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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 25   View pdf image
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       November Court   1730            25

Court and being Severally Called over appears and being asked if they had made any bills of Indictment or presentments
Return the following presentments against Thomas Collins and Margarett Peal  Thereupon the Grand Jurors afd
are discharged and ordered that they be allowed three hundred and Seventy five pounds of tobacco for their
publick Service this Court and against the aforesaid Thomas Collins and Margaret Peal aforesaid presented it is ordered
that Capias Issue returnable to next Court &c


John Harper of Somerset County appointed Constable of Pocomoke hundred for the Ensuing Year; present here
in Court tooke the Severall Oaths to the Government with the Oath of Constable & Subscribed the Oath of abjuration
and test &c

Henry Jerman appointed Constable of Boquetennorton Hundred for the Ensuing Year being present herein Court
took ye Severall Oaths to the Government with ye Oath of Constable & Subscribed ye oath of abjuration & test

James Caldwell appointed Constable of Nanticoke hundred in the Stead of John Nicholson for ye Ensuing Year &c

Thomas Hobbs appointed Constable of Manny Hundred in the Stead of Francis White for ye Ensuing Year &c

Dorman Heath appointed Constable of Manocan hundred in the Stead of Michael Dorman for ye Ensuing Year &c

Samuel Long appointed Constable of Annamessex Hundred for the Ensuing Year who was present herein Court took
ye Severall Oaths to the Government with ye Oath of Constable & Subscribed the Oath of abjuration & test &c

David Johnson appointed Constable of Baltemore hundred for the Ensueing Year &c

Daniel Cordery appointed Constable of Wickacomoco hundred for the Ensuing Year &c

Nehemiah Holland appointed Constable of Mattapony hundred for the Ensuing Year &c

Charles Ballard of Somerset County Gentleman appointed press master for the ensuing Year &c

William Simpson of Somerset County Gent appointed press master for the Sea Side for the Ensuing Year &c


James Steele
       Petn
 Somerset County Maryland fs
                                                    To the worshipfull the Justices of Somerset County now in Court
Sitting                     The Humble petition of James Steel most humbly Sets forth that whereas
Your petitioner is an aged infirm man and uncapable of Labour and for his Some time past has been
Obliged to depend upon his Children for Support they being unwilling to Suffer him to want or to be a Charge to the
parish as Long as they are of ability to help him                  Your petitioner therefore most humbly prays your worships
will please to take his present Condition into your tender consideration and order him to be tax free being Sixty three
Years of age and as your petitioner before observed to your worships in a poor weak Condition and your petitioner
in duty bound will pray &.c                           James Steel

                The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon
had   wherefore it is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid James Steal be for the future tax free as
by the petitioner aforesaid is praid &c

John Jerman appointed Overseer of the Roads in Stead of Edward Rownds &c

John Woods son of Robert Woods dec.d being of full age for the Choseing of his Gardian Comes into Court and prays that
he may have ye Liberty of Chosing adam Spence Jun.r as his a Guardian &.c which is Granted &c


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