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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 166   View pdf image
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    March Court            1731                             166

Thomas Thompson
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Penelope Murphy
      In the Records of Dorchester County is thus Contained
                      Dorchester 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 for Dorchester County at Cambridge in the Same County the Second
    Tuesday in June ann Dom Seventeen hundred and thirty and one by the Said
    Lord propry his Justices the peace in the Said County to Conserve assigned of Whome
    were present

    Maj.r Henry Ennalls M.r Charles Nutter M.r Tobias Pollard M.r Jn.o Hodson
    M.r Walter Campbell M.r Anthony Rawlings M.r Thomas Woolford and
    M.r Thomas Hicks


Thompson
     ad.mr
Murray
Comand was given to the Sher of Dorchester County that he Should take
Thomas Tompson Late of Dorchester County Gentleman if he Should be
found in his Bailywick and him in his Custody Should Safe keep so that
    he should have his body before the Justices of Dorchester ^County^ at Cambridge in the said
    County the Second tuesday of march anno Dom Seventeen hundred and thirty
    to answere unto Penelope Murphy of a plea of trespass upon the Case

    Att which day here Cometh the aforesd Penelope by Thom.s Bluett her attorney and
    the Sher of the County aforesd returned that he hath taken the aforesd Thomas
    and him hath ready according to the Exigence of the writt aforesd

    And thereupon the Said Penelope declared against the afd Thomas in the
    Plea aforesd in forme following      Thomas Tompson Late of Dorchester
    County Gentleman was Attached to answere unto Penelope Murphy of a
    plea of trespass upon the Case   And Whereupon the Same Penelope by Thomas Bluett
    her Attorney Complains that whereas the Same Penelope is a good faithfull and
    honest Subject of our Lord the king that now is as ^a^ good faithfull and honest
    Subject of our Lord the king and of Divers of his progenitors Late Kings and
    Queens of England from the time of her Nativity hitherto herselfe hath behaved
    and Governed and of Good name fame Creditt Conversation and behaviour amongst
    all her Neighbours and other faithfully Subjects of our said Lord the King to whome
    the Same Penelope was known through all the time afd was held and reputed
    and no felony or any such Crime hitherto hath Committed or perpetrated but a good and honest way of Living
    hitherto hath had and followed by pretext of which and her honest Labour and Industry
    the Same Penelope so much profit among her Neighbours and other faithfull
    Subjects of our said Lord the kind did obtain and gett as did Sustain her in a beautifull
    and hansome manner  Nevertheless the Said Thomas not being Ignorant of the
    Premisses butt minding and Maliciously Intending the Same Penelope not only
    of her good Name fame Credit and Esteem afd to Deprive but also her the Said
                                                                                                             Penelope


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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