Common Pleas Court Minutes, Hunterdon Co, NJ
(a ? appears where a word is unreadable)

Mar/Apr, 1729
John Knowles  }
     @        }   Debt 14-18 ... ? ?
Thomas Lake   }   Non Est

May, 1729
John Knowles  }
     @        }   Debt 14-18 ... ? Trent
Tho Lake      }   Sheriff to Bring in the Body

25 Oct 1732
William Leake mentioned

May, 1754
Daniel Lake mentioned

Oct, 1754
Henry Leake mentioned

Aug, 1755
Andrew Lake mentioned

Feb, 1756
Andrew Lake mentioned

May, 1756
Andrew Lake mentioned

Oct, 1759
John Leake mentioned

May, 1760
Henry Lake mentioned

Feb, 1763
Nichs. Leake mentioned

Aug, 1764
Saml Smith Esqr }
     v          }      ? Debt 265-11-10 cc ? ? ? ? Smith
John Lake       }

Feb, 1765
Saml Smith Esqr }  ? ? The Sheriff returns that by virtue of this writ
     v          }  ? directed, he had ? and taken in Executor
John Lake       }  thirty seven acres of land, bounded by William Baker
                   west by John Lake, north by Christ. Cole, south by
                   John Fox.  Also two horses, and two cows which
                   remain ? on like mokow, ? ? ordered.

Oct, 1765
Saml Smith Esqr }
     v          }      ? ? Sealed      Do  (Jas Smith)
John Lake       }

Oct, 1765
Saml Smith Esqr }  ? ? The Sheriff returns the ? expense and
     v          }  that the goods and chattels lands and tenaments in said
John Lake       }  writ ?, yet remain unsold for want of buyers
                   on motion of Jasper Smith, ordered that the ?
                   and return be filed, and a ? ? ?

May, 1775
Catherine Hull }                   }
    vs         }       ? Debt ?    } Smith
John Lake &    }       Sum ?       }
Thos Lake      }                   }

Oct, 1786
Saml. Leake, atty mentioned

Aug, 1790
John Lake Ex. & Sarah Lake } ? in debt [pounds] 24
Exx of Garret Lake decd.   } ccc mil ?
         v                 }
Cornelius Stout            }

Oct, 1790
John Lake & Sarah } In debt
Lake Ex & Exx of  } the like ?
Garret Lake decd  }
         v        }
Cornelius Stout   }

Feb, 1791
John Lake Exr & Sarah        } ? in debt
Lake Exx of Garret Lake decd } ? ?
         v                   } retd levied on horses cows
Cornelius Stout              }
       & household furniture bed & beding tables chairs ?
       to the value of [pounds] 5 which remains ?

Feb, 1798
John Lake sen.            } in debt
James Lake real plaintiff } Ordered that the plea in ? 
      v                   } filed in this cause be ?
John Lake jun.            } and the action continued on
        motion of Thomas P Johnson atty plaintiff

Oct, 1820
Peter Cougle, appellant }
         v              } Appeal from the Just. of Hart Johnson Esq.
Abraham Lake, appellee  } ordered that this appeal be entered`
     & set down for hearing on the first day of next term
                       on motion of P. J. Clark atty for the appellant

Feb, 1821
Peter Cougle, appt. } An appeal from the
         v          } judgment of Hart Johnson
Abraham Lake, appee } Esquire.
           This appeal having been regularly
       called and this appellee not appearing
       to prosecute said appeal this Court orders
       judgment of nonsuit entered against
       said appellee with cost.  on motion
       of Peter J. Clark atty. for the appt.

20 Sep 1827
Reuben Lake      }
    vs           }     The same in all things
Sundry Creditors }

Feb, 1840
John Shrope appellant    }
          v              } Appeal from judgment of William
Thomas J Calvin appellee } Chambers Esq
                  It is ordered by the Court by consent of the parties
             that all matters in differences between the above stated
             parties on the above stated appeal ? referred to the arbitratment
             final & determination of Jonathan Robbins John Lake & Sutphin
             Garrison, where ? or the ? of any two of them made at a
             subsequent term of this Court shall be final and ? between
             the parties, & that each party have the benefit of subpower to
             compel the attendance of witnesses
                                 ? ? ? ? of the appellant