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Kent County Criminal Court Records, 1728-1734
Volume 567, Page 504   View pdf image (33K)
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504                                       June Court 1734

the Said writ &c.a

    Att which Said Court to wit at Kent County at the Court House in the Town of Chester
in Said County on the third tuesday in June being the Eighteenth day of Said Month Anno
Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty four being the day of
Return of Said writt Came John Gresham Gentl. Sherriff of Said County and
made return thereof to the Court here endorsed as foll. viz.t Cepi Corpus
                                                                                p Jn.o Gresham Sherff

    Kent County fs.t The Jurors for the R.t hon.ble the Lord prop.ry that now is for the body
of Kent County afd upon their oath do present that John Jones late of Shrewsbury
parish in the Coty afd Planter and Thomas Jones of the Same parish and County
Planter the first day of November in the year of our Lord God one Thousand
Seven hundred and twenty one with force and Arms &c.a At the parish afd
in the Coty afd and within the Jurisdicion of this Court one Hogg of the
price of one hundred pounds of Tobacco of the goods Chattles of a Certain
William Boyer then and there being found then and there feloniously
did Steal take drive and lead away Contrary to the peace of the said Lord
prop.ry that now is his good rule and diginty and against the form of the
Act of Assembly in that case made and provided &c.a    M Howard Cler. pacis
Testes John Sapp
          William Sapp
          William Boyer

    The afd bill was returnd endorsed as foll. viz. ^a true bill by John Taylor foreman^ And The afd John ^Jones^ and Thomas
Jones came in their proper persons and Say that they nor either of them
^are^ not in any Sort Guilty of the premisses above upon them imposed as
by the afd Indictment it is alledged and of this they and either ^each^ of them put themselves
upon the Country                                                        Jn.o Jones        Tho.s Jones

    And he who follows for the Lord prop.ry in like manner Saith that they
and either ^each^ of them are Guilty                    M Howard p Ld p

    Thereupon Command was given to the Sherriff of Kent County that he Immediately
cause to come here twelve &c.a by whom &c.a who neither &c.a To Recognize
&c.a because as well &c.a of which Said precept the Said Sherrife To wit Gideon
Pearce Gentl. now here at this day to wit the Nineteenth day of March Anno
Dom. One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty twenty two Makes Return that
he hath here ready twelve &c.a as by his precept he was Commanded and
now here afterwards to wit the day & year last mentioned Came againe
the afd Lord prop.ry by this all ^by Mich.l Howard his attry^ and the afd John Jones in his proper person
and the Jurors of that Jury being Impannelled and called Likewise came to
witt  Thomas Christian Richard Kennard Humphry Yonger James Thomas Roger
Hales Richard Davis Francis Meeks Griffeth Jones Abraham Ambrose John
Walls John Jones and John Brooks who being duely Elected tryd and Sworn
to Say the truth in the premisses upon their Oath do say that John Jones


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