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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 151b   View pdf image
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              June Court                    1726                     151

George Duffin
Recogn & Discharge
 Somersett fs  Memorandum that this day vizt the 18.th day of may 1726 Came before me
George Duffin with his Security John Scarbrough and did acknowledge themselves to
                            be Justly indebted to his Lordships his heirs and Successors the said George Duffin in the Sum
              of ten pounds Curr.t mony of this province and the said John Scarbrough in the Sum of Five
pounds Like mony all to ^be^ Levied upon their goods and Chattells Lands and Tenements for the use
of his Said Lordships his heirs and Successors &c

The Condition of the Said Recognizance is such that Whereas Elizabeth Bales did upon this Instant
month of May as above Spacified take here Corperall Oath upon the holy Evangelist of almighty
god that she was gotten with Child by the said George Duffin and that he was the true father of her
Child and no Other mary therefore if he the said George Duffin shall make his personall appearance before
his Lordships Justices of Peace at the next County Court to be Holden at Dividing Creek upon the
third tuesday of June next then and there to answer to the promises & what otherwise Shall or may
be objected against him in his Lordships Behalfe and abide Judgment of the said Court & in the
mean time that he be of the good Behavour towards his Said Lordships and all his Loving people
that then this Recognizance to become voide and of None Effect otherwise to stand & remain in
full Force Power and vertue in Law Taken p.se me the Day and year above Written
                                                                                                      Sam.l Hopkins

    Att which said third tuesday of June to witt the twenty first day of the same month ann.o Dom one
thousand seven hundred and twenty six personally appeared herein Court the afd George Duffin &c

    Whereupon the said George Duffin appearance is Recorded and he and his security accordingly
discharge and it is said by the Court to the said George Duffin that from any prosecution on the recognizance
in relation to the Premisses afd he be thereof acquitt and it is ordered by the Court that the
said GEorge Duffin give Security for the Paym.t of the Severall Officers their Fees due by occasion of the
premisses and thereupon a Certain Jn.o Scarbrough of the said County present in Court undertakes for
the said Geo: Duffin to pay the Severall Officers their Fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd &c


The Same
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Eliza Bates recogn
& Discharge
 Somersett fs:  Memorandum that this day viz.t the 18.th day of may 1726 Came before me
Elizabeth Bates with her Securityes Samuell Tar & John Cornwell & did
Acknowledge themselves to be Justly Indebted to his Lordship his heirs
& Successors y.e Said Elizabeth Bates in y.e Sum of ten pound Currant
money of this province & y.e Said Samuell Tar & Jn.o Cornwell Each in y.e 
                      Sum of five pound Like money all to be Levyed upon there goods & Chattles
Lands & Tennements for y.e use of his Said Lordship his heirs & Successors &c

       The Condition of y.e Said Recognizance is Such that yt whereas y.e Said Elizabeth Bates
did Complaine to me this 18.th Instant as above upon her Corporall oath taken upon y.e
Holy Evangelist of almighty God yt She was gotten with Child by one George Duffin and
that he was y.e true father of her Said Child so Begotten & no other man therefore if she
y.e Said Elizabeth Bates Shall make her Personall appearance before his Lordships
Justices of y.e Peace at y.e Next County Court to be holden at Dividing Creek upon y.e
                                                                                                                      (third)


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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