22 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1696 / 7-98.

         Lib. H. D. St Michaells Parish Consists of Mill & Bay Hundreds and

               part of Island Hundred that is to say from the Court House

               Downward.

             Vestrymen for the sd Parish chosen &ca Vizt

               Capt John Davis  Mr Michaell Turbut

               Capt James Murphey Mr Hugh Sherwood Taxables 485.

               Mr Thomas Smithson Mr John Power

                 Dorchestr County is divided into two Parishes Vizt Great

               Choptanck and Dorchester Parish.

                 The Bounds whereof being Artificiall and some what Long

               I have not here inserted, But are Entred among the Councill

               proceedings had and taken in Sr Edmd Andros's time being

               then Return'd but no Accot of the Vestrymen was therein.

               Yet do find by a Return of the Vestry of great Choptanck

               parish, the sd Return being Subscribed thus. Vizt

               Phil V: Pitt     John Person

               Obadiah King                   Taxables 407.

               Edwd Stephens    John Lecompt

          Vestrymen for Dorchester parish as by Return Vizt

               Mr Arthur Witley Mr Thomas Vickers

               Mr Wtm Robison Mr James Moadsly  Taxables 221:

            Mr John Button Mr Wm Shinton      

                 Somerset County is divided into ffour Parishes Vizt Somer

               set, Coventrey, Stepney, Snow hill.

                 Somerset Parish Consists of Manokin, and Many hundreds.

           Vestrymen for the sd Parish as by Return, Vizt

               Mr John HuettMr Nath: Horsey

               Mr Richd ChambersMr Miles Grey Taxables 304.

               Mr John PanterMr Peter Elzey

                 Coventry Parish Consists of Pocomoke and Annamessix

               hundreds.

            p. 51    Vestrymen for the sd Parish as by Return Vizt

               Mr ffrancis Jenckins      Mr Wm Planer Senr

               Mr George Layfield               Mr Thomas Dixon Taxables 414

               W Thomas Nuball   Mr Wm ColeburnAnno 96: 369