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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 253   View pdf image
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                     March Court                      1741                    253

Committed hath not paid but the same to him to pay hath refused and still doth refuse altho the same sum
of money to pay the af.d James in his lifetime afterwards to witt the day and year af.d and the af.d Sarah
since the death of the af.d James to witt the tenth day of may one thousand seven hundred forty and often
since that time by the same John requested to the Damage of the same John fifteen pounds Curr.t money
af.d and thereof he brings suit &c                                                         Pledg.s &.c J Doe & R Roe

               And the af.d Sarah Staples by William Arbuckle her Attorney Cometh and defendeth the force and
Injury when &c and saith that she Cannot deny the action af.d of the af.d John Woolford nor but that the said ^James Staples in his Life time did^
assume upon himself in manner and form as the af.d John above against her hath Complained and as to
the damage of the same John by him by Occasion of the premisses in that part sustained the same Sarah saith
and acknowledgeth that the af.d John hath sustained damages by Occasion of the premisses beyond his Costs
and Charges by him about his Suit in that part Apposed to Seven pounds Six Shillings and three
pence Curr.t money of Maryland and three hundred and fifty Six pounds of tobacco and not more
and because the aforesaid John denys not this but the same allegation grants to be true prays
Judgment for those damages above acknowledged together with his Costs and Charges afd to him
to be adjudged &.a
                                              Therefore by Consent of the parties aforesaid it is Considered
that the aforesaid John Woolford Recover against the aforesaid ^Sarah^ Staples his damages afd to the
aforesaid Seven pounds Six Shillings and three pence Curr.t money of Maryland and three hundred
and fifty Six pounds of tobacco by the Same Sarah in form afd Acknowledged as also Two
hundred and Twenty Six                  pounds of tobacco for his Costs and Charges aforesaid to the same
John at his request by the Court now here adjudged to be Levied of the goods and Chattles of the afd
James Staples ^at the time of his death^ in the hands of the aforesaid Sarah remaining to be administered if so much thereof
in her hands she hath and if so much in her hands she hath not then the Costs aforesaid to
be Levied of the proper goods and Chattles of the aforesaid Sarah and the af.d Sarah in Mercy
afterwards the aforesaid John present herein Court remitteth unto the aforesaid Sarah the Costs afd &c


GD  Robert Allen
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WA  James Townsend
     Command was given to the sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take
the said James Townsend late of Somerset County planter otherwise Called James
Townzin 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 March Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty one to answer unto Robert
                                                                                                                                                    Allen


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