Stephen Lanham (Lenham) of Prince Georges Co. Maryland served in Capt. Samuel Magruder‘s Co., Colonial Wars.

 At the Request of Stephen Lanham the following Certificate of a stray was enrolled June 7th 1780. Prince George County June 3d 1780 Stephen Lanham Junior brought before me a stray horse of a Bright Bay Colour about thirteen hands high seems to be about thirteen years old has a Star on his forehead some Saddle Spots on his Back has a Bell on with a leather strap and a large Buckle branded on the Buttock and Shoulder with W C paces slowly.

 [signed] Chris R Lowndes.

 Know ALL men by these presents that I Archibald Lanham of Prince George County State of Maryland Planter for and the Consideration of Bail and Surity Rent entered  into for me loving Father Stephen Lanham as well as for other consideration me hereunto moving I have given Bargained and sold and by these Presents do give grant Bargain and sell unto the said Stephen Lanham all and Singular my stock of Horses Cattle Hogs and all my Household Furniture and plantation Utensils and all other goods and Chattles whatsoever either in my Possessions or in the Possessions of any other Person have and to hold the said bargains Premises unto the Said Stephen Lanham and his Executors Administrators and assign as his and their own proper Goods and Chattles forever in Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this third day of August one thousand Seven Hundred and eighty nine

 Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of

 Archabald Lanham( Seal)
 Joseph Jones
 John A. Fakes 

 Then Archibald Lanham Acknowledged the within Instrument of writing to be his act and Deed and the Goods and Chattles therein mentioned to be the Right & property of Stephen Lanham according to the true intent and meaning thereof.
                                                                                    
 Acknowledged Before

 R Cramprine

 IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I Stephen Lanham of Montgomery County and state of Maryland being very weak of body, `but of a perfect mind and memory thanks to God for the same and calling to mind that it appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following that is the Say, Principally and first, I recommend my Soul into the hands of him that gave it formerly trusting in his mercy and my body to the earth to have a Christian Burial and as touching my worldly Estate what it hath pleased God to bless me with, I Give and devise and Dispose of in manner and form following that is to Say in the first place after all my Just debts are paid then I Give and Bequeath to my beloved son Archibald the sum of five Shillings Sterling and no more - then I will and bequeath to Six more of my beloved Children namely, Sarah, Jerimiah, Thomas, Stephen, Leah, and Maryann five Shillings Sterling to each of them and no more , then to beloved wife Susannah, I will and bequeath one third part of my Estate both real and personal during her natural live and at her death to be equally divided between my four beloved children, namely Walter, Samuel, Margaret and Ruth, and it is my Will and desire that each of my beloved Children, namely Walter Samuel, Margaret, and Ruth to be paid their part at the day of Marriage or when they Shall come of age that is the Girls at the age of Sixteen and the boys at the age of Twenty One and further it is my Will and desire that all my Estate that I have willed and bequeathed to my beloved wife Susannah to be Equally divided between my four children, namely, Walter, Samuel, Margaret and Ruth after her death and lastly I appoint Institute and ordain my beloved wife Susannah and James Alexander Shaw my whole and Sole Executors and I do hereby renounce and revoke all former Will, and Testaments made by me and do hereby acknowledge this to be my last WIll and Testament in this presence of the undersigned witnesses and dated this Twenty-Fifth day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Six. It is further my will and desire and do hereby Give and bequeath Twenty Dollars to each of my Sons, Namely, Walter and Samuel for their education

 Witness

 James W. Perry
 Basis M Perry mark
 Jno R. Bussard
 His Mark - Stephen Lanham (SEAL)

 Montgomery County Sct. On the 9th day of September 1806, came James W. Perry and Basis M. Perry, two of the Subscribing Witnesses to the Within Last Will and Testament of Stephen Lanham late of Montgemery County deceased and severally made Oath on the Holy Evnagels of the Almighty God that they did see the testator herin named Sign and Seal this Will and that they heard him publish pronounce and Declare the Same to be his Last Will and Testament and that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their Aprehension of Sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that they Respectively Subscribed their names to this Will as Witnesses in the presence and at the Request of the Testator and in the presence of each Other. And also in the presence of Jno R. Bussard and the other Subscribing Witness hereto

 Certified by Saml. Turner Register

 PATENT

 Mr. Stephen Lanham
 Frederick & S.
 his Patent 229 Acres
 Mizaph
 Ex'd.

