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Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. 361 EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF PROCEED- INGS OF NEW JERSEY COURTS. (Continued from page 224.) Cumberland County.

1 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. 361 EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES OF PROCEED- INGS OF NEW JERSEY COURTS. (Continued from page 224.) Cumberland County. At a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery held at Cohansie Bridge in and for the County of Cumberland in the province of New Jersey on tuesday the twenty eighth day of April 1752 The Hon ble Samuel Nevill Esq r Eichard Wood, Ebenezar Miller, ) ^ n John Eemington j S( * Grand Jury CalPd and twenty three appearing were Qualifyed as follows. David Ogden Ebenezar Miller jun r Jonathan Holmes William Newcomb Hugh Dunn Henry Seely Alexander Moore Thomas Maskell Obadiah Robins Jonathan Lawrence Stephen Mulf ord Mark Reeve Phillip Dennis Samuel Miller Richard Butcher John Dare Thomas Harris Silas Newcomb Phillip Vickers Richard Smith Samuel Harris Samuel Davis Maskell Ewing Jacob Ware and Ephraim Loyd, Constables appointed to attend them. At a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery held at Cohansie Bridge in and for the County of Cumberland in the Province of New Jersey on tuesday the twelfth day of April 1757

2 362 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. The Hon ble Samuel Nevill Esq r John Ogden, John Bemington,) TB Ebenezar Miller j Grand Jury call'd and were Qualifyed as follows Samuel Fithian Esq r Joseph Ogden Joseph Peck Esq r Thomas Ewing Alexander Moore Esq David Sayr Thomas Harris Thomas Batiman Ephraim Mills (Bateman?) Jonadab Shepherd Arthur Davis Charles Clark Ananias Sayr Jun r Stephen Clark Theophilus Elmore Thomas Maskell John Ware Jonathan Lorey Jeremiah Forster Daniel Elmore Nathan Leek Jonathan Lawrence Thomas Fitz Bandolph Jacob Ware and Thomas Brown, Constables ordered to attend them. At a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery held at Cohansey Bridge in and for the County of Cumberland in the Province of New Jersey on Friday the twenty first day of April 17&8 The Hon bl «William Aynsley Esq r Bichard Wood John Bemington John Ogden ) Ebenezar Miller Ephraim Seley j q Grand Jury Call'd and Qualifyed as follows David Ogden Esq r Thomas Bateman Howell Powel Esq r Benjamin Holmes Jeremiah Buck Esq' Samuel Clark Thomas Harris John Brick Thomas Maschall William Conner Charles Davis Jonathan Walling

3 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. 363 Stephen Clark Noah Wheaton Ephraim Loyd (Carpenter) David Shepherd Noah Wheaton Theophilus Elmer Nathan Lupton Joseph Ogden John Keene John Dare David Sayer Jacob Ware and David Darton, Constables ordered to attend them. The Conrt fines Enos Woodruff and Lancelot Lockwell twenty shillings each unless Cause shown sitting the Court, for non attendance when called on the Grand Inquest At a Court of Oyer and Tenniner and General Gaol Delivery held at Cohansie Bridge in and for the County of Cumberland in the Province of New Jersey on tuesday the twenty second day of August 1758 The Hon We Samuel Nevill Esq.* Eichard Wood Ebenezar Miller ) Esqr B John Ogden John Bemmington David Ogden ) Grand Jury called and were Qualifyed Jonathan Holmes Esq r Caleb Ayres Gabriel Izard Esq r Caleb Ayres Jun r Josiah Parvin James Barrot Abraham Smith Reuben Jerman William Dare John Bowen Henry Westcoat Samuel Harris Samuel Hannah Phillip Ayres Josiah Fithian James Davis Thomas Brown Daniel Dare Jonathan Lawrence Abraham Reeves John Loyd Seth Brooks David Sare and Robert Dare, Constables ordered to attend them.

4 364 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. Pettit Jurors Joseph Peck Esq r Hugh Dunn Esq r Joshua Ayres Gabriel Vanneman Benjamin Holmes Nathan Lawrence Jeremiah Buck Esq r Benoni Dare John Ware Isaac Wheaton Leonard Gibbon Thomas Park Jonadab Shepherd Thomas Eeeve Abraham Jones Enoch Shepherd Nathan Lupton Daniel Simpkins Eldad Cook Thomas Sayre David Jenkins David Daton Daniel Stretch Daniel Biggs CUMBERLAND COUNTY August Term 1758 Witnesses Charles Davis Solomon Loyd Thomas Denny Esq r Arthur Bumdal William Moss Eebecca Ross Joshua Ewin The Court fines Moses Crossley (Crossby!) and William Paulin twenty shillings for default made when Grand Jury was called. CUMBERLAND COUNTY August Term 1758 Thursday August The Court opened «* * * * The Grand Jury came into Court and being called over gave in the two following Indictments * * The King Indictment for stealing a mare vs from one Charles Davis The Simon Hussey Prisoner being sett to the Bar al 8 Anderson and arraigned on his Indictment pleads Not Guilty and for his Tryal puts himself on God and his Country. Ordered on motion of George Trenchard Don d Bege that the Tryal be brought on at

