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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 154   View pdf image
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            March Court         1728                    154

of Land in the County afd Called Johnsons Lott the boundarys whereof are decayed and the
wittnesses to prove them ancient and Infirm  Your petitioner therefore humbly prays
a Commission to such persons as your worships shall think proper to Examine Evidences to perpetuate
the boundarys of the said Land and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall pray

                        The petition afd being Read and heard and fully understood and mature
deliberation thereupon had      Wherefore it is Considered that a Commission Issue to
the afd Capell King as by the petition afd is praid and that Levin Gale, John Tunstall
Edward North and Robert Givans all of Somersett County Gent.m be Commissioners to
Execute the same Commission according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided &c

Richard Hill son of Richard Hill dec.d being not of full age for the Chosing his Gardian
is ordered by the Court to Remain in the Custody of Wm Simpson till march Court next and
then to bring him to Court and in the mean time to put him to School &c


Sarah Nichols
      bound to
Edmond Hough
 Sarah Nichols daughter of Charles Nichols dec.d is bound by the Court
of her Own Consent unto Edmond Hough untill she arrives to the age of
Sixteen Years she being twelve years of age next may the said Sarah Nichols
to serve the said Edmond Hough the full term of time afd in all such Lawfull
Service as he Should Imploy her in or about the time afd

                   In consideration of which Servitude the said Edmond Hough Promisseth to
Learn the said Sarah Nichols during her servitude to Read well in the bible and to knitt
sew and spin and other houswifery and to find and provide for his said Servant Sufficient
meat drink washing Lodging and Cloathing mete for such a Servant to have and wear during
the term afd ^and at the Expiration thereof to give her a new suit of Cloath and two Cows and Calves^   Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that the said Edmond Hough give
Recognizance in ten pounds Sterling to Comply with the Covenants afd &c

                Whereupon the said Edmond Hough present here in Court in his own proper
Person acknowledged himselfe to Owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto the said Sarah
Nichols in the sum of ten pounds Ster good and Lawfull money of England to be Levied
of his body goods and Chattells Lands or tenements for the use of the Said Sarah Nichols her
heirs or assigns if default be made in the Condition hereunder written

                      The Condition of the above Recognizance is such that if the above bound
Edmond Hough do and Shall well and truly Learn the afd Sarah Nichols the During her
servitude afd to Read well in the bible and Nitt Sew and Spin and other houswifery and
Sufficient meat drink washing and Lodging and Cloathing mete for such a Servant to have and
wear and at the Expiration thereof give her a new Suit of Cloaths and two Cows and Calves
then the above Ob Recognizance to be void and of None Effect otherwise &c


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