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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1723-1725
Volume 839, Page 86   View pdf image
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    August Court               1723               86

Daniel Sharradon
          Pet.n ag.t
John Langsdale
 To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices for Sommersett County in Court Sitting the humble
Petition of Daniel Sharradon humble sheweth that there is a near relation of mine an
Orphan Boy of James Smith which is now under the tuiscon of John Langsdale by
       Marrying of the said Orphans Mother in Law which is very much Misused and Badly dealt by
       and the said James Smith dying Left some Considerable Estate which have Never Been appraised which
       Causes suscation that the Orphan will Never be the Better for what his father Left him I your Pers
       Petitioner do humbly Crave that your worships will Inquire into it and Cause the Orphan to be
       Better dealt by ord removed to some good Body that will take Care of him and I your Petitioner as
       in duty Bound shall Ever pray                                    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of
       Somersett County that he should sumons the said John Langsdale if he should be found in his Bailiwick
       that all Excuses sett apart he ^might^ be and appear before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somrsett
       to be held at Dividing Creek the third tuesday of August then next and Likewise that he should have the
       same orphan at the day and place afd and that thereof he should not fail &c

          Att which said third tuesday of august to witt the twentyeth day of the same month ann Dom One thousand
       seven hundred and twenty three being the day of the return of the said Writt Comes the Sherr of
       Somersett County and makes return thereof Endorst in these words vizt Sumoned P Jos: MccChester Sherr

                Whereupon appears here in Court as well the said John Langsdale with the said Orphan as the
       Petitioner afd and the Court haveing heard their Severall allegations as well on the Part of the Said
       John Langsdale as on the Part of the afd Petitioner and maturally weighed and Considered ^the^ Premisses
       are of Opinion that it would tend most to the Interest of the said Orphan to be Bound Out to some
       good Person that will take Care of him and give him Education &c

             Whereupon the afd Orphan Called David Smith is bound by the Court unto William Stoughton Esqr
       untill he arrives to the age of twenty one years he being fourteen years of age next January the said
       David Smith to serve the said William Stoughton his said Master the said term of time afd in all
       such Imploym.t and Lawfull Service ^as^ he should Imploy him in or about      In Consideration of
       which service so as afd to be performed by the said ^the said^ William Stoughton is to Learn the said David Smith
       to read well in the Bible and to write      Whereupon it is Ordered by the Court that the Said William
       Stoughton give Security for the Performance of the Covenants afd

                Thereupon the Said William Stoughton with Maj.r Charles Ballard his Security acknowledged
       themselves to Owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto the said David Smith in the sume of fifty pounds
       Curr.t money to be Levied on the Bodys goods or Chattles Lands or tenements for the use of the said David
       Smith   In Case the said William Stoughton doth not Learn him to read well in the Bible and write
       and to find him sufficient meat drink washing Lodging and Cloathing mete for such an
       apprentice to have and wear dureing the servitude afd &c


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