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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 529   View pdf image (33K)
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                                           August Court 1734                                                529

    Att a Court held for Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester in said
County on the third tuesday in August being the Twentieth day of Said Month Anno
Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty four In the twentieth year of the
Dominion of Charles Absolute Lord and proprietarie of the provinces of Maryland
and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c.a

                                Before



The Worshipfull
 M.r George Skirven
M.r Charles Hynson
M.r Henry Evans
M.r Stephen Knight
M.r Ebenez.r Blackiston
M.r Gideon Pearce


His Ldships Com.rs p.rsent
M.r John Gresham Sherrif present                            Jam.s Smith Clk

    The same Sherriff makes return of the foll. Writts

T. f.
 His Ldship
      ag.t
Sarah Pearce
 Indictm.t fornication
Capias returnd
Non Est Inventus
T. f.
 His Ldship
       ag.t
Edwd Owens
 Information fornica.
ag.st Mary Beazley Capias
returnd Non Est Inventus

p Cur.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Jonathan Woodland
 We the Orphan Jury upon our oaths presents a _______
Jonathan Woodland of Shrewsbury Parish Labourer ______
one Thousand Seven hundred thirty & three for that he the
said Jonathan did then Cutt Saw & Dispose of Black Walnutt plank of a
Tract of Land belonging to an Orphan named William Jones
                                                        William Blackiston foreman

    This presentment being made by the orphan Jury In June Court Anno
Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty three and from Court
to Court Continued untill this present Court to wit at Kent County at
the Court house in the Town of Chester in Said County on the third tuesday
in August being the twentieth day of Said Month Anno Dom. one
Thousand Seven hundred and thirty four Came The afd Jonathan
in his proper person and appeared and prayd the Court that as
he was not guilty of the premisses afd he might be therefrom
discharged  And for as much as no Evidence appearing to
make it appear to the Court    This Court thereupon Orders
that the same Jonathan to be therefrom Discharged

T. f.
 His Lordship
       ag.t
Mary Gale
 Kent County fs.t  Be it Remembred that Tench Francis
Gent. attorney of the right honourable the Lord
proprietarie that now is who for the same
Lord proprietary in this part prosecuteth doth
come here into the County Court of the Same Lord Proprietarie of Kent
County afd to wit at Chester Town in the County afd the nineteenth



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