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June Court 1760 11 Proclamation being made the sherriffe of Somerset County returned a pannell of Grand Jurors to Inquire for his Lordship and the Body of this County of Somerset as follows Vizt William Miles, John Piper, Isaac Atkinson, Francis White, Wm. Furnis, Jonathan Tull, Robt. Dashiell, Aaron Starling, John Collins, Jarvis Ballard, Joseph Weatherly, Arnold Elzey, Mathias Coston, David Hopkins, Jno. Cottingham Phillip Covington, Joshua Hitch, John Weatherly, John McGrath & Wm. Roach who being severally Called over by their names do appear as above and were sworn and charged n and were sent out to Consider soon after the Grand Jurors afd. so as afd. Impa^nelled charged and sworn returned here into Court & being again severally Called over returned to the Court here the following Presentments & Indictments agt Mary More, Jonathan Roach Wm. Hath, David Jenckins, Early Wright and that against Negro Jacob & Teresa Covington Ignoramus Thereupon the Grand Jurors afd. is discharged and allowed Four hundred Pounds of Tobacco for their service this Court and that against and Mary More, Wm. Hath, David Jenckins & Early Wright Present & Indicted ^ it is ordered that Capias Issue returnable to August next &c.
Ordered that William Hayward Prosecutor of his Lordships pleas in Somerset County
And the Bounderys being Almost decayed and the Witnesses to prove the same aged and Infirm most humbly Prays Your Worships to appoint Commissioners to Examine Wittness in relation to the boundreys of the said land or of any other lands on which the Same Lands may Depend And your Petitioner as in Duty Bound will ever Pray &c Alexr. Maddux Whereupon Came here into Court the afd. Petitioner in his proper person and thereupon the Petition afd. being read & heard and fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that a Commission Issue to the afd. Alexr Maddux as by the Petition afd. is praid and Samuel Adams that ^ Edward Waters, John Broughton & Teague Riggen of Somerset County Gent. be Commissioners and Execute the same Commission according to Act of Assembly in such Case provided &c.
perpetuate the same antient and infirm your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays your worships to grant him a Commission and appoint Commissioners to Examine Evidences to perpetuate the Boundaries of the Lands of any other On |
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