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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 315b   View pdf image
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    August Court               1742                315

Lucky a negro Girle of John Crocketts is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age of Twelve Years of age this term
&a


    Judith a negro Girle of Doubty Collier is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age of Twelve Years this
term &a


             David a negro boy belonging to Robert Dashiell is adjudged to Ten Years of age by the Court here this
Term &a


William Boardley of Sommerset County planter being ancient and Infirm and past Labour is discharged by the
Court here from paying of Taxes for the future and allowed One pound of tobacco p year &a


    Whereas a Certain John Hitches order or warrant as Overseer of the Road Express to Run from the foot of
Caldwells new Bridge on the westermost Side of Wickacomoco River when it Should have been from the westermost end of
of the Causway at the high Land &.a   And it is hereby Ordered that the said John Hitch's Overseer as aforesaid his
Order or warrant for the Clearing of the Road afd begin at ^the^ high Land at the westermost End of the Causway afd untill the
said Caldwell has Complyed with his Contract in making of the Causway aforesaid as by a former agreement with the Court
may ^more^ fully appear &a


Thomas Winder
      petn
           To the Worshipfull Justices of Sommerset County in Court now sitting the petition of Thomas Winder
most humbly Sheweth  That whereas the main Road that Leads from Thomas Humphryses down to the
Old Church runs through Your petitions Land to his great prejudice and he being willing to make a new Road that
shall be full as good as the Old One and Something nearer Humbly prays Your Worships will be pleased to allow him
to Turn the Same and he as in duty bound shall pray

          The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had  It
is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid Thomas Winder have Liberty to Turn the Road as by the petition
aforesaid is praid he first making the new road as good near and passable as the Old road and that the same new Road
be made and Compleat to the Likeing of Capt John and Isaac Handy's and that the Old road Lay Open till the new One
is finished as aforesaid &a


Dinah a negro Girle belonging to John Henderson ^Jun^ is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age of fifteen Years
this term &a


William Davis
Indian Town petn
and Tax free
      To the worshipfull Court now Setting the Humble petition of William Davis of Indian Town
Humbly Sheweth that whereas Your petitioner is near Seventy Years of age and a Cripple with all humbly
prays to be Tax free and as in duty bound shall ever pray &a
The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood   It is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid
William Davis be for the future Tax free as by the petition aforesaid is praid and that he be allowed One pound of tobacco
p Year as and Object of Charity &a


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