Archives of Maryland, Volume 0861, Page 0140 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742

June Court 1741 140

The Severall writts belonging to the Severall Actions aforesaid were Returned Cepi Corpus p the Sheriffe of Somerset County to
June Court 1741 and were Entered agreed the Same Court &^c

The following actions were Entered agreed on the Tryall docket for June Court Ann Dom 1741

RH Henry Lowes @ FA Geo Russell	Case June Co.^t 1740 Henry Reynolds bail decl.ⁿ plea agreed	RH Charles Dickerson oyer of all Sp^l Imp GD Jn^o Riggin Solomon Riggin & John Cottingham	Que Clasum fregit decl.ⁿ plea agreed	WA Robert Geddes @ GD John Bell	Case agreed
RH Elizabeth Godard @ WA Patrick Caldwell	Case agreed	RH Sarah Godard @ WA The Same	Case agreed	RH John Godard @ WA The Same	Case agreed

We of the Orphan Jury upon Inquire do find that a Certain Michell Taylor an orphan at August
Court Seven hundred thirty and three was by the then Justices of the County Court of Somerset bound as
an apprentice to John Follows of the County af.^d weaver to Learn his said trade of a weaver and that
the said John Follows is sence dead and the said Orphan in no sort taught his said trade either by his said
Master in his life time or by any other person since his decease Hutten hill foreman
Testes Robert Jones and Underwood Rencher Informers

RH FA William Scott
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GD WA Joshua Sturges

Command was given to the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take Joshua
Sturgiss late of Somerset County planter if he should be found in his bailywick and him
should safe keep so that he might have his body before the Justices of his Lordships County Court

of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the third tuesday of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty
nine to answer unto William Scott of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.^a and the same day is given to the af.^d William
here &.^a                  Att which day here Came the af.^d William Scott by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney and the
Sheriffe to witt John Henry Gent now here Returned that he had taken the af.^d Joshua Sturgiss whose body
hereat this day he had ready to answer the af.^d William Scott of the af.^d plea as to him it was Commanded

             Whereupon the said Joshua Sturgiss puts in his place George Douglas Gent attorney at Law against the
af.^d William Scott of the af.^d plea         And thereupon at the request of the parties af.^d day is to them now here
given untill next Court to be held at dividing Creek in and for the County af.^d the third tuesday of August then next
Following in the same state as at present saveing to the parties af.^d &.^a

       Att which day here Came again the parties af.^d b y their attorneys af.^d    and hereupon the said William Scott Complained
against the af.^d Joshua Sturgiss in the plea af.^d in form following         Somerset ss Joshua Sturgiss late of Somerset
County Planter was attached to answer unto William Scott of a plea of trespass upon the Case &.^a

                And Whereupon the same William by Robert Jenckins Henry his attorney Complains that whereas the af.^d Joshua
the thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred thirty and nine at Somerset County af.^d was Indebted
to the same William in the sum of twenty and one pounds Currt money of maryland for sundry articles properly Chargeable
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