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August Court
1730
18 Land Called Coopers purchase and the Land where his father Lived which formerly belonged to Richard Webb was a white oake standing in the mouth of Small Vally by the River Swamp on the Rising Ground on the Eastermost Side of the said Valley and further Saith not Robert Mitchell William Lane Wm Handy John Webb aged forty three Years or thereabouts being Sworn upon the holy Evangelist of almighty God deposeth and Saith that about thirty odd years agoe his father Shewed him a marked White Oake Standing in the mouth ^of a small^ of Valley by the river Swamp and on the Eastermost side of the Said Vally and told him that it was the dividing bounder between his Land and Thomas Carills and this deponant further Saith that ^about^ twenty years agoe he was desired by Mr Walter Lane to shew the afd tree and that when they Came to it found the tree down but the bark on the tree and the marke plain to be seen and further Saith not John Webb The above depositions was taken before us the Subscribers being first duely Qualilfied according to Law the day and Year above written Jno Scott Wm Handy W.m Lane Robert Mitchell Somerset ss July 14: 1730 In pursuance of an act of assembly of this province Entituled an act for the administration of Justice in testamentary affairs we whose Names are here under Mentioned have viewed the Lands and houses belonging to James Govans with the appurtenances according to Law and do hereby Make the following Certificate viz.t One Dwelling house with two brick Chimneys One of said Chimneys broken Leakes and much Broke in the sides one old Citchen and old Corn house one meat hous out of Repair One good Brick Milkhouse one twelve foot Lodging Room good repair 935 Pannells of Old fence Round the Cornfeild and pasture 216 Pannells of Old Rotten fence Round the orchard and old feild by it 400 apple trees in the Old Orchard some of them decaying 40 apple trees in an Other Orchard some of them decaying 20 old Quince trees 16 pear and Plumb trees 180 good Peach trees 150 D.o old and 30 CHerry trees And we do adjudged the annuall Rent to be Seven hundred pence for the said Land and Plantation James Weatherlee (seal) James Traine (seal) Pursuant to an act of assembly of this province now in force Intituled an act for the better administration of Justice in testamentary affairs &.c Personally appeared before me John Handy One of his Lordships Justices of the peace for Somerset County the above Named James Weatherlee and James Train Who took their Oath on the holy Evangelist of almighty God that they would according to the best of their Still and Judgm.t make a Just Estimate of the Lands and premises of James Govan an orphan which said James Weatherly and James Train went or the afd Lands of the afd James Govan and proceeded thereon as appears by the above Instruement of Writing Returned from under their hands and seales In Wittness whereof I have hereunto put my hand this 14.th day of August 1730 John Handy
for the whole and in the whole Joyntly and Severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 17.th day of August anno Dom 1730 The Condition of the above Obligation is Such that Whereas the Commissioners Generall hath transmitted |
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