Thomazin Oneal, Guardian
of
William Vince, orphan

North Carolina SS

   George by the grace of God King of Great Britaine & To the Justices of the precinct Courts of Curratuck in the say^d province and all whom it may concerne Greeting------
   On the behalf of Thomazin ONEAL it is Shewn to us that in y^e Records & proceedings which wose in Our Courts aforesay^d before You Our Justices touching a certain Orphan named William VINCE an apprentice bound by Indenture to the say^d Thomazin by the consents of the Members of Sur Say^d Court which by Your Order dated the twelfth day of July One thousand seven hundred & twenty Six was discharg^d from her say^d Indenture in which order Error manifest hath intervend to the grevious damage of her the say^d Thomasin as we have receiv^d, We the ???? Error if any be in due manner to be corrected & to the partys aforesay^d full & speedy Justice to be done Willing in this part Comand You that if any judgm^t Or order thereupon be given then the record & process aforesayd before us in Our next Gen^l Court you cause to come & be certifyed & he with these the partys prosecuting the sayd Judgment or Order by the Marshall Deputy as to this to be fore warn^d & that the Execution of the sayd Judgment or Order to do You supported & untill the Same Shall be determin^d in Our next Gen^l Court on the last Tuesday in October next & that the Error if any there be in this part in due manner may be corrected & to the partys aforesay^d full & speedy Justice may be admonished as of rights ought to be.
    Wittn: Chr. GALE Esq. Ch. Just.
        This 5^th day of August 1726

Att A court Held for the Prec^t Of Currotk the 12^th day of July Anno Dom 1726
    Cap^t Fos. SANDERSON
    Tho. TAYLER
    Cap^t Jno. WOODHOUSE
    Rich^d CHURCH
    Wm. PARKER
    Jno. ETHERIDGE
        Esq. Justices

   Whereas Thomasin ONEAL was brought before this Court by Information of Mr. Umphry VINCE Complaining Ags^t the s^d Thomasin for misusing one William VINCE an Orphan Boy being bound to the s^d Thomazin and the s^d Orphan being examined by the Court Declared that he was by his s^d Mistress Overcast? s^d And had more work Set him than he Could perform and that his Mistress would Whip him for not performing so great tasks wherefore it Appearing to the Court that the said Orphan hath been very hardly Dealt with and much abused by his s^d Misttress Its Therefore Ord^d that the s^d William VINCE be cleared and he is hereby cleared from his former Mistressis Service and to remain in Custody of Mr. Humphry VINCE as Guardian to the orphan and the s^d Thomasin to pay y^e Costs Alias? Exco^r?
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    J. MARTYN Clk Cort.

Thomason ONEALL having obtained a Writt of Superseedeas returnable to this Court directing to the Justices of the precinct Court of Curatuck comanding the Said Justices that the record and process of the Said Court should be Certifyed to the Court here concearning one William VINCE an orphan & that the Execution of the Said Judgment or order of the Said Court should be Superseeded until the Same Should be by the Court here examined by Thomas SWANN her Attorney now came having filed the Errors by the Said Thomasin asign^d which being deligently examined & by the Court be well Consider^d & fully understood as well the record & process of the said Court of the Precinct of Curatuck as the Errors by the Said Thomasin asign^d. It is the opinion of this Court that the Justices of the court for the precinct of Curatuck having nothing Erred Therefore It is Consider^d that the Judgment or Order & process of the said Court do Stand & be of full force anything to the Contrary notwith Standing whereupon the said Thomasin by her Attorney afores^d moved in arrest of Judgment & prayed day to be heard thereon which was granted & the Second day of the next Court to  be held for this Government on the date Tuesday in March was assigned her and it is further order^d that the said William VINCE in the mean time be and continue under the Care & tuition of Humphrey VINCE his Guardian & live wth S^d HUMPHRY pursaint to the Order of the say^d Court.

[On the back of these pages were written:
ONEALL vs VINCE - Supersedeas; All persons conserned in the within supersedas as over service with the same by me; /s/     George POWERS Dep. Marshal]

Corrotuck papers; 1726 Octob.; ONEAL vs. VINCE; Errors

ONEALE vs VINCE; Case Order to be Enter^d

[SOURCE: Manuscript and Archives Reference System MARS site under Colonial Records Group-Estates Papers, Estates Records, Unnamed Decedents, and Guardian Records 1665-1759; MARS ID: 401.3.516]

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