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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
Volume 851, Page 189   View pdf image
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June Court            1736                            189

If it Happen that the said John Starling Jun.r do not make his personall appearance before the Justices
of his Lordships County Court of Somerset top be held at dividing Creek in the Same County the third Tuesday
of August ^next^ and do not then & there give Such Evidence as he knoweth against a Certain John Redding and
do depart the ^same^ Court without Leave &a

Benjamin Townsend of Somerset County Gent having Obtained his Lordships Lycence for the keeping
a Ferry over wickacomoco River near white Haven Town at the Usual place Came hereinto Court
and agrees with the Justices of Some Court for the keeping of a Free Ferry for the Use of the County afd
In consideration whereof and keeping a good Boat and attendance thereto belonging the said
Benjamin Townsend to be allowed the Usuall allowance p the Year &a


His Lordship
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Rose Williams
 Somerset County ss
                                    The Jurors for the Right Honrble the Lord Proprietary that
now is for the body of Somerset County upon their Oath do present that Rose
Williams Late of all hollows parish in the County afd Spinster the tenth day of Fery
in the Year of Our Lord God seventeen hundred and thirty five at the parish afd in the County afd
within the Jurisdiction of this Court did Committ fornication with a Certain person to the Jurors afd
unknown and did permitt the Same unknown person then and there to have Carnall knowledge
of her body and to begett then and there a bastard Child on the Body of her the Same Rose to the high
displeasure of almighty God to the evill Example of all Others in Such Case offending Contrary to the
peace of the said Lord Proprietary that now is his good rule and Government against the form of the
act of assembly in such Case made and provided &a
Test Wheatley Dennis
                                     On the Backside of the foregoing Bill of Indictment it was Endorsed in these words
Following Vizt Billa Vera Edmond Hough foreman

       Thereupon Command was given to the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he should take the said Rose
Williams if &.a to answer &.a and afterwards to witt the fifteenth day of June anno Dom one thousand
seven hundred & thirty Six before the Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset now here held
at dividing Creek in and for the Same County Came the said Rose Williams in her proper person and
had a hearing of the Indictment afd who says that she is not guilty thereof and of this she putts
herselfe upon the Country and Wm Goldsborough Gent his Lordships attorney and who for his said
Lordship in that part Followeth Likewise                           And forasmuch as it doth appear to
the Court here that the said Rose Williams is a maried woman ^&a^ afterwards to witt the Same day and
Year Came hereinto Court the afd W.m Goldsborough who for his said Lordship in this part Followeth
and Freely saith herein Court that he will noe further prosecute the afd Rose Williams in the
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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1735-1737
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