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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 42   View pdf image
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June Court            1733                42

       Witness our hand the day and year abovesaid   And furder the said Bounder stands about
                                                                                two hundred and fifty yards above the Mouth
        of Broad Branch                                                               Thomas Humphrys         (seal)
                                                                                                 Jno Records Senr          (seal)
Somerset sst Febry ye 3d 1729/30
                                                    The Deposition of Robt Givan Senr aged about fifty
Nine Years being sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth and
    Sayth that about Twenty years ago he was in Company with James Givan and
    James Caldwell Senr up broad Branch and they Show'd him a Marked White Oak
    about a quarter of a Mile above ye old Road that Leads from James Givans's to James
    Caldwells being on the East side of said Branch as he Remembers which this Deponant
    always understood that the Said White Oak where he now stands with hand on the same
    was the first bounder of Wm Manlives hand partly then in the possession of Said Caldwell  
    and this Deponant furder sayth in Relation to another bounder on the South side of the
    Main branch of Rewastico that about thirty years ago Tho.s Ackworth Deceased told
    this Deponant that this White Oak whereon he now hath his hand was a bounder of his Land
    and that it Divided his Land from W.m Manlives land & was also Manlives Bounder
    and this Deponant furder sayeth that James Caldwell said severall years before he
    Died Brought this Deponant to the ^s.d^ white oak & he this Deponant Runn Severall
    of the Lines of the within Mentioned Land he sd Caldwell having the Possession & made
    Purchase of part of the said Tract and furder sayeth not/ Sworn before us the Day and Year
    aforesaid                                                                                    Thos Humphrys
                                                                                                       Jno Reccords Senr
Somersett County ss   Febry ye 3d Day 1729/30
    The Deposition of Abraham Taylor aged about thirty one years being sworn on
    the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God Deposeth and sayeth that about Nine Years
    ago Richd Ackworth Senr now Deces'd show'd this Deponant this Marked white oak
    that he hath his hand now upon and told him that it was the second bounder of his
    Land Called Weatherlys Contrivance of three hundred acres part whereof the said
    Ackworth sold to this Deponant and Likewise show'd this Deponant a Marked white
    Oak about Twenty four yards to the South East of Said Bounder which he said was
    Jn.o Lamais Bounder and this Deponant furder saith that the said Ackworth Came
    from said Bounder with him down broad branch to the Main Branch where
    stood a Markt white oak & a old Slipt white Oak where this Deponant now
    stands with his hand on the said White Oak and being on Horseback pointed
    to the said white oaks & told him yt white oak was his bounder but which of the
    Two this Deponant Cannot tell ye said Oaks being Nigh together and furder
    sayeth not
                         Sworn before us the Day and Year afs.d      Thomas Humphreys
                                                                                                 John Reccords Senr


RH W.m White assignee
       of Robt Pitts
                   @
pse  Patrick Connelly
 Somerset ss  Patrick Connelly late of Somerset County Feltmaker
was Attached to Answer unto William White Assignee according
to the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case Lately made



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