14 April 1691 York County 7ber ye: 17th. 1688. These are to Certify that mr. Edward Mosse Junr did this day bring before me a runaway servant named Jerimyah Dickinson whoe by Confession belonged to mr. Thomas Smyth Liveing in the uper parts of New Kent County, the said runaway being taken up in ye Lower parts of York parish Dated as above being above 10 miles from his said Masters house. Wittnesse Robt: Read Proved in Court by ye. oath of mr. Mosse and is allowed of. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 These are to Certify whom itt may Concerne yt. Richd: Burt this day brought before me a Servant by name Edwd: Sternes servt: to John Keene Liveing at Queenes Creeke in the uper end of York County and according to Law ye. said servt: was taken up above ten Miles from his abovesaid Masters plantacon Dated under my hand this 28th. day of 7ber 1688. Robert Hubberd Proved in Court by ye. oath of Richd: Burt & is allowed of. Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 York County. These are to Certify yt. on ye. 29th. day of May Last past Thomas Pinchback brought before me a Negroe man whoe would not declare his Masters name, but since is found to belonge to mr. Oliver Green in Glocester County above 14 Miles from the place where hee was taken up as appeares by the sherr. Certificate to whom hee was directed Dated Febr. ye. 18th. 1688/9. James Archer. Proved in Court by ye. oath of Tho: Pinchback and is allowed off. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 These may Certifye whom itt may Concerne yt. mr. Humph: Moody of York County did bring before me this day a runaway woman servant by name Jones belonging to James Bingley of Poeton taken up in Hampton pish being above 10 miles from her Masters house Dated under my hand this 14th. of June 1690. Jos: Ring Proved in Court by ye. oath of Humph: Moody & allowed of. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 These Certifye yt. Robt: Dobbs this day brought before me a runaway servt: woeman by name Eliz: Lose belonging to mr. Tho: Ballard of York County taken above five miles distance from her Masters house this 27th. of Aprill 1687. Tho: Barbar Proved in Courtt by ye. oath of Robt: Dobbs and is allowed off. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 These are to Certifye that Willm: Anderson tooke up and brought before me a runaway servt. Boy belonging to Jno: Cockland in Denbie County, & delivered ye. same into ye. Constables Custody whose receipt I have, ye. servt: being taken up above 12 miles from his Masters house, taken up in Hampton pish given under my hand the 15th. day of Febr: 1689. Robt: Booth. Proved in Court by ye. oath of Willm Anderson and is allowed off. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 York County these Certify that on ye. 12th. of Sept: 1688. Jno. Eaton did bring before me a woeman servt by name Sarah Baffeild servt: to mrs. Susannah Page of New Kent County being Distance from her said Mistris her house above 10 miles and was delivered by ye. said Eaton to a Messenger sent on pupose after ye. said runaway Dated under my hand ye. Day & year abovesd. Tho: Barbar Proved in Court by ye. oath of John Eaton & is allowed of. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 14 April 1691 York County xber. 10th. 1686. these are to Certifye yt. Jno: Richards & Wm. Anderson did take up 2. runaway servts. belonging to mrs: Amidea Goldfinch in New Kent County named Miles Raiers & Robt: Goose & did deliver ye. same to ye. Constable for their Conveyance home, being distance from their said Mrs. house above 10 miles. Fran: Page. Proved in Court by ye. oath of Wm. Anderson & is allowed of. Test JS: D Cl Ct Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 20. 21 December 1691 Att A Councell held Att James Citty October ye: 27th: 1691. prsent The Rt: Honorble ye. Lt Govornor: & Councill. Whereas by an Order: of Councill Itt is comanded yt. all Runaway Negroes whose Owners cannot be discovered be sent to ye. Sherriffe of James Citty yt. being ye. publickest place in this Collony & most likely for ye. owners of such Negroes to hear of them, & to the end ye. owners of Runaway Negroes be not putt to great charge by haveing their Negroes long in the sherriffes Custody, Itt is Orderd: yt: ye: respective psons of this Collony whoe shall have Negroes run from them send their markes & descriptions to ye. aforesaid sherriffe, whoe is hereby ordered to send such Negroes as he can discover ye. Owners of, to their said owners, they paying ye. resonable Costs & charges thereof, And yt. this order: may be made publick ye. respective sherriffes of this Collony are orderd: to publish ye. same att ye. next Cort. to be held for their County And in each Church thereof. Copia Vera Test. Willm Edwards Cl Con: York ss. published in Cort: Decembr: ye. 21th: 1691 & is Recorded p Wm. Sedgwicke Cl Cur Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 88. 24 May 1692 For as much as I the within named Thomas Burke since my signing my signing the within Indenture haveing deserted my Master ye. within named Samuell Ravenscroft his service, which hath proved to his damage to ye. value of five pounds sterl mony, wherefore in Consideracon thereof & for ye. reimburs ing of him the same, I the said Thomas Burke doe of my owne free will and accord Covenant promise binde and obleidge myselfe to serve him the said Samll: Ravenscroft his Executors: Admors: or assignes two years more then is within exprest that is to say, Two years from and imediately next after the expiracon of ye. terme of three years within menconed, Witnesse my hand & seal hereunto sett ye. second day of Aprill 1692. the marke of Thomas Burke and seal Signed sealed & delivered In presence of us. John Arnold Eliezer Moody Ser. Att A Cort: held for Yorke County May the 24th. 1692: The above agreement made Between Thomas Burke And his Master Samuell Ravenscroft was this day produced and psonally acknowledged by ye. said Burke in open Cort: Itt being in the presence & with the approbation of the said Cort: which is accordingly Confirmed, And Orderd: to be Comitted to Record Test Willm Sedgwicke Cl Cur Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 137. 25 November 1692 mr: James Sclater producing a Certificate to this Cort: from mr: Tho: Roberts that his servant named Bridgett Phillipps confest before him ye. said mr. Roberts yt. she did Runaway from her said master & absent herself from her said masters service sixteen dayes wherefore itt is orderd: yt. shee serve her said master or his assignes double ye. time aforesaid after her first terme of service be expired. Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 187. 25 September 1693 Barrentine Howells haveing brought his servant Thomas Clarke to this Cort: complaining yt. his said servant hath illegally absented himselfe from his said masters service from ye. 25th: of Aprill to ye. seventh of June last which ye. said servant confessing in Cort: being forty four dayes for which hee is orderd: to serve double ye. time according to law, And likewise for his said Masters charge of four pair of mens french falls with other trouble and expence in takeing his said servant up fifty five dayes more in the whole One hundred forty three dayes which said time of the said Clarke is Orderd: duly to pforme & pay to his said Master or his Assignes by service after his first time of service is expired. Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 252. 2 October 1693 This is to Certify that Robert Owen of New Poquoson did take up a woman servant named Phillippa Parke whoe was servant to the honorble: Coll: Henry Hartwell on ye. 22th. of September last past being above twenty miles from her said Masters house. Thomas Harwood The within Claime was this day proved in Cort: p ye. oath of ye. within named Robert Owen, And that hee hath had noe satisfaction for any pte thereof therefore Certificate is granted Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 263. 2 October 1693 These are to Certify yt. Simon Stacy did this day bring before me a Runaway servant named Phillip Handon whoe by his owne confession belongeth to one Capt. Horsington liveing in Nanzemond Towne the said Runaway being taken up att Yorke Ferry in Yorke pish July 7th. 1692 Thomas Mountfort These are to Certify yt. the within named Simon Stacy did this day in Cort. make Oath yt. he never as yett received any pte of satisfaccon for the within Claime therefore Certificate is granted Source: York County Deeds, Orders, and Wills (9) 263.