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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 4   View pdf image
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August Court           1730                   4

Rose a negro Girle of Peter Dickerson is adjudged by the Court to age of six years this term &c


Samuel Gillett
       Petn
                  To the worshipfull Justices now Sitting the Petition of Samuel Gillett humbly sheweth  that
whereas your petitioner hath a tract or percell of Land lying in somerset County near the Line of vergenia
Containing two hundred acres being part of a tract of Land Called Kings Land and the Bounds thereof being somewhat
precarious your Petitioner prays your worships to appoint Commissioners to Examine Evidences Concerning the
bounds afd and your petitioner as in duty bound shall pray

             The Petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had  Wherefore
it is Considered by the Justices here that a Commission Issue to the aforesaid Samuel Gillett as by the petition afd is prayd
and that John Scott W.m Lane, W.m Handy and Robert Mitchell of Somerset County Gentleman be Commissions and
Execute the Same Commission according to act of assembly in Such Case made and Provided the afd John Scott and
William Handy both present here in Court were Sworn to Execute the Same Commission according to Law &c


Thomas Creed
Petn
                  To the worshipfull Justices of Somerset County now Sitting the Petition of Thomas Creed humbly
Sheweth               that your Petitioner is held a servant as is alledged to Thomas Newbold for the Space of Eighteen
Months without any Consideration for the Same not soe much as Cloaths for the Said Service and altho' I Signed
an Indenture to the said Newbold for the Space afd Yet it being unreasonable your Petitioner prays the premisses
may be Considered and that your petitioner may be discharged from Such an unreasonable Indenture Servitude and
a sin duty bound shall pray                                                                   Thomas Creed

                                              The Petition afd being read and heard and fully understood and Mature deliberation thereupon
had   Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid Thomas Creed be discharged from the
Service of the afd Thomas Newbold his master and further it is adjudged that the Same Indenture by which ye said Thomas
Creed is detained as a servant is not Good &c


George Douglas
       Pet.n
 Somerset ss
                       To the worshipfull the Justices of the County afd the humble Petition of George Douglas
sheweth            that your petitioner humbly prays to be admitted an attorney of this Court and he as in duty
       bound shall pray &c                                                                      George Douglas

                      The petition afd being read and heard   Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the afd George Douglas
be admitted one of the attorneys of this Court he taking the Severall Oaths appointed by act of assembly to the Government
with the Oath of an attorney and Subscribe the oath of abjuration and test   thereupon the afd George Douglas


Samuel Riggin
       petn
 Somerset County ss
                               To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices now in Court Sitting the Humble Petition
of Samuel Riggin most humbly sheweth that whereas your petitioner is now possessed with a tract of
          Land Called Golden Lyon and dwelling on part of the Said Land your Petitioner prays that your worships will be
pleased to appoint Commissioners in Order to Examine Evidences in Relation to the bounder of the Said Tract of Land
and your petitioner as in duty bound shall pray
                                                                                        The Petition afd being Read and heard and fully understood
Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that a Commission Issue to the aforesaid ^Saml^ Riggin as by the petition afd is
praid and that Robert Hearn Jun.r James Hearn, W.m Holland and John Owten of somerset County Gentm be Commissioners
and Execute ye same Commission according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided &c


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