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March Court
1731
179 Side of Moronsco Dambs and the aforesd Curtes Layed his hand on the aforesd Bounder and told him this Deponent that was the first Bounder of the Land Called Long Ridge and this Deponent further Saith that he was afterward in the woods with W.m Catlin and that the Said Catlin told him this Depo.t that the aforesd white oake was the first Bounder of the afd Land Called Long Ridge and this Depon.t further Saith that at the time aforesd when James Curtes Shewed him the Bounder this Deponant said to the Said Curtes that the marks in the tree was almost grone out and this Deponiant with an ax sliped the aforesaid Bounder faceing towards the path aforesd which slipe plainely appears before us and further Saith not his Timothy O Swilliven mark William Pusey aged thirty two years or there abouts being by us sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth ^and saith^ that he this Deponent was one of the ^former owners of the^ aforesd Land Called Long Ridge and that he was told by Joseph Porter that the white oake now in his Sight Standing on the North side of Moronsco Dambs by the Side of a path was the first bounder or Corner tree of the aforesaid Land Called Long Ridge aforesd which is the Same tree Sworn to by the above Timothy Sullivin and further saith not his Will.m 2 Pussey mark William Catlin aged forty four years or there abouts being by us Sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth and ^saith^ that he heard Adam Hitch and James Curtis say that the white oak now in Sight was the bounder of Long Ridge which is the same white oak mentioned in the above Depositions and the said Catlin being by us the Commissioners Desired if he new of aney other bounder belonging to the aforesd Land to shew it but the afd Catlin Denied that he knew of no other bounder for said the Deponant aforesd If I Could have shewed aney other bounder he should have shewed it before now and that would have Ended the Dispute and further Saith not The above Depositions were taken before us the day and year Francis Allen abovesaid as wittness our hands W.m Lane Somerset County ss Depositions of wittnesses taken at the house of Edward Beachamp in pocomoke hundred in Somerset County the fourth day of may Anno Dom 1730 before us Francis Allen and William Lane Commissioners appointed by the worshipfull the Justices of Somerset County Court to examine Evidences on behalfe of the Said Edward Beachamp in relation to the bounds of a tract of Land lying in said County of Somerset Called Long ridge as Follows viz.t Adam Heatch of Somerset County Gent aged Seventy two years or thereabouts being before us sworn upon the holy evangelist of almighty God deposeth and Saith that about thirty eight years ago he purchased the tract of Land called Long Ridge of Robert Catlyn who shewed |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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