672 Somerset County Court Proceedings, 1665 1668.







          Liber B No. i     Elyzabeth Johnson be both publickly whipped or otherwise the man
                to pay one thousand pounds of tobacco & the woman flue hundred
                pounds of tobacco for a fine: As alsoe the said Peter Calloway to put
                in securitie for the Chilids Maintenance that the Countie may Come
                to noe Charge; And both to giue in securitie for their good be
                haviour; And the said Peter Calloway to pay unto Elyzabeth John
                son one hundred pounds of tobacco for her abuse/

        At A Courte held the 28th May 1667 for the Countie of Somerset in
            the Province of Maryland Comrs prseflt vizt

                         Mr William Stevens
                      Capt William Thorne  mr James Jones
                      mT John Winder     mr George Johnson

                 Whereas John Anderson prferred a peticon agst Charles Ballard
                for 1200 foote of planke wch was deliuered to Jno Elzey deseased as
                alsoe another petieon for seaven hundred pounds of tobacco the
                said John Elzey had recd for John Andersons use Patrick Fleming
                attourney for Jno Anderson pi: appeared as also Charles Ballard
                deft who said that John Anderson had recd satissfaccon whereupon
                the Courte doth order that Capt William Thorne & mr Jno Winder
                shoulld examine the Accompts betweene the aforesaid Jno Elzey &
                John Anderson & giue report to the Next Courte

                 To All People to whome these prsents shall Come I William
                Stevens of the Countie of Sommersett in the Province of Maryland
                gent & Elyzabeth his wife send greeting in Or Lord God everlasting
                Knowe yee that whereas Caecilius absolute Lord Proprietor of this
                Province of Maryland & Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c by his
                Pattent under the greate seale of this Province bearing date the
            [p. 70] six day of Aprill Annoq 1667 did grant unto me The said William
                Stevens by the Name of William Stevens of this Province gent:
                a parce!l of Land Called Suffolke Lying & being on the eastearne
                shore in a river there Called Pocomoke on the North side of the
                sd river beginning at a markt oake standing by a Creeke running be
                tweene Aquintica & Naswaducks & running from thence upon the
                said Creeke Northerly to another markt oake standing by the said
                Creeke for length flue hundred thirty foure perches & from thence
                by a Line drawne South South west to a markt oake for bredth
                three hundred perches & from thence by a Line drawne South South
                east to a markt oake for Length three hundred thirty foure perches
                & from thence by a Line drawne North North east to the first bounder
                upon the Creeke three hundred perches Containing & laid out for
                one thousand acres more or lesse together with all rights Profitts &
                benefltts thereunto belonging (Royall Mines excepted) To haue & to
                hold the same to me the sd William Stevens Mine heires & assignes