Re: From England john check this very interesting

Library of Virginia microfilm reel nos.55-61

Orders 1705-1721 (reel 54), 1721-1731 (reel 55), 1731-1739 (reel 56), 1739-43 & 1743-47 (reel 57), 1747-50, 1750-52 (reel 58), 1752-5 & 1755-8 (reel 59), 1758-61 & 1761-64 (reel 60), 1776-86 & 1787-90 (reel 61)

Orders 1705-21

30 October 1705---- Lettice Bolton now that where getting deep into Cople parish was not a isolated case, I cant say what the circumstances were at the time, but we can see a new race of Mulattos being born spriging forth from right here where Charles Bolton came from. Its English men and woman mixing up and sometimes paying a heavy price.
Library of Virginia microfilm reel nos.55-61
Judgment is granted John Higgins against Thomas Goen for five hundred forty five pounds of tobacco due by bill account ordered hee pay the same with costs.

30 January 1706/7, p.44

George West an Indian bastard boy Servant to Mr. Wm Graham is adjudged thirteen years And Ordered to serve his said master according to Law.

28 May 1707, p.58
30 July 1707, p.64 Copeley parish vs Lawler, Mary: Mary Lawler a free Christian white woman being convicted of fornication and haveing a Mulatto bastard child ordered that unless shee pay to the Churchwardens of Cople parish where the sd child was born her fine appointed by Law as is thereby directed shee be by the Churchwardens sold for five yeares and the moneys or what shee shall bee sold for to bee imployed by the Vestry to the use of the parish aforesd and it is Ordered the sd Churchwardens do bind the sd Child to be a servant untill it shall bee of thirty one yeares of age as by Law is directed.

George Elkridge Genlt. made information this Court against Mary Hipsley of the parish of Cople in this County a free Christian white woman for being guilty of unlawful coitus? with? a Negro Man and haveing a Mulatto bastard Child born on her body in the sd parish about two months ago ordered that the sheriff have her at the next Court to answer the same.
Thomas Goen being bound by Recognizance to appeare at this Court to answer our Sovereinge Lady the Queen of a certaine force & rescue of a prisoner out of the custody of Wm Chandler Constable for Machotique ptomet? the day appeared to answer the same and upon examination & hearing of the matter alledged agst him the Court do sett upon him the fine or sum of twenty shillings sterl. to bee paid to our Soveraigne Lady the Queen for his sd offence and it is also ordered that the sd Thomas Goen do enter into Recognizance for his personall appeareance at the next Court to answer what may be objected agst him and in the mean tyme to bee of the good behaviour

108a Westcomb vs Bryant

Sara Bryan a mulatto woman begotten by a Negro on a white woman being convicted of fornicacon by a white man & haveing a Mulatto bastard Child by a white man dureing her service in her said Masters house is Ordered to serve her sd Master the space of one whole yeare for the trouble of his house after all former tyme of service expired.

24 Feb 1708/9

p.144

The Petition of Mary Lynn on behalfe of her son Robert Hitch a Mulatto Servant to Roger Wigginton is rejected by the Court for that the said Mary could not make out the matter in the said Petn. Contained and the said Hitch ordered to serve his Master aforesaid according to indenture.

28 June 1710

p.145a

The order of last Court requireing the sheriff of this county to summon Margrett Redley presented by the Grand Jury for fornication not being complyed with is continued to be performed against the next court to be held for the County aforesaid.

Edward Buss being presented by the Grand Jury for absenting from the parish Church is fined five shillings or fifty pounds



27 April 1711

p.156 Richard Kenner brought suite against Thomas Goen of the parish of Cople

The order of last Court requireing the sheriff of this county to summon Margrett Redley presented by the Grand Jury for fornication not being complyed with is continued to be performed against the next court to be held for the County aforesaid.

Edward Buss being presented by the Grand Jury for absenting from the parish Church is fined five shillings or fifty pounds



27 April 1711

p.156 Richard Kenner brought suite against Thomas Goen of the parish of Cople in the County aforesaid Labourer and declared against him for words spoke by the said Thomas against him the said Richard too his damage one hundred pounds sterl: and at a court held for the said County the 20 May 1708

Margrett a Servt. to Calleb Butler of Washington Parish for fornication & haveing a Mulatto bastard

Elizabeth Crane Servt: to Robert Allworthy of Cople Parish being presented and convicted of bringing forth a Mulatto Child in the sd parish. It is ordered that immediately after her tyme to her present master is expired she by the Church Wardens of the sd parish Sold for five yeares unless shee pay her fine in this Case according to Laws in the Like Case made & provided

25 March 1713

Upon Motion of Nicholas Minor Judgment is granted him against his servant Mary Murrey (who was lately delivered in his house of a bastard Child) for one yeares service according to the Law in the like case provided. Ordered she the sd Murrey do serve the said term after all former service shall be fully expired.

