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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 86   View pdf image
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             June Co.t 1728                               86

Bill of Indictment against John Edwards ^Timothy Sillivant^ and William Till the grand Jurors are
discharged and ordered that they be allowed five hundred pounds of tobacco for their publick
service this Court to be paid next Levy Court &c

Quamming a negro Boy of Robert Hodge is adjudged by the Court to twelve years &.c

    Upon the mocon of Robert Pearce of Somersett County Gentleman to this Court to
be admitted one of the practioners of the Law in the Same Court Granted the takeing the
    Severall Oaths appointed by Law and Subscribing the Oath of abjuration and test &.c

              Thereupon the Said Robert Pearce took the Several Oaths appointed by Law
to the Government and the oath of an attorney and Subscribed the Oath of Abjuration
and test &c and thereupon the afd Robert Pearce is accordingly admitted &c

Oxford a negro boy of Charles Dashiell is adjudged by the Court to be of the age of
twelve years &c

Quammine a negro boy of Isaac Handy's is adjudged by the Court to be of the age
of Ten Years this term &c

    Upon the mocon of M.r William Planner on behalfe of a Certain Jno Tyler to
to have him tax free &c   Wherefore it is Considered by the Court that the afd John
Tyler be for the future tax free as by the mocon afd is praid &c

Esther Costan, Elizabeth Costan, Ann Mary Costan, and Comfort Costan Orphans of Stephen
Costan dec.d is bound by the court of their Own Consent unto Peter Benton and
Comfort his wife untill they arrive at the age of Sixteen Years Each if the said Comfort
wife of the afd Peter Benton should Live so long but if it Shall pleas God the said
Comfort wife of the afd Peter Should depart this Life before the said Children Should arrive
to the age of Sixteen as afd that then the afd Peter is to return them to the County Court of
Somersett for the time being the said Children to serve the Said Peter Benton and Comfort
his wife the full term of time afd &.c

                                  In consideration of which Servitude the Said Peter Benton and
        Comfort his wife undertakes to Learn the Said Children to read well in the bible and to Knitt
    Sew and Spin with Other houswifery whereupon it is ordered by the court that the afd Peter
Benton Give Security to Comply with the Covenants afd

                Whereupon the said Peter Benton with Isaac Costan his Security both present
here in Court in their proper person's acknowledged themselves to Owe and Stand Justly
Indebted unto the afd Esther, Eliz.a, Ann Mary, and Comfort Costan, Orphan's afd their heirs
and assigns in the Sum of forty pounds Sterling Seperately on their bodys Goods or Chattells
Lands or tenements for the Use of the afd Children to be made and Levied if default be made
in the Condition hereunder written
                                                                   The Condition of the above Recognizance is such
that if the above Bound Peter Benton do and shall Learn the afd Esther, Eliz.a Ann Mary
                                                                                                                            and


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