Hide
hide
Hide
Devon Quarter Sessions - Epiphany 1723 [DRO - QS 32/10]
Transcribed by Brian Brassett
Christmas Sessions. A Calendar of the prisoners in the high Goal Devon 1723.
| John Bowes | Removed from the County of Cornwall by a habeas Corpus the Thirtyth day of August. |
| William Berryman | Committed by Christopher Bale esq, the 16th day of August and charged for returning from Transportation within the time limitted by the Act of parliament. |
| William Harrenton | Committed by Rawlin Mallock esq the Twentysixth day of August and charged on suspicion for robbing Mary Hoskin and Agnes Cator of Marldon on the Kings Highway and taking from them a half crown or three shillings in silver half pennys and farthings. |
| George Hockaday | Committed by Thomas Pyne esq the 28th day of August and charged upon oath for stealing a Red mare from Richard ffrankling of Tamerton. |
| John Hannaford | Committed by William Elford esq the 2nd day of September and charged upon oath with the suspicion of feloniously breaking open the shop belonging to the dwelling house of Susanna Turker and taking thereout three peney of Dowlas some money silk lace and other things in the night time. |
| John Wide | Committed by William Coleman esq the 7th day of October and charged upon oath with suspicion of stealing a bag with apples from Richard Haynes a Napkin and cheese cloth from Henry Holway a Hackney Saddle from Richard Gillard a Bay Mare from John Bennett and a bay mare from Henry Holway [junr]. |
| William James | Committed by William Clobery esq the thirtyth day of October and charged on suspicion of felony. |
| John Rundel | Committed by William Clobery esq the Tenth day of November and charged on suspicion of stealing four sheep from John Blight of Tavistock. |
| Daniell Northam | Committed by John Ivie esq the twelth day of November and charged upon oath with suspicion of burning Willsworthy Mills. |
| Bartholomew Grant | Committed by Richard Yeo esq the 15th day of November and charged on suspicion of breaking open the Dwelling house of Mary Hammett of Torrington and feloniously taking thereout four Guineas in Gold and Eight shillings in Silver. |
| John Craff | Committed by John Gibbs esq the 15th day of November and charged upon oath to have feloniously stolen and drove away from William Jones at Sherburn One Mare and One Mule loaden with Earthern Ware. |
| Joseph Rapson | Committed by William Clabery esq the 17th day of November and charged upon suspicion of stealing four Sheep from John Blight. |
| John King Mary Lome George Helmes | Committed by Andrew Phillips Mayor of Plymouth the 21th day of November the said John King and Mary Lome charged for Murdering John Burnet of Plymouth and the said George Helmes charged upon oath for feloniously stealing a Dun Nag from John Hanworthy of Chudleigh. |
| John Middleton Richard Middleton Samuell Russell | Committed by John Gibbs esq the first day of December and charged upon oath for Robbing the houses of William Pope and John Norrish of Sandford and endevouring to Robb one John [Skoug] of the same parish. |
| John Binford | Committed by William Coleman and John Worth esq's the sixth day of December and charged upon oath for feloniously breaking and entering into a Cellar of one James Bond of Halberton in the night time. |
| Thomas White | Committed by James Gayor esq the seventh day of December and charged for being accessary with Isaac Wakely Servant to John Saunders the Cornish Carrier in taking and embezelling a large quantity of money delivered to the said Isaac Wakely as a Carrier. |
| Isaac Wakely | Committed by Sir John Drake Bart the 18th day of December and charged upon oath for stealing and taking away from John Saunders his Master a horse and severall [piells] of fforeigne Gold called Moyders in the whole Two Thousand and fifty. |
| Elizabeth Wade | Committed by Courtney Crocker esq the 25th day of December and charged for Murdering the wife of James Stevens of Plymton St Mary. |
| John Horsham | Committed by Christopher Bale esq the 28th day of December and charged upon suspicion of stealing and driving away a bullock from John Weekes of Chagford. [comment: This item later deleted]. |
| Richard ffrood | Committed by Thomas Carew esq the 28th day of December and charged for want of surities for a breach of the peace. |
| James Turner | Committed by Christopher Bale esq the first day of January and charged for Committing a felony and burglary in breaking and entering the house of the said Christopher Bale and carrying away from thence Nine pounds and upwards in money. |
| Thomas Saunders | Committed by Thomas Brown esq the fourth day of January and charged for Assisting and breaking the Dwelling house of a certain person Six miles distant or there about from the house of Brooke Blanny his Master of Bodmin in Cornwall. |
| Jonathan Morcombe Samuell James Richard Kerle Thomas Holford William May alias Martin Elizabeth Bettalake Isaac Walters John Reed Mathias Jenkin [Nicholas] Pollard | Lay till further order. |
| James Blackro | Lay till payment of a fine of 200L and six months imprisonment. |
| Roger Conant | Committed by William Gayer and Thomas Carew esq's the 9th day of January and charged upon oath for extorting money from Nicholas Grigg Thomas Clark William Nositer and William Grigg on pretence of an Assessment of the duty on houses and windows. |
| William Greenwood | Committed by William Bickford esq the 11th day of January and charged for a breach of the peace and for want of surities. |