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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1737-1738
Volume 859, Page 53   View pdf image
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    June Court                    1737             53

sterling good and Lawfuill money of England of their bodys goods and Chattells Lands
and tennements to the Use of the Justices of the County af.d and their Successors to be made
and Levied  If it happen that the said Eliz.a Ellingsworth her heirs Executors or administrators
or any of them doe and shall not from time to time and at all times hereafter acquitt
discharge and save harmless as well the Justices of Somerset County af.d and their Successors
for the time being as also the Inhabitants of the said County of and from all Costs Charges troubles &
and Incumbrances what soever for or by reason of the birth maintainance nourishing and bringing up
of the said Child and of and from all other suites Charges troubles and demands whatsoever touching or
Concerning of the Same &.a


The Same
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John Whitehead
 Somerset ss.t
                        Memorandum a Sessions of the peace of his Lordship the Right Honrble
the Lord Proprietary of the Province of Maryland held at dividing Creek in Somerset
    County on the third Tuesday of March to witt the fifteenth day of the same month anno Dom One thousand
Seven hundred and thirty Six before John Smith Gent and others his associates Justices of his the said
Lord Proprietary the peace in the County afd to Conserve and also divers Felonies trespasses and
other Malefeasances in the Same County Committed to hear and determine assigned by the oath of Alexander
Lackie and twelve others being presented that John Whitehead late of all hollows parish in the County
af.d planter the tenth day of november Anno Dom seventeen hundred thirty and six at the parish
af.d in the County af.d within the Jurisdiction of this Court did commit fornication with a Certain
Mary Walker and of her body then and there had carnal knowledge and a Basterd Child
on the body of her the same Mary then and there did beget to the high displeasure of allmighty
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 lately made and provided &c

       By which it was Commanded the sheriff of Somerset County that he should take the said
John Whitehead Late of all hallows parish in Somerset County planter if he should be
found in his bailywick and he should safe keep so that he might have his body before the
Justices of his Lordships County Court of Somerset to be held in the Court house at
dividing Creek the third tuesday of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred
and thirty seven to answer unto his said Lordship &c  And afterwards to witt the
said third tuesday of June Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty seven
that same term before his Lordships Justices at dividing ^Creek^ af.d Came the said John
Whiteh^e^ad in his proper person and had a hearing of the Indictm.t af.d and saith
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