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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 87b   View pdf image
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                   March Court           1725                        87

Called Over by their Names do appear as above and thereupon they are Sworn and Charged and Sent Out
to Consider who soon after Return and present to the Court the following presentments vizt Presentment
against Catherine Killy, Mary Ach, Elizabeth Ackman Peirce Davis and Mary Ricards being Content
that the Court Should put the presentments into form altering no matter of Substance in them which
they find to be true   thereupon the grand Jurors afd all accordingly discharged and ordered that they be
allowed the Sum of five hundred pounds of tobo to be paid Next Levy Court and against the afd
Catherine Killy, Mary Ach, Elizabeth Ackman, Peirce Davis, and Mary Ricards afd Presented it
is Ordered that Capias Issue Returnable to Next Court &c

Francis Allen high Sherr of Somersett County Offers to this Court a Certain James Bowcher as his Sub
Sherr is approved of he takeing the Oath appointed by act of assembly to the government   thereupon
the Said James Bowcher took the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly with the Oath of under
Sherr and Subscribed the Oath of abjuration and test &c

Thomas Hayward Cl took the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly to the government and
Subscribed the Oath of abjuration and test &c

    Whereas a Certain James Lipsey was Committed by the Justices of Northampton County Court in the
Colony of Vergenia into the Custody of the Sherr of their Said County the Said James Lipsey being Suspected
of Stealing of ^a^ Black mare in Queen ann County in Maryland of the Price or Value of Nine hundred
pounds of tobo as appears by the Records of Queen ann County Court   the Said James Lipsey to be
delivered into the Custody of the Sherr of Accomack County in Vergenia and the Said Sherr Last
mentioned to deliver him up to the County Court of Somersett &c

                      Thereupon this day to witt the fifteenth day of march Came the Sherr of accomack County
afd into Court and brings the Said James Lipsey who is Immediately Committed into the Custody
of a Certain James Weatherly Constable of Nanticoke hundred to be by him in his Custody Safely Kept
and Immediately Conveyed into the Custody of One of the Constables of Dorchester County there to be
dealt with according to Law &c


Francis Land
        Pet.n
to turn ye road
      To the Worshipfull Justices of Somersett County now in Court Sitting    the humble Pet.n of
Francis Land humbly Sheweth that a Certain Road Leading from the head of Jone's Creek
to Little Annamessex goes through the middle of your Petitioners Plantation to his great
damage and Prejudice and whereas your Petitioner has Cleared another Road Sufficient in Stead
of the former as P Certificate from under the hands of Mr Solomon Colebourn and Mr Peter Frazer
(who viewed the Same) may appear these are therefore humbly to pray that your worships will be pleased
to grant an Order for the Confirmation of the New Road and your petitioner as in duty bound Shall
ever pray                                 The Petition afd being read and heard and the premisses Considered Its
Ordered by the Court that the New road afd Remain and Continue unalterable and that he make it
good and Passable at his own proper Charge &c


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