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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
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              March Court                 1761               78    77
Stump which Stump Stands on the South Side of Thomas Lindseys plantation and About five or Six Yards to the Southwestward
of a white Oak which was on this day Marked by the order of Henry Cohoon and this Deponant further Saith not
   Somerset County fst    the Deposition of John Cottingham Aged forty five or there about being Sworn on the holy Evangelist of
Almighty God deposeth as follows Vizt that about Sixteen Years Agoe he heard Thomas Cottingham Son of John Cottingham Say
that he Cut A Red Oak for Garden punchens which Caused his father to be Angry with him and to tell him it was a Corner tree of his
uncle Charles Cottinghams Land Called Boston And this Deponant further Saith that Thomas Cottingham Shewed him the
Stump of the tree and that he Saw Some Marks in the Said Stump which Stump Stands on the South Side of Thomas Lindseys
plantation And About five or Six Yards to the South Westward of A White Oak which was this day Marked by the order of
Henry Cohoon and this Deponant further Saith not
   Somerset County fst    The Deposition of Sampson Wheatly Aged fifty Years or thereabouts being Sworn on the holy Evangelist
of Almighty God Deposeth as follows Vizt that About fifteen or Sixteen Years Agoe he heard Thomas Cottingham now deceased Say that
he Cut Down a Red Oak that is Discribed in William Addams and John Cottinghams Depositions and that his father or his uncle
Charles Cottingham but which this Deponant does not Remember told him it was a bounder of Charles Cottinghams Land and
further this Deponant Saith not
   Somerset County fst    The Deposition of Charles Cottingham Aged forty Seven or there about being Sworn on the holy Evangelist
of Almighty God Deposeth as follows Vizt that About Sixteen Years Ago his father Shewed him A Red Oak Stump and told
him it was a bounder of A tract of Land Called Boston And the afd. Stump Appeared to be Marked with Sixteen Marks and this
Deponant further Saith that the afd. Stump is the Stump discribed in Sampson Wheatlys and William Addams depositions
And this Deponant further Saith not
      This to Certifie that on these days to wit on the tenth day of September And on the Eleventh of November in the Year of
our Lord God One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Agreeable to our publick Advertisement Set up at the Great Church Door
the on the Eighteenth day of August Last past we did meet on the Land Called Chesemans Chance in the presents of
Complainant and Defendant and took the Depositions herein Mentioned to wit the Depositions of William Addams
George Wilson, Thomas Cottingham, John Wilson, John Cottingham Sampson Wheatly and Charles Cottingham Given
under Our hands and Seals the day and Year above Written
                                                                                                          William Turpin    {Seal}
                                                                                                          Josephas Bell       {Seal}

Alexander Maddox    Somerset fst    Frederick Absolute Lord and Propry of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord
   Commission and    Baron of Baltemore &c. To Samuel Adams, Edward Waters, John Broughton and Teague Riggen all of
Affidavits    Somerset County Gent. 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 Alexander Maddox in Relation to the bounds of a Certain tract
of Land Called Greenfield or Any other Land on which the bounds of the afd. 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 it Shall Seem Convenient you
meet on the afd. Land Called Greenfield or Any other Land on which the Bounds of the afd. Land may depend You first
haveing taken your Oaths on the holy Evangels of Almighty God According to Act of Assembly in Such Case made and
provided and 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 Nominated by the Said Complainant or Defendant and that you or Any three or two of you Examine them upon their
Corporall Oaths to be by you or Any three or two of you Administred on the holy Evangels of Almighty God in the presence
of the Complainant or Deft. if Any Touching the truth or Remebrance of their knowledge or Any thing that may
Relate to the Cause afd. and that Reduceing the Severall Depositions into Writing you Send the Same with this our Commission
under your or Any three or two of your hands and Seals to us to our County Court of Somerset with all Convenient Speed Witness
Isaac Handy Esqr. One of our Justices of our Said Court the 20th day of June Anno Dom. 1760
   And now to witt at a Court of his Lordship held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of March Anno Dom.
1761 before the Justices thereof Came the afd. Samuel Adams and Teague Riggen two of the Gentlemen Nominated in
the above Commission and Returned the Same Endorsed in Manner following with the Severall Depositions thereto
Annexed       August the 20th 1760 Then Came Teague Riggen and made Oath on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God to Execute
the within Commission Agreeable to An Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided    before me      S Wheatly
   September 2d: 1760 This day was the within Mentioned Samuel Adams duely Qualified to Execute the within Commission
Agreeable to Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided before me                     Ephm. Wilson
Somerset County to witt Depositions of Witnesses Taken upon a tract of Land Called Greenfield in Somerset County the fourth

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