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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
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   June Court            1763         254
Gentlemen Nominated in the within commission and returned the same Endorsed in manner
following with the severall depositions thereto annexed
December ye 4. day 1761 Then personly came       Abraham Outten and Purnall Outten two
of the within commissioners nominated before Samuel Addams one of his Lordships Justices of
peace for the within county of Somersett and was Quallified according to act of assembly in
such case made and provided       Sworn before    Samuell Addams
Somersett County to witt Depositions of Witnesses Taken upon a Tract of Land called Boston
in Somersett County ye. 29 day of december in the year of our Lord God 1761 before us commissioners
appointed by the worshipfull the Justices of Somersett County Court to Examine Evidence in relati-
-on to the bounds of a Tract of Land in the said county of Somersett called Boston or any
other Lands on which the same may depend as followeth to wit
Somersett to wit the deposition of William Addams aged forty four or theirabouts being sworn on the
holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth as followeth that about fifteen or sixteen years agoe
that old Charles Cottingham got old Southey Whittington to Run a line for him and the said
Whittington begun at an old pine Stump that stands about fifteen yards from the corner of
old Charles Cottinghams cornfield where an old Gate formly hung a cross the Road and about a
                                    corn field
North east Corse from the corner of the said ^ of ye said Corn field and that the said Whittington hit
the bounder that stands by Thomas Cottinghams up the dam and further this deponant saith not
February ye 10. 1762 Somersett To wit the deposition of Samuell Prior aged Forty or their about being
Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth as followeth that he carried the Chane H when Thomas Jones run some Lines for Benjamin Lankford and that they run from an old
pine Stump that stands about fifteen yards from the corner of old Charles Cottinghams cornfeild
where an old Gate formly hung a cross the Road and about a north east corse from the corner of
the said cornfeild and that Charles Cottingham deceased and old Mrs. Sarah Long both said that
was the place and that the said Jones came within half a chane Length of the bounder that
stands by Thomas Cottinghams up ye. dam and further this deponant saith not
December ye 18 day 1762 Somersett to wit The deposition of Thomas Marshall aged fifty two or their-
-about being Sworn on the holy Evangalist of Almighty God deposeth as followeth that about
                          he
Twenty nine years agoe that ^ was a rideing along the Road with old Mrs. Sarah Long and
that she shewed the deponant a Pine and she said that it was a bounder of old Charles Cotting
-hams Land and that the said Pine Stood about fifteen yards from the old Road that went
by the corner of old Charles Cottinghams cornfeild and about a North Corse from ye said field
and at sundry other Times he understood that it was a bounder of Charles Cottinghams
Land and further this deponant Saith not               Abrm. Outten {Seal}
As Witness our hands and seals       Purnell Outten {Seal}

Christopher Piper    Somerset fst Frederick absolute Lord & propry of ye. provinces of Maryland & Avalon
commission & affidavits    Lord Baron of Baltimore &c To George Gale, Thomas Irving, Matthew Cannon
and Robert Dasheill of Somerset County Gentlemen greeting know ye that we have appointed you
or any three or two of you to be our commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalf of a certain
Christopher Piper of Somerset County in relation to the bounds of a Tract of Land called
Barbers Rest or the bounds of any other Land on which the bounds of the afsd: Land May depend
we therefore require you or any three or two of you at Some time and place as to you or any
three or two of you shall seem convenient you meet on the afsd. Land called Barbers Rest or
the bounds of any other Land on which the bounds of the afsd: Land may depend you first having
Taken your oaths on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God & there cause to come before you or
any three or two of you all such Evidences as Shall be to you or any three or two of you Nomi-

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