Archives of Maryland, Volume 0091, Page 0042 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1687-1689

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At a County Court held the 12^th: day of Jun^e: Anno 1688
Present Com^rs: as afores^d: The Sheriff of this County of Somersett presentes his List of pannell
of a Jury of enquiry for Orphants & Orphant apprentices & estates &^a being as follows
Cap^t: W^m: Piper fforeman Samuell Handy Hope Taylor Thomas Willin Richard Crockett Arnold
Elzey Peter Whaples Jn^o:Bowen Samuell Costine Jn^o: Bound William Allexander Jn^o:
Barber Benj^a: Kaizer Rich^d: Webb & Walter Reed who were impannelled & Sworne
to make a dilligent enquiry & a true presentment of all such matters & things as Should
be put to their Charge & brought to their Knowledge according to the best of their -
under Standing which was accordingly don & that under their hands & is as followeth
Somersett County Ss Att a County Co^rt: this 12^th: day of June 1688 by the Jurors
Wee the Juro^rs: find by peticon that the estate of Jenckin Morris & his Chilldren under
Age be forthwith taken care off by the Court the said Jenckin deying without will
Wee the Jur^rs: find by informacon of John Taylor that the estate & Orphan of Thomas
Shollitto be forthwith taken Care off by the Court the said Shollitto deying w^thout will
Wee the Juro^rs: find by the informacon of Graves Jarrett constable of Wiccocomoco -
Hundred that Joane Scoble Serv^t: to Edward fowler is presented for bastard bearing =
Wee the Juro^rs: find that W^m: Harris^s Serv^t: Woman is presented for bastard bearing -
Roger Burkham & Graves Jarrett informes/
Wee the Juro^rs: find that the Inditem^t: ag^t: Henry Smith is void by examinacon of -
Henry Phillips which declares that he did not see Henry Smith loose the said horse
from the fence /
Walter Lane Serv^t: Woman is Indited for Bastard bearing by informacon of Peter
Whaples & Roger Burkham
Wee the Juro^rs: find by informacon of Anne Bright that Edm^d: Bright Serv^t: to Natha^;;:
Dorothy deced is much abused by Cornelius Ward who hath the s^d: boy in possession
Wee the juro^rs: find by informacon of Jn^o: Colhoone that Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r: hath stolne
Three barrowes marked with a Swallow forke under bitt & over bitt on the right yeare
& a Crop & Slitt on the left Ears Mary Ellis & her Son W^m: Shollitto witnesses this done
the 3^d: day of Aprill last 1688
Wee th Juro^rs: find by Comon fame declared by Rob^t: Hall that m^r: Jn^o: Loader hath
forged a bill of eight hundred pounds of Tobacco or thereabouts ag^t: Phillip Conier -
Sen^r: & therefore presents him Evidences Phillip Conier Jn^r: Jn^o: Ellis Sen^r: Walter Lodge
Chirurgeon
Wee the juro^rs: find that Jn^o: Elliot jun^r: is presented for hogg stealing in March last
& likewise in Aprill by informacon of Mary Ellis his wife & circumstances --
Jeffery Michell W^m: Matthews Isack Boston Eseau Boston & Rob^t: Hall whose decla
=racon followeth W^m: Piper w^th: y^e rest of y^e Juro^rs:
The examinacon of Mary Ellis at y^e: County Court June the 13^th: 1688
John Ellis Jun^r: Sometimes in March last did kill 2 Shoates of above ½ a yeare old the
marke I Cannot tell but he tould me they were John Rowells & further Saith that in the
Same Mounth of March the afores^d: Jn^o: Ellis Jun^r: did kill a ground Squirrill barrow
of about 2 or 3 yeares old Cropt & Slitt under neath of one Eare & the other Eare
whole in ditto Mounth he killd Two shoates of above halfe a yeare old cropt &
Slitt in one Eare & the other Eare over halfed in Same mounth Two barrowes marke
with Crop & Slitt of one Eare & Swallow forke of the other the 3^d: day of Aprill A
Shoate of ½ a yeare old or thereabouts of the same marke & when he had killed the
hoggs he w^d: burne y gutts & bury the hayre in the Ground &a.

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