Anne Orthwood's Bastard : Sex and Law in Early Virginia.

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In 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood's illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pagan, John Ruston
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
Orthwood, Anne, > 1639-1664 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Kendall, John, > active 1663 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Kendall, John, > active 1663
Orthwood, Anne, > 1639-1664
1600-1699
Sex and law > Virginia > History > 17th century.
Illegitimacy > Virginia > History > 17th century.
Sexualité et droit > Virginie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Filiation naturelle > Virginie > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Illegitimacy
Sex and law
Virginia
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In 1663, an indentured servant, Anne Orthwood, was impregnated with twins in a tavern in Northampton County, Virginia. Orthwood died soon after giving birth; one of the twins, Jasper, survived. Orthwood's illegitimate pregnancy sparked four related cases that came before the Northampton magistrates -- who coincidentally held court in the same tavern -- between 1664 and 1686. These interrelated cases and the decisions rendered in them are notable for the ways in which the Virginia colonists modified English common law traditions and began to create their own, as well as what they reveal about c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (170 pages)
ISBN:9780198033066
0198033060

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