62
untill y Said Thomas Sherman Shall accomplish y age of twenty years & y stock to be equallly Devided
betwixt y Said three Brothers Thomas Edward & Peter or as many as Shall bee then Liveing in wittnesse
my hand & Seale this first Day of November one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy & Six:/:
Signed Sealed & Delivered in y Anne: Sherman (Sealed
y presence of us
Wm: Brereton:
Tho: Wharton: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Knowe all men by these presents yt I Anne Sherman of y County of Sommrsett & province of Maryland ~
t widow Doe nominate Constitute & appointe and in my place put my trusty & well belove ffriend William
Brereton of y County afore Said my true & Lawfull attorney to acknowledge in Cort: one Deed of Guift of
A
heifer made over to my three children Thomas Edward & Peter ratifyeing & Confirming whatsoever, my
Said
attorney Shall Doe as if my Selfe were personally present & Did y Same as wittness my hand & Seale this
first Day of November one thousand Six hundred Seaventy & Six ./. ~~ Anne: Sherman: Seale/.
Signed Sealed & Delivered in y
presence of us
Thomas Wharton:
John: Parsons: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This Day to witt y 14th: Day of November in y first yeare of y Dominion of y Rt: Honr:ble: Charles over
Maryland &c annoqr Domini 1676: Came Wm: Brereton (the attorney of y within named Anne
Sherman) before mr: Wm:Stevens : Collo: Wm: Colebourne mr Charles Ballard & mr David Browne foure
of his Lopps Justices then in Cort: Setting and Did acknowledge y within mentioned heifer to be y right
of them y within named Thomas Edward & Peter Sherman which they have of y guift of their Mothr
Anne Sherman : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Same Day Commrs as afore ./.
This Day to witt y 14th Day of November Annoqr Domini 1676: were published y banes of matrimony
betweene Isaack Hilliard & Mary Thomas both of this County alsoe betweene John Holland and Alice
Roberts both of this County alsoe betweene Alexander Mitcheller & Anne Surnam both of this County
alsoe betweene John Aleward & Mary Dixon both of this County alsoe betweene ffrancis Gunby &
Sarah Kirke : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Same Day Commrs as afore : / :
To : y worshipfull Commrs of Somrsett County : / :
The humble petition of Elizabeth Boston widow ~ ./ ~
Sheweth: That yor petitionrs husband Lately Deceased & his estate being praysed but y last weeke & noe Devision
being yett made not withstanding Henry Boston Sen of y Said Henry Boston Deceased hath without
consent
made bargaines whereby y Said estate is like to bee imbezelled & made away with yor humble petitionr
Craveth yt the estate may bee Devided & yor petitionr have her thirds according to Law and that y
Worshipfull
Cors: would take Such Care of y estate Due to y orphans yt itt may not bee imbeazelled away And your
petitionr as in Duty bound Shall pray &c: / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
It is ordered that Henry Boston administrator on y estate of his fathr Henry Boston Dispose of
none of his estate untill hee hath performed what y Law requires : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Day Commrs as afore : / :
John Dunham plt:
agt To y Worshipfull Commrs of Somr:Sett County
Edward: Stevens Deft:
The Humble petition of John Dunham : / :
Humbly Sheweth: : That whereas yor Petitionr in augst: last craved order for his freedome & yor worshipps then
advized mee to goe along home with my master Edward Stevens & there to remayne untill this Cort
accordingly yor petitionr Did but my master would not entertaine me my time being expired y first
of month Last past & y Said Edward Stevens Denyeth to allowe mee reasonable Satisfaction for y
t
|
|
 |
