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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 235   View pdf image
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       March Court      1729                       235

declared upon Oath that he had Sold the afd Bryan to the afd Gray for Seven Years &c and
likwise heard the severall allegations as well on the Part of the afd Petitioner as on the part of
the same Bryan and maturally Considered the same &c

                      Wherefore it is ordered by the Court that the afd Richard Bryan Returne
whome into his masters Service and Serve Out the Seven Years according to the tenor of
his Indentures &c


George West appointed Overseer of the roads in stead of Jones Records for the Ensuing
Year &c


Fisher Waltom &
others Petn
 To the worshipfull court now sitting march 17.th 1729 the petition of Some of the Inhabitants
of Mattapony hundred whose names are under written humbly sheweth that
                   your Petitioners have always had and Our fathers before us had and made use of
the now road that now Leadeth from Our Severall plantations to Snow hill on Markett place
and also to Church and we are Now apprehensive that it will be ^stopt^ up by a person that Says he
will Clear a corn feild in the forks ^of^ Branches that the said Road leads through therefore we humbly
pray your worship's order that we may Clear and maintain the afd road as heretofore we have
done and we as in duty bound shall Ever pray    Fisher Waltom, Stephen Waltom, Wm Cord
Thomas Robins, Wm Arnold, Nehemiah Holland

                      The Petition afd being read and heard and fully understood   It is therefore
ordered by the Court that the Petitioners afd keep Clear and maintain the road afd for their
Publick good as formerly &c


William Holland
          Petn
 To the worshipfull Justices of somersett County now in Court Sitting the humble
petition of W.m Holland most humbly sheweth
                            That your Petitioner is possessed of a tract of land Called Powells Lott Containing
four hundred and forty three acres the boundary's of which are decayed and therefore humbly prays
your worships to appoint Commissioners to Examine Wittnesses Concerning the bounds of ^the^ Said
land according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided and your Petitioner as in duty
bound will pray                                                            William Holland

                                                                  The Petition afd being read and heard and fully understood
    Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that a Commission ^Issue^ to the aforesaid William
Holland as by the petition afd is praid   and that John Smith, John Miller, William Smith
and John Till all of Somersett County Gentlemen be Commissioners and Execute the Same
Commission according to act of Assembly in Such Case made and Provided &c


Joseph Eames
        Petn
           Maryland
                                     To his Lordships Worshipfull Commissioners of
Somersett County the humble Petition of Joseph Eames
                                                          Having served four years to Walter Powell of Pocomoke
        planter and afterwards Residing in Annamessex hundred above fifty years a taxable
        now being almost seventy three years of age and past hard Labour humbly requesteth
                                                                                                                            that


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