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== Mass, 1675-1680 – Women in county courts == | == Mass, 1675-1680 – Women in county courts == | ||
| + | So, pre-marital sex was a big no-no. I'd imagine that the only way the courts found out would be if a) you had a "bastard child" (Mary Chelson) or b) actually told the courts (William and Mary Backway)? So they were both whipped and fined. However, when Rebecca Auborne admits to having a child with Samuel Kemble, she is whipped and he is just ordered to pay child support - why wouldn't he have been whipped like William Backway? - Matt | ||
== Virginia, 1642, NY 1721-1759 – Widows, Wills and Dower Rights == | == Virginia, 1642, NY 1721-1759 – Widows, Wills and Dower Rights == | ||
