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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 79   View pdf image
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             November Court   1725                79

which the said Benjamin Saw Standing and now Standeth near the Water and about 200 pole
to the Eastward of the Place where Capt Fasitt saith he Saw the Marked tree it standeth near ye
water by a sandy Shore and that when he first Saw it it seemed to be as Ould Marked or Near the
matter as it now is and Further Saith not he heard his Uncle John Stockley Say that One Richard
Ward said he was present when the Bounder of Fenwick Choice was first Marked and that the
afd tree was the first Bounder and further sayth not

          Joseph Wyat aged 39 years or thereabouts being sworn saith Once he was discoursing
of buying part of the afd tract of Land of woodman Stockley and he brought him
to the afd tree mentioned by Benjamin Stockley and shewed him the afd tree for the first Bounder
and further saith that that Coll.n William Whittington would have had him destroy the afd tree but
being forewarned by Woodman Stockley did not do it and further saith not

             Oliver Stockley aged 24 years or thereabouts ^being sworn^ saith that he heard his father say that the
afd tree mentioned by his brother Benj.a was the first Bounder of his Land Called Fenwicks
Choice and further saith not   the Commission duly Executed by us this 24th day of augt ann Dom
1725                           John Smith, John Miller, John Aydelott


LG  Joseph McClester
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    John Hudson Jun.r
 Somersett fs:
                       John Hudson Junr Late of Somersett County Planter al.s dict
    John Hodson of Somersett County Planter was Sumoned to answer unto Joseph
             Macclester of a plea that he Render unto him twenty four thousand two hundred pounds of
       Tobacco which to him he Ows and Unjustly detains &c

                         And whereupon the Same Joseph by Levin Gale his attorney Saith the afd John
       the seventh day of June Seventeen hundred and twenty five at the County afd within the Jurisdiction
       of this Court by his Certain Writeing Obligatory granted himselfe to be held and firmly bound unto
       the same Joseph in the sum of Twenty four thousand two hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid
       the same Joseph when afterwards the said John should be thereunto required the afd sum
       of Eight twenty four thousand two hundred pounds of tobo to the Same Joseph hath not paid or
       him for it in any wise Contented but the Same John the same hitherto to do hath altogeth refused
       and still doth refuse whereby the Same Joseph says he is worse and hath damage to the value
       of Twenty thousand pounds of tobacco and thereof he Brings this Suite &c and the Said Joseph
       brings hereinto Court the Writing Obligatory afd &c    Levin Gale P Quer Pledges Jno Doe R Roe

                   And whereupon the said John Hudson Jun.r being Called appears and thereupon the said
       John Hudson at the prayer of the Plfts attorney afd is adjudged to give Speciall Baile to the action
       afd   Whereupon a Certain William Davis of Somersett County Planter present here in Court in his
       proper person undertakes for the said John Hudson that if in Case the said Joseph Macclester
       shall recover Judgm.t in the plea afd against the Said John Hudson or that the Said John Hudson
       shall be therein Convict that then he the Said John Hudson shall pay the Condemnation of the Court
                                                                                                                                           (thereupon)


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