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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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In Haverham, Bucks, a coroner's inquest on January 4 revealed a daughter had incestuously cohabited with her father, bearing three bastard children: two murdered by the father shortly after birth, one stillborn, all hidden behind a chimney. The father died a year prior; the daughter was jailed. A second inquest on Saturday last found another child's body in the same spot, presumed murdered by them.
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On the 4th Instant, at Haverham, Bucks, a very singular Inquisition was taken by the Coroner for the said County, on View of the Bodies of one male and two female Bastard Children, found secreted between a Chimney and a House at that Place, occupied for some Time past by a Man and his Daughter; when it appeared, upon Examination of divers Witnesses, and the Confession of the Daughter, that she had criminally cohabited with her Father, by whom she had all the above named Infants; that she was from Time to Time privately delivered of them all; that two of them were born alive, and immediately murdered by her Father; that the last was still born; and that all three were secreted by her said Father behind the Chimney, from whence they had been taken.
Upon Which Evidence and Confession the Jury brought in their Verdict, that two of the Children were murdered by the Father (who died about a Year ago) and his Daughter is committed to Aylesbury Jail to take her Trial at the next Assizes.
And on Saturday last a second Inquisition was taken in the same Place, on View of another Child, afterwards found behind the same Chimney, supposed to have been hers, and murdered and secreted there by her and her deceased Father.
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Haverham, Bucks
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The 4th Instant And Saturday Last
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two children murdered by the father; one stillborn; another child found and supposed murdered; daughter committed to aylesbury jail
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Coroner's inquest on bodies of three bastard children found secreted behind chimney in house occupied by man and daughter; daughter confessed to criminal cohabitation with father, private births; two born alive and murdered by father, one stillborn, all hidden by father; verdict of murder on two; second inquest on another child found in same place, supposed murdered by them.