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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 108b   View pdf image
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       August Court   1731                 108

a tract of Land lying in Somerset County on the north Side of Seanourn River on a Creek Called broad Creek Called &
known by the Name of Adventures amendment and that Severall of the
Evidences who are acquainted with the bounds of the Said tract of Land
are removed out of this province and Your Petitioner being apprehensif
that if the Evidences who are now in the province Should remove them
Selves out of this province or be removed by Death Your petitioner
thereby may in prossess of time be Deprived of proveing the bounds
of the said Tract of Land humbly prays that a Commission may be
Granted to perpetuate the bounds of the said Tract of Land According
to an Act of Assembly of this Province in that Case made and
provided and Your petitioner will Ever Pray
Octob.r 7.th 1731                                             W.m Stoughton

                            The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation
thereupon had wherefore it is Considered that a Commission Issue to the aforesaid William Stoughton as by the
petition aforesaid is praid   And that Levin Gale Thomas Dashiell, George Dashiell and Robert Jones all of Somerset
County Gentlemen be Commissioners and Execute the Same Commission according to Law &c


Hugh Macollogon a pore antient decriped person Comes here in Court and prays that he may be discharged
from paying of Levys for the future &.c whereupon the prmisses Considered it is ordered by the Court here that
the afd Hugh Maccollogon be discharged from paying of Levies for the future &.c

    Thomas Williams appointed overseer of the Roads in Annamessex hundred further than his Usuall Limitts
that is to Say from William Dixon's barrs along the road to the head of Jone's Creek and that All the Labourers
on the Upperside of Jones's Creek to his Usuall Limitts be deemed Labourers under the afd overseer &c


His Lordship
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Rachel Waltom
 We of the Grand Jury do present Rachel Waltom Spinster of Stepney parish for bearing a bastard
Child Some time in the month of aprill Last                    Daniel Cordery Informed
Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Rachell
Waltom if &.c to answer &.c And afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Rachel Waltom and being by the Sherr
set to the barr is thereupon Instantly demanded how she would acquitt hereselfe of the premisses afd above upon her
Imposed says that of the premisses afd above upon her Imposed she is Gilty thereof and makes oath that a Certain
James Smith Jun.r is the father of the Child She Stands presented for and is willing to pay her fine for the fact afd

          Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Rachell Waltom pay to his Lordship the Right honrble the
Lord proprietary Six hundred pounds of tobacco for her fine for the fact aforesaid by occasion of the premisses afd
above upon her Imposed and that the Said Rachell Waltom be taken to Satisfie his Said Lordship of the tine
afd    wherefore it is Ordered by the Court here that the Said Rachell Waltom Give Security for the payment
of the fine afd and the Severall Officers their fees due by Occasion of the premisses as also for her appearance at
November Court next to Give Evidence in behalfe of his Said Lordship against the afd James Smith but for
                                                                                                                                                    want


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