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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 81   View pdf image
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       Novem. Court            1725            81

       Bounder of mummouth afd and desired us to Certifie that agreement made between them to be
       Entered upon Record &c                         Levin Gale            George Dashiell


Jn.o Scarbrough Commission
and affidavitts &c
Somersess ss  Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of
Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c  To John Purnell,
Johnson Hill, Fisher Waltom, and William Cord all of Somersett County Gent Greeting Know ye
that we Have Appointed you or any three or two of you to be our Commissioners to Examine Evidences
on behalfe of a Certain John Scarbrough of the County afd Gentl in relation to the Bounds of two
Tracts of Land Lying in the County afd on the Seabo^a^rd Side the one Called Dorham house the other
Marduke we Require you or any three or two of you that at Some time & place as to you or any three or two
of you Shall Seem Conveniant you meet on the afd two Tracts of Land Names as afd and there Cause to Come
Before you or any three or two of you all Such Evidences as shall be to you or any three or two of you Nominated
By the Said Complainant or Defendant of any and that you Examine them upon there Corporall oaths to be
by you or any three or two of you administered on the holy Evangelist of almighty God in the presents of
the Complainant afd (& Defendant if any) Tuching the truth or rememberances of There Knowle^d^ge or any
thing that may related to the Cause afd and that reducing the severall Deposissons into wrighting
you send the same Together with This our Commission under your or any three or two of your hands
to us Our County Court of Somersett with all Conveniant Speed wittness Samuell Hopkins Gent
Chiefe Justice of our Said Court y.e 20th day of March in y.e tenth year of our Dominion &c ann Dom 1725

On the Back ^side^ of the foregoing Commission it was thus Endorsed viz.t   Memorandum this day
to witt the thirtieth day of august ann.o Dom 1725 Came John Purnall, Johnson Hill and Fisher
Walton persons Nominated in the within Commission and made Oath on the holy Evangelist that
they would Justly and truely Execute the same without Prejudice favour or affection to any person
or persons whatsoever      Sworn Before me                           Samuel Hopkins

Maryland Somersett County fs:  In Pursuance of a comission to John Purnall Johnson Hill
Fisher Walton &^ William Cord or any three or two of them to Examine Evidences ^on^ of beha^l^fe of
John Scarbrough in relation to two Tracts of or persells of Land the one Called Merduke the other
Derham house we the Subscribers have mett on the Lands afd ^and^ proceed to Examine Evidences as followeth
M.r William Whittington aged about forty two years being Sworne on the holy Evangelist of Almighty
God Saith that Sometime in his fathers Life time upon some Discourses he had with his
father about the Bounds or first Bounder of Merduke a Tract of Land Called Marduke then
Then belonging to M.r Marthew Scarbrough his father Told him that Dorman Partrick then one
of the Near Inhabitants told him yt M.r Scarbroughs first Bounder of Marduke stood on the
Left hand of the then road that Leads to Bogurtenorton some Distance beyond y.e Midlebridge
or Branch   Cap.t Nath Hopkins aged about fifty one years being Sworn on the holy Evengelist
also Declear^eth^ that upon some Discourses he heard between Coll William Whittington and Mr Math.
                                                                                                                                  (Scarbrough)


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