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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 76b   View pdf image
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              August Court               1735                    76

FA  Francis Otwell procheinamy
        of Elizabeth ottwell
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pse  John Colebourn et uxor
     Command was given to the Sheriff of Somerset County that
he should take John Colborn late of Somerset County planter
and Margarett his wife if they should be found in his bailywick
and them should safe keep so that he might have their
bodys before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at
dividing Creek the third Tuesday of August then Next to answer unto Elizabeth Otwell
a Minor under the age of twenty one years who by Francis Otwell her Procheinamy
prosecutes of a plea of trespass upon y.e Case &a and that thereof he should not fail &.a

Att which said third Tuesday of August to witt the Ninteenth day of the same month
Ann Dom one thousand Seven hundred and thirty five being the day of the return
of the said writt cometh the said Francis Otwell Procheinamy of Elizabeth Otwell
by Francis Allen his attorney and the Sheriff of Somerset County to whome the
foregoeing writt was directed likewise cometh and maketh return thereof to the
Court here Endorsed in these words Following viz.t  Cepi Corpus p Jos Macclester sh

Afterwards to witt the ninteenth day of August Ann.o Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty
five the same day and Year Last mentioned at dividing Creek in Somerset County afd Cometh the said
John Colebourn and Margarett his wife ^by George Douglas their attorney^ and the afd Francis Otwell procheinamy as afd then and there his
witt afd against the afd John Colebourn and Margarett his wife did not prosecute with Effect but Voluntarily
permitted his suit to be discontinued         therefore afterwards to witt that same day by discretion of
the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset here were adjudged to the Same John Colebourn
and Margrett his wife Two hundred & Fifty three                                       pounds of tobacco for his Costs
and Charges by him about his defence in that part sustained according to the form of the Statute in such
Case thereof Lately made and provided and the afd Francis Otwell procheinamy as afd in Mercy &
that the afd John Colebourn and Margarett his wife have thereof Execution &a


FA  Joseph McClester
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pse  Donnock Dennis
 Somerset County ss.t  Donnock Dennis late of Somerset County planter al dict

Dunnock Dennis Jun.r was sumoned to answer unto Joseph MccClester sheriffe
of Said County of a plea that he render unto him Eight thousand pounds
of tobacco good sound & Merchantable w.ch to him he owes & unjustly detaines &a

And whereupon the s.d Joseph by Francis Allen his attorney saith that whereas the
s.d Donnock the Ninth day of November Anno Dom Seventeen hundred & thirty four
at Somrsett County afores.d within the Jur of this court by his certain writing obligatory
w.ch the s.d Joseph with the seal of the s.d Donnock Signed hereinto Court brings the
date whereof is the same day & year did acknowledge himself to be bound unto the
s.d Joseph in the afores.d Eight thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid to the said Joseph
when he should be thereunto required yett the s.d Donnock tho' often required y.e s.d
Eight thousand pounds of tobacco to the s.d Joseph hath not rendered but the same to
him hitherto to render hath denied and still doth deny and unjustly detain to the
                                                                                                                (damage


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