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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 62   View pdf image
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March Court            1730                 62

the holy Evangelist of Allmighty God saith that Quickly after that Christian Harmanson
had bought that Land of would have or had it run out that he was a driveing of Catle that
way and this depon.t saw a marked tree and he asked ye s.d would have or walter Evins
what tree it was and they told him it was a tree of Harmansons Land the said tree
Stood at that time within sight of would haves old field on a RIdge up and recon and
some distance from the said dreen also standing about one hundred paces from the tree
where simson declard to Easterly towards Griffins Plantation and further sait not
As Wittness our hands this sevent^eenth^ day of March Anno Domr 1730/1   Jam.s Rownd
                                                                                                                      Jam.s Martin


LG  John Rogers
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TB  William Hopkins
 memorand.m the plft by Levin Gale his attorney Sued Out his Lordships writt of
Scirefacias against the deft the tenour whereof followeth in these words vizt
            Somerset ss  Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of
                                  Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c  To the Sher of Somerset County
          Greeting whereas John Rogers Lately in Our County Court of Somerset here to witt the eighteenth day of
June Anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and twenty Eight before Samuel Hopkins Gent and his
Associates then Justices of Our Said Court at dividing Creek by Consideration of the Same Court Recovered
against William Hopkins Late of Somerset County planter al.s dict William Hopkins Sub Sher of
Somerset County as well a Certain debt of two thousand pounds of tobacco as two hundred and fifty five pounds of
tobacco which to the Same John Rogers in Our Same Court were adjudged for his damages which he had by
Occasion of the detaining of the same debt whereof he is Convict as by the Records and proceedings thereof
in Our Court before Our Justices at dividing Creek afd Residing manifestly appeareth Nevertheless Execution
of the Judgm.t aforesaid as Yett remaineth to be made as by the Insinuation of the aforesaid John Rogers
we have received and because we are willing that which in Our Court aforesaid is rightfully acted ought to
be duely executed we Command you that by honest and Lawfull men of your bailywick you make known
unto the said WIlliam Hopkins that he be before Our Justices of Our County Court of Somerset to be held
at dividing Creek the third tuesday of march Next to Shew Cause if any for himselfe he that hath or to
Say knoweth wherefore the afd wherefore the aforesaid John Rogers Execution against him of the debt and
damages aforesaid to have Ought not according to the form of the recovery afd if to him it seemeth expedient
and have you then and there the Names of those by whom to him you make known and this Writt Wittness
William Planner Gent One of Our Justices of Our Said Court the twenty fourth day of November in the
sixteenth Year of our Dominion &.c anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty

         Att which Said third tuesday of March to witt the Sixteenth day of the Same month being the day of
Return of the Said Writt Cometh the Said John Rogers by his attorney afd and Offers himselfe the Same
day against the aforesaid William Hopkins of the afd plea and the afd W.m Hopkins by Thomas Bluet his attorney
Cometh and defendeth the force and Injury when &.c   and the Said William on the Same day being Solemnly Called
cometh not and the Sher made Return that he hath nothing &c nor is found &c

          Therefore it is Considered that the aforesaid John Rogers have Execution against the aforesaid
       William Hopkins of the debt and damages aforesaid by default &c   and also that the aforesaid John
292   Recover against the aforesaid William Hopkins two hundred and Ninty two                        pounds of
       tobacco for his Costs Charges and damages Sustained by Occasion of Delay of Execution of the debt and damages
       afd according to the form of the Statute in Such Case Lately made and provided &c


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