Hezekiah Huntington, statement of Elizabeth Waterman, 17 January 1749/50

Author Huntington, Hezekiah

Date17 January, 1750

abstractA statement taken by Hezekiah Huntington from Mrs. Elizabeth Waterman, relating to Captain Dean's enslaved woman, Phyllis. 17 Jan. 1749/50. Norwich, a.d.s. 1p.

RepositoryRauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.

Call NumberMS-1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection, Box 3, Folder 750117

noteworthyThis was right around the time of the 1750 Calendar Act, which shifted the date forward 11 days, so the testimony may reflect some uncertainly about the date

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Norwich January 17th 1749/50 Mrs. Elizabeth Waterman
of Norwich Personally appeared and made Solemn oath to answer
truly to Such Interrogatories as Shall be put to her Concerning a Case
Depending before the Second Church of Christ in Lebanon
Concerning a Scandilous Defamation Spred by Captain Daniel
Smally; tending to Defame Samuel Smally of said Lebanon;
Question first. What did you hear the Negro fillis Say Concerning
the father of her Child which She was Supposed to be pregnant
With When you was Carried to her by her master Dean, as
you have before testified — he did Carry you —
Answer. upon the Desire of Captain Dean and his Wife I asked
her who was the father of her Child. She Said She dare not
tell. I asked her again; and Said She might tell me; She
Said again She dare not tell because he said he
would kill her — afterwards She Said when I asked
her again, who was the father of the Child: that it was
Samuell Smallys the 2nd
Question: 2nd Did you Ever hear fillis Say that her old master would
kill her if She told who was the father of her Child —
Answer: no never, any Such thing; I do not Remember that
Ever I heard her Say anything about her old Master

Taken upon Oath before me the Subscriber; Mr.. Benejah
Billand Mr. Jedidiah Elderkin being Present —
Hezekiah Huntington Assistant
To the Reverend Mr. Eleazar
Wheelock pastor of the Second
Church of Christ in Lebanon
to Be Communicated
Evidence Sealed up By
Hezekiah Huntington Assistant
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