 KNOW YE THAT WHEREAS STEPHEN LANHAM of Princes George County by his Humble Petition to his Lordships Agent for Management of Land Affairs within this Province did set forth that he was seized in fee of and in One Hundred and Eighteen acres part of a tract or parcel of land called the Williams and Elizabeth lying and being in Frederrick County Originally on the third day of November Anno Domini Seventeen Hundred and Twenty Two Granted unto a certain Williams Beall for Five hundred acres under New Rent Contiguous to which the Petitioner has discovered some Vacant Land and being Desirous to Add the same- Humbly prayed a Special Warrant to Resurvey his Part of the aforesaid Tract for that Intent and Purpose and that on return of a Certificate of Such Resurvey he making good Rights to the Vacancy Added and Complying with all other Requisites usual in Such cases might have our Grant of Confirmation issue unto him for that Purpose did issue but the said warrant not being executed within the Time therein Limited it was on the twenty fourth day of January Seventee hundred and Sixty one Renewed and Continued in force for six months Longer from that Date. In Pursuance whereof it is Certified into our Land Office that hid Part of the aforesaid Trac or Parcel of Land is Resurveyed by which it appears the same Contains the Quantity of One Hundred and Four Acres of Vacant Land Added for which Said Surplus and Vacancy he has paid and Satisfied unto Edward Lloyd Esquire our present Asent and Receiver General for our use as well the sun of two Shillings and Nine Pence half Penny Sterling Caution for the said Vacancy according to Charles Lord Baronof Baltimore our Great Grand Father of Noble Memory his Instructions to Charles Carroll Esquire his the Agent bearing Date of London the Twelth day of September Seventeen hundred and Twelve and Registered in our Secretarys Office of our Said Providene Teogether with a Paragraph of our Dear Fathers Instructions bearing Date of London the Fifteenth day of December Seventeen hundred and thirty eight and Registered in our Land Office.

 We do therefore hereby Grant and Confirm unto him the Said Stephen Lanham all that his Part of the aforesaid Tract or Parcel of land now Resurveyed with the Vacancy added and Surplus Included reduced into one Entire Tract and now called Mizpah. Beginning at the end of the Eighteenth Line of the aforesaid Land called the William and Elizabeth it being the Original Beginning of the aforesaid Part and running thence North Eighty degrees West Eighty Perches North twenty five Degrees East Fifty two Perches South Eighty Degrees West Eighty four Perches North twenty two Degrees West thirty four Perches North five Degrees East forty Eight Perches North Eighteen Degrees East forty Eight Perches North Eighty Degrees West twenty one Perches South seventy six Degrees West Sixty four Perches South ten degrees West Sixty Perches south thirteen Degrees East one hundred and two Perches South sixty degrees West fourty Perches North eighty six degrees West fifty two Perches South Seventy Six Perches South thirty Degrees West twenty Perches North Eighty Eight Degrees East Ninety Perches North forty Eight degrees East forty one Perches East Seventy Perches then by a straight line to the Beginning and Containing and now laid out for two hundred and twenty nine acres of Land according to the Certificate of Survey thereof taken and returned into our Land Office bearing date the thirteenth day of July Seventeen hundred and Sixty one and there Remaining together with all Rights Profits Benefits and Privileges thereunto belonging Royal Mines Excepted TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto him and the said Stephen Lanham his Heirs and Assigns for ever to beholden of Us and our Heirs as of our Manor of Congocheige in fee and Common Soccage by fealty only for all manner of Services Yielding and Paying therefore Yearly unto Us and our Heirs at our Receipt at our City of Saint Marys at the two most usual feasts in the Year Viz't.

 The Feast of the annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Arch angel by even and equal Portions the rent of nine Shillings and Two Pence Sterling in Silver or Gold and for a Fine upon every upon every Alienation of the Said Land or any Part or Parcel thereof one whole Years Rent in silver or Gold or the full Value thereof in such Commodities as we and 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 thereof at the Choice of Us and our Heirs or such Officer or Officers aforesaid - PROVIDED THAT if the said Sum for a fine for Alienation and the said Alienation entered upon Record either in the Provincial Court or County Court where the same Parcel of Land lieth within one month next after Such Alienation then the said Alienation shall be void and of no Effect.

 GIVEN UNDER our Great Seal of our Said Province of Maryland this ninth day of September Anno Domini Seventeen hundred and Sixty four WITNESS our trusty and well beloved Horatio Sharpe Esquire lieutenant General and Chief governor of our Said Province of Maryland and Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal thereof

 The Great Seal
 HORATIO SHARPE