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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 16b   View pdf image
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August Court         1730                     16

John Thompson of Somerset County planter being Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and Saith

             that William Breretons fence in the Years 1718 and 1729 which parsed his dwelling plantation from John Waltoms begun at the
Root of a stooping Ceader that stands Close by Passandike Creek about twelve yards to the northwestward of a hicory Marked with
twelve Notches and that the said fence run from thence into the woods a Little to the northward of a line of ^trees^ marked with four
Notches by the deponant and Isaac Noble the said deponant further deposeth and Saith that the Line of trees aforesaid is marked
as neare to where the fence afd stood as it was possible to marke it and keep to the Eastward of it and further saith not           
                                                          Sworn before us                 Thomas Gills & Peter Sirman

Owen Day of Somerset County planter aged about 45 Years being sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth
and saith            That he hath been acquainted with William Breretons Plantation about sixteen years and that the said William
fence in the years seventeen hundred and Eighteen and seventeen hundred and Ninteen which parted his dwelling plantation from
John Waltoms begun at the Root of a Ceader that stands Close by Passandike Creek about twelve yards to the northwestward of
a hicory marked with twelve Notches and that the said fence run thence into the woods a very small matter to the northward of
a Line of trees marked with four Notches by Isaac Noble and John Thompson the said deponant further saith that he verily
believes the fence afd was the fence Intended in a deed made by the afd William Brereton to the reverend Mr Alexander Adams and
further Saith not      Sworn to before us      Thomas Gillis & Peter Sirman

                      We the Subscribers do hereby Certifie that the Severall Depositions of Isaac Noble Owen Day and John
Thompson hereto annexed were taken and sworn to before us and that the fence and Line of trees in their several depositions
mentioned as near as we Can discover run from the Ceader in their depositions mentioned as followes viz.t  East five degrees
South one perch and a halfe North fifty three degrees East sixteen perches thence north twenty four degrees East twenty Eight perches
thence North thirty five degrees East fourteen perches thence South fifty five degrees East three perches thence North twenty Nine
degrees East twenty perches thence North twenty two degrees East Eighteen perches thence North forty One degrees East Eighteen
perches thence North Eighteen degrees East eighteen perches thence North Eight degrees West forty perches thence North twenty
five degrees east fifty perches thence North one degree East thirty two perches thence North thirty three degrees West ten perches
thence North forty Nine degrees West Eighteen perches thence North Seventy Six degrees West three perches & halfe
                                                                                                                                           Thomas Gillis                     (seal)
                                                                                                                                           Peter Sirman Senr              (seal)


James Lindow

Commission and affidavits
 Somersett ss
                                Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and avalon Lord Baron
of Baltemore &c  John Scott, William Lane Hugh Porter and William Handy all of somerset County Gent.m
Greeting Know Ye that we have appointed you or any two or three of you to be Our Commissioners to Examine
Examine Evidences on behalfe of a Certain James Lindow of the County aforesaid in relation to the bounds of a tract of Land lying in the
county aforesaid Containing Eight hundred acres Called Piney point  We therefore required you or any three or two of you at some time &
place as to you or any three or two of you shall seem Convenient you meet on the aforesaid Land Called Piney point (you first having
taken your Oath on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God according to act of assembly in such Case made and provided) and there Cause to
Come before you or any three or two of you all Such evidences as shall be to you or any three or two of you nominated by the said Complainant
(or defendant if any) and that you Examine them upon their Corporall Oath to be by you or any three or two of you administred
on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God in the presence of the said Complaniant (or defend.t if any) touching the truth or remembrance
of their knowledge or any thing that may relate to the Cause afd and that reduceing the severall depositions into writing you said the
same ^together^ with this Our Commission under you or any three or two two of your hands to us in Our County Court of Somerset with all Convenient
Speed Wittness William Planner Gentleman One of Our Justices of County Court of Somerset this seventeenth day of June in the
sixteenth year of Our Dominion &c   to the foregoeing Commission it was thereunto anexed as followeth vizt Somerset County ss

    Depositions of Wittnesses taken upon the Land Called Piney Point in the County afd the 8.th day of July anno Dom One thousand seven
hundred and thirty before us the Subscribers Commissioners appointed by the worshipfull the Justices of Somerset County Court to
Examine evidences Wittnesses Concerning the bounds of the Land afd as followes vizt
                                                                                                                                                             Robert



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