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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 175   View pdf image
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Sommerset ss
                                  Att a Court of his Lordship the Right Honourable Charles absolute Lord and

                                  Proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c held
at dividing Creek in and for the County aforesaid the third Tuesday of November to witt the Seventeenth day of the same month
Ann.o Dom One thousand seven hundred and forty One by his said Lordships the Lord proprietarys his Justices the peace
in the Same County to keep assigned of whom were present



The Worshipfull
 Coll Robert King
Capt John Scott
Capt James Martin
Capt William Lane
Capt Thomas Williams
Capt Henry Ballard
Coll George Dashiell
 Capt Thomas Gilliss
Capt Isaac Handy
Mr Mitchell Dashiell
Capt Saml Hopkins
Capt John Williams
Capt Samuel Wilson
Capt Robert Jones
Mr John Miller
His Lordships





     Justices
                   John Handy Sheriffe                                                               Thomas Hayward Cl

                                            The Court being set as above proceeded to Business in manner following viz


                     Proclamation being made in Usuall form the Sheriffe of Sommerset County to witt John Handy Gentleman
now here returned a pannell of Grand Jurors as Follows vizt John Elzey Joseph Dashiell, Henry Schofeild, Benjamin
Langford, William Turpin son of W.m Hugh Tingle John Pollock William Mumford William More Thomas Midsley Thomas
Pollitt, John Johnson, John Howard George Vinson Joseph Gray and Francis Crowder and Thereupon proclamation being
made in Common form &a the Jurors aforesaid so as aforesaid Impannelled and being Severally Called Over by their Names do appear
as above and were Sworn and Charged to Inquire and sent Out to Consider &a soon after the Grand Jurors afd being Impannelled
Sworn and Charged as aforesaid Return here into Court and being Severally Called Over appear and present to the Court here
the Severall Bills of Indictment following to witt Mary Mears Elizabeth Porter, Rachell Freeman Comfort Blake Sabra
Drigons John Parks Charles Cade Gammage Evans Michael Reding David Smith John Riggin and Donnock Dennis
And Thereupon the Grand Jurors aforesaid are discharged and Order that they be allowed five hundred pounds of tobo
for their publick Service this Court to be allowed of in the County Levey and against the afd Mary Mears, Elizabeth Porter
Rachel Freeman Comfort Blake Sabra Drigons John Parks Charles Cade Gammage Evans Michael Redding David Smith
John Riggin and Donnock Dennis so as aforesaid Indicted  It is Ordered that Capias Issue Returnable to March Court
then next following &a


Upon the motion of Robert Jenckins Henry Gentleman his Lordships attorney  It is Ordered by the Court here
that the said Robert Jenckins Henry have Liberty to Order Out all Such Subpenas as he should think Necessary to testifie
to the Grand Jury this Court against any person or persons whatsoever &a


Francis Allen
         agt
John Tunstall
 And now to witt the Seventeenth day of November Ann Dom One thousand seven hundred and

Forty One at a Court then held at dividing Creek before his Lordships Justices in and for the County of
                Sommerset Came the afd Francis Allen in his proper person and produced here in the same Court to his said Lordships
                                                                                                                                                                                     Justices



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