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June Court
1742
279 and she saw Levin Woolford standing in his mothers door and he askt her where she was goeing she told him she was giving to his hous and took up a tobacco Stick and they Came Over a bridge below the Old house and after they Came Over the bridge she told him that Brian Gilligan told her that pasture was his yes says he it is mine all the way from this great pasture Gutt to his hous and that he tended Corn up there for to tend the Young Orchard and further saith not her Catherine O Floyd mark deft being askt by the def.t whether there was any fence Came down to the head of the Gutt by Luks point not as she saw at that time and farther this deponant saith not her Cath.n O Floyd mark Plft Thomas Banister aged about thirty Eight Years being Sworn on the holy Evangelis of Almighty God being asked if ^whether^ over he heard the Gutt Runing up by John Woolfords hous Called the great pasture gutt and some times the Old house gutt who answered that he had ^often^ heard it Called soe by Severall people and being askt whether he knew any thing of a pine markt who answered yes he heard William Chamberlin say that a pine by the marsh side was mark.t by Coll Rodger Woolford and he the said Chamberlin was with him who says further that it was marked after the death of Levin Woolford who being askt by M.r John Woolford whether he knew anything of a pasture fence coming Down to the Gutt running by Luks point who says there was a fence Ever since he remembers run there near the pine af.d but Knew not where it Joyned and further this deponant saith not Thomas Banister Plf.t Benjamin Labruse aged about forty years being sworn on the holy Evengelis of Almighty God being askt whether he knew of a pine being markt between Coll Rodger Woolford and Levin Woolford who says that he heard William Chamberlin say that he was with Coll Woolford when he markt the pine near the head of the Gut runing up by Luks point and he said that if Levin Woolford was alive how he would as pluttered about it and William Chamberlin askt why he did not Clear Ground in the Great pasture and he told him he had non business their for Coll Woolford said it was his the said Benjamin says that he was then Over sear to M.rs Martha Woolford being about fourteen years agoe but William Chamberlin said it was the two Girls Land meaning Martha and Mary Woolford and further said not Benj.a La Brouse Plf.t Charles Revell aged about forty three years being sworn on the holy evengelis of Almighty God and askt whether he knew what the Gutt was Called that Runs up by M.r John Woolfords and he says that he allways heard the said gutt Called the great pasture Gutt and that he was acquinted with it about thirty Years and that he want Often up the said Gutt with his father a fishing who allways Called it by that Name and further saith not Charles Revell plft Thomas Denwood aged about Thirty ^One^ Years being Sworn On the holy Evangelist of almighty God saith that he heard Madam Betty Gale Say that she and her Coz.n Sarah went Often down to the Landing to divert themselves and that she allways deemed or Reckned the gutt by John Woolfords house was the great pasture Gutt and pointed towards said Gutt and further saith not Thomas Denwood plfts |
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
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