GENUKI/Devon: Devon Quarter Sessions

Devon Quarter Sessions - Midsummer 1761 [DRO - QS32/42]

Transcribed by Brian Brassett

Devon to Wit: A True Exact and Perfect List Alphabetically of the Name or Names of all and every Person or Persons who on the 25th day of October 1760 was or were or at any time since have been, and at the time of making out this List is and are really an Actual Prisoner or Prisoners in ye Custody of Sir John Davie Bart Sheriff of the said County of Devon or of me Humphrey Wilcocks Goaler and Keeper of the said Sheriffs Ward or Prison kept at the Parish of Saint Thomas the Apostle in the said County upon any Process whatsoever for or by reason of any debt damage Costs Sum or Sums of money Contempt or otherwise [Except such persons as are therein particularly mentioned and described to have died or been discharged] and an account of the time when such prisoner or prisoners was or were respectively charged in custody or received in prison together with the Name or Names of the person or persons at whose suit or prosecution such Prisoner or Prisoners is or are detained and the time when such Prisoner or Prisoners were discharged or died. Pursuant to an Act of Parliament made and passed in the first year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the third over Great Britain and soforth; Intitled An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors as follows; to wit:

A The First Part. Containing A True Exact and perfect List Alphabetically of the Name or Names of such of the said person or persons as was and were upon the 25th day of October 1760 really and truly Prisoners in Actual Custody in the said prison at the Suit or Suits of the severall persons therein respectively mentioned.
Elias Andrews Susanna the wife of Elias Andrews Susanna Andrews the younger Spinster	Committed 20th June 1760 by His Late Majesty King George the second on a Contempt and also for a debt due to Joseph Chaple gent Executor of Joseph Chaple gent deceased and by George Southcott esq.
John Beare	Committed 30th September 1756 by Christiana Maria Stevens [widow].
Thomas Churchill	Committed 24th August 1756 by John Sweet esq and Walter Pulman Executors of William Wicker deceased.
John Chown	Committed 1st November 1759 by Deborah Hall [widow].
William Colwill	Committed 25th June 1760 by Christiana Maria Stevens [widow]
George Chilcot	Committed 6th February 1760 by William Smale.
Richard Gurney gentleman	Committed 29th June 1760 by Mary Gregory Executrix of John Gregory deceased, and on the 13th July 1761 by Edward Watkin; Thomas Clark; Methusalah Jefford; Assignees of Benjamine Leane.
Grace Hooper	Committed 30th November 1741 by Humfrey Tanner clerk; John Honeycott; John Moorish and John Sewell.
Samuel Homes	Committed 1st October 1753 by His said late Majesty on a Contempt. [comment: Died 12th April 1761].
John Horwell alias Horell	Committed 12th August 1760 by Samuel Martin.
John Jordan	Copmmitted 12th October 1760 by William Squire.
William King	Committed 2nd January 1755 by Samuel Melhuish and His said late Majesty for a Contempt.
John Lake	Committed 23rd March 1758 by Richard Moore esq and Catherine his wife; Peter Beavis esq; and Esther his wife as the said Catherine and Esther are administratrix's with the Will annext of John Russell esq deceased. [comment: Died 21st April 1761].
William Medland	Committed 23rd December 1759 by Gilbert Yarde clerk; Richard Ford gentleman; Mary Cove spinster.
Gawin Painter	Committed 30th November 1759 by John Pidsley on an Outlawry.
Joseph Pannell	Committed 2nd September 1758 by George Criddle.
John Pugsley	Committed 24th Aug 1760 by William Morris. [comment: Died 2nd April 1761].
John Paddon	Committed 2nd September 1760 by Thomas Lethbridge esq Executor of George Lethbridge deceased.
Christopher Rogers	Committed 4th May 1758 by His said Late Majesty on a Contempt.
Jane Sheppard [widow]	Committed 9th August 1758 by John Spry clerk; Benjamine Spry; Joseph Spry; and Nathanial Spry Executors of the will of Matthew Spry deceased.
William Shephard	Committed 2nd ffebruary 1760 by William Bluett.
Richard Warn	Committed 29th August 1759 by Tristram Avent and on 21st June 1760 by Tristram Avent the elder.
George Williams	Committed 26th December 1759 by Charles Winter gentleman.
Joseph Wotton	Committed 6th march 1760 by Richard Call.
Richard Yabsley	Committed 6th October 1760 by Mark Whiteway and 8th December 1760 by Elizabeth Guswell [widow] Administrix of Matthew Guswell deceased.
B The Second Part. Containing A True Exact and perfect List Alphabetically of the Name or Names of such of the said person or persons as was and were upon the 25th day of October 1760 really and truly Prisoners in Actual Custody in the said prison at the Suit or Suits of the severall persons therein respectively mentioned.
Mary Angell [widow]	Committed 30th June 1761 by Richard Adams.
William Best	Committed 26th November 1760 by Joanna Dawe [spinster].
