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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 63b   View pdf image
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       March Court               1727         63

Merrick Ellis and Alice
his wife
             Petn
 To the Worshipfull his Lordships Justices of the peace for county of Somersett
in court Sitting
                           The humble Petition of Merrick Ellis and Alice his wife most
humbly Sheweth
                                                                That your Petitioner hath a tract of Land Called Lotts daughter
Part of a tract of Land Called Lotts, the bounds whereof are gone to decay and the Evidences are
Ancient wherefore your Petitioners most humbly pray that their may be Commissioners appointed
to take Evidences to Perpetuate the bounds thereof according to an act of assembly of this province
in that Case made and provided and your Petitioners as in duty bound will Ever pray

                The petition afd being read and heard and Mature deliberation thereupon had
                                                                                                                   Wherefore it is Considered
by the Court that a Commission Issue to the afd Merrick Ellis and Alice his wife as by their petition afd
is praid, And that Levin Gale, John Jones, George Dashiell, and Phillip Covington all of Somersett
County Gent.m be Commissioners and Execute the Same Commission according Law &c

    Upon the Petition of Nathaniel Hopkins Sen.r and others to be discharged from the repairing
and keeping the Causway at snow hill in repair &.c  Granted so far that for the future all the Male
Tax^a^ble Labourers in the Indian ^Town^ and the Male Taxable Labourers in Snow hill Town is ordered
to Keep the said Causway in good repair and that the Male Taxable Labourers in Snow hill Town for
the future be discharged from Clearing any Other road &c


William Bonum
    Bound to
John Gibbens
 William Bonum of somersett County Planter Comes here into Court in his
proper person and of his Own free consent binds himselfe a Servant unto John
Gibbens of the county afd to serve him the said John Gibbins the full term
of two years to Commence from the day of the date of these presents the Said Willm Bonum
to Serve his said Master the full term of time afd in all Such Lawfull service as his said Master
shall Imploy him in or about
                                              In consideration of which service the said John Gibbins
doth promise and Oblige himselfe by these presents to pay the Levies of his Said Servant dureing
the term afd and Likewise find and provide for his said Servant Sufficient meat drink washing
Loging and Cloathing mete for such a servant to have and wear during his Servitude afd &c

Jeffry a negro boy belonging to George Bell is Adjudged by the Court to be of the age of five Years

Edward Rownd appointed Overseer of Boquetennorton hundred for the Ensueing Year in
the stead of Price Collins to Clear from Dukes bury branch to the widdow Trewitts Branch and from
thence to the great Bridge over the head of Pocomoke River &c

Upon the mocon of Robert Truman to be tax free Granted or praid and ordered that for the future
he be allowed One pounds of tobacco P year &c


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