Angelica Wade

Notes:

Early Child Support
"Goochland County Virginia Order Book 4 (microfilm), Dallas Public Library, John Utley Wade was the bastard son of Angelica Wade by John Utley, III (Goochland County, Virginia, Order Book 4, pages 452 and 527). February Court, 1739, Wade vs. Utley, page 452, Angelica Wade comes into Court and makes Oath that John Utley, junr. is the Father of a Male Child named John, Born of her body whereupon it is Ordered that a Capias (an order to arrest) do issue agst the said John Utley returnable to the next Court (February Court, 1739) March Court, 1740, Wade vs. Utley, page 527 On the complaint of Angelica Wade against John Utley, Junr. for getting a bastard child on her body the said Angelica having made Oath to the same it is Ordered that the said John do give Security to save the Parish of St. James harmless from the maintenance of said Child and that he pay Costs (1739) (hereafter cited as Virginia, Goochland Order Book 4)."


Utley Court Documents
John Utley, Jr. and William Willis each acknowledge himself indebted to John Fleming and Arthur Hopkins, church wardens of St. James Parish unto their successors in the sum of 20 pounds sterling for the use of the said parish to be levied upon each of their goods and chattels on condition that the said John Utley, Jr. save the said parish of St. James harmless from the maintenance of a bastard male child begotten upon the body of Angelica Wade by the said John Utley, Jr.