I have noticed inquiries recently about William Bond from Virginia, so thought I would offer a few "William notes" (and a little about Edward Bond) I picked up during my search for the elusive John Bond of Halifax County, Virginia. From Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America, page 48 "William Bond, of Watertown, Mass., 1649, third son of Thomas, of Bury St. Edwards, in County Suffolk, baptized there, Sept 3, 1625, at St. James' Church, came probably, in 1630, in the fleet with Winthrop. ..... He married, Feb. 7, 1650, Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Briscoe. ....His second wife was Elizabeth, widow of John Nevinson. His children were, William 1650, John 1652, Thomas, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Sarah, Jonas, Mary." From Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, page 176 " #124581, "William Bond (1760-1827) served as private under Captains Moseley and Carrington, 1st Virginia regiment, Continental Line. He was born in Hanover County, Va.; died in Franklin County, Ky. Probably same William - from The Bond and Kennedy Families of Kentucky, by Lydia K. Bond. (not direct quote - my notes) William Bond I born 1740 in St. Martine Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, parents William and Mary Bond. His parents moved to what became Cumberland County, Virginia. William I moved to what became Cumberland County, Kentucky. From DAR Lineage - Col. William Bond from Maryland, b. 1740, Hartford, Md., married Sarah Wrongs, killed by Indians on his way to Kentucky (no date). Son listed, Edward Fell Bond. From Dar Lineage - Col. William Bond of Mass., b 1733, Watertown, Mass., married Lucy Brown, died in camp at Mount Independence, near Ticonderoga,NY. Son listed, William Bond. From Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786 and Washington County, 1777 - 1870, by Lewis Preston Summers, page 1303, abstract of deeds "Page 355. September 15, 1794. Wm. Bond and Fannie his wife to George Shelley, $600. 300 acres on the waters of Beaver Creek." (Note: Edward Bond, mentioned below, also owned land on Beaver Creek) Same book as above, page 950. "Edward Bond in Court acknowledged himself Indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia in the Sum of four Hundred pounds & Andrew Colvill, Richard Moore & William Bond each in the sum of Two Hundred pounds of their respective goods .....". Now about Edward Bond - he had been accused of stealing a horse, and assaulting Thomas Jones. Jones died that night, and Edward was tried for murder and horse theft. Same book as