Mary Murrey A Servant belonging to Nicholas Minor being presented by the grand Jury for having a mulatto bastard Child. It is ordered that immediately after her time of Service to her said Master shall be fully expired that she sold by the Church Wardens according to Law and the price accordingly made use of

217 Edward Buss and Margrett Redley being presented by the Grand Jury and Convict of Living in that notorious Sinn of fornication and Cohabiting each with the other in mains? Contempt to allring? City God and Contrary to the Laws of this Colony are each of them fined five hundred pounds of tobacco And It is ordered the same be levyed & dess?

Mary Fullam a white woman servant belonging to Henry Ashton of the parish of Cople in the County aforesd gentl being presented by the Grand Jury for bearing a Mulatto Child and convict of the same.

Hannah Martyn Servant to Martha Rust being presented by the Grand Jury for having a bastard Child appeared and Confessed in open Court that the sd Child was begott on her body by a Negro Whereupon it is ordered that the Church Wardens of Cople parish for the time being do immediately after the expiration of the said Hannah's servitude due to the sd Rust Sell

Judgment is granted to Margrett Blagg against Ann Colley her servant for one yeares service for trouble of her house and expences occasioned by her the sd Ann's Bearing a Mulatto bastard Child which service is to be done & performed after all former service from her due to the sd Blagg shall be expired And it is ordered that the Church Wardens of Washington parish for the time being do at the expiration of such service dispose of the sd Colley for five yeares unless she do pay the parish according to Law and Indef thereof the value the shall be disposed of for to go to the sd parish use.

30 August 1722

p.25 William Jones vs Wm Brown Mulatto Case for 843 lbs To Conditional order against Spencer Munroe
72a The Church Wardens of Cople parish having heretofore acquainted this Court that Mary Fullame a servant to Coll. Henry Ashton was Lately delivered of a Mulatto Bastard Child and the sheriff reporting he could by no means take her to have her forthcoming as it was Commanded him. Upon the Motion of the sd Church Wardens Judgment is granted against the said Mary Fullam to be proceeded according to Law.

p.73a John Ashton vs Wm Jones Mulatto Debt for 830 pds of Tobacco {attachment granted against the estate returnable according to Law.

28 May 1725

p.95 Augustine Washington gentl. brought suite against Wm Brown Mulatto & declared against him for the sum of 794 pds of tobacco and the shrff. returned Ce. Co. George Peach security But for that the defendant failed to appear per the Pltfs. motion conditional order passed at February Court last against the security according to Law. And now at this court Likewise the defendant failed to appear upon the pltfs. further motion and proving his Debt by his oath Judgement is Confirmed

30 March 1726

p.113

William Brown Negro the next of kin to William Brown Mulatto decd. came into Court and made oath that the sd Brown departed this Life without makeing any will so fare as he knows or believes and upon his Motion and performing what is usual in such cases Certificate is granted him for obtaining Letters of Administration upon the sd decd Estate in due form William Shurman, James Hore assuming to be Securities for his faithful administration according to Law. Ordered that Original Roe, William Wroe, William Brown, and John Rice or any three of them being first sworn before one of his Majst. Justices for the said County do some time & before the next court to be held for the County aforesd value & appraise the said Estate and make report thereof to the said next Court.

31 July 1728

Grand Jury vs Mary Munrows Mulatto Woman }

Ordered that the Sheriff of this County do summon Mary a Mulato serv. woman belonging to Wm Munroe of the parish of Washington to be ? ... bastard child born of her body ... (very dark film)

27 August 1730

p.338

Mary a Mulato servant to William Monroe of Washington parish being presented by the grand jury at May Court last for having a bastard child on or about the 20th of February last past which being now Calld and the Court taking the Same under Consideration they are of opinion that Malato women are Not within the penalty of the Law Against Bastardy they being by the Law of the Country prohibited marriage with white men, And therefore It ordered that the presentment be Dismist.

p.341 Ill have to stop here its just to much there so many mulattos coming out of strickly Church of England community its just overbrearing. notice it was the law no marriage, therfore anyone of color would be a bastard there was no other alternative.
Trying to find the mulatto slave father of Charles Bolton would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. In any case Lettice Bolton was just one of many White english borning mulatto bastards. I do see 3 family names here distinct the Melungeonsalthough I did look for a Turk couldnt find any there was a Black man who lived here Mozingo but he was freeso it doesnt match up to what we looking for, I tried to locate at least one Portugusese in this community , where I failed to find any,