first of all when you see what looks like an "f" it is really a substitute for "ss". 1790... I doubt if it was surveyed. This records is asking the commissioners to make a judgement based on the affidavits of men in the area who know the land in dispute. In the 1700's and a little later depending on the state; land was "processioned" by the Church of England on a yearly basis (for the C of E it was a way of deciding taxation on tithings) what they did was take the land holders on each side of the boundary line and walk the boundary with the two landholders agreeing on where the line was. This was their way of "surveying" the land. And, if there was a dispute, it was surveyed with the land owners having to pay for the survey. Even after the Rev. War, in some states the processioning was still used. There weren't many surveyors back then and small land owners could not afford them. Doris Christian On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Mike Hitch wrote: > Hi all - esp. John Lyon - I found the following reference in the > Somerset > County Judicials several years ago. I have tried to find where, in the > records, the 'judgment' was carried out - I assume via survey or > something....Has anyone any clue where this might be found (NOTE: I > search > the land records for the time period following the 1790 judgment to no > avail). John Lyon - have you run across anything in your land studies? > > ***On Oct 23 1790, the court records show: "Benjm Hitch commifson & > affidavits... to Gillif Polk, James Bennett, Robert Dashiell and > John Harris > Hayman of Somerset County Gentlemen..." commissioners agree to examine > evidence on behalf of "a certain Benjamin Hitch of the County in > relation to > the bounds of a tract of land called Mount Pleasant." Deponents > Revel Hayman > "of lawful age" and William Hayman, age 22. Judgment was granted to > Benjamin > Hitch. (SoJ-1788/91:302, 303).*** > > > > Best Regards, > Mike Hitch > "so often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we > never > even know we have the key..." - Eagles (Already Gone) > > -----Original Message----- > From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > kathlingram > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:41 PM > To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LDR] John Carrow Patriot > > Mike > Yes that is what it means..anyone who can prove a descent from this > John > Carrow can join the DAR or SAR.He will not have a "number" until the > meeting > > the first week in February. It was approved yesterday and I read it > in my > own file and it will be in Volume #959. > > I ASSUME he will be a Maryland Patriot as he served in the Maryland > Militia.He lived in Duck Creek DE when his son John Carrow is born in > 1783.That John Carrow married Mary Keys and I established William > Keys as a > Patriot in 2005. > > Anyone who wants a copy of my paperwork or John's number e-mail me > after mid > > February. > Kathleen > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Yes, I understand the 'f' = "ss" thing - Believe me, I have read tons (literally) of 17th and 18th century documents - so much so that I think I speak and write the old Elizabethan and Georgian way! But, I think the 'judgment' requested here had to do more with Ben Hitch's proximity to the county divisional line - in various records, his land is described as being in Somerset, Worcester and straddling both at the same time. I imagine, in this record, he was trying to get someone official to decide once and for all how much of his land was in one county versus the other for purposes of taxes owed. I was thinking that, to determine same, a survey would have been undertaken...maybe it was or maybe not, but I certainly cannot find it in any official record...even if a formal survey was not performed by a professional surveyor, one would think the results of the findings relative to the judgment would have be duly recorded somewhere in official documentation...no? Best Regards, Mike Hitch "so often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key..." - Eagles (Already Gone) -----Original Message----- From: Doris Christian [mailto:dmkchristian@austin.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 1:30 PM To: mikehitch@mikehitch.com; lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDR] Land Records - Big Question first of all when you see what looks like an "f" it is really a substitute for "ss". 1790... I doubt if it was surveyed. This records is asking the commissioners to make a judgement based on the affidavits of men in the area who know the land in dispute. In the 1700's and a little later depending on the state; land was "processioned" by the Church of England on a yearly basis (for the C of E it was a way of deciding taxation on tithings) what they did was take the land holders on each side of the boundary line and walk the boundary with the two landholders agreeing on where the line was. This was their way of "surveying" the land. And, if there was a dispute, it was surveyed with the land owners having to pay for the survey. Even after the Rev. War, in some states the processioning was still used. There weren't many surveyors back then and small land owners could not afford them. Doris Christian On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Mike Hitch wrote: > Hi all - esp. John Lyon - I found the following reference in the > Somerset > County Judicials several years ago. I have tried to find where, in the > records, the 'judgment' was carried out - I assume via survey or > something....Has anyone any clue where this might be found (NOTE: I > search > the land records for the time period following the 1790 judgment to no > avail). John Lyon - have you run across anything in your land studies? > > ***On Oct 23 1790, the court records show: "Benjm Hitch commifson & > affidavits... to Gillif Polk, James Bennett, Robert Dashiell and > John Harris > Hayman of Somerset County Gentlemen..." commissioners agree to examine > evidence on behalf of "a certain Benjamin Hitch of the County in > relation to > the bounds of a tract of land called Mount Pleasant." Deponents > Revel Hayman > "of lawful age" and William Hayman, age 22. Judgment was granted to > Benjamin > Hitch. (SoJ-1788/91:302, 303).*** > > > > Best Regards, > Mike Hitch > "so often times it happens that we live our lives in chains and we > never > even know we have the key..." - Eagles (Already Gone) > > -----Original Message----- > From: lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lower-delmarva-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > kathlingram > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 12:41 PM > To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LDR] John Carrow Patriot > > Mike > Yes that is what it means..anyone who can prove a descent from this > John > Carrow can join the DAR or SAR.He will not have a "number" until the > meeting > > the first week in February. It was approved yesterday and I read it > in my > own file and it will be in Volume #959. > > I ASSUME he will be a Maryland Patriot as he served in the Maryland > Militia.He lived in Duck Creek DE when his son John Carrow is born in > 1783.That John Carrow married Mary Keys and I established William > Keys as a > Patriot in 2005. > > Anyone who wants a copy of my paperwork or John's number e-mail me > after mid > > February. > Kathleen > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? > Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: > http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message