Archives of Maryland, Volume 0089, Page 0110 - Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

Somerset County Judicial Records, 1675-1677

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The Deposicon of Edward ffrye Tailo^r aged about twenty four yeares : / :
That about y beginning of June last past I being accompanied with William ffurniss & his wife of y County of
Somm^rsett & rideing on y road from Thomas Tulls to y Said ffurniss betweene y said Thomas Tulls & W^m: Turpin
wee were overtaken by Capt^a: Thomas Jones & Edward Jones of this County Then Capt^a: Jones said well overtaken
neighbo^r ffurnisss replyed thanks & civily enquired if y s^d: Capt^a: Jones had heard of his Servant y S^d Jones ~
replyed noe but hee was gone to m^r: Johnson to Complaine which if hee was y^t he (the S^d: Jones) would break
Johnsons head & his servants to, the saddle Cloth on my horse att y same time fell off Edward Jones stooping
to take it up Capt^a Jones Said God Damme yo^u why Don't you come along what Doe intend to Doe then ri
ding all in Company Capt^a: Jones asked ffurniss what was become of y planke y said ffurniss replied hee
Could not tell then Capt^a: Jones Said hee would make him pay fort W^m: ffurniss replyed itt was more then
hee Could Doe hee y Said ffurniss haveing noe order to looke after itt att which severall aggravateing words arose
& were exprest by y s^d: Jones which I cannot punctually remember immediately on which Edward Jones
rode up with ffurnisses wife & strake her severall blowes with a Switch & Called her whore a second time
y s^d: Edward Jones Came up with her & Struck her off y horse (from behinde her husband) with his hand & then
when Shee was on y ground hee y said Edward Jones hee y said Edward Jones Struck her on y breast & She
fell all along on y ground then the Said W^m: ffurniss alighted off his horse & said hee was as good bee murde
red with his wife for Shee would bee murthered if hee did not help her then Edward Jones askt what hee should doe with
Capt^a: Jones then Said hee would hold his horse & Did Soe then Edward Jones & W^m: ffurniss Justled togeth^r & Edward Jones
threw ffurniss & haveing y S^d: ffurniss on y ground the Said Jones kneeled on his knees upon y S^d ffurniss then ffurnisses
wife intreated Capt^a: Jones to part y S^d: Edward Jones & her Husband y S^d: Capt^a: Jones kickt ffurnisses wife y^t Shee
fell on a pine Stump then appeared in Sight W^m: Turpin & immediately S^d: Jones rod away & riding y S^d: Capt^a
Jones said hee would take acco^t: of y S^d W^m ffurrniss & further Saithnot ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
August y 15^th 1677: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Edward ffrye ~ ~ ~
Memorandum y^t this Day to witt y 10^th: Day of August Annoqe Domini 1677 Att a Co^rt: helld for Som^rsett County before
his Lopp^s: Justices then there Came y within named Edward ffrye & made oath upon y holy Evangelists to y within
menconed writeing y^t what hee hath there Declared is true:
Test: Edm^d: Beauchamp Cler Cur: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Th Deposicon of Margrett Turpin aged about Two & Twenty yeares of age or thereabout:/:
Wheras I was walking in y ould ffeild hard by y plantation & my husband being in y Corne ffeild I asked of him w^t
noyse hee thought that might bee hee tould mee hee thought itt might bee my Broth^r: ffurniss a Comeing Drunck home I
tould my husband y^t I would goe & lye under y fence to see them Come by & if my broth^r ffurniss was angry with his
wife I would endeavour to pacifie him if I:could & when I came thither I sett under y brush ffence & there I heard A
great noyse Crying out whore & Rogue then when I heard a Channgeable voyce then I run over y ffence & went
up to them & Capt^a: Jones had Edward Jones Horse by y bridle & Edward Jones & my Sister was a scoulding & Call^d
her whore & telling her whose whore shee was & with y^t Shee Struck Edward Jones & hee replyed Damme you
you whore Doe you Stricke mee & Strooke her on or about y brest & my broth^r ffurnis was agoeing to horse & replye^d
what fflesh & blood is able to beare this & with that Edward Jones & my brother bustled together & both Came to y ground
& with y^t my Sister Olive ffurniss endeavoured to gett Edward Jones of from her husband then Edward Jones & Shee
bustled together then Capt^a: Jones took her away Sayeing Damme you you whore Doe you pull a man by the
hair then when Capt^a: Jones in y meane time my broth^r & Edward Jones mett together againe with Striveing they both
Came to y ground then Capt^a: Jones pulled Edward Jones off & bid him Come away & then they mounted & Rod away
& ffurther Saith not ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Memorandum y^t this Day to witt y 15^th: Day of aug^st: A^o: D^om: 1677: att a Co^rt: helld y for Som^rsett County ~

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