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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
Volume 846, Page 83b   View pdf image
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           November Court       1733                    83

His Lordship
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Sarah Staples
      We of the Grand Jury for the body of Somerset County on our Oaths do present Sarah

Staples of Stepny parish for Bearing of a bastard Child on or about the 1.st of aprill Last
       Contrary to an act of assembly                              David Polke Foreman

          Thereupon Command is given to the Sherr of Somerset County that he Should take the afd Sarah
    Staples Late of Stepney parish if &a to answer &a    and afterwards here to witt the twentieth day of Nov.r
One thousand Seven hundred and thirty three before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset then held at
dividing Creek in and for the County afd Cometh the afd Sarah Staples in her proper person according to
a Certain Recognizance by her and her pledges in that part before Confessed and had a hearing of the presentment
aforesaid and Says that she is not thereof Guilty and of this she putts herselfe upon the Country and Robert
Jenckins Henry Gent Clerk of the Indictments in and for the County afd who for his said Lordship in that part
followeth Likewise                           Whereupon the afd Robert Jenckins Henry who for his said Lordship
in that part prosecutes as to the bearing of the ^bastard Child^ in the presentment afd mentioned Confesseth that he will
no further prosecute against the aforesaid Sarah Staples &a    Therefore it is Considered that the afd Sarah
Staples of the bearing of the bastard Child in the presentment afd be quiet and goe thereof without day &a
whereupon the said Sarah Staples is ordered by the Court here to give Security for the payment of the Severall
Officers their Fees due by Occasion of the premisses afd   thereupon Francis Porter of Somerset County planter
present here in Court undertakes for the Said Sarah Staples for to paying the Severall Officers their fees due upon
the premisses afd &a


Catherine Carr appears according to her Recognizance for her appearance at this Court to give Evidence on behalfe
of his Lordship against Sarah Staples &a


The Same
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Mary Townsend
      Mary Townsend appears here in Court according to her Recognizance to give
Evidence on behalfe of his Lordship against Stephen Winwright and is accordingly discharged
therefrom &a   Whereupon the said Mary Townsend is ordered to give New Security for her appearance
before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek the
third tuesday of March then next to give Evidence on behalfe of his Lordship against the afd Stephen
Winwright &a       Whereupon the said Mary Townsend with William Ennis of Somerset County planter
her Security both present here in Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves Indebted unto his said
Lordship the right honrble the Lord propritary in the Sum of ten pounds Sterling Each of their goods and
Chattells Lands and tenements Seperately to be made and Levied to the Use of the said Lord proprietary
his heirs and Successors to be made and Levied if it Happen that the afd Mary Townsend do not
make her personall appearance before the Justices of his said Lordships County Court of Somerset
                                                                                                                                        then to


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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1733-1735
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