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<p n="173"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middlesex ss</note>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10310_n173-1">Sarah Davenport</rs>
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<interp inst="GLBAEP10310_n173-1" type="surname" value="DAVENPORT"></interp>
<interp inst="GLBAEP10310_n173-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10310_occ57">wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10310_n173-2">John Davenport</rs>
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<interp inst="GLBAEP10310_n173-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10310_occ58">Soldier</rs>
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<lb></lb>
maketh oath That her said husband has been absent from her for<lb></lb>
many Years and She doth not know nor Can Setforth whether he be now<lb></lb>
dead or living nor where his Place of Residence is That divers<lb></lb>
Years ago & Previous to her Marriage with the Said Davenport <lb></lb>
She was lawfully married to one <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10310_n173-3">Edward Webb</rs>
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<interp inst="GLBAEP10310_n173-3" type="surname" value="WEBB"></interp>
<interp inst="GLBAEP10310_n173-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Since deced Who (as<lb></lb>
She has been Credibly informed & verily believes) did before his<lb></lb>
marriage with her and when a Single man <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAEP10310_occ59">live as a hired Servant <lb></lb>
by the Year</rs>
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with one Mr Hyson in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10310_geo146"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAEP10310_geo147">Burwell</rs>
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in the <lb></lb>
County of Cambridge </rs>
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and Continue in Such Service for a year and <lb></lb>
upwards & by means thereof as She is advised gained a legal<lb></lb>
Settlement there That to her knowledge or belief her said first<lb></lb>
husband after his Servitude as aforesaid did not live as a hired Servt.<lb></lb>
for a Year nor rent a house of Ten Pounds a year or upwards nor<lb></lb>
Serve any Parish offices nor Pay any Poors Rates or Kings<lb></lb>
Taxes nor do any Act to gain a Subsequent Settlement.</p>
<p n="174"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="GLBAEP10310_date33">15th. day of<lb></lb>
June 1769</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> <rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10310_n174-1">Chris. Scott</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10310_n174-99">Cha: Digby</rs>
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</hi>
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<p n="175">The mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAEP10310_n175-11">Sarah<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Davenport</rs>
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