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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 205b   View pdf image
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              August Court         1729                    205

    in somersett County the third tuesday of November Next to answer unto which Matters as shall be
Objected against her by the afd Philip Covington and to do and receive what shall be then and
there Enjoyed by the Court and in the mean time to keep the peace of his said Lordship as well towards
his said Lordship as all his good people and Especially towards the said Philip Covington and do not
depart the Same Court without Leave thereof &.c   Then the above recognizance to be void and of None
Effect Otherwise to remain in full force and vertue &c


Abraham Puckham
and Honour his wife
                 ag.t
Philip Covington
     To the worshipfull Justices of Somersett County now Sitting the
humble Petition of Abraham Puckham, and Honour his wife sheweth
that your petitioners wife served a Certain Philip Covington part of
    her term of Years for which she was transported into this Country being the Last of the said
time and the said Coving^ton^ hath not paid her fredom dues according to law tho she hath demanded
the same the premisses Considered your Petitioner as in duty bound shall pray

             Whereupon as well the afd Philip Covington as the afd Petitioners being present here
in Court the afd Petition being Read and heard and the severall allegations as well on the part of the
said Petitioners as on the part of the said Philip Covington being understood and mature deliberation
thereupon had &.c   Whereupon it is Considered and Ordered by the Justices here that the afd Philip
Covington pay unto the afd Abraham Puckham and Honour his wife all such freedom dues as to
such servants is allowed by Law &.c

          Ordered by the Court that the road be turned in Parahawkin from about a mile to the
northward of a deep branch to about three quarters of a mile to the Southward of the same branch
into ye road that Teague Riggin is overseer of according to ye direction of said Riggin &c


Heber Whittingham
            Pet.n
     To his Lordships Worshipfull Justices for somersett County now in Court
Sitting the Petition of Heb.r Whittingham Humbly sheweth that whereas ye
                County road Leading to rehoboth Town goes through an old feild which your petitioner hath
Occasion to make use of  Now Your Petitioner humbly prays Your worships to grant your
Petitioner to turn the above said Road somthing Higher the Mill dam (it being but about 120 Yards
further and ye road as good) and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray

                   The Petition afd being read and heard and mature deliberation thereupon had

                                  Wherefore it is Considered that the afd Hebr Whittingham turn ye road as by ye
Petition afd is praid he makeing ye same passable and Good as the old &c

Henry Fitzwaters agrees with the Court for to have the two houses at the Court hous where Philip
Taylor Lives and he paying for the same twenty five shillings or three hundred pounds of tobacco p
year &c


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