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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 135   View pdf image
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November Court      1731                                             135

of Land Called Barbers Rest and they began and run from a tree Lying then in the River Side vizt Wickacomoco
by the bankside about two perches below a vally not far from the now dwelling house of Robert
Hardy and where now a Ceader post with Sixteen Notches is Sett and was the first bounder of the
Said Land as he was then told by the Said James Hardy & further Sayeth not

29   The deposition of James Hardy aged thirty Years or thereabouts being Sworn upon the holy Evangelist
       &.c Saith that at this place being the place upon the River Side above mentioned in the former
deposition where now is Set a Ceader post marked with Sixteen Notches his father James Hardy told
him it was the first bounder of his Land Called Barbers Rest and devided between him and the Land
of Richard Hull and further Saith not                                                      Thomas Humphrys
    (in the former deposition) was then Enterlined wittness                        Ja Makmorie


GD  John Justice
             agt
LG  Edward Adams
     Command was Given to the Sher of Somerset County that he Should take Edward Adams
^late^ of Somerset County planter Otherwise Called Edward Adams if he Should be found in
his balywick and him Should Safe keep so that he might have his body before the Justices
of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creeks the third tuesday of November
then Next to answer unto John Justice of a plea that he render unto him five pounds Curr.t money of
Vergenia which to him he Owes and Unjustly detaines &.c and that there of he Should not fail &.c

       Att which Said third tuesday of November to witt the Sixteenth day of the Same month ann Dom One
    thousand Seven hundred and thirty One being the day of the return of the Same writt Cometh ^the Said John Justice by Geo Douglas his attorney and^ the Sherr of
Somerset County to whom the foregoeing writt was directed Likewise Cometh and maketh Return of the Same
writt to the Court here Endorsed in these words following vizt   Cepi Corpus P Jos Caldwell sher

    And afterwards the Same day and Year aforesaid before his Lordships Justices at Dividing Creeks in the County
afd Cometh the aforesaid Edward Adams by Levin Gale his attorney and the aforesaid John Justice by his
attorney aforesaid then and there his writt aforesaid against the aforesaid Edward Adams will not further prosecute
with Effect but voluntarily permitted his Suit to be discontinued

             Therefore afterwards vizt at that same day by discretion of the Justices here were adjudged the Same
Edward Adams                                                                                 pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges
148   by him about his defence in that part Sustained according to the form of the Statute in Such Case Lately made
and provided and the afd John Justice in Mercy and that the afd Edward have thereof his Execution


LG  Edmond Jenings
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GD  John Justice
 Somerset ss
                          John Justice Late of Somerset County Merchant was attached to
answer unto Edmond Jenings Esq of a plea of trespass upon
the Case &.c

And Whereupon the Same Edmond Jenings by Levin Gale his attorney
                                                                                     Complains


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