Thomas Jones, Stephen Goff & Mary his wife executrix of the agt last Will & Testament of John Jarbo deceased. Stephen Goff & uxr was attached to answer unto Thomas Jones in Exr Jno Jarbo a plea of trespas upon the case And whereupon the said Thomas Jones by Kenelm Cheseldyn his Attorny complaineth that whereas the said John Jarbo in his life time to wit the eighth day of June in the yeare of Our Lord 1672 Stood indebted unto John England & Thomas Jones the summe of three thousand One hundred flinty three pounds of tobacco In consideration whereof the said John Jarbo did assume upon himselfe & to the said Thomas did faithfully promise that he the said John would pay the same on demand after the tenth of October next ensueing the eighth day of June aforesaid to the said John England or to the said Thomas Jones their heirs executrs or admrs & the said Thomas in fact saith that the said John in his life time nor the said Mary while she was Sole nor the said Stephen and Mary Since espousalls executrix of the last will & Testament of the said John hath not paid to either the said John England or Thomas Jones but the same to pay hitherto & Still doth deny to pay to the damage of the said Thomas foure thousand pounds of tobacco & thereupon he bringeth his suite.And the said Stephen & Mary by Robert Carvile their Attorny cometh & defend the force & injury when &c & pray liberty to imparle hereunto untill the next Court & it is granted them the same day is given to the said Thomas Jones.Att which said next Court to wit the sixth day of October Anno 1677 Came the said Thomas Jones by his said Attorny & offered himselfe against the said Stephen & Mary in the plea aforesaid but the said Stephen & Mary came not but made default & the said Thomas Jones did under his hand acknowledge that there is only One thousand five hundred fifty three pounds of tobacco the remainder of the debt aforesaid due unto him the said Thomas Jones. Whereupon it is granted by the Court here that the said Thomas Jones recover against the estate of the said John Jarbo the summe of One thousand five hundred fifty three pounds of tobacco the debt aforesaid as also the summe of pound of tobacco Costs of suite.(Proceedings of the Provincial Court, 1677-1678, Archives of MD, Vol. 67, p. 71).