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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 73   View pdf image
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          March Court                                     1740                       73

Almighty God deposeth and saith that he was with John Tunstall of the County afd and at the
house of Coll Kings in the afd County and as this deponant was Coming a Cross Glanvells Lott with
the afd Tunstall and Severall others that the afd Tunstall shewed this deponant and the
Rest of the Company a Line tree and told them it was one of Capells Kings Line trees and this
deponant sence at the house of Capt Tunstalls was a talking about the Line trees that was marked
between the afd Tunstall and the Land belonging now to M.r Robinson and Tunstall told this
deponant that Mabe it was Capt Smith Marked them and further saith not        Luis Rigsby

          Richard Chambers of Somerset County Aged about fifty three years being sworn on the holy
Evangelist of all mighty God deposeth and saith that he has often heard that there was a Jury Called
by Thomas Wilson Guardian to Capell King both of the County afd to Run a devision all Line
between Thomas Wilson and Capt Smiths Land Called and this deponant further saith that he has
often times seen a Ceader Post set up at the Ingin Landing marked the same Course as the Line
trees Goes and this deponant further saith that on a Resurvey made by Capell King of the afd
County he heard Capt Tunstall Call to the Surveyor and told him he went within the Old marked
trees and shewed them to the Surveyor and this deponant further saith that he has heard a Certain
Elick Hall of the County afd allways low them marked trees to be the devision and the Ceder
Post Between him and Capell King and he b^e^lieved the Ceader post was set up by the Jury for
to devide them and further saith not                                                              Richard Chambers

          Daniel Burgan of Somerset County aged about sixty years being sworn
on the holy Evangelist of almighty God deposeth and saith that when he was a servant to
Capt John Tunstall of the afd County that the afd Tunstall and John Polk of the afd
County Run a Line a Cross the point from the Gut to the River about a Chanes Length above
the Pine as Old Phebus swore to and this deponant was ordered by Capt Tunstalls Overseer
to make a Cratch on the Line and the fence was made on the Line and further saith not
                                                                                                             his
                                                                                                    Daniel + Burgin
                                                                                                             mark

       William Turpin of Somerset County Aged about thirty four years deposeth
and saith that Capell King of the County afd Gott David Wilson Surveyor of the afd
County to Run a Line between him and Capt Tunstall of the afd County and the Line
was Run and Capt Tunstall stood at a popler as is marked as a Line tree and said I will
see whether ye a Line Run Right or no for this poplar is one of the Line trees and the surveyor
Came Close along by the popler and further saith not                        Will.m Turpin

          The Severall depositions were taken on the Premisses after due notice given
                                                                                                             according


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