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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 132b   View pdf image
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                            June Court   1726                   132

premisses by the Court here seen heard and fully understood and the severall allegations as well on ye Part of
the said Jane Donelson as on the Part of the ^said^ Petitioner and Likewise the Indenture afd being by the Court
Inspected         Thereupon it is Considered by the Justices ^here^ that the afd Mary Prue the Petioner from the
service of the afd Jane Donelson and Indentures afd be thereof acquitt and that the same Indentures are
Insufficient in ye Law to hold the Petitioner afd as a Servant &c


His Lordship
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Martildo Tiror
 Somersett fs:     Be it Remembred that this day to Witt the twenty first day of June ann.o
Dom One thousand Seven hundred and twenty Six Came into Somersett Court Levin
Gale Clark of the Indictments for the said County and for the Right honrble the Lord proprietary
gives the Court here to understand and be informed that Martildo Tiror Late of Somersett County Spinster
the tenth day of July anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and twenty five at the County afd within the
Jurisdiction of this Court did suffer herselfe to begott with Child by a negro against the Peace of the right
honrble the Lord proprietary his good Rule and Government and also against the form of the act of assembly
in Such Case made and provided &c  Whereof the Said Lord proprietary prays advisement
of the Court here &c             L Gale Clk Jud.cs P Som County

          Thereupon Command was given to the Sherr of Somersett County that he Should take the Said
Martildo Tiror late of Somersett County Spinster if &c to answer &c and afterwards in the Same Court
Comes the Said Martildo Tiror in Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County and being by the Sherr putt
to the Bar is thereupon Instantly demanded how She would acquitt herselfe of the premisses afd says
that of the Premisses afd above Imposed upon her She is noe way Guilty thereof and thereof for tryall
she putts herselfe upon the Country and Levin Gale his Lordships attorney who for his Said Lordship in
this Behalfe prosecutes Likewise

                    Thereupon Command is given to the Sherr of Somersett County that Immediately he Cause
to Come here twelve &c by whom &c who neither &c to recognize &c because as well &c of which Said Preceipt
the said Sherr to witt Francis Allen Gent makes Return that he hath here ready twelve &c as by his preceipt
he was Commanded and the Jurors therein Impannelled being Called Came to witt       William Lane
Edward Crapper, Edward Rownd, James Mumford, John Tull, John Cammell, Thomas Pullett, Mathew
Hopkins, Adam Spence Sen.r Robert Hall, Thomas Purnall, Samuel Taylor who being duely Elected
tryed and Sworn to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath do say that the Said Martildo Tiror
did suffer herselfe to be begott with Child by a negro &c

             Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the Said Martildo Tiror be sold to the bigest
bidder for seven years for the use of the County and Likewise the Child so as afd begott of the said Martildo
Tiror sold till shall arrive to thirty one years of age for the use afd                        Thereupon a Certain John
Tull of Somersett County Present in Court by Buys the Said Martildo Tiror and Child to serve the said Jn.o
Tull his heirs or assignes the full term of time afd      In Consideration of the Service afd the Said
John Tull is to pay to and for ye use of Somersett County the Sume of two thousand five hundred
                                                                                                                                     (and)


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