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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 212   View pdf image
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    June Court                           1736                    212

Our County Court of Somerset with all Convenient Speed Wittness John Smith Gent One of Our Justices of our
said Court the 20.th day of march anno Dom 1735

    One the Backside of the foregoing Commission it was Endorsed vizt June the 2.d 1736 Came Messrs John Scarbrough
and Edmond Hough before me the Subscriber One of his Lordships Justices of the Peace for the County of
Somerset and was duely qualified to Execute the within Commission according to the directions of an
act of assembly in that Case made  Sworn before me the day & Year abovesaid   Jams Martin

Afterwards to witt on the fifteenth day of June Anno Dom 1736  Than personally appeared here
in Court before his Lordships Justices thereof John Scarbrough and Edmond Hough two of the Gent
mentioned in the above Commission and made return thereof in manner following the Execution of
the within Commission appears by the Severall depositions hereunto annexed   John Scarbrough
                                                                                                                      Edm Hough


Somerset County ss.t
                                              By virtue of a Commission to us directed bearing date the 20th day
of march 1735   To Examine Evidences in relation to the Bounds of a tract of Land Called Salem belonging
to a Certain William Robinson Junr in the County afd Lying near snow hill ^on Pocomoke^ River we we the afd
subscribers being Quallified have appointed a day as the law directs and have mett
on the af.d Land and caused to come before us this 2.d day of June 1736  James Stephenson
Aged 57 or there abouts being sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God do say that Mr
Wm Robinson sen.r came within him and told him that the white Oak standing by the side
of a swamp or branch distance 14 paces from the said branch was the corner tree of his Land
and further saith not      Affradose Johnson Aged 67 or there abouts being sworn as afd do say
that the white Oak called and known by the name of Colemans Horns standing upon pocomoake
River swamp at upper end of snow hill town that Ellis Coleman told him severall times that
the af.d white oak was a corner tree of his Land and he the said Johnson further declares that
Wm Robinson sen.r being upon Oath said that the af.d white Oak was the second Bounder
of Colemanss Land and further saith not        Sworn as af.d do say that Ellis Coleman told
him that the af.d white Oak was the corner tree and he the said Stephenson further declares
that Wm Robinson sen.r being upon Oath In Relation to the bounds of a tract of land called
Middle six  In behalf of a Certain Adam Spence told him that the abovesaid white oak was
a Second Bounder of colemans Land and further saith not   The above deposit^i^ons taken
Before us                                                                                       John Scarborough
                                                                                                      Em Hough


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