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145 Kirke further inform'd him that the afd Bounder was a Red oake & then Rotten Butt he told this Deponient that he had putt a stone and a bone in the hole of y.e Stump of the tree afd and further this Deponient Saith Nott Taken before us this 20.th day of June 1726 Robert King, Eph.m Willson, Thomas Williams Jeffry Long John Kellem Robert Scott af'd forty Seven years or thereabouts Deposeth on the Holy Evangelist of almighty god that about thirty years since he this Deponient was assisting his farther William Scott to make a Bridge and Timber being Scarce of his farthers towards John Kirks pretentions and Soeing a mark't pine told us meaning my Selfe & Brothers that that pine was nott John Kirk's Bounder butt Such An oake Stump was which Stood as near as this Deponient Can Remember within thirty yards of the End of y.e afd Cow bridge and further this Deponient Saith Nott Taken Before us this 26.th day of June 1726 Rob.t King, Eph.m Willson, Tho.s Williams Jeffry Long Robert Scott
body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somersett ^to be held at Dividing Creek^ the third tuesday of august then next to answer unto William Pepper of a plea of trespass upon the Case &c and that thereof he Should not fail &c Att which said third tuesday of August to witt the Seventeenth day of the Same Month Ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty five being the day of the Return of the Same writt Cometh the said William Pepper by his attorney afd and the Sherr of Somersett County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed Likewise Cometh and maketh Return thereof to the Court here Endorsed in these words viz.t Cepi Corpus Jos: MccClester sher And the said Comfort Ayres by George Dashiell her attorney Came and defended the force and Injury when &c and prayeth Leave to Imparle hereunto untill the Next Court and she hath it and the Same day is given to the afd Plft also Att which said next Court to witt the Sixteenth day of Novem Ann Dom one thousand Seven hundred and twenty five Came again as well the afd Plft as the afd Deft by their attorneys afd and thereupon the afd Deft by her said attorney prayed further Leave to Imparle hereunto untill the (next) |
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