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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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    August Court                  1730                        17

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 your or any three or two of your hands to us to Our County Court of Somerset with all Convenient Speed Wittness
William Planner Gent One of Our Justices of Our County Court of Somerset the twewentieth day of March in the fifteenth year
of Our Dominion &c
                                                       On the Back side of the foregoeing Commission it was thus Endorsed viz.t   Francis Allen &
William Lane Qualified 10.th aprill 1730  before me      Jno Scott

Somerset County ss   Depositions of Wittnesses taken upon the Land Called Mitchells Adventure in the County aforesaid the
day of May 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 Wittnesses Concerning the bounds of the Said Land as followeth vizt

          Randall Mitchell of Somersett County planter aged sixty Nine Years or thereabouts being by us sworn upon the holy
evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and saith that about forty Eight Years agoe he was present with Coll Francis Jenckins
the then Surveyor of Somerset County when he Surveyed the abovenamed tract of Land Called Mitchells Adventure at the request
of Coll William Stevens who Owned the said Land and that at that time Coll Jenckins Ordered the white Oake now in his
view to be marked on four sides as the Last Bounder of the said Land which was done accordingly which said White Oak
stands near the South Side of the upper Road Leading from Marumsco Dams to Pocomoke and further saith not
                                                                                                                            his
                                                                                                           Randall R M Mitchell
                                                                                                                            marke

          Edward Beachamp of the said County planter aged forty Six Years or thereabouts being also by us
sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Allmighty God deposeth and saith that the abovesaid White Oak now in his view was
Shown by to him by Mr John Heath in his Lifetime severall times who then always told him that the said tree
was the Corner bounded tree of the Land Called Ledbourn then belonging to the said Heath but now in the possession of him
the said Edward Beachamp and Edward Hill and further Saith not                     Edward Beauchamp

                The above depositions were taken by us the Subscribers being first duly qualified according to Law the
day and Year abovesaid as wittness Our hands               Francis Allen
                                                                                        W.m Lane


William Smith

Commission and affidavitts
 Somerset County ss     Charles absolute Lord and Proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and

avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &.c  To John Jones Robert King Thomas Gillis & William Turpin Jun.r
                                           all of Somerset County Gentleman Greeting   Know ye that we have appointed you or any three or two
    of you to be Our Commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalfe of a Certain William Smith of the County aforesaid in relation
to the bounds of a tract of Land Lying in the County aforesaid Called Hertlebury we therefore require you or any three or two of you
at some time and place as to you or any three or two of you shall Seem Convenient you mete on the aforesaid Land Called Hartlebury
(you first having taken your Oath on the holy Evangelist of almighty God according to act of assembly in Such Case made &
provided) and there Caus 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 defend.t if any) and that you Examine them upon their Corporall Oaths
to be by you or any three or two of you administred on the holy Evangelist of Almighty in the presence of the said Complainant
(or defend.t if any) touching the truth or Remembrances of their knowledge or any thing that may relate to the Cause afd
and that reduceing the severall depositions into writing you send the same together with this Our Commission under your
or any three or two of your hands to us to Our County Court of Somerset with all Convenient Speed Wittness William Planner
Gent.m One of Our Justices of Our said Court the twentieth day of March in the fifteenth Year of Our Dominion &c

On the backside of the foregoeing Commission it was Endorsed and to the Same Commission it was Annexed as Followes

    Memorand.m that this 2.d of May 1730 Came Capt John Jones one of the within Commissioners before me the
                                                                                                                                                                Subscriber


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