652 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665-1668.







        Liber B No. 1 Orders agreed upon by    the Comrs of Sommersett Countie this 17th
                              of January 1666/67
                             Present
                        Mr William Stevens
                     Capt: William Thorne mr James Jones
                     Mr John Winder     mr Henry Boston
                     Mr George Johnson  & mr Steven Horsse
                                            high sherriffe

               Imprimus That A Tract of Land in the most Conveniente place for
                  the whole Countie to be taken up for the Counties use & a house
                  to be builded thereupon
               2ly That the Comrs according to Act of Assembly & the Court being
                  setting not any one Comrs to depart without leaue of the Court
                  upon penalty of tenne pounds of tobacco for every houre being
                  absent
                That at every Court after the Causes are all dispatch upon ad
                  iournmt of the Court the orders of tht prsent Court to be reveiwed
                  by the Commissionrs then to be entered according to their
                  direction

                    The high way for the Countie of Sommersett
                 From the Landing place upon Capt Goyeders Land in Pocomoke
               river to Morumsco Dambs neare the house of Robert Hignett & from
               thence downe to the head of Thomas Prices Creeke to the head of
               William Colebornes Creeke And from the head of Will Colebornes
               Creeke to Wattkins pointe From the Dambs tht lyeth by Robert Hig
               netts to the Lower Dambs tht lyeth at the head of Anamessicke river
               from thence to the Lower Dambs tht lyeth at the head of the back
               Creeke of Manonoakin river And from thence to the head of Mano
               noakin river & from thence to the head of Wiccocomoco Creeke
           [p. 45]  The bounds of Pocomoke Hundred
                 Pocomoke river & the eastermost side of Morumsco Creeke to
               Morumsco Dambs

                    The bounds of Anamessick Hundred
                 Anamessicke beginninge at Watkins pointe running to the Mouth
               of Morumsco Creeke up the westermost side of the said Creeke to
               Morumsco Dambs & from Watkins pointe to the North pointe of
               Anamessicke river & from thence runninge the middest of tht
               Nick of Land Called desert

                    The bounds of Manonoakin Hundred
                 Manonoakin beginning at the North pointe of Anamessicke river
               running up the Middest of the said Nick called desert on the North
               side And from the North pointe of Anamessicke to the North pointe
               of Manonoakin runninge up the Middest of tht Nick of Land Lyeing