Mary Aggie And The Benefit Of Clergy

Mary Aggie And The Benefit Of Clergy (HM1PKL)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.417', W 76° 30.85'

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Mary Aggie, an enslaved woman, was convicted of theft in York County in 1730. Lt. Gov. William Gooch, impressed with Mary's profession of faith when she sued previously for her freedom, supported her 1730 claim for "benefit of clergy," which then allowed only white men to escape the harshest penalties for most first offenses by reading a passage from the Bible. Gooch's support resulted in Aggie's pardon on the condition that she be sold out of Virginia. In 1732, the General Assembly extended a modified form of benefit of clergy to all races and women. Aggie probably never knew her plea's significant legal effect. Virginia abolished the benefit by 1848.
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HM NumberHM1PKL
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Marker NumberNP 13
Year Placed2011
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 at 9:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 365666 N 4120753
Decimal Degrees37.22361667, -76.51416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.417', W 76° 30.85'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 25.02" N, 76° 30' 51" W
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Area Code(s)757
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1600-1698 VA-238, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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