Blackmore: Deposition of Rebecca Burrell, 1796

Deposition

Rebecca Burrell Wife of

James Burrell of Blackmore in the County of Essex

Victualler - Mary Fitch wife of William Fitch

of High Ongar in the said County of Essex Farmer –

Thomas Walker of Chipping Ongar in the said

County of Essex Surgeon & Stephen Vitou of Blackmore

aforesaid Gentleman and Ann – his Wife

severally make Oath and say

And first the Deponent the said

Rebecca Burrell for herself saith, That on or about

The twenty eighth day of May One Thousand seven

hundred and ninety six she was delivered of a

Male Child which was in or about the Month

of August then next following Baptized by the

Name of Thomas at the Parish Church of Blackmore

aforesaid by the Reverend Mr Farrell (now deceased)

who officiated on that Occasion for the Reverend

Doctor Stubbs the then Vicar or Perpetual Curate of

Blackmore – And this Deponent further saith

that the said Child is now living and that upon

search being made into the Registry of Baptisms

at Blackmore it does not appear that any Entry of

such Baptism was made therein at the time or

since.

And the other Deponent the said

Thomas Walker for himself saith – That he attended

the said Rebecca Burrell in her lying in at or about

to this Deponent’s Books and delivered the said Rebecca

Burrell of a Male Child which this Deponent hath

since heard and believes was afterwards Christened by

the Name of Thomas and who is now living.

And the other Deponent the said Mary Fitch

for herself saith that in the Year One Thousand seven

hundred and ninety six She nursed and suckled a

Child of the said Mrs Burrell from the Mouth and

attended with the said Child at the Church of Blackmore

for his Baptism – that it was Christened by the Name

of Thomas by the Reverend My Farrell who officiated

for the Reverend Doctor Stubbs – That one Michael

Wood and Stephen Vitou and Ann Vitou his Wife

were the Sponsors for such Child and which is now living.

And both the other Deponents the said Stephen

Vitou and Ann – his Wife from themselves

severally sat That they both attended the Christening

of the said Child at the Parish Church of Blackmore

aforesaid and that he was Christened by the Name

of Thomas by the Reverend Mr Farrell (now deceased)

and that both these Deponents were Sponsors for such

Child and who is now living.

Sworn at Chipping Ongar

the county of Essex the seventh day

of August 1813 – Before me

[signature cut off of foot of copy]

[Signed]

Rebeckh Burrell

Thos Walker

mary fitch

Stephen Vitou