| 16. | George LETHERLAND (son of LETHERLAND). Notes:
The Litherland name took on many spellings in the Kentucky, Indiana,
Illinois area: Leatherland, Letherland, Litherland, Leitherland,
Latherland. Generally, the individuals were not literate neither reading
or writing. The resulting spelling in tax records or census reflected how
the the recorder heard
the name being pronounced. By the late 1800`S the spelling of
"Litherland"seems to have become the
accepted form for this particular family.
The following is from the records of London County of Middlesex, England.
Proceedings
at the
Sessions of Peace,Oyer and Terminer
of the
City of London
and
County of Middlesex
on
Wednesday the 25th, Thursday the 26th, Friday the 27th, Saturday the 28th
of February, and Monday the
2nd of March.
In the 14th Year of His Majesty`S Reign
being the
Third Sessions in Mayoralty
of the
Right Honourable Humphrey Parsons,Esq:
Lord-Mayor of the city of London
For the year 1741
Number III.
London:
Printed for J.Roberts , at the Oxford-Arms in Warwickland. MDCCXLI.
(Price-Six-Pence)
N.B. The public may be assured, that (during the Mayoralty of the Right
Hon. Humphrey Parson, Esq:
Lord Mayor of this city, for the present year) the Sessions-Book will be
constantly sold for Six-Pence;
and likewise there will be no double Books.
From pg. ( 16 & 17 ) Para 44.
George Leatherland was indited for stealing 4 silk handkerchiefs, Value 8
Schillings, the Goods of
Holden Bouker, in his Shop, Jan the 10th.
John Green On the 10th of January, the Prisoner and another man came into
my Master's Shop, and desired to see some silk Handkerchiefs; I
accordingly showed them several Parcels, and on my seeing the Prisoner
fumbling on the Counter, I collar'd him , and these Handkerchiefs
dropped from him. They are part of the Goods which I shewed him, and are
property of my Master, Holden Bouker. Mr. Bouker. The prisoner
confessed to me, when he was in the Round-House, that he stole these
Handkerchiefs, but said, he was persuaded to it by the Man who was with
him.
Prisoner. I had been for some Grains for my Master, and met with this
other man, and he desired to go with him, to buy a Handkerchief; I went
with him into a Shop, but I asked for nothing, and as soon as I was
taken, he ran away.
Green. I am positive that they didn't drop from the other Man, but him.
William Mathews. I have known the prisoner 15 or 16 Years, and always was
an honest Man, as far as I knew.
William Hill. I have known him for about seven Years, he followed the
Cow Buisness, and I never heard any Ill of him in my Life.
Another. I have known him between Three and Four Years, and never knew or
heard any Ill of him.
John Leatherland. I am his Brother, and never heard but that he behaved
well.
Thomas Leatherland. I am likewise his Brother, and never knew any Harm of
him.
Guilty 4p. 1Od
On page ( 24 ), The Trials being ended, the Court proceeded to give
Judgment as follows: George Leatherland, was sentence of Transportation:
which meant he was sent to the Colonies. There he served 7 years on a
plantation as a servant.
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ID: I08921
Name: George Litherland 1
Sex: M
Birth: ABT. 1720 in England
Death:
Reference Number: 8921
Note:
Notes pertaining to this family as compiled by Gwen Higgins of Asheville,
North Carolina.
Note:
George, of Middlesex, was convicted of stealing a silk handkerchief,
valued at 4 pence. He was sentenced in January 1741 to be transported
from Newgate Prison to the colonies (Maryland). During that period in
English history "transporting" was the sentence given for all but the
most seriou
George married Margarat THOMAS on 24 Dec 1748 in St. Pauls Parish, Baltimore, MD. [Group Sheet]
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