I don't know, we may be looking at this thing backwards.

If Margaret had a child of "mixed" descent perhaps she had a hard time  
moving forward during and after her indenture ended. She may not have  
received the emotional support and place in the community given to  
other former indentured servants.

Perhaps the extension of servitude by the vestry was actually an  
effort to ensure the welfare of her child? Especially if the either  
she or the child had problems physically?

Janice



  Poldi Tonin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Also the length of Margaret's indenture seems to be very long. If  
> she was
> indentured prior to 1712 and was still under contract in 1737, that  
> would be
> 25 years.
>
> Good luck on your hunt for Margaret.
> Poldi
>

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