13. Foster Turbutt, succeeded Finley prior to 16 June 1714; died 21
Feb. 1720/1.

14. Philip Feddeman, succeeded Turbutt in March, 1720/1. Resigned in
1726/7; died in Feb. 1734/5.

15. Tench Francis (son-in-law of Foster Turbutt), gave bond 11 March

1726/7; in June, 1734 he hired Thomas Bullen to execute this office at a
regular salary; and in 1738 he sold the office to John Leeds and removed to
Philadelphia. He was Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 1744-52.

16. Thomas Bullen (son-in-law of Foster Turbutt and brother-in-law of

Tench Francis), entered office in June, 1734. He was merely the nominal incum-
bent. He paid a tenth of his profits to Deputy Secretary Edmund Jenings and
all the rest to Tench Francis, who allowed him in return an annual salary.
In 1738 Bullen tried to buy this office for 250 sterling; but as he was un-
able to raise the money, Francis sold it to Leeds. Bullen died in 1750.

17. John Leeds, bought this office of Francis; gave 2 Aug. 1738;
succeeded by Richard Skinner shortly before August, 1777. Leeds died in 1790.

h. Clerk of Somerset County, 1666.

1. Edmund Beauchamp, installed as clerk 3 July and com. 22 Aug. 1666;
displaced to provide for Aylward in June, 1688.

2. William Aylward (Cath.). sworn 8 June 1688; put out by the Protestant
Associators, 4 Sept. 1689. He was involved, with other "papists," in the
murder of Collector John Payne, 3 Jan. 1689/90.

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