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From: "Family Tree Bookshop" <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] Eastern Shore as a prison colony
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:18:46 -0400
References: <000001c36a5e$09138490$97bdf7a5@Cheri>


I may be wrong--but it is difficult to trace the indentures of those
transported as the agreements entered into would have been made between --in
these cases--the ship's master and the individual purchasing the prisoner.
Since these were private contracts it is doubtful that they would have been
entered into the county records, but perhaps you might try the court records
for that time period. In some cases--particularly in the case of children,
the individual who purchased an indentured servant was obliged to bring the
servant before the court to have their age judged and the time of servitude
fixed.
<<<Neil>>>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheri Robinson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 12:37 PM
Subject: RE: [LDR] Eastern Shore as a prison colony


> I am very interested in the passenger Jane Cumming, who was aboard the
> ship Johnson that arrived at Port Oxford, Maryland in 1747. Does anyone
> know if there are any records of what happened to the prisoners after
> their arrival? There were other Cummings who arrived in the earlier
> Jacobite ships, and I'm thinking maybe one of her relatives purchased
> her indenture. Any help would be most appreciated.
>
> Cheri Robinson
> Townville, South Carolina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Webster at The Trentonian
> [mailto:]
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 6:37 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [LDR] Eastern Shore as a prison colony
>
> I just knew this would turn into an interesting thread.
> I am intrigued by this new information. I have discovered I am possibly
> descended from Richard Webster, b. c 1680, who was believed to be from
> Glamis, Angusshire, Scotland. He was in Maryland by 1706 because a son
> was born that year in Dorchester County. I see from some very cursory
> research that there were two major uprisings in 1715 and 1745, so I
> wonder if his family came here because of the persecution or because of
> a land deal. The earliest Webster I have been able to find is a John
> Webster, who was born in 1662 on Kent Island, but died in Baltimore in
> 1753. Obviously there were other Webster's besides Richard and John, and
>
> I don't even know if they were related. Has anyone looked into this
> line?
>
> As an extension of my earlier questions about the prison colony, was
> Maryland being deeded off piece by piece like other areas in the
> colonies? Both of these Webster men died with plenty of property to
> divide up among their kids. I find it hard to believe they were
> squatters in 17th century Maryland.
>
> Charlie Webster
> Trenton, NJ
>
>
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