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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 1   View pdf image
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Sommersett County ss.t
 Att a Court of his Lordship the right honrble the Lord Proprietor of the Province of Maryland
&c.a held at Dividing Creek in Somrsett County afd by his Lordship's Commissioners and Justices
of the Peace the third tuesday of march being the Nineteenth day of the Same month and in the
Eighth year of his Said Lordships dominion &.ca Ann Dom 1722




The Worshipfull
 Maj.r Charles Ballard
M.r Joseph Gray
M.r Samuel Hopkins
Capt William Planner
Cap.t John Purnell
 Capt John Jones

Capt William Fansill
William Stoughton Esq.r
M.r John Smith
 Gent Justices
                      Joseph M.ccChester Sher                                               Alex.d Hall Clerk


Proclamation being made in Usuall form and the Sherr of Somrsett County to witt  Joseph MccChester
Gent being Called to make return of the Pannell of the grand Jurors return the same which Jurors are as follows
viz.t   James Rownd, WIlliam Waltom,                         Craper, Samuel Denisson, Thomas Dixson, Stephen
Waltom, Thomas Wallice, Fishard Waltom, William Young, Edward Kellam, Charles Young, William
More, John Bozeman, Solomon ColeBorn, Edward Beachamp, William Holland, Jefferry Long, Sam.l Taylor
John Gimby, William Handy, Robert Mitchell      Who being severally Called appears and were
Sworn and Charged and sent out to Consider &.a Who Soon after appeared and Present to ye Court here the
following Presentm.ts and Indictm.t being Content that the Court should amend form altering noe Manner
of Substance in them viz.t Presentm.t Jennett Cormorant ^Anthony King^ Harry Bridgett Lowder, Anne Shiles, Eliz.a
Burcham, Joseph Holder, Margrett Cain, Edward Roberts, William Pullitt, and Jun Thomas Langford, Mary
Dearent, William Pepper and Indictm.t ag.t Joseph Holder, thereupon the grand Jurors are discharged
and Ordered that they be allowed for their service this Court the Sum of five hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid
next Levy Court and against the severall Persons afd Presented and Indicted It is Ordered that Cepias
Issue against them returnable next Court &a

       Whereas Alexander Hall Gente Clerk of Somrsett County Court being so Indispos'd that he Could not
and Execute his Office to ye great Prejudice of Suitors and Others that had any Business to doe in Said Court
                Whereupon Francis Allen of said County Gent is admitted a deputy Clerke for the said
Alexander Hall in this Court dureing his Indisposition thereupon the said Francis Allen tooke the severall
Oaths appointed with ye Oath of Pub Clerk &.a  But not with standing the said Francis Allen qualifications
afd the Court do Lycence India Fran him to speak to all Business wherein he is Concerned &.a


Joseph Adason
Pet.n to be tax free
 To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices of the Peace now sitting the humble Pet.n of Joseph
Adason humbly Shereth that whereas your Petitioner being very Old and almost past
                                my Labour so that I Can hardly gett a home or dwelling place for what Little Jam able
                   so that your Petitioner humbly Prays your Worships to Sett your Poor Petitioner Tax free
                   Your poor Petitioner as in duty Bound shall Pray                           the Premisses afs Considered It's
                   Ordered by the Court that ye Said Joseph Adason be for ye future levy free as afd is Praid &a



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