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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 1   View pdf image
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Somerset County ss:     
                                           Att a Court of the Right honrble Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces of
                                           Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.c held at dividing Creek in somerset County
                                           afd by his said Lordship's Commissioners and Justices of the peace the third tuesday of August
                                           being the Eighteenth day of the same month and in the Sixteenth Year of his said Lordships
                                           dominion &.c  Ann.o Dom 1730 & &


                                                             Present

The Worshipfull
 M.r Samuel Hopkins
M.r William Planner
M.r John Jones
M.r William Fasit
M.r John Smith
 M.r William Stoughton
M.r John Caldwell
M.r John Handy
M.r James Dashiell
M.r John Scott
 His Lordships




Justices
                      John Purnall sherr                                                   Thomas Hayward Cl


Tom a negro boy of Samuel Willson is adjudged by the Court to be of the age of Nine Years &c


Ephraim Willson
         Pet.n
 To his Lordships Justices of the peace for Somerset County the Petition of Ephraim Willson whereas
the publick road that Leads down the South Side of Back Creek goes through the [illegible] ground and
pasture of your Petitioner which he finds to be much [illegible] damage and prejudice
And whereas now your petitioner has Cleared a road on the Out side of [illegible] ditched the [illegible]
the same two years agoe was your petitioner prays your worships may make an order that the road [illegible]
on the Out side of his fenceing and ditching and your petitioner as in duty bound shall pray
                                                                                                                      Eph Willson

             The Petition afd being Read and heard and fully understood and Mature deliberation thereupon had
Wherefore it Seemeth to the Justices here that the afd Ephraim Willson turn the Road as by his petition afd is praid &c


Mathew Patrick
         Pet.n
 To the worshipfull Court of Somerset County now sitting the humble petition of Mathew Patrick
               whereas your petitioner has been always ready and willing to pay his fine in the County
afd from his youth untill the last years Leavy which Leavy you worship did [illegible] to discharge
your petitioner from paying he bring a Cripple she as all your worships neighbours [illegible]
petitioner humbly prays your worships would be pleased to set your petitioner tax free he having three small
Children to maintain and being unable to make bread to maintain himselfe and them therefore your petitioner hopes
that your worships Charity will discharge your petitioner from paying any more fines and your petitioner as
in duty bound shall pray                                          Mathew Patrick

                                  The Petition afd being Read and heard and pray understood and mature deliberation thereupon
had      Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid Mathew Patrick be discharged from
paying of Taxes for the future as by the petition afd is praid &c


John Warner
     Petn
 Maryland ss:
                          The humble Petition of John Warner late of Dorchester County a withered Cripple for
for [illegible] Mill ever since Last September &c
                                        To the worshipfull Justices of Somerset County Court now in Court Sitting whereas your petitioner
       ever was Levy free in Dorchester County hoping to find the like Christian treatment here and in hopes of the Same
I humbly Crave your worships admittance and your petitioner as in duty bound shall pray      John Warner

             The petition afd being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had &c

                Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the afd John Warner be for the future Levy free as by
          the petition aforesaid is praid &c


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