Re: William Huddleston, servant in Jamestown, Virginia in 1640
-
In reply to:
Re: William Huddleston, servant in Jamestown, Virginia in 1640
Mary Thompson 1/11/04
In a Huddleston forum entrie in 1998 Don Cordell writes about a Huddleston child abandoned in Virginia about 1640. There was a child Huddleston, who had been left in the care of a resident of Jamestown, the court reported that the boy was not being provided for properly and unless the guardian met the requirements the court would see to it that the boy was taken care of handsomely, and it would cost the guardian dearly.-Copied from a book of Virginia Records. Book in genl court office marked No. 1, 1639 to 1652 p 83 to 148. Id 122, Id 126,7 , Id 343 11th. of Dec., 1640 Whereas William Huddleston servant unto Mr. Canhow [or Cantrow ?] hath complained to the board against his master for want of all manner of apparel, the Court hath herefore ordered that the said Mr. Canhor [or Canyrow ?] shall before Christmas next provide and allow unto the said Huddleston such sufficient apparel of linen and wollen as shall be thought fit by Captain West Esq or otherwise that the said Captain shall have power to dispose of the said servant until the said Canhow [or Cantrow ?] do perform this order.
1 Records of York County, vol. 1694-1697, p. 118, Va. State Library. Among the items in a statement of Edward Moss of York County, showing his expenditures on account of his servant, Richard Stephens, were the following: for a pair of shoe strings, 3 lbs. of tobacco; for a peniston coat, 60 lbs. of tobacco; for a dowlas shirt, 50 lbs. of tobacco. Vol. 16571663, p. 411, Va. State Library. The following from the records of the General Court, Dec. 11, 1640, preserved in a minute in the Robinson Transcripts, p. 8, is also of interest: “Whereas William Huddleston, servant unto Mr. Canhow, hath complained to the board against his master for want of all manner of apparel, the court hath, therefore, ordered that the said Canhow shall before Christmas next provide and allow unto the said Huddleston such sufficient apparel of linen and woollen as shall be thought fit by Captain William West or otherwise that the said Captain West shall have power to dispose of the said servant until the said Canhow do perform this order.”
More Replies:
-
Re: William Huddleston, servant in Jamestown, Virginia in 1640
Mary Thompson 1/14/04
-
Re: William Huddleston, servant in Jamestown, Virginia in 1640
Roy Huddleston 1/11/04
-
Re: William Huddleston, servant in Jamestown, Virginia in 1640
Roy Huddleston 1/12/04
-
Re: William Huddleston, servant in Jamestown, Virginia in 1640