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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1695-1696
Volume 687, Page 42   View pdf image
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Somerset County Ss. John Taylor of this County planter was Attached to

answer unto Capt Jno King & mr. Thomas Jones Admrs of ye goods Chattels

& Credits of mr Stephen Luffe decd of a plea of trespass of ye Case &ca

And whereupon the Said Thomas by Saml Worthington their Attorney

Comes & Saith that the sd John at & and before ye year of or Lord

God 1692: at Monokin within the Jurisdiction of this Court became

indebted unto the sd Stephen Luffe in ye Just Sum of five hundred

& fourty & one half pounds of tobacco as pr a prticular accot here in

Court appears, & the sd John being indebted in manner as aforesd

did upon himself assume & faithfully promise that ye afd Sum of

Tobacco he would well & truely Content & pay & Satisfie when there

unto required. Nevertheless the sd John ye sd Tobacco to the Said

Stephen in his lifetime hath not paid, nor to the sd John & Thomas

Since the death of the sd Stephen to the damage of the sd John & Thomas

of one thousand & eighty one pounds of tobacco & thereupon he brings

this Sute &ca. Worthington pr Quer pledgs &ca.     Jno Doe

                                                                                      Rich Roe

1691        John Taylor of Wiccocomocoe Dr to ye Estate of mr Ste. Luffe

              To the Ball of accots – – – – – – – –           3

1692       To 2 Taxes at 176 pr poll – – – – – – –           352

              To tobacco pd mr ffra Jenckins for yw for taxes —                    185½

                                                                                                                   540½

              The 2d Writt being returned Non est Inventus the Decln

being read & the accot proved Attachmt was humbly prayed

              by ye plts Attorney which by the Court was granted to ye sd Debt

              Declared for with Cost &ca. the plts giving Security according

              to Law.

Whereupon Came the forsd Admrs & their Security Saml Worthington &

pr Recognizance jointly & Severally did bind themselves in twelve

hundred pounds of tobacco a piece to the sd Taylor (viz) if sd Taylor

dft did within a Twelve month & a day either by himself or

Attorney & appear to the Originall accon &ca. & plead in barr thereof

&ca. that they would be responsible &ca as ye law required &ca. —

        


 

Donnock Dennis Plt               Alexander McSwaine late of Somerset

Alexandr Mackswaine dft}      County Mercht. was attached to answer

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~             unto Donnack Dennis of ye Same

County Planter of plea yt he render unto him ye just Sum of one thousand

twenty four pounds of tobacco which from him he unjustly deteineth

And whereupon the sd Donnick pr Sam Worthington his Attorney Comes &

Saith that whereas the sd Alexander on ye 25th day of Aprill in the year of

our Lord God 1691 At Nusswaddox within the Jurisdiction of this Court —

became indebted unto the sd Donnock in the just Sum of one thousand —

twenty four pounds of tobacco in Caske to be paid at or before ye tenth day of

October next ensueing the date of the Said Bill which date is the day &

year abovesd Nevertheless the Alexander to the sd Donnock ye sd tobacco according

to the tenour of the sd Bill hath not paid but hitherto hath refused to the

[great] damage of the sd Donnock of Two thousand fourty Eight pounds

 

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