Look for an extension of Margaret's indenture.  It was common to extend
indentured status of women who became pregnant and were consequently unable
to perform labor for master.
Also look for a binding out of the child in court minutes or in Vestry
minutes.

Good luck on your search.



On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 11:42 AM, R. C. Solomon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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