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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 162b   View pdf image
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       March Court           1731                      162

to M.rs Woollfords into the Said Gutt which the family Called the Great pasture Gutt and the people was ordered
to go to the great pasture Gutt with a horse for the beefe and the next Morning they ordered a Carr and a Caske and
brought up oysters Mr Worthington had the Oysters of this deponant he the Said Worthington Lived at Mrs
Woollfordfs and further Saith not          John Miller

P plft 7.br 21.st 1731       John Laws ^aged^ fifty six years the ninth day of february next being sworn Saith that
on Happy addition        about twenty Eight Years past as he thinks he was Imployed in building of the Chapple
                        in Capell kings neck and many times he walked over a large Gutt that Runs up by the plantation
that now belongs to John Woollford and he always Observed that ^to be^ they Called Woollfords Gutt and as he walked
from George Bozmans he Used to Go through the Great pasture this deponant being asked what the Gutt was Called
that Run up by Levin Woollfords plantation his answer that Gutt was Called Levins Gutt and further Saith
not                                                                                                                        John Laws

    met according adjournment

march ye 1.st 1731/2      John Tunstall aged fifty One Years or thereabout being Sworn on the holy Evangelist
of Almighty God saith that about twenty nine Years agoe Samuel Worthington bought a hh.d of
Rum of M.r Wilson (who had the Management of Capt Woodsides business) and that ^he^ this deponant
brought the hh.d of Rum to a Landing on the River and that he was told that they had better a brought
it to the Great pasture Gutt Coll Roger Woollford was then at his mothers and this deponanant apprehended
that that Gutt was the Gutt that Run next to M.rs Woollfords house for the best Landing and this
deponant further Saith that Daniel Burgan told him that he went often to se his Shipmate one
Anthony Smith a weaver who was a servant to Mrs Woollford and they went often a fishing in the
Great pasture Gutt a gutt that Runs up by the hous where Mr Woollford did then Live and further this
deponant saith not                                                                              John Tunstall

Do day      Lazarus Maddox aged forty one years the Elizabeth day of September Next being Sworn in
       form saith that he has heard his wife the Relict of Mr Woolfford say she did not believe the tree
       which Roger Woollford marked was the division between Levin Woollford and Roger Woollford and
       he further Saith Mr John Jones was in England when the tree was Marked that James Woollford Swore to and
       further Saith not                                                                               Lazarus Maddux

                   The serverall depossions were taken on the premisses on the Severall days Inserted after due notice
       given according to Law as wittness our hands this first day of march 1731/2
                                                                                                       Thomas Dashiell
                                                                                                       Geor Dashiell
                                                                                                       Thos Browne
                                                                                                       Rob.t Jones


Jno Murray Commission
and affidavitts
 Somerset ss    Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces
of maryland Avalon Lord baron of baltemore &c  To James
Martin Edmond Hough John Scarbrough and Edw.d Round all of Somerset County
Gent Greeting know ye that we have appointed you or any three or two of you to be
                                                                                                                      our


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