If you were looking for pre or post 1715 information about
Hi to all

If you were looking for pre or post 1715 information about a white female 
indentured servant (Margaret Shaw, indentured to John Hardyman) or her child/ren 
whose only record I have found so far are a couple of court records that 
indicate she was punished for having a mulatto bastard in 1715 in Prince George 
County, VA in the Westopher Parish - where would you look? I am trying to find 
out what happened to her and her child. I have been looking into John Hardyman's 
wills, deeds, court records, etc. 


I know Prince George county was founded in 1702, I think Westopher Parish was 
located in the part of Prince George county that was Charles City prior to that? 
Anyone have suggestions other than court/deed/will records of that period (I am 
requesting ILL from LVA). Are there any vestry books for Westopher Parish or any 
other records? 


I don't have a lot of experience in searching pre-colonial records, and most 
of my genealogical research experience has been around slaves and free people of 
color but I have been looking at published references in Prince George county 
and Charles City.

I found a Margaret Shaw in Surry County in the 1698 in the household of Anthony 
Cornish, not sure if there is a connection - still working on that. Thanks for 
any light anyone can shed on this.

Ruth


      

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