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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 132b   View pdf image
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    Somersett County                                             132

                                             Att a Court of the Right honrable Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary
of the provinces of maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.c held at dividing Creek in somersett
County by his said Lordships Commissioners and Justices of the Peace the third tuesday of Novem
being the ninteenth day of the same month and in the thirteenth Year of his said Lordships dominion
ann.o Dom 1728  
                                                              Present


The Worshipfull
 M.r Samuel Hopkins
M.r William Planner
M.r William fasitt
M.r John Smith
M.r William Stoughton
 M.r John Caldwell
M.r John McClester
M.r James Dashiell
M.r John Scott
 His Lordships
         Justices
          John Purnall sher                                                                           Thomas Hayward Cl

                Proclamation being made in Common form the Sherr of Somersett County to witt John Purnall
Gentleman makes Return of a pannell of Grand Jurors as followeth viz.t

William Lane
John Perkins
Daniel Wharton
Robert Watson
 Isaac Coston
John Webb
John Owten
 John Kellum
William Handy
James Jones
 W.m Harris
Jno Givans senr
Robert Collier
 Thomas Walker
Moses Driskill
Revell Horsey
 Hast Dashiell
Edward franklin
John Harris
                      Whereupon proclamation being again made in Common form and the Jurors afd so as afd
Impannelled being severally Called Over by their Names do appear as above and thereupon they are
sworn and Charged and sent Out to Consider &.c soon after the grand Jurors afd being Impannelled sworne
and Charged as afd Return into Court and Severally called over appear and being asked if they had agreed
to any Presentments or made any bills of Indictm.ts Returned the following Presentments against Sarah
Staples and Mary Patrick thereupon the grand Jurors are discharged and ordered that they be allowed
the Sum of five hundred pounds of tobacco for their publick service this Court and against the afd Sarah
Staples and Mary Patrick so as afd Presented  It is ordered that Capias Issue Returnable to Next Court &c

Bowson a negro boy of Richard Knight is adjudged by the Court to be of the age of seven years &a

Tom a negro boy of John Harris is adjudged by the Court to be of the age of Nine Years &c

Henry Ayres son of Henry Ayres decd an orphan being arrived at full age for the Choseing
of his Gardian Came into Court and prays that he may have the Liberty of Chosing a Certain Nathaniel
Hopkins Jun.r as his Gardian which is Granted &c and Ordered by the Court that the Said Nathaniel
Hopkins take all the Estate of the Said Henry Ayres into his Care and Possession and Likewise that he
give good Security in the Sum of fifty pounds Ster to Comply with the Law in relation to Gardians &c

       Whereupon the said Nathaniel Hopkins with a Certain Johnson Hill both of the County afd
Planters hath present herein Court acknowledged themselves to Owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto the
Said Henry Ayres in the Sum of fifty pounds Sterling to be Levied upon their Goods and Chattells Lands
and tenements Joyntly and Severally for the Use of the said Henry Ayres if default be made in
the Condition hereunder written
                                                    The ^Condition^ of the above Recognizance is Such that if the above
                                                                                                                                                 bound


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