Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute

The Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute was the first known prosecution for breach of promise in colonial America and the first in which the defendant was a woman.^[1]^{: 29 June 1623}^[2]^{: 107–108} This case was tried in the chambers of the Virginia Company, and never went to a civil court, for the plaintiff withdrew his complaint. The first successful case was Stretch v. Parker in 1639.^[3]^: 343

^ Matthews, Dianne Neal (2005). The One Year on this Day. Tyndale House. ISBN 9781414304410.
^ Criddlin, William Broaddus (1923). "A History of Colonial Virginia: The First Permanent Colony in America". Retrieved 20 Jan 2019.
^ "Contracts To Marry-Columbia Law Review Vol 25, No.3 (Mar., 1925)". Columbia Law Review. 25 (3): 343–348. 1925. JSTOR 1113025.

[The_One_Year_on_this_Day-1] Matthews, Dianne Neal (2005). The One Year on this Day. Tyndale House. ISBN 9781414304410.

[2] Criddlin, William Broaddus (1923). "A History of Colonial Virginia: The First Permanent Colony in America". Retrieved 20 Jan 2019.

[3] "Contracts To Marry-Columbia Law Review Vol 25, No.3 (Mar., 1925)". Columbia Law Review. 25 (3): 343–348. 1925. JSTOR 1113025.

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