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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 92   View pdf image
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November Court    1735             (92)

petition of William Duett sheweth      that whereas your petitioner
is lawfully possessed in his demesne as of Fee of in & unto a Certain
tract or pcell of Marsh called little worth containing One hundred
Acres Scituate in little Annamessex hundred in Somersett County
w.ch s.d land is Surrounded by y.e lands of John Summers who refuses
to allow your petitioner liberty to drive through his land for pasturing
his creatures upon the s.d Marsh      Your petitioner therefore
humbly prays your worships will be pleased to order some pson or
psons to appoint & direct a bridle road to be laid out that your
petitioner may have the liberty of passing & repassing with his
creatures to the s.d Marsh for the benifitt of pasturage and as in
duty bound he shall pray &.a                        Wm Duett

       the petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood  Wherefore it is Considered
by the Justices here that Thomas Williams of Somerset County Gent go and Lay out a bridle
Road for the said William Duett thro' the Lands or Marsh or both for the said of John
Sumers for the Carrying of his Creatures backwards and forwards from ^and to^ the Marsh afd Called Littleworth
&a


John Fleming
       pet.n
      To the Worshipfull Justices of Somersett County now in
Court sitting the pet.n of Jno Fleming most humbly
sheweth       that your petitioner is possest of a tract
of land (lying in Perrihawkin Neck) called Minshalls Adventure
whos boundaries are in a decaying Condition therefore your
petitioner humbly prays your worships will be pleased to appoint
Commissioners in order to Examine Evidences in relation to the boundaries
of the same Land and he as in duty bound will pray &.a
                                                                Jn.o Fleming


The petition af.d being read and heard and fully understood and Mature
deliberation thereupon had  wherefore it is Considered by the Justices
here that a Commission Issue to the af.d John Fleming as by the petition
aforesaid is praid and that John Scott, Francis Allen, John
Lane and John Sheldon all of Somerset County Gent be Commissioners
and Execute the same Commission according to act of assembly in
such Case made and provided &.a


Ordered that M.rs Alice Ellis be allowed two thousand six hundred and Sixty Seven pounds of
tobacco her part for keeping of Ferry over Wickacomoco River near white haven Town it being
adjudged full Satisfaction for her for keeping ferry at the place afd she ^first^ having Obtained his
Lordship Licence for the same &a


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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