Other Court: Joshua Hasting's pig: Middletown Twp, Chester (now Delaware) Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Leslie Potter. lbp@axs2000.net USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________ Summary of the notes of testamony in the law suit over Joshua Hastings' Pig. The next entry in the Court Records was the appointment of a constable for the area. This law suit is what Middletown Twp marks as its establishment. Records of the Courts of Chester County, Pennsylvania 1681-1697 at page 80 Joshua Hasting Plt. in an Action of trespasse Ffrancis Yarnall Defendt Names of ye Petty Jury Robert Vernon Joseph Richards Edmond Carleidge John Edge Edward Carter Walter Ffaussett John Taylor Thomas Minshall Nathaniel Evins Caleb Pusie John Child John Mendinghall The Declaration was read. The answer was read. Allen Robenett being Attested declareth that he knew the Boore of ye Plt Joshua Hastings and that to ye best of his knowledge it was ye same boore and further saith not. Ffrancis Baldwin being attested declareth that ye Boore in possession of Ffrancis Yarnall was Ye Plaintiff's boore & that he saw the said Boore att Allen Robenetts. Randall Mailen being Attested declareth that he being att ye house of Allen Robenett was Bitten in ye stones by David Ogdens dog he was also told ye same by John Holstone. John Hastings being Attested declareth that he did with his owne knife marke ye Plaintiff Boore and that said Boore was att home all one Summer and all the winter following and that he saw him noe more Butt heard of him and that he never saw him att all until he saw him att Ffra Yarnalls and doe further more declare yet he knew it to be ye Plaintiff's Boore. William Mailen being attested declareth that he did not see a sandy Callowred Boore butt he knew not whose it was and further saith not. Judith Colvert being attested declareth there was a Boore yet kept Company with their Swine Butt afterward shee did hear yet ye Boore was ye Plaintiff's Boore and that he went from thence and was away some time and when he came againe he had been bitten on ye right side of ye stones as shee thinks Butt when ffrancis Yarnall came to their House to see ye Boore he said he did thinke this Boores marke was very much like his and that ye Boore was a lighter Collour then his and further saith not. George Maris the Elder being Attested for ye Defendant Declareth that he knew ffrancis Yarnall did Brid a Boore of a Sandy collour And that he have oftern Served him with meat and that his marke was ye Defendant's marke and after ye Defendant fetching home ye said Boore Called upon this deponent to vew ye said Boore And according to ye best of his judgment both by ye marke and by ye Stone and in every respect both of grouth and shap it was the Defendant's Boore John Calvert being Attested for ye Defendant declareth that ye Boore which ffrancis Yarnall tooke away was about three months att times att his House and afterward about ye 1st moneth Ffran Yarnall ye Defendant tooke him away and that ye Boore was Bitten behind on ye right side of ye stones. John ffox being Attested for ye Defendant declareth yet he Knew ye Boore and yet he had one stone hanging down lower than ye other and that he was Bitten by the dogs on ye right side of ye Stones. Jane Calvert being Attested declareth that ffrancis Yarnall came to John Calverts and did there drive a Boore into ye Hog yard and did there say that he though his Boore was a lighter Collour and that ye marke was not althouether like his marke and further saith not. Margrett Hollingsworth being Attested declareth that ye Bourre was a Right Boore Before he was Bitten and that he was supposed to be Joshua Hasting Boore by ye neighborhood and that ye Boore was there most part of ye Winter Caleb Puzie being Attested declareth that ffrancis Yarnall did enquire of him whether there was not a Boore about his House with one stone Who told him he had seen a strange Boore there Thomas Bristow being Attested declareth for ye Defendant that he did certainly know ye said Boore and yet and yet it was ye very Boore of ye Defendants ffrancis Yarnall John Maris being attested for ye defendant declareth that he had knowledge of ye Defendant ffrancis Yarnall Boore and when the said boore was Brought againe by ye Defendant he knew it Certainly to be ye same boore and further saith not George Maris ye Younger being Attented for ye Defendant declareth that he had certain knowledge of ffrancis Yarnalls Boore and that it was ye same Boore which ffrancis Yarnall brought to them to vew when he fetched him home. John Hallawell being Attested for ye Defendant declareth ye Boore was att his House & that it was ye same Boore which he saw Att ye latter end of ye Summer and yet ye Boore was att Jacob Symcocks and he Believes it was ye Defendant ffra: Yarnalls Boore The Jury finde for ye Plaintife twenty five shilling with Cost of Suite Hereupon Judgment is granted upon which ye Defendant makes his Appeale to ye next Court of Equity held for this County ********************************************************************* page 86 Court of Common Please appoints a Constable for Middletown +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ bottom of page 86 and page 87 Att a Court of Equity held att Chester ye 5th day in the 1st Weeke of ye 10th moneth 1686. Commissioner Present John Blunstone John Simcocke George Maris Bartholomew Coppocke Samuell Levis Rober Wade Robert Pile Robert Eyre Clerke ffrancis Yarnall of this County Preferred a Bill to this court Wherein he required a Remedy against ye Verdickt of Jury and Judgment of Court Obteined against him by Joshua Hastings of ye same County att the last Court of comon Please held for this County of Chester the 3rd and 4th days of this Present Weeke Upon which it was Decreed that ffrancis Yarnall should pay 10 S and bear butt halfe the Charges of that Court. Jeremy Collett of this County Preferred a Bill to this Court requiring a Remedy against ye Verdickt of Jury and Judgment of Court in a Case Depending between himselfe & Henry Renolds of ye same County att the last Court of Comon Ples held for this County of Chester the 3rd and 4th dayes of this Present Weeke. Upon which it was Decreed that Henry Renolds should pay one halfe of the Charges of Court and Cost of Suite. The Court Adjourne