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August Court
1731
119 the said roads Should be Cleared and kept as the County Road and if they do not approve of the said Roads already Cleared that then they the said Robert King, Thomas Williams and Thomas Dixon or any two of them to Lay out and Direct a road or roads down the said Neck of the most Conveniency and and the Least of Prejudice to any the Livers in the said Neck and they to make their report at Next Court &.c march ye 19 1730 P order Thom.s Hayward Clk To the foregoing order it was Annexed as follows viz.a Wee the subscribers have viewed the Roads Directed by the order hereunto annext and are of opinion that When David Willson has Cutt a Ditch of three Foot wide and two foot Deep from Jefery Longs branch into the New road ditch and Shall Cause the said Causway ditch from Pocomoke Road to Draw Clearly all the way to the Beach and pine Ridge John Turpin to Cutt two hundred Yards of the Like Ditch to which he agreed in part thereof That then the new road proposed will be much Preferable to ^the^ Old ones so far as the said Ridge and from thence we propose a new Road ^different from any now in being till it Intersects the Old Road^ between John Watters plantation and the head of Halls Creek on the South side aforesd neck Provided John and William Watters Comply with their Promise as Follows John Watters to Cutt a ditch of the above dementions from Annamesses River through the Lowest part of his Land into the Intended new ^main^ road proposed or Cause a Drain to be made Equall to Such a Ditch and that W.m Watters do the same through the Lowest part of his Land and that Each of them Cut or Cause to be Cutt two hundred Yards of the Like ditch along the Intended New road and Further that a new road from the place afd on said Ridge Diferent from any now in being be made and Direct as posible to the Nearest part of Cap.t W.m Turpins ditch who Undertakes to Draw the water from thence into back Creek and from the Lower End of said ditch of ^to^ the Goeing over of the old Road at the head of Maddoxs Creek and from thence the former old Road to Continue down the Neck Which we Conceive will be much more Agreable to the Inhabitants of said Neck then the old roads now in being or to much the Greater Number of them all which we submitt to your Worships Judgment Robert King Tho.s Williams Tho.s Dixon p order
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