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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 16b   View pdf image
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           June Court               1724             16

Jonathan Bounds
     Pet.n
 To the worshipfull Justices of Somersett County     Now in Court sitting the humble Petition
of Jonathan Bounds     shews to your worships that that he hath a Lame Negro who hath
                been Lame about two years but Now is so Ill he Cannot do anything whereby ^to^ Earn his
       bread   therefore prays he may be discharged from paying his Leavies till he doth recover if it shall please
       God to Restore him and as in duty Bound shall pray                                       Jonathan Bounds

                 The petition afd being read & heard      Its therefore Considered by the Court that the said Jonathan
       Bounds be discharged from the paying of Levies for the Negro afd untill such time as he shall be restored
       to his former State &c

John Walton son and Orphan of John Walton dec.d being of full age to Chose his Guardiant Comes into Court
in his proper person and prays that he may be admitted to Chose a Certain ^Willm^ Walton as his Guardiant which
is granted him &c    Thereupon Its Ordered by the Court that the said William Walton take the Estate of
the Said John Walton orphan afd into under his Care both real and Personall and that Thomas Collins
who hath the Same now in possession deliver the same unto the said William Walton Quietly and peaceably
and that the Said William Walton Comply with the Law in Such Case made and provided &c

William Walton son and Orphan of John Walton being not of full age to Chose his guardiant as the Law
directs    therefore a Certain John Holland is appointed by the Court as Guardiant to the said William
Walton orphan as afd untill such time as the said William Walton shall attain to full age to Chose
all the Estate of the said William Walton both Real and personall and that a Certain Thomas Collins
deliver Who hath the same ^now^ in Possession deliver the same unto the afd John Holland and that he
Comply with the Law as is directed in such Case ^and^ provided &c

          Whereas a Certain Jeffery Long of Somersett County Gentl being Obliged to Return a Certain
John Sailor to this County Court of Somersett he being a Servant Crimanall to reemburst to the ^said^ County
of Somersett two hundred and forty one pounds of tobacco which was paid for him &c

          Now here at this day to witt the fifteenth day of June Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred &
twenty five Comes the afd Jeffr'y Long and delivers up the Said John Sailor as aforesaid he was of
Oblidged &c               Thereupon a Certain William Matthews of Somersett County Planter Comes into Court
in his proper person and Confesseth Judgm.t unto the said County of Somersett for the afd John Sailor
to be paid ^the^ Next Levy Court thereupon the said John Sailor is discharged &c


Edward Clarks
        Petn
      To the Worshipfull Justices of Somersett County Court Sitting  Whereas the bounders
of a Certain tract of Land Called Fenwick Choice in the tennor and Possession of the
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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