Rachel (--?--)

Abt 1710 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Rachel (--?--)  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1710	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Land sold	6 May 1730	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	The deed for land John and Rachel Northam sold Mary Andrews was presented by John Osbourne and recorded.
  Court - named in petition	Jan 1738/39	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	On the complaint of Rachel Northam, her husband John was bound to keep the peace, but in January 1738/39, he was released from his bond because no one appeared to protest. During the next ten months Rachel probably noticed that she was seeing less of her husband; he was unlawfully cohabiting with Sarah Benston for least part of that time. While her husband's philandering may have been part of the picture, it was not the whole story. The following January Rachel came to court and petitioned that "she had for a long time by past been used with so much Cruelty by her Husband that she could not with Safety of Life longer cohabit with him." He refused to support her even though she had brought several slaves and a considerable estate to their marriage. Now, because of infirmity, age and her husband's abuse, she claimed she was unable to work for her living. Penniless, Rachel was declared a pauper and assigned Geo. Douglas as her attorney. Northam went on to other things, including obtaining a discharge from the bond keeping him from Sarah Benston, but poor Rachel and her petition simply faded away.
  Marr Name	Rachel Northam
  Record ID	100486
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Person ID	I100486	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	John (of Thos) Northam,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Rachel Bell,   b. Abt 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 Jun 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 31 years)  m. Abt 1746    ╚═(2 wife of JnoNortham) (--?--),   b. Abt 1750   d. Bef 1784  (Age < 33 years)  m. Abt 1770    ╚═Rachel Fisher,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Apr 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years)  m. Abt 1784
  Marriage	Abt 1730	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F33478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1710 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1730 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land sold - 6 May 1730 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Court - named in petition - Jan 1738/39 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S972] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1724-1731, Volume 15, (Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007), p. 312 (6 May 1730 Court), 972. [S978] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1737-1744, Volume 17, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2007), intro page x (Jan 1738/39 Court), 978.