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March Court
1725
97 Whereas a Certain Mary Pine had made Complaint to Novem Co this Court against her Mistress Jane Donelson Widdow and was not returned home to her said Misteresses Service &c It's thereupon Ordered by the Court that the Said Mary Pine Return home to her said Mistress till next June Court and if She have any Complaint to make She may ^then^ appear and She Shall be heard &c Alexander Adams appears here in Court and Brings his Servant Mary MccClannell into Court and prays the Courts Judgm.t Concerning the Said Mary MccClannells absenting her Selfe unlawfully Out of his Service fifty days the which he makes Oath and prays the Court may Proceed according to Law &c Whereupon the Premisses being Considered by the Court it's thereupon ordered by the Court that the Said Mary Macclennell return home in^to^ her Said masters Service and Serve him his heirs or assignes six full months to Commence from the Expiration of her Servitude already Commenced being adjudged full Satisfaction for all Costs Charges and troubles for the runaway time afd &c
and as in duty bound shall pray W.m Planner The Petition afd being Read and heard and the Premisses Considered Its thereupon ordered by the Court that the Said Negro be for the future tax free as by the Pet.n afd is praid &c Lewis Rigsby brings a negro Girle ^Called Fenda^ into Court and prays the Court may give their Judgm.t in Relation to her age &c Whereupon the Court do adjudge the Said Negro Girle to be of the age of Nine Years &c
Said Isabell Eaton of Stepney Parish if &c to answer &c and afterwards in the Same Court Came the Said Isabel Eaton in Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County and being by the Said Sherr Sett to the Barr is thereupon Instantly demanded how She would acquitt herselfe of the Premisses afd says that of the premisse afd She is Guilty thereof and puts herselfe in mercy of the Court And makes oath that a Certain Jn.o Ryle is the Begetter of the Child She Stands presented for but hath not wherewithall to pay her fine for the fact afd &c (wherefore) |
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