. C. Magruder Jr of Wash DC)
47337 (Col?)
Pg 480
51101 - 1680 Humphrey’s grandson, Col Joseph Belt (1680 MD-1761 MD) b: Anne Arundel Co MD. There is a monument to his honor located on Chevy Chase Circle on the line between MD & District of Columbia. He is probably the most prominent of all Belt ancestors. He was one of the largest landowners in the colonies.
The most complete reports on Col Belt are (1) Col Joseph Belt by C.C. Magruder, Jr. dtd 5 Nov 1909, published as a Historical paper of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia. (2) Montgomery Co MD Historical Society report on May 1969 Vol XII No. 3 by Martha Sprigg Poole on Col Joseph Belt & Col Ninian Beall. (Further research!)
Pg 27 Ninian Beall possible ch: Margery marr1 Thomas Sprigg III, marr2 Col Joseph Belt, her sister Hester’s widower
51102 (married his former sister-in-law?)