Help with handwriting/surname in Colonial New England

Question

I am hoping someone with more ability than I have in deciphering handwriting and more knowledge of surnames in colonial New England can tell me a surname in this court record from 1710:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5T-D9JT-P

In the lower portion, going from the second to the third lines, is a name Hannah _____. I cannot makeout her surname.

(I have linked the man I believe to be the father of her child named in this record.)

Answer 1

Looking at the original you've linked, I see a name Hannah in the fourth line, but the word after that does not appear to be a surname, but rather the word "that," spelled "thatt."  The following words appear to be "[thatt] if this Sd John..."  The previous line appears to refer to begetting a Bastard Child, and the line above that appears to name John Thirber (possibly an alternate spelling of Thurber).

Maybe I'm misunderstanding.  It might help if you posted your entire first draft of your transcription.

Comments

But "Han-nah" appears split between the 2nd and 3rd lines, and the word following appears to me to be a surname. "The Condition of this recognicianed [recognizance] is shuch thatt where as John Thirber June [Junior] a Servantt to y^e sd Barney is accussed by Han-nah ???" The ??? is in place of the word that looks like her surname to me.

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'thatt' after Hannah on 4th line is exactly the same as 'thatt' at the end of the 1st line.

Answer 2

I read it as Ingol. There are a lot of Ingalls in the Rehoboth VRs.

Comments

The second character looks much more like an "r" than an "n" to me.  I have no idea what the initial capital is.

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Looking again, I'd say Engol. Notice that in the paragraph above, last line, where England is spelled out, the E is similar in design, though with more flourish. In any case, that's my take on it.

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Looking at it again, I agree about the "E."  But the letter after the E doesn't look like the "n" in England.

Answer 3

"... Hannah LNAB??? a mulatto woman for begetting a bastard child ..."

The LNAB, if it is an LNAB, could be Jegol, but it is hard to tell without some further confirmation. I am pretty sure the second letter is an E, not an R. Jegol could be of Ethiopian origin.

I could read most of the legal document, if it is of any help.

Comments

Yes, I agree that "e" is a good possibility for the second letter.  It also creates more possibilities for the first letter.

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First letter of the surname may be an I, so Irgol.

Answer 4

I think the first character may be an ampersand (&, similar to the ampersand in "goods & chattels" in the last line of the previous paragraph, which looks like a different person's handwriting). If it's an uppercase letter, I think it's an A. It's followed by what looks like "rg". I I think the next bit after that is "oe"; there are other instances of it in the paragraph.

I see "... is accused by Hannah &rgoe a molattoe vooman for begetting a Bastard Child on ye Body of sd Hannah thatt if this sd John Thirber do personally appear before oe Justice att ye(?) nexxt Courtte of the..."