Archives of Maryland, Volume 0535, Page 0055 - Somerset Judicial Records 1692-96, Abstracts with Selected Transcriptions

154 ~ [22 November 1692] Meeting to lay out the Parishes of Somerset County

In a meeting of their Ma’ties Justices of the Peace at the Court held for the County of Somerset with the freeholders in each hundred for the lying out of the said County into Parishes this 22nd day of November anno 1692.

Commissioners in court were Co’ll David Brown Councel’r, Mr. Francis Jenckins Capt John Winder Mr. James Dashiels Mr. Roger Woolford Mr Edmund Howard Mr George Layfield & Capt John King.

The above Commissioners and the freeholders have the day and year above agreed and have devided the said County of Somerset into four parishes - that is to say -

Manokin and Mony hundred into one parish called by the name of Somerset

Pocomoke and Annimessex into one parish called Cawbentry

Wiccocomocoe and Nanticoke into one Parish called Stepney

BogateeNorten and Mattapony into one parish called Snow Hill

The time appointed for the freeholders to meet and chuse Vestrymen att the places hereafter named is the 27th of December next.

The freeholders of Manokin and Mony hundred to meet at Somerset Towne

The freeholders of Pocomoke & Annemessex to meet at Pocomoke Church

The freeholders of Winotomotoe & Nanticoke to meet at Mr John Huetts

The freeholders of BogateeNorten and Mattapony to meet at Snow Hill

Ordered that the Clerk draw copies to each Constable as also four copies of the Law Concerning the Act of Religion and that the Constable of each Hundred doe summon the freeholders to meet at the time and place afores’d.

Thomas Ackworth Joy Hobbs George Wilson Nicholas Cornhille to deliver the copies of ye said Act of Religion to the freeholders at the time and place afores’d.

Ordered the Sheriffe carry the copies & Orders to the Constables.


	MSA C 1774-10 154 ~ [22 November 1692] Meeting to lay out the Parishes of Somerset County In a meeting of their Ma’ties Justices of the Peace at the Court held for the County of Somerset with the freeholders in each hundred for the lying out of the said County into Parishes this 22nd day of November anno 1692. Commissioners in court were Co’ll David Brown Councel’r, Mr. Francis Jenckins Capt John Winder Mr. James Dashiels Mr. Roger Woolford Mr Edmund Howard Mr George Layfield & Capt John King. The above Commissioners and the freeholders have the day and year above agreed and have devided the said County of Somerset into four parishes - that is to say - Manokin and Mony hundred into one parish called by the name of Somerset Pocomoke and Annimessex into one parish called Cawbentry Wiccocomocoe and Nanticoke into one Parish called Stepney BogateeNorten and Mattapony into one parish called Snow Hill The time appointed for the freeholders to meet and chuse Vestrymen att the places hereafter named is the 27th of December next. The freeholders of Manokin and Mony hundred to meet at Somerset Towne The freeholders of Pocomoke & Annemessex to meet at Pocomoke Church The freeholders of Winotomotoe & Nanticoke to meet at Mr John Huetts The freeholders of BogateeNorten and Mattapony to meet at Snow Hill Ordered that the Clerk draw copies to each Constable as also four copies of the Law Concerning the Act of Religion and that the Constable of each Hundred doe summon the freeholders to meet at the time and place afores’d. Thomas Ackworth Joy Hobbs George Wilson Nicholas Cornhille to deliver the copies of ye said Act of Religion to the freeholders at the time and place afores’d. Ordered the Sheriffe carry the copies & Orders to the Constables.