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November Court
1724
255 Wee John MccClester, John Handy and James Dashiell have been on and a Long severall of the roads Between the afd rivers and have made strict Inquiry of severall of the Overseers of the Highways and other Persons Concerned & And Ordered that Mr John Evans Jun Take Care to Clear and mend the Highway Between the Lower Ferry of wickacomoco a Long the Main road Leading towards Nanticoak Lower ferry as far as Calloways tree not far from the Head of Tipqueen and the Said Mr John Evans is also Ordered to Clear the Main road Leading Down the Neck towards Sam.ll Flewellings Vizt from the ferry Road (of Wickacomoco to the Great Beach And the said John Evans is Likewise Ordered to Clear all that great road Leading from Stepney Parish Church to the ferry road Leading to wickacomoco Lower ferry And all the men which George Collier was Overseer of (for the highways) we order that they should attend Mr John Evans as their Overseer and the said Georg Collier Did Before us Relinquish his Overseers Place Ordered that Robert Hardy Clear all the Main Road from Stepney Parish Church up wickacomoco river to the great roade which Leads from Mr Humphrys to the upper ferry of Wickacomoco And also to Clear a New road from the upper side of Bartletts Plantation to the upper ferry a Long the Highest and best way According as wee have shewn and Directed him And also One half the road (as was formerly Used to be Cleard) from wickacomoco Main road Leading a Crosse to Quantico Mill Wittness John MccClester John Handy November Court returned Ann Dom 1724 James Dashiell
of august ^then^ Next to answer unto Edmond Hough of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c and that thereof he should not faile &c Att which said third tuesday of august to witt the Eighteenth day of the same month ann Dom One thousand seven hundred twenty four being the day of the return of the said Writt Cometh the said Edmond Hough by ^Francis Allen^ his attorney and the Sherr of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing Writt was directed Likewise Cometh & maketh Return thereof Endorst in these words viz.t Cepi Corpus P Jos: MccClester Sherr Whereupon the said John White being Called appears and thereupon the said John White at ye prayer of the plfts attorney afd is adjudged to give Speciall Bail to the action afd but for want thereof the said John White is Committed into the Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County there to remain &c the said sher being present took Charge of the said John White accordingly thereupon day is Given unto the said John White in Custody as afd untill next Court & the same day is given to the pflt also And the said Edmond Hough by his attorney afd declared against the said John White in the plea afd as followeth viz.t Somersett County Fs John White Late of Alhollows parish |
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