LAND & COURT RECORDS

 

ESSEX, GLOUCESTER, KING & QUEEN, MIDDLESEX COUNTIES

 

 

1) MIDDLESEX COUNTY DEED BOOK 1 1687-1750 & MISC. RECORDS

 

MAY 8 1751 FROM SAMPSON WEIGHTS OF THE CITY OF ESSEX, PLANTER, TO THOMAS PRICE OF M, GENT FOR 10L, ALL THAT MESSUGE, PLANTATION, & TRACT OF LAND OF THE SAID SAMPSON WEIGHT'S, CONTINUING ABOUT 50 ACRES IN M. WHICH SAID LAND WAS PURCHASED OF JOHN HUGHS BY HENRY WEIGHTS, FATHER OF THE SAID SAMPSON. WITH. JAMES MCCALL, WILLIAM SEGAR, SAMUEL WOOD, JAMES EMBERSON. (NO RECORDING DATE STATED)

 

 

 

2) MIDDLESEX COUNTY ORDERS, 1700-1702 PAGE 63

 

...EXECUTOR OF MICHAEL MUSGROVE ESTATE AUGUST 21, 1701 "IN THE HANDS OF RICHARD WATES TWO HUNDRED POUNDS OF TOBACCO ON HIS PLANTATION, IN THE HOUSE TWO SMALL CHESTS, A SMALL IRON POTT, ONE SMALL IRON KETTLE, A FRYING PAN, PAIRE POTT HOLDERS, ONE SMALL TABLE, AT WILLIAM SCARBROUGHT'S PLANTATION ONE OLD WHITE HORSE.

IT IS THEREUPON ORDERED THAT THE SHERRIFFE SUMONS APPRAISERS AND APPRAISE SAID GOODS AND MAKE RETURNE THEREOF TO NEXT COURT.

 

 

 

3) MIDDLESEX COUNTY ORDER BOOK 1694-1705 PAGE 8

 

4-17-1705 IN AN ACTION OF DEBT BETWEEN WILLIAM CHURCHILL, AGENT FOR JAMES WAYTE & NICHOLAS GOODWIN OF LONDON, MERCHANTS, PLT & HENRY PARRATT & PAUL THILMAN, DEFEND. FOR THE SUM OF 131 L 16 SHILLINGS STERLING MONEY & C. AS SET FORTH IN THE DECLARATION, THE DEFENDENTS BEING CALLED AND NOT APPR. NOR ANY SECURITY RETD. JUDGE IS THEREFORE GRANTED TO PH FOR THE SUM AGAINST THE SHERIFF UNLESS THE DEF. APPEAR IN NEXT COURT AND ANSWER THE ACTION.

 

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CASE CONTINUED AGAIN 6-4-1705

 

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PLT NOT PROSECUTED, ACTION DISMIST 9-3-1705

 

 

 

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