The 28th day of November anno 1701, read and examined in open court and signed per;

John Robins John Powell

Wm. Waters Thomas Savage

Wm. Harmanson George Harmanson

Teste Daniel Neech Clk. Cur. Co. Northampton

The deposition of John Robins aged sixty five years or there abouts saith going to Gingoteague Island with Col. John Custis, Mr. Wm.Kendall, Edward Robins and Capt.John Wallopp Surveyor and one of Capt. Wallopp his sons in order to survey Gingoteague Island between me and Mr. Wm. Kendall but surveyed none. I went with the above said parties to my tennents house John Blake by name whom I had placed on the island and there I heard Mr. Wm. Kendall make a bargin with the said John Blake for one hundred acres of land on Gingoteague Island the said Blake was to pay the said Kendall forthwith four cows on the said island and four steers or oxen to be paid on the main, and some time after the said Mr. Wm. Kendall did agree with the said Blake to pay him the said Kendall one cow more on the said island. After this I going to Gingoteague I went to Capt. Wallopps and in some discourse Capt. Wallopp was pleased to say he thought Mr. Wm. Kendall was mad. This depondent made answer I think not so, the said Wallopp replyed again to this depondent that Mr. Kendall had writ a note to him to lay out one hundred acres of land on Gingoteague Island to the said Blakes conveniency and he the said Wallopp had laid out a hundred acres accordingly which did take the passage over to Piney Island and through the said Piney Island, and had taken a pond of water in it. This depondent made the said Wallopp this answer that the said Blake should not have it for that place part of it was his, and the first time as I remember that I did see John Blake was at the court of Northampton County Capt. George Nicholas Hack and Mr. John Washbourne standing by, I desired them to take notice that I there forewarned John Blake of the said land and be of no more charge which if the said Blake did it was in his own wrong. Mr. Kendall being also by seemed to be not well pleased at that time with your depondent but Blake did desisted upon your depondents forewarning and Mr. Kendall placed the said Blake in another place on the Westward side of the island and did thank your depondent for warning him of the other, and after this above said I being in Blakes company he complained that Mr. Kendall did not do well for he had a bond of twelve thousand pounds of tobacco of his the said Kendall, but no insurance after this your depondent meeting the said Kendall at our Court of Northampton asked him why he did not give the said Blake insurance of his land which he had sold him and given bond accordingly. The said Kendall replied if he did not insure it he could but pay the bond, your depondent asked the said Kendall if that was honesty, the said Kendall hung down his head and made your depondent no answer, and your depondent further saith not.

John Robins

(endorsed)

Northampton,

Nov. 28th anno 1701, the within deposition then made oath to in open court of the said county by the within subscriber Major John Robins and ordered to be recorded.

Teste Daniel Neech Clk. Cur.

Recorded Daniel Neech Clk. Cur. Co. Northampton

Source:
Walczyk, Frank V.  Northampton County Orders & Wills 1698-1710, Vol. I 1698-1703. Coram NY: Petersrow, p 69