Friday 11 July 2014

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

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