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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1760-1763
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             June Court                 1762                 145
Offending Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord Propry that now is his good Rule and Government and Against
the form of the Act of Assembly in Such Case made and provided &c. Whereupon the Same Attorney of the Same
                                                                                                                                                       in this part
Lord Propry for the Said Lord Propry prays Advice of the Court here in the premisses and that due process of Law may ^ be
made Against the Said Rachell to Answer of and upon the premisses and So forth
      Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Rachell Benston
if She Should be found in his Bailywick and her Should Safe keep so that he might have her body before the
Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June
Anno Dom. one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Two to Answer unto his Said Lordship of and Concerning
the Information &c.       Att which day here Came the afd. Rachell Benston in her proper person and had a hearing
of the Information afd. Saith that She Cannot deny but that She is Guilty of the premisses in the Information
afd. mentioned upon her Imposed in Manner and form as by the Information afd. Above Against her Supposed
but will not declare the father but is willing to pay her fine for the Same According to Act of Assembly in Such
Case provided &c.       Whereupon all and Singular the premisses being Seen and by the Court fully understood it is
Considered by the Court here that the afd. Rachell Benston for the premisses and Offence afd. in the Information
afd. be taken &c. which Said Rachell Benston present here in Court in her proper person is fined for the Offence afd.
the Sum of three pounds Curt Money which She paid here in Court to the Sheriff for the use of the County &c
      Whereupon the Said Rachell Benston is ordered to Give Security to Save and keep Indemnified the
Justices of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges and troubles that may Accrew by means of the Birth of
the Bastard Child afd.    Thereupon the Said Rachell Benston with Michael Holland of Somerset County
planter her Security both present here in Court in their proper persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto
the afd. his Lordship the Right Honrble the Lord Propry in thirty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland of their bodys
Goods or Chattles Lands and Tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of his Said Lordship his heirs and
Successors to be made and Levied if it happen that the afd. Rachell Benson do not Save and keep Indemnified
the Justices of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges and troubles that may Accrew by means of the
Birth of the Bastard Child afd. &c

The Same
@    We the Grand Jury for the body of Somerset County on our Oaths do present Eleaner Oney free Negro
Eliner Oney    Stepney Parish for Bearing a Bastard Child on or about the first of February 1762 Contrary to An Act of
Assembly in that Case made and Provided                                                    Levin Dashiell foreman
           Thos. Dashiell Constable Informer
Thereupon it is Commanded the Sheriff of Somerset County that he Should take the Said Eliner Oney if She
Shall be found in Your Bailywick and her Safe keep so that you have her body before the Justices of his Lordships
County Court of Somerset to be held at Princes Ann Town the third Tuesday of June Anno Dom. 1762 to Answer
unto his Said Lordship of and Concerning the presentment afd. &c
           Att which day here Came the afd. Eliner Oney by Wm. Hayward her Attorney and had a hearing of
          and the Same Atty
the Presentment afd. ^ Saith that he Cannot deny but that the afd. Eliner Oney is Guilty of the premisses in the
Presentment afd. mentioned above upon her Imposed in Manner and form as by the Presentment afd. Above Against her
Supposed but will not declare the father of the Child afd. but is willing to pay double fine for the Same According to
Act of Assembly in Such Case provided &c       Whereupon all and Singular the Premisses being Seen and by
the Court fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the afd. Eliner Oney for the Offence afd. be
taken which Said Elinor Oney present here in Court is fined the Sum of three pounds Curt Money which She paid
down to the Sheriff for the use of the County &c
           Whereupon the Said Eliner Oney is Ordered to Give Security to Save and keep Indemnified the Justices
of Somerset County Court from all Costs Charges and troubles that may Accrew by means of the birth of the bastard
Child afd.    Thereupon the Said A Certain Joseph Weatherly of Somerset County Planter present here in Court in his
Proper Person undertook for the Said Eliner Oney and Acknowledged himself to be held and firmly bound unto the
Said his Lordship the Lord Propry in thirty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland of his body Goods or Chattles Lands
and Tenements to the Use of his Said Lordship his heirs and Successors to be made and Levied if it happen that
that the Said Joseph Weatherly do not Save and keep Indemnified the Justices of Somerset County Court from

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