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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 108   View pdf image (33K)
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108                                            March Court 1729

with a Certain Negroe person to the Jurors afd unknown and did permitt the Same unknown
persn then and there to have Carnal knowledge of her body and to begett then
and there a Bastard Mullato Child on the body of her the Same Ann to the high displeasure
of Almighty God to the Evil Example of all Others in Such Case offending
Contrary to the peace of the Said Lord Proprietarie that now is his good rule and Governm.t
and against the form of the Act of Assembly in that Case made and provided
Test Jos Young Kath.a Kelley                                                            T ffrancis Cler. pac.
    On the back of the preceeding Indictm.t was endorsed as foll viz.t A true bill p Gid.n Pearce
                                                                                                                            foreman

    And the afd Anne Ward In her proper person Comes and Saith that She cannot gainsay
the Indictm.t afd So as afd against her brought nor but that She is guilty of the premises
above upon her Imposed by permitting a Negro person to have Carnal knowledge
of her body and to begett a bastard Mullatto Child as by the afd Indictment it is alledged
and thereupon Submitts to the Court  Therefore it is Considered by the Justices here to
wit At the Court House in the Town of Chester in Said County On the Seventeenth day of
March Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred and twenty Nine  That the afd Ann Ward being
a Servant as afd Shall finish her time of Service and then Shall Serve to the use of this
County for and dureing the time and terme of Seven Years as a punishment for Committing
the offence afd according to Act of Assembly in Such Case lately made and provided &c
And also pay the Sume of two hundred and five pounds of Tob.o Cost accruing
on the premises afd to the officers of this Court

    Ord.rd by the Court that She be D.d up to the Court a Sherf at the Expiration
of her time

    Ordered by the Court here that the afd Mullatto Child that was delivered
of the afd Ann Ward be Sold.  On which Came into Court M.r Joseph Young
of Said County And Saith he will pay the County for the Same Child four
hundred pds of Tobacco  On which the Court Sells the Same untill it
Arrives at the Age of thirty one Years

    Ordered by the Court here that the afd Mullatto Child that was delivered
of Elizabeth Carr as by the Judgm.t in fo 107 may appear be Sold On
which Came into Court Christopher Bateman Jun.r of said County And Said
he will pay the County for the Same Child four hundred pounds of Tobacco on
which the Court Sells the Same untill it Arrives at the age of thirty one
Years

T. ff.
     Lordship
       ag.t
    George Harrington
Serv.t to Geo Copper
 Kent County fs The Jurors for the right Honourable the
Lord Prop.ry that now is for the body of Kent County afd upon
their Oath doe present that George Harrin^g^ton Late of S.t pauls
Parish in the County afd labourer the Servant of George Copper
the tenth day o February Anno Dom. Seventeen hundred twenty
and Nine with force and Arms at the Parish in the County afd
within the Jurisdiction of this Court one horse of a bay colour of y.e price
of three hundred pounds of tobacco of the Goods and Chattles
of the afd George then and there being found then and there feloniously did steal take




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