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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Maps; Introduction; 1 Anne Orthwood, Indentured Servant; 2 William Kendall, Parvenu; 3 William Waters, Gentleman; 4 John Stringer, Presiding Justice; 5 Robert Hutchinson, Clerk of Court; 6 Eleanor Gething, Midwife; 7 John Waterson, Trial Jury Foreman; 8 John Kendall, Putative Father; 9 John Stockley, Grand Jury Foreman; 10 Jasper Orthwood, Free Man; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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