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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 81   View pdf image
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    June Court            1731         81

Security in Forty pounds Sterling Each for to Comply with the Covenants aforesaid

          whereupon the Said Edward Evans with William Waltom his Security both present herein Court in
their proper persons present herein Court acknowledged themselves to Owe and Stand Justly Indebted
unto the Said Lawrence Evans in the Sum of forty pounds Sterling Good and lawfull mony of their
Goods and Chattells Lands and tenements for the the Use of the Said Lawrence Evans his heirs and assigns
Joyntly and Seperately to be made and Levied if default be made in the Condition hereunder written

             The Condition of the above Recognizance is Such that if the above bounden Edward Evans
do and shall well and faithfully educate and bring up or Cause to be educated and brought up his
said apprentice during the term afd in the trade of a Cordwainer and Read and write well and at the
expiration of his Servitude give him a Set of Shoe makers tooles a young mare of two Years
old and a new Suit of Cloaths over and above his Common wearing Cloaths and Likewise find and
provide for his Said apprentice meat drink washing Lodging and Cloathing mete for Such an apprentice
to have and wear during his Servitude to have and wear then the above Recognizance to be
void and of None Effect otherwise &c


Tyrill Browne
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Mary Fountain
             To the worshipfull the Justices of Somerset County now Sitting
                                                                               The petition of Tirrill Brown
Humbly Sheweth to your worships that your petitioners father dyed Some Years
       Since and by his will Left the Care of Your petitioner to a Certain John Fountain who some time
       after dyed that Mary Fountain the widdow of Said John pretending to bring your petitioner to Court
       as an Evidence got the Court to ask your Petitioner if he was willing to Live with
       said mary as your petitioner has been Since Informed took advantage
       thereof and had your petitioner bound to her on record and also falsely recorded
       your Petitioners age tho' Entirely unknown to her pretending your Petitioner
       is at this time but 19 Years old tho your Petitioner is well assured he is 21 years
       of age or thereabouts and has keept him always at hard work in the plantation
       Like a bought serv.t Never taking any Care for your Petitioner Learning according
       to the tenor of his Fathers Will he therefore Prays your Worships to releive him
       and set him free from her the said Mary being Old Enough to take Care of
       himselfe and to Endeavour to gett Such Learnings in a good trade and
       other ways as may be here after Servicable to him ^wch^ with the said Mary has
       entirely Neglected and your Petitioner   as in Duty bound shall Ever pray &c

                The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and all and Singular ^the premisses^ as well on the part of the
       petitioner as on the part of the aforsaid Mary Fountain as also their Severall allegations &c

                Wherefore it is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid Terrill ^Brown^ be discharged from under
       the Care and tuition of the aforesaid Mary Fountain as by his petition aforesaid is praid &c

       Upon the Mocon of Michael Oare to be tax free &c  Its thereupon Ordered by the Court here
       that the afd Michaell Oare be tax free for the future &c


Robert Hardy
   Petn
 To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices of Somerset County in Court
Sitting the Humble Pet.n of Robert Hardy most humbly Sheweth
                                                                                                                            that


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