Didn't the word mulatto originally referr to American Indian and white mix? On Mon , William M sent: >Indenture contracts were generally for 5 to 7 years. Therefore Margaret >Shaw's indentureship would have been completed long before the death of >JohnHardyman. >In case of court ordered extensions because an indentured woman has a >child,the extensions which I have seen are for 12 to 18 months. Even such an >extension would not have extended her time of servitude beyond 1724. > >With regard to what might happen to indentured servants after the death >oftheir land owner, it is important to remember that an indenture is a >legalcontract. So much so, that if the land owner was not carrying out his >partof the bargain - providing clothing, food, education, or whatever was >agreedto - the indentured servant could take the land owner to court to >enforcethe contract. As a contract, the indenture, would have continued to >therightful heir - in that time period, the eldest son. > >William >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------------------------------- >Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:55:21 -0700 >From: "R. C. Solomon" >Subject: indentureships in VA > >Does anyone know what would have happened to a white indentured servant >whe=n her master dies, whose indentureship had not been completed? The man in >q=uestion John Hardyman died in Prince George county in 1737 and no will has >=ever been found for him - according to other researchers. I know that >large=portions of PG county records were burned or lost. During her >indentureshi=p this white servant Margaret Shaw in 1715 had a mulatto child and was >puni=shed by the churchwardens of Westopher parish by the extension of her >inden=tureship. I have not found any additional information about her or her >chil=d. I have continue to search through her owner's wills, deeds, etc. for >any=clues. =0A=A0=0AAlso would it be unusual for an indentured servant to be >a=witness on a deed of her owners? I found a record of a Margaret Shew (it >w=as transcribed this way but I think it is the same woman)=A0as a witness >to=a deed between John Hardyman and another person in 1712. I have not seen >t=he original record.=0A=A0=0AThanks =0ARuth Solomon > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >athttp://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > ---- Msg sent via ISDN@Mail - http://www.win.org/ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html