5 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. 365 The King vs Simon Hussey al 8 Anderson two o'clock this afternoon the Prisoner is remanded * * * On Indictment for horse stealing The Prisoner being sett to the Bar. The Jury being called appeared & the following were Qualifyed # * * After the Charge the Jury with drew with a Constable sworn to keep them The Prisoner remanded & Cort adjaurn'd for a Quarter of an hour In a Quarter of an hour's time the Court opened. * * * On Indie't. for horse stealing. The Prisoner was sett to the Bar The Jury came into Court and being called over say they are agreed on their verdict and find the Defend 1 Guilty of the Felony whereof he stands Indicted, and that he had no Goods, Chattels, Lands or tenements to their knowledge at the time of Committing the Felony or at any time since. The Court adjourn *d to meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. CUMBERLAND COUNTY August Term 1758 At two o'clock in the afternoon the Court opened # # # # # The King On Conviction of horse Stealing vs On Motion of M r George Trenchard p r Do. Rege. for Judgment Simon Hussey als Anderson, and the Court orders that they Simon Francis Pickering Hussey als Anderson, Francis al 8 &c Pickering als Mason als Price be carried to the place from whence they came and from thence to the place of Execution and that each of them be hanged by the neck

6 366 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. till they be dead, also ordered that the Sheriff of Cumberland see this sentence putt in Execution on Monday the 18 th of Septbr next between the hours of eleven in the forenoon and four in the afternoon and that the Constables of said County do attend the Sheriff The Sheriff represented to the Court that the Prisoners under Sentence of Death may be likely to Escape, it's ordered that a Constable and four men out of every Precinct in the County do alternately Watch said Gaol every night from 6 o'clock in the Evening to 6 o'clopk in the Morning untill the Prisoners are Executed Court adjourned. Friday August 25 th 1758 The Court opened The King Indictment for stealing a horse vs from Charles Davis. Francis Pickering * # # al 1 Mason al 8 Price The Court adjourned to meet at two o'clock in the afternoon At a court of oyer and terminer and general goal delivery held at Cohansey bridge in and for the county of Cumberland in the province of New Jersey on tuesday the twenty ninth day of May 1759 The Hon ble Samuel Nevill Esq r Ebenezar Miller John Remmington David Ogden Esq Grand Jury Called. Stephen Clerk, Jonathan Walling, Enos Woodrose and Henry Shaw made default, ordered that they pay afine each of ten shillings unless cause be shown sitting the Court The following appearing were qualifyed

7 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. 367 Samuel Fithian Esq r Samuel Davis Howell Powell Esq Othaniel Johnson Charles Davis Phillip Sowder Ephraim Mills David Long Thomas Harris John Dare Arthur Davis John Tiler Abraham Eeve Thomas Padget Enoch Sheppard Stephen Jesson Joseph Ogden Israel Petty Jonathan Love Joseph Daton Thomas Parke Matthew Parvin Nicholas Johnston William Conner and Eobert Dare, constables ordered to attend them. Sureties Samuel Miller, Noah Wheeton At a Court of Oyer & Terminer and general Goal delivery held at Cohansey Bridge in & for the County of Cumberland, on twenty seventh day of may, 1760 The Hon ble Samuel Nevill Esq r Ebenezar Miller John Eemington ) David Ogden Ephraim Seley Alexander Moore \ Petit Jury Henry Peirson David Westcote Jonadab Shepherd David Padget Sam: Woodruff Theop: Elmer Witnesses Mary Wheaton Sarah Eeed Jon a Wheaton Richard Wood Pelah Mills Ephraim Buck Thomas Shepherd William Pauling Sam 1 Bowes Silas Parvin Sam Miller Experience Miller

8 368 Minutes of Proceedings of New Jersey Courts. Eachel Bishop Rebecca Boone John Ollright Sam 1 Fithian Esq r Eliz* Wheaton Elijah Bowen Alex r Moors Esq Robert Dare & Ephraim Brooks, Constables to attend the Grand Jury

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