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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 134b   View pdf image
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              November Court            1737                     134

Genll hath transmitted into this Court the account of the estate of William Smith dec.d wherein it
is found that there is ball due to the abovesaid orphan the sum of sixty six pounds eight shillings
and eleven pence half penny Curr.t money therefore if the above said Magdalene Smith her
heirs executors administrators shall and do well and truly pay or Cause to be paid unto the abovesaid
orphan the sum of sixty six pounds eight shillings and eleven pence half peny Curr.t money
according to act of assembly and the deceaseds will when he shall arrive at full age to receive the
same &.a then the above obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise to remain in full
force and vertue &.a                                                                                           her
Sealed and delivered                                                                            Magdalin W Smith  (+)
in the presence of                                                                                              mark
Henry Ballard                                                                                       W Gray                  (+)
Isaac Handy                                                                                         James Train             (+)


His Lordship
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Jane Andrews
 Somerset County ss.t
                                     The Jurors for the right Honourable the Lord
proprietary that now is for the body of Somerset County af.d upon their
oath do present that Jane Andrews late of Somerset parish in the County
af.d Spinster the twentieth day of October Anno Dom seventeen hundred thirty and five at
the parish af.d in the County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court did commit fornication
with a Certain person to the Jurors af.d unknown and did permit the same unknown person then and ^there^
to have carnal knowledge of her body and to beget then and there a bastard child on the body of her
the same Jane to the high displeasure of almighty God to the evil example of all others in such
case offending contrary to the peace of the said Lord proprietary that now is his good rule and
Goverment and against the form of the act of assembly in such case made and provided &.a
Testis  William Turpin Jun.r
                                                       On the foregoing Bill of Indictment it was Endorsed as
followeth viz.t  Billa Vera    Samuel Wilson foreman

    Thereupon it was Commanded the Sheriffe of Somerset County that he Should take the said
Jane Andrews Late of Somerset County Spinster if She should be found in his bailywick
and her should safe keep so that he might have her body before the Justices of his Lordships
County Court of Somerset to be held at dividing Creek in the Same County the third Tuesday of
November ann Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirty Seven to answer unto his said Lordship
of and Concerning her Committing of fornication &.a  and that thereof he Should not fail &.a

       And afterwards to witt the third Tuesday of Novem being the fifteenth day of the Same Month Ann
                                                                                                                                                    Dom


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