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June Court
1731
92 Depositions of Wittnesses taken upon the Land Called North Benslitt in somerset Co.ty on the Seabordside and on the South side of Sai.t Martins River this Twenty third day of Aprill one Thousand Seven hundred and thirty one before us the Subscribers comission as appointed by the Worshipfull the Justices of somerset County Court to Examine Wittnesses conserving the bounds of the afd Land as follows Viz.t John Onorton of Somerset County Planter aged forty five Years or their abouts being by us Sworn^e^ upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth and saith that about fifteen or sixteen years ago he was in Company with Stephen Odear and Tho.s Quillin and they Shewed him a markt white oak standing on the South west side of a Creek Called Back Creek by the Water side between the mouth of Rutry branch and the old house Gut and that the afd Stephen Odear told him this Deponent that the afd white oak was the first Bounder of Boins Land Called North Benslit and that this Uncle Stephen Coston Shewed it to him and further saith Not his John I O Onorton mark Jonas Smith aged thirty Eight Years or thereabouts being by us Sworn upon the holy Evangelist of almighty God deposeth and Saith that about Eleven or twelve Years agoe he Saw an Oak markt with Sixteen notches Standing by the Side of the afd back Creek about the Same place that John Onorton his Swore to and that he took it to be the first bounder of north Benslitt and further Saith not James I Smith marke Tho.s Boden aged forty One Years or thereabouts being by us Sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God deposeth and Saith that about thirteen or Fourteen Years agoe he Saw a white oke Oake that Seemed to be marked for a Corner tree that Stood by the Side of the afd Back Creek about the Same place that John Onorton has Swore to and Some time after he was telling Nathaniel Racklife of the afd tree and Rackliffe told him he thought it was the first bounder of North Benslitt for that Stood thereabouts and further Saith not his Tho F Boden marke And we the Subscribers Caused two white Oakes Saplins to be marked with twelve Notches each about fifteen foot asunder at the place the above Evidences Swore to taken before us ye day and Year above written Nathll Hopkins Wm Lane
of the County afd in relation to the bounds of a tract of Land Lying in the county afd containing one hundred and fifty acres called wood Land we therefore require you or any three or two of you at some time and place as to you or any three or two of you shall seem convenient you meet on the afd Land called wood Land you first having taken your oaths on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God according to Act of Assembly in Such case made and provided and there cause to come before you or any three or two of you all Such Evidences as Shall be to you or any three or two of you Nominated by the said complainent or Def.t if any and that you or any three or two of you Examine them upon their Corperall oaths to be by you or any three or two of you administred on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God in the (presents) |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
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