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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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from the Date hereof to Serve him the said Brereton his executo^rs or assignes in Such imploym^t
as is fitting for a maid Servant to be employed in during the said tearme And Said Brereton
doth for him his execut^rs & assignes do Covenant to finde ye said Ursula Brian Jun^r with
Convenient meat drinke & Lodging untill the expiracon of the said tearme And further
when the said Ursula Brian Shall have accomplished the said tearme of Seaventeene years
with the Said Brereton his execut^rsor assignes That then he the said Brereton his execut^rs
or assignes will give & deliver unto the said Ursula Brian one Yearling hiefer: In Witness
whereof y^e parties to these presents have Sett their hands & Seales this nineteenth day of
october one Thousand Six hundred Seaventy five.,`~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Signed Sealed & delivered Ursula Brian (Seale )
in presence of W^m Brereton (Seale)
Robert Crouch
Nicolas Toadvin
This Co^rt ord^rs that Ursula Brian the Younger mentioned in the writing here produced ~~herein~~
In Court (Signed & Sealed by Ursula Brian the Elder & William Brereton) doe serve the
said W^m Brereton his executers or assignes seaventeen years from the date of the said writing
w^ch writing bears date y nineteenth day of October A^o D^o one Thousand Six hundred seaventy five.
The same Day Comm^rs present as afore
To the worp^flComm^rs of Sommersett County
The humble Peticon of John Dorman
Humbly Sheweth Whereas Yo^r Petic^rswife having A Sister in this County formerly the wife of John
Teague deceased Since the wife of Richard Turner, now yo^r Petic^re wifes Sister is dead & left
one Chilld behinde begatⁿ by her former husband John Teague w^ch Chilld the aforesd : Turner
brought to yo^r Petic^r Therfore yo^r petic^r Craves y^t yo^r worpp^fl may be pleased to order that y^e
Said Chilld may remayne with yo^r petic^r till She is of age She having no other relacon in
this County & yo^r petic^r Shall Pray for you as he is bound in duty ~ John Dorman
Whereas John Teague deceased had A Chilld by his wife Eliz^a Sister to Sarah the wife of Jn^o
Dorman plant^rThe said Chilld name being Elizabeth Teague Six years of age next 20^th day
of December John Dorman Peticons this Co^rt that the Chilld might be ordered to Stay with him
untill she Comes to age: This Co^rt orders that the said Eliz^a Teague remayne with the
said John Dorman planto^r as Long as the Co^rt thinks fitt or otherwise orders./;~~~
The Same Day Comm^rs as afore
John Right plte
ag^t
Richard Stevens def^t The humble Peticon of Yo^r Petic^r John Right
humbly Sheweth That whereas yo^r Petic^r John Right hath served the full term of six
years upon the Tenth day of October last past Then demanding my freedom of my master Ric^d
Stevens w^ch he did deny me, And further shartly Charged me y^t I Shoulld not goe from his house
& still yo^r petic^r is detained from his Libertie, Now it is yo^r Petic^r Craveth order for his Corn
& Clothes according to y^e Custom of the Contry & Satisfaccon for y m^os service y^t I have served more then
My time; / ; & yo^r petic_r Shall pray;
The def_t Richard Sevens appearing before the Co^rt & Shewing no Cause wherefor the s^d John
Right might not be free; This Co^rt orders That the said John Right be discharged from
any further Servitude to y^eSaid Richard Stevens And y^t the said Ric^h Stevens pay the said
John Right Corne & Clothes According to Act of Assembly in such Cases made & Provided;/
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The Same Day Comm^rs as afore
John Perse plt John Pers Complaneth & Saith y^t he hath served his term by
ag^tfinishing his Servitude & humbly Craves ord^r for his freedom
Cornelius Johnson of Manny def^t with Corne & clothes accustomed
These

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