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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1738-1739
Volume 668, Page 178   View pdf image
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June Court 1739

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Condition to this recognizance that the afd Benjamin makes
his personall Appearance before the Justices of Our next County Court
to be held for this County on the third tuesday of August next then &
there to give in Evidence in behalf of his Lordship against the
afd William Graves Then this recognizance to be Void Else to
remain in full force in Law

His Lordship    And now here to wit at Kent County
agt    Court at the Court house in the Town of
William Graves    Chester in said County on the third tuesday
of June being the nineteenth day of said month in the year of Our
Lord seventeen hundred thirty & nine cometh the afd William in
                                                    & his Suretys
his proper person and prayeth that his ^ recognizance taken as
afd for his Appearance to this Court may be Discharged
Ordered by this Court here that William Graves & Richard
Gresham their recognizances taken as afd be Discharged as
prayed                  William Graves & Richard
Gresham their recognizances taken as afd is by this Court
here Discharged their being no cause shewn to the Contrary

His Lordship    We of the Grand Jury do present
agt    Ann Farthing of Saint Pauls
Ann Farthing    parish for having a Mollatto
base born Child                           Jas. Ringgold foreman
Kent County fst The Jurors for the right honourable
the Lord propry that now is for the body of Kent County afd
upon their Oath do present that Ann Farthing late of Kent
County Spinster on the first day of May Anno Dom. seventeen
hundred and thirty eight at the County afd fornication with
a Certain Negro man to the Jurors unknown did Committ &
the same Negro man then & there did permitt to have carnall
knowledge of her body and then and there to begett on her
a Bastard Mollatto child against the peace &c And
against the form of the Act of Assembly in such case
made and Provided                           J George

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