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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 6b   View pdf image
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          March Court              1736               6

His Lordship
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Finch Jones
 Somerset County ss.t
                                      The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary
that now is for the body of Somerset County af.d upon their Oath do present that Finch
Jones late of Stepney parish in the County af.d planter the seventeenth day of February
in the year of our Lord God seventeen hundred thirty and six with force and Arms at the parish af.d in the
County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court one Hog of the price of one hundred pounds of tobacco of
the goods and Chattels of Thomas Smith then and there being found then and there feloniously did
Steal take and bare away contrary to the peace of the said Lord proprietary that now is his good
Rule and Government and against the form of the Act of assembly in such case lately made and
provided &c
Test  Thomas Smith Thomas Adams Thomas Gillis Jun.r William Langston Mitchell Dashiell and
Kelham      On the foregoing bill of Indictment it was Endorsed Ignoramus Alex.d Lackey Foreman
Now hereat this day to witt the fifteenth day of March Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred & thirty Six
Came the said Finch Jones hereinto Court in his proper person according to a Certain recognizance are discharged
&a   Whereupon the said Finch Jones is ordered to give Security for the payment of the Severall
Officers ^Fees^ due by means of the Indictment afd &c  thereupon a Certain William Langston of Somerset County planter
present herein Court in his proper person and undertook for the same Finch Jones and acknowledged himselfe
Indebted unto his Lordship the Lord proprietary in the Sum of Five hundred pounds of tobacco of his body goods
and Chattells Lands and tenements to the Use of the Severall Officers of Somerset County Court that hath a right to
any Fee or Fees on the Indictment & recognizance afd to me made and Levied  In Case the said Finch Jones do
& Shall not pay unto the Severall Officers af.d Just Fee or Fees due as afd &c

Likewise Thomas Smith Thos Adams af.d Jun.r and William Langston Evidences bound by recognizance
for their appearance at this Court to give recognizance for his Lordship agt Finch Jones appears here in Court &
their appearances are recorded & [illegible] from their recognizances afd &c


His Lordship
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Thos Langford
 Somerset County
                             The Jurors for the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary
that [illegible] body of Somerset County af.d upon their Oath do present
that Thos Langford late of Stepney parish in the County af.d planter the
thirtieth day of December Anno Dom seventeen hundred thirty and six at the parish af.d in the
County af.d  [illegible] the Jurisdiction of this Court and upon a Certain Thomas
Hall of the same [illegible] in the peace of God and of the said Lord proprietary then and
there being [illegible] Arms and Arms an assault did make and the same Thomas Hall
then and there [illegible] and evilly treat so that of his life it was much despaired
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