| Volume 851, Page 285b View pdf image |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
November Court
1736 285 Nutter all of Somerset County Gen.t Greeting know ye that we have appointed you or any three or two of you to be our Commissioners to Examine evdences on behalf of a Certain Thomas Benston of the County afd in Relation to ^the^ bounds of a tract of Land Called Westloe Neck Lying in the County afd Wee 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 Westloe Neck (you first having taken your oath 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 such Evidences as shall be to you or any three or two of you nominated by the said Complainent or deft if any and that you or any three or two of you Examine them upon their Corporall oaths to be by you or any three or two of you Administred on the holy Evangelist of almighty God in the presents of the Complainent or deft if any touching the truth or Remembrance of their knowledge or any thing that may relate to the Cause afd and that reducing the several depositions into writing you and the same together with this our Comission under your or any three or two of your hands and seals to us to our County Court of Somerset with all Convenient speed Wittness Robt King Gent Chief Justice of our said County the nineteenth day of June in the 22d Year of our dominion &c Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty six Now here at this day to witt the Sixteenth day of November ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and thirty Six Came hereinto Court James MccMorie Day Scott and Alexd Lackey three of the Gent mentioned in the above Commission and made return thereof Endorsed with Severall depositions there now annexed Somerset County ss On the 23d day of Aug.t 1736 Came before me the Subscriber One of his Lordships Justices of the peace for the County afd Mr James MccMorie one of the within Commissioners and was duely qualified for the Execution of the within Commission according to the act of assembly in that Case made and provided Tho.s Gillis Somerset County ss.t These are to Certifie all persons whom it may Concern that the within Mentioned Alexander Lackey did appear before me One of his Lordships Justices of the peace for the County afd and made Oath on the holy Evangelist of almighty God that he would truely and impartially Execute the power and authority given to him in the within Commission according to act of assembly in such Case made and provided this 20.th of Aug.t 1736 Will.m Stoughton Memorand.m that this day to witt the 6.th day of 7.br Came before me One of his Lordships Justices of the peace for Somerset Cap.t Day Scott and made Oath that he would well and truely Execute the within Commission according to Law in that Case made and provided Geo Dashiell Sep.r 13: 1736 The deposition of James Russell Senr aged about eighty years having first taken his oath on the holy evangelist of almighty God saith that Nehemiah Nicholson now dec.d told the |
| |||
|
| ||||
|
| ||||
Please view image to verify text. To report an error, please contact us.
Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
| Volume 851, Page 285b View pdf image |
|
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact
msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov.
Maryland State Archives