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August Court
1736
256 followeth vizt August the 1.st 1736 Then Came before me Cap.t John Scott and Robert Geddes and Sworn upon the holy Evangelist of almighty God to Execute the within Commission before me W.m Lane Somerset County sst Whereas we having received a Commission to us directed by the Worshipfull Justices of Somerset County Court thereby Impowering us to Examine Wittnesses in relation to the Bounders of a tract of Land called mount Hope And now in the possession of and on the behalf of a Certain John Sheldon and in pursuance to the Executing the said Commission we do hereby Certifye to the said Court that after due Quallification According to law we did proceed as Follows Vizt The depossition of Elizabeth Bucksborn aged fifty seven year or thereabouts being sworn upon the holy evangelist of almighty good saith that about twenty three or twenty four years ago she saw and viewed the bounder tree and that her husband told me the same time it was actualy one of the bounders of the said Land called mount hope wherein we lived about eleven years or there abouts and that she thinks this spott wherein she now stands is the very place whereon the said Bounder stood which is about eleven paces distant from a large white oake which is now Slipd and bearing south from the said spott and further this deponent saith not Taken before us this 10th day of Agust 1736/ Jno Scott Eliz^mark^Bucksborn her Rob.t Geddes The above deponent also saith that a Certain large poplar standing in the Edge of mount Hope branch that her husband told her it was a bounder tree of a tract of Land Called as above said and the same time she held her hand upon the said tree being on the north side of the said branch and below mount hope bridge this deponent further saith not taken before us the date above mark Eliz: +++ Bucksborn her Jno Scott The depossition of Edmond Dickerson senr aged seventy eight years Robt Geddes or thereabouts being sworn upon the holy Evangelist of almighty God saith he was at work with Benj: Bucksborn on a fork of mount Hope Branch near mount hope bridge and that he standing near the said fork in our view did point with his hand near to the place where Elizabeth Bucksborn did lay her hand on a poplar Tree as is before by her deposed to be one of the bounder trees of the afd land and he this deponent further saith that the above Bucksborn at the ^same^ time Told him this deponant that there stands my Corner tree it is a popler tree and further saith not Taken before us this 10th day of Augt 1736 Jno Scott mark Robt Geddes Edmd ++++ Dickerson senr his
ye that wee have appointed you or any three or two of you to be our Commissioners to Examine Evidences on behalf of a Certain John Handy of the County afd in relation to the bounds of a tract of land Called Lott containning two hundred acres Lying on the north side Wickacomoco River near) |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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