Middlesex ss
Jane Powell< no role >
Singlewoman
maketh oath that
divers years ago She was hired & lived as a hired Servant
by the
year by & with one Mr White an Apothecary
in the
Back
Road
in the Parish of St Mary Ishington
in the sd County
& Continued in Such Service at Certain Wages for Several years
& by means there of gained a legal Settlement there That She
has not Since lived as a hired Servant for a year nor was She
ever Married nor hath She done any Act to gain a Subsequent
Settlement
Sworn this 15 day
of Septemr 1777
before
Parkr Rowlands< no role >
Jno Sherwood< no role >
The Mark of
[mark]
Jane Powell< no role >
Middlesex ss}
Elizabeth Gruggen< no role >
widow
maketh oath That
She hath a Niece named
Henrietta Howard< no role >
the Daughter of
this Deponents Brother
William Howard< no role >
deced and this Depo
[..]
has been Credibly informed & which She believes to be true
That her said late deced Brother was at the time of his death
lawfully Settled in the
Parish of Armdell
in the County of
Sussex
That this Deponents said Niece to the Knowledge or
belief of this Deponent never was bound an Apprentice nor
ever lived as a hired Servant for a year nor ever did any
any act to gain a Settlement in her own right
Sworn this 17. day
of September 1777
before
Parkr Rowlands< no role >
Eliz Gruggen< no role >