Kent County Court Proceedings, 1656-1662.179





  neglecte of her Mayd Sarah in seuerall things, shee had giuen her cor- Liber B
  rection & produceth the sticke in Court where shee had beate her.
  The Saruant Sarah Tailer Craues of the Court tht shee may haue the
  Testimony of Mecom Meconny & Tho: watts to proue her complaint.
  Capt Bradnox beinge agreed thereto The Court doth order tht mr
  Phillip Conner shall Examine the Euidence & take their Deposions,
  & seeinge Just Cause shall send for Capt Vaughan or other of the
  Maiestrats to Adminr Justice as the Cause shall require, And the
  Sarut to returne home to her Maisters house
                        Teste me John Cowrsey CIar.

   This day Henry Stoope in the behalfe of him Selfe & ptner John
  Gibson hath accknowledged a sale of half e the Land called Stoopelee
  Gibson, lyinge on the Isle of Kent & beinge Layd out for one hundred
  & Fifty Acres, unto Andrew Helena & his Heirs & Assignes For euer
   an Equall priuiledge, & an Assignmt on the sd Pattent product in
  open Court            Teste me John Cowrsey CIar

    Ihe Deposion of Mary Meconnikin Aged 18 yeares or the abouts
  sworne in Court
   Saith That yor Depont came ouer one Morninge to John Smiths, &
  cominge ouer the Fence yor Depont saw Sarah Tailer standinge in
  the Doore, And when shee saw yor Depont shee rann in & shutt the
  Doore, & when yor Depont came in, Margret Smith, tould yor Depont,
  that there was one there newly come out of the woods & almost starud
  with eatinge Trash, & the sd Margret wisht yor Depont not to tell her
  husband John Smith, wch was in the Tob house & Further saith not
  Teste me John Cowrsey Clar Mary   Meconnikin
                                 her marke

   Robt Knapp demandeth Rights of Land For one hundred & Fifty
  Acres of Land, wch he should haue had the last yeare but then not
  Knowinge his Lops Condicons, had but the one half e of his Due.
  The Court ordereth tht Robt Knapp shall haue 150 Acres more Ac
  cordinge to his Lops Grant to be taken upon on the Estern shore
                         Teste me Jon Cowrsey Clar

   John Stoill makinge appeare to the Court tht his Rights of Land
  for himselfe his Daughter Ann & Jane Fox beinge due unto him for
  his tranceporting them into this Prouince at his owne Charge, the
  Court doth order tht the sd Said Jon Stoill shall haue his Land in any
  pt of this Prouince not yet taken up nor reserued For his Lodps use.
                         Teste me John Cowrsey Clar

   Whereas Sarah Tailer hath mayd Complainte unto me tht her Mrs [fol. 69]
  Mary Bradnox doth Frequently beate & abuse this Complant as is