Currituck County NcArchives Court.....Foushaw, John 1721
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1721

Minutes of the General Court of North Carolina
North Carolina. General Court
March 30, 1721 - April 04, 1721
Volume 02, Pages 433-44

[Records of General Court.]

North Carolina ss. 
Att a Genll Court of Oyer & Terminer continued & held for the sd Province at the 
Genll Court house at Queen Ann's Creek in Chowan Precinct the 30th day of March 
1721 & Contd to ye 4 Aprill

To the Honble Fred: Jones Esqr Ch: Just & to the rest of the Justices for holding 
the Genll Court of the Province of North Carolina. The Jurors for our Sovereign 
Lord the King present that Joseph Bowring & Robert Tucker late of Currytuck in 
the sd Province Yeomen, not having the fear of God before his eyes but being 
stird up and seduced by the Instigation of the Devil on the 20th of Janry. 1720 
at Currytuck afsd by force and armes in and upon one John Foushaw in the Peace of 
God and our Lord the King then & there being an Assault did make & the sd John 
Foushaw did Violently beat & bruise throwing him severall times down and Dashing 
his head & breast against the floor & so voluntarily feloniously & of malice 
forethought the sd John Foushaw at Currytuck afsd beat & wounded particularly in 
his head breast & Stomach in such Violen maner that of the sd wound he the sd 
Foushaw did pine & Languish untill the 23d day of the same month & on the sd 23d 
day of the sd month at Currytuck of the afsd maiming & mortall wounding did Dye & 
so the afsd Jurors on their oaths do say that the afsd Joseph Bowring & Robert 
Tucker on the afsd 23d day of Janry at Currytuck afsd the sd John Foushaw in 
maner & form as afsd & of malice forethought did willfully & felloniously kill & 
murther contrary to the Peace our Lord the King his Crown & Dignity. Which Bill 
of Indictmt is returnd by the Grand Jury Ignoramus notwithstanding the Court are 
of Opinion that the sd Bowring & Tucker give security for their good behaviour.

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