William Braddick	Committed 7th ffebruary 1761 by Robert Cross.
Mary Burgin	Committed 8th ffebruary 1761 by Henry Hawker
Thomas Boutcher	Committed 18th ffebruary 1761 by Mary Horswell [widow] and 4th May 1761 by Henry Slade.
Jacob Bright or Wright	Committed 19th may 1761 by James Goodwin and George Foxton assignees acc of William Green a Bankrupt.
William Baxter	Committed 2nd June 1761 by William Baker gentleman.
James Campbell	Committed 20th May 1761 by Elizabeth Saunders [widow] and 11th June 1761 by William Flood.
Thomas Deem the younger	Committed 19th March 1761 by William Palmer; and 5th June 1761 by John Deem.
Solomon Forsht	Committed 12th December 1760 by Jaake Jaakes
Samuel Handford	Committed 13th November 1760 by Andrew Heidon late Church warden of the parish of Spreyton; John Cann and Mark Cann late overseers of the poor of the said parish.
Arthur Hole	Committed 13th June 1761 by Thomas Rodd.
William Jenkyn	Committed 19th May 1761 by John Fry gentleman.
Samuel Langford	Committed 18th ffebruary 1761 by Ann Fortescue.
James Little	Committed 6th March 1761 by Sarah Locker [widow] surviving Executrix of Thomas Locker deceased, and 29th March 1761 by John Marsh; George Reeve; and John Wilson.
John Lyddon	Committed 27th March 1761 by Richard Ware and Katherine his wife as administratrix of Salome Burnett otherwise Burned deceased.
Josias Lee	Committed 21st April 1761 by John Lee clerk Executor of Nicholas Lee deceased.
William Lee	Committed 13th May 1761 by James Upham.
William Mill	Committed 24th ffebruary 1761 by Ann Fortescue [comment: Died 19th march 1761].
Henry Martyn	Committed 2nd April 1761by William Troyte esq and 26th June 1761 by John Martyn the younger.
William Mallock	Committed 6th April 1761 by John Crotte gentleman.
John Martyn	Committed 26th April 1761 by Francis Hite gentleman.
James Maunder	Committed 21st May 1761 by John Were and Mary Were and 10th June 1761 by John Maunder.
Phillip Pearce	Committed 5th June 1761 by Elizabeth Hitchcock [widow] Executrix of Edmund Hitchcock her late husband deceased.
Edward Roberts	Committed 13th January 1761 by Richard Allin and 26th June 1761 by David Roberts.
Thomas Stone	Committed 27th November 1760 by Thomas Leigh gentleman.
John Searle the younger	Committed 12th January 1761 by Thomas Ley.
Edward Symes the younger	Committed 17th May 1761 by Thomas Smith and 10th June 1761 by John Drew.
John Spiller	Committed 5th June 1761 by James White; James Thomson; and Paul Perry.
Margaret Topcliff	Committed 3rd ffebruary 1761 by John Webster.
Hannah Turner [widow]	Committed 16th March 1761 by Mary Hurford [spinster] and 10th June 1761 by Richard Squire the younger.
George Wymm	Committed 25th June 1761 by George Bryant.
[Signed: H. Wilcocks. Keeper - [9th] July 1761].
I Humphrey Wilcocks upon my Corporal oath in the presence of Almighty God do solemnly swear profess and declare that all and every person or persons whose name or names are Inserted and Conained in the first part of the List by me now delivered and subscribed was and were to the best of my knowledge and belief on the twenty fifth day of October One thousand seven hundred and Sixty really and truly prisoners in actual custody in the prison or Goal of St Thomas ye Apostle at ye suit ot suits of the severall persons therein respectively mentioned and also that all and every person and persons whose name or names are inserted or contained in ye second part of ye said list now by me delivered in and subscribed as aforesaid have since the said Twenty fifth day of October one thousand seven hundred and sixty been committed or surrendered to ye said goal or prison of St Thomas ye Apostle at ye suit or suits of the several person or persons therein respectively mentioned and that all and every of them whose name and names is and are contained in ye List is a true exact perfect and just List of all such persons as were really and truly prisoner in actual custody in ye goal or prison of St Thomas ye Apostle on ye said twenty fifth day of October 1760 and were since as 25th October 1760 were really and truly committed or surrendered to ye said goal or prison of St Thomas ye Apostle [Except as before and in ye said Act is Excepted] to ye best of my knowledge and belief and that none of such prisoners to my knowledge or with my privity have voluntarily or with design or in expectation to take any benefit from or under any Act of Parliament to be made for relief of Insolvent, Debtors, surrendered or been committed to ye said prison of St Thomas ye Apostle or got his or her or their name or names entered as prisoner or prisoners in ye said books of the said prison or since their committment have been to my knowledge or with my privity resided out of ye said prison of St Thomas ye Apostle So help me God. [signed: Hum: Wilcocks. Keeper. 14th July 1761].

Last updated 21 Jul 2004 - Brian Randell.

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