Middlesex Court Case #673 (1749-1763) Kearny v. Bonnell

Here is the next installment of the NJ State Archives documents.  This is for another indebtedness case for Samuel Bonnell, although it is unclear whether it is for the senior or junior.  This case started in 1749, so it appears the 1762-1763 action was an attempt by the plaintiff to recover funds beyond that which he recovered in 1749.  It doesn't look like this came to much, as the Sheriff's note indicates they recovered only an additional five pounds the second time around.  At over ninety pounds, this was a much bigger debt than we've seen in the other cases, so maybe this was the most significant cause of the trouble.

John Bunnell  

Transcription of Middlesex Court Case #673 (1749, 1763):  Kearny, Philip v. Bonnell, Samuel

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Mid’x Pleas

Philip Kearny } Ca Sa 

v } in Debt

Samuel Bonnell }

Ret to April Term 1749

Prin:  Debt July £49:9:6

With Inter from 18^th }

April 1748 Icutite paid }

Costs & pro £2.4.8 }

Debt Inter & Cost £2:12:1

Non Est Invertus Hi

John Deard Sheriff

New Jersey }

Middlesex } fs: George the second by the grace of God of great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith.  To the Sheriff of our County of Middlesex ~ Greeting We Command you Samuel Bonnell yeoman otherwise called Samuel Bonnell of New Windsor in the County of Middlesex and Province of New Jersey yeoman if he Shall be found within your Bailiwick and him Safely keep so that you have his body before the Judges of our County Court for holding of pleas at Perth Amoy in & for our s’d County on the Third Tuesday in April next To Satisfie Philip Kearny as well of a Certain Debt on Ninety Pounds nineteen Shillings Current Money of New Jersey at Eight Shillings the ounce which the s’d Philip in our s’d Court before our s’d Judges at Pert Amboy afores’d in our County afores’d against him recovered as also of the Sum of two pounds four Shillings and Eight Pence proclamation money which the said Philip Kearny in our s’d Court were adjudged for his Damages which he hath Sustained by Occasion of the Detention of that Debt whereof he is Convicted, and have you then & there this writ ~

Witness Robert Hude Esq’r Judge of our s’d Court at Perth Amboy afores’d in our County af’d the Eighteenth Day of January in the Twenty second year of our Reign

P Kearny Skinner D Clk

Middlesex Pleas

Philip Kearny } fi fa 

v } in Debt

Samuel Bonnell } post Sei fa

Returned to January Term 1763

Principal Debt Jersey £45:9:6

W’th Interest from 18^th of }

April 1748 until paid }

orrig’l costs proc: £2:4:8 }

costs since and of } }

Sci fat hereof } £3:8:3 }

6:2:11 }

Debt Interest & Costs 7:3:4

Jersey

New Jersey } 

Middlesex } fs. George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c  To the Sheriff of our County of Middlesex  Greeting we Command you that of the Goods and Chattles of Samuel Bonnel yeoman Otherwise Called Samuel Bonnel of new windsor in the County of Middlesex and Province of New Jersey yeoman in our Bailywick you Cause to be made as well a Certain Debt of ninety pounds nineteen Shillings Current money of new Jersey at Eight Shillings the ounce which Philip Kearny in our County Court for holding of pleas befreo the Judges of our said Court at Perth Amboy in our said County aforesaid recovered against him as also of the sum of two pounds four shillings and Eight pence proclamation money which to the said Phillip in our said Court it is considered that the said Philip may have Execution against the said Samuel for the Debt and damages aforesaid by the Default of the said Samuel and have you that money before the Judges of our said Court at Perth Amboy aforesaid in our County aforesaid on the third Tuesday in January next to render unot the said Philip for his Debt and damages aforesaid and have you then and there this writ  Witness James Thompson Esq’r Judge of our said Court at Perth Amboy aforesaid in our County aforesaid the thirteenth day of October in the second year of our Reign

P’ Kearny Attorney Smyth Clk

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By virtue of the within writ to me Directed I Cause to be taken Divers Goods and Chattles of the within named Samuel Bonnell to the Value of five Pounds in part of the Debt within mentioned which receiving my hands wa sold for cash of Breyer and which asa ale the Goods & Chattels of the said Samuel Bonnell to be found within my Bailywick &c