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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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In the Name of God Amen I John Johnson of Sommersett County in the Province of Maryland planter
otherwise Called John Johnson of Anamessex in the Said County of Somersett & Province of Maryland Joyner
being weake of body but of perfect memory Doe make this my last will & Testament as ffollowith ~ ~
Imp^r I bequeath my body to the Dust & my Soule to God y^t gave it hopeing for y blessed resurrection of y Just unto
eternall Life: And as for y estate God hath bestowed upon me I dispose of it as followeth: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I give & bequeath unto my Loving wife Elizabeth Johnson (after my Legall Debts are well & truly paid)
All my personall & reall estate moveables & Immoveables within Doores & without which I Shall be
Possest withall at the time of my decease quietly & peaceably to enjoy as her owne proper estate to her
and her heires or assignes forever, onely after the decease of my Loving wife Elizabeth aforesaid, It is my
will & pleasure that the Land where I now Live & Shall be possessed withall at the time of my decease Shall
be the Proper right of my grandchilld John Cullen the Son of George Cullen of this County of Sommersett &
Province of Maryland with all houses & houseings & other heridittaments there unto belonging To him the
Said John & to his heires & assignes for ever to enjoye the Said Land & to dispose off as he Shall think good
And Lastly I doe hereby make my Loving wife Elizabeth my Sole & absolute executrix . And this I make &
doe declare to be my last will & Testament Irrevocable not to be in y least altered Soe long as my Loving
wife Elizabeth remayneth Alive and desire that this may be forthwith entered upon record revokeing all
other Wills as witnes my hand & Seale ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sealed & Signed the Thirtieth day of March in the year
of o^r Lord one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy Six in the John Johnson (Seale)
p^rSence of Edm Beauchamp: John Sterling: Richard Barnes
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returne made
by y^e Sherif: Warrants returnable y Second Tuesday in June being the 13^th day of y S^d Month of June A^oD^o1676
Attached in y hand Attachm^t: on the goods Chattles & debts of Cornelius Verhoofe for nine hundred forty five pounds of tobacco
of Allex^r: Draper to anw^r unto Robt Catlin Sen^rin a plea of Debt ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
945^lb of tobacco Capias ag^t: John Anderson in y Suite of John Vigerous in a plea y^t he render four hundred & forty pounds
not met with of Tobacco w^ch he owes & unjustly deteineth ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Capias ag^t John Anderson in y Sute of John Vigerous in a plea y^t he render four hundred pounds of tobacco
not met with w^ch he owes & unjustly deteineth ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
retraxit Capias ag^t: Jn^o Richards Joyner & Henry Beltcher to answ^r: unto Nicolas Rice in an accon of the Case ~ ~
Subp^d: for Christopher Nutter & John Mallet in a Certaine matter of Difference betweene Jn^o: Squires plt
Sumoned & Jn^o Evans def^t on the part of y def^t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Subp^d: for Thomas Poole in A certain matter of Difference betweene William Brittingham plt
Sumoned & Tho. Hemming def^t in a plea of Debt on the part of the plte
N;est:Inv^is Cap^s ag^t Jn^o: Richards of New England March^t to answ^r unto Allex^a: Draper in an accon of y^e Case ~ ~ ~
N:est:Inv^is Cap^s ag^t Jn^o Richards of New England March^t: to answ^r unto Ambrose London in an accon of y^e Case ~ ~ ~
Subp^d. for Allex^a: Draper in a Certaine matter of difference betweene Robt Catlin Sen^r & Cornelius Verhoofe
Sumoned in a plea of debt on the part of y plte ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
retraxitt Cap^s: ag^t: Charles Ballard to answ^r. unto Thomas Stolkes in a plea of Debt ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
retraxitt Cap^s: ag^t. Charles Ballard to answ^r unto Thomas Stolkes in an acon of y^e Case ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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At the Co^rt house the 13^th day of June in the first year of the Dominion of the R^t hon^r:ble Charles &c
over Maryland &c Annoq Do^m 1676: m^r John Winder one of his Lopp^s Comm^rs for this County Co^rt to have bin
holden According to Act of Assembly for this County Co^rt of Som^rSett m^r: Thomas Walker Sherife & Edm:
Beauchamp Clerke made theire appearance then but for Want of Comm^rs: no Co^rt was helld this day ~
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This day to witt y 13^th day of June Annoq Do^m 1676 was Published the Banes of Matrimoney at the
Court house betweene John Colehoune & Jane Carter both of this County ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Warrants returnable y Second Tuesday in August being the 8^th day thereof Annoq Do^m 1676
returnes
made by y Sherife: Cap^s: ag^t: John Anderson to anSw^r unto John Vigerous in a plea y^t he render four hundred pounds of Tobacco
exe: & Sumoned w^ch he owes & unjustly deteines James Hinderson & Tho: Willis Subp^d on the part of y plte ~ ~ ~ ~
Cap^s: ag^t: Jn^o Anderson to answ^r: unto Jn^o Vigerous in a plea y^t he render four hundred & fifty pounds of tobacco
exe & Sumoned w^ch he owes & unjustly deteineth Thomas Miller Subp^d on the part of y plte ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Cap^s: ag^t Jn^o: Jenckins to anSw^r unto Thomas Walker in a plea y hee render eight hundred & four pounds of Tobacco
which he owes & unjustly Detaineth ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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