Archives of Maryland, Volume 0089, Page 0060 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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The Same Day Comm^rs as afore: / :
Henry Smith pl^t
ag^t
Edward: Jones Def^t The pl^t: and def^t appeares in person: / :
Referred till y first Tuesday in ffebruary: / :
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The Same Day Comm^rs: as afore : / :
By informacon Edward Smith Jun^r: Thomas Selbe Jun^r: And Thomas Ball not put into y List of
Taxeables by y Constables : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Same Day Comm^rsas afore: / : ffeb^ry: y Last Day 1676:
Bee it knowne unto all men by these presents y^t I Edward Surnam plant^r in y County of Somm^rsett
Doe hereby give unto my wife Anne Surnam one black Cowe Called Lovely which is upon record & her
increase alsoe I Doe give unto my Son Thomas Surnam one browne Cowe with a white Spott upon
her rumpe Called Mouse marked on this marke A hole on both eares & y hole Slitt out upper halved
on y right eare & underhalved on y left & to my Son Edward I Doe give one black heifer Called Cole marked
on y Same marke & to my Son Peter Surnam one yeareling heifer which is of y same marke & alsoe
Doe give unto my wife one yeareling Steere & this I have here Declared before John Johnson Christo
pher Newgent & Mary Goldsmith & Doe chardge you John Johnson here upon my Death bed y^t you Doe
put this upon record & bee assistant to my Children for may bee if I leave them with my wife
they will take them from her noe more but my prayers to allmighty God: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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And this Day to witt y 10^th: Day of Jan^ry: Annoq Domini 1676 Came John Johnson Negroe before his
Lopp^s: Comm^rs: then Co^rt: Setting John Johnson Sworne y^t Edward Surnam within named Confirmed
in his lifetime y abovesaid writeing : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And Anne Surnam y relict of Edward Surnam Confirmes itt in y Co^rt: this 10^th: Day of Jan^ry A^o:Do^m:
1676 before his Lopp^s: Comm^rs: then in Co^rt: Setting : / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Know all men y^t I: Anne Surnam Doe give unto my son Edward Surnam one Red yeareling heifer
unto him & his heirs with her increase forever & y^t my Three sons Should bee att age att y yeares of eigh
teene yeares ould as wittness my hand & Seale this Sixteenth Day of Jan^ry: 1676/7
Wittnesse Anne Surname: Seale
Charles: Ballard:
John: Johnson: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Att a County Co^rt: by adjournement: from y 9^th Day of Jan^ry held y 10^th: Day of y same moneth in y Second
Dayeare of y Dominion of y R^t: Hon^rble Charles over Maryland A^o:Do^m: 1676: before his Lopp^s
Justices thereunto assigned & authorized: / : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
m^r: William : Stevens :
m^r: James: Jones : m^r:David: Browne:
present m^r: Charles: Ballard: m^r: W^m: Jones: Comm^rs
It is orderd that this Co^rt: bee adjourned & Continued untill y first Tuesday in ffebruary being y 6^th Day
thereof & that Causes now Depending bee then heard & Determined & y^t process bee issued forth retur
nable y said 6^th: Day of ffebruary now next Comeing : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Returnes made Warrants returneable y first Tuesday in feb^ry: being y 6^th: Day thereof 1676: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
by y Sherr: Cap^s:ag^t Henry Miles to answ^r unto Giles Yallop: accon of y Case: retraxit ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
:not mett with Cap^s: ag^t W^m: Herne: to answ^r unto Randall: Revell: in a plea of Debt: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
exec: Cap^s ag^t Alexander: Draper to answ^r unto John Tyler: in an accon of y Case ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
not mett with: Cap^s: ag^t : Jn^o:Pope to answ^r unto Josua Light & Winifred his wife in an accon of assault & Battery Rob^t
Johnson & Izard his wife Subp^a: on y part of y pl^t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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