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

Ambross Riggin
          Petn
              The humble petition of Ambross Riggin most humbly sheweth that whereas the County Road
goes Close along my fence stay much to my prejudice your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your
worships that he may turn the Said Road a little to the southwest upon Dry Ridge which will be both a batten Road
and nigber and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall always pray                        Ambross Riggin

To the worshipfull Justices of Somerset County Now Sitting

                      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 afd Ambross Riggin turn the Road according to the direction of Teague Riggin the
overseer of the Same Road and Likewise that the Said Ambross Riggin make the new Road Passable and good as the old &


Ordered by the Court that John Woods who Came to this Court to Chose his Guardian Return home with Adam Spence Jun.r
and Continue till next Court and then to appear in order to Chose his Guardian &c


William Vaughan
   Petn agt
John Stewart
           To the worship his Lordships Justices for Somerset County now in Court Setting the humble petn
of William Vaughan          Sheweth that your worships petitioner did on the first day of may
Ann.o 1723 hire himselfe unto M.r William Beavins of Accomake County to serve him for the
Space of One Year for the ^Consideration^ space of One thousand  pence and your Petitioner in the time of his Servitude had Offers
of Larger Wages upon which your petitioner did leave the said Beavins he not having Received any part of his
pay tho' served about Six months of his time aforesaid   Upon which departure Your worships Petitioner was
taken by the Said Beavins and sold for One Year and a halfe unto Mr Ralph Colbin of the Same County this Colbin
sells linen again to M.r William Burton of this County and having Served him some time he the Said Burton sells
him to Richard Polltony of Sussex County & yt Said Polltony sells him to M.r John Dennis Jun.r of ye County
and M.r Dennis sells ^him^ to William Marchment of said County & said Marchment sells him To M.r John
Stewart of ye County Merch.t Where Your Petitioner now is Detained as a serv.t so y.t Your Petitioner
in Stead of Serving one Year had served almost second seven    Therefore Your worships Petitioner
Humbly Prays Your Worships would be pleased to Take ye SAme into your Worships Consideration & sells
Your Petitioner at Liberty as also to order Your Petitioner Some In all wages from his Severall Masters
to Cloath himselfe he not haveing recd one penny from any of them all & your worships Petitioner as in Duty
Bound will pray                                                                                                      William Vaan

                      The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon
had and Likewise heard the Severall Evidences on Oath declared on both sides as well on the part of the Petitioner as
on the part of the said John Stewart as also the severall [illegible] of the parties themselves &.c

       Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the afd William Vaughan be discharged from the Service
of the afd John Stewart and that the Indenture by which ye Same William Vaughan is held as a Servant is not Sufficient
to detain him in service any Longer  and further it is Considered by the Court here that the afd Wm Recover against
the afd John Stewart two hundred and fourteen pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him to the same Wm
by the Court here adjudged &c


Ordered by the Court here that Isaac Coston be overseer further than his Usuall Limitts along the Road to Plunketts
Branch &c


His Lordship
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Martha Lewis
 We do present Martha Lewis Spinster of the parish of Somerset for bearing a bastard Child some
time in the month of February 1729 at the house of W.m Roach Michael Dorman Informer
                                                                                     W.m Selby foreman
                                  Thereupon Command was given to the sherr of Somerset County that he should take the Said Martha
Lewis if &.c to answer &.c  And afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Martha Lewis and being by the sher
                                                                                                                                                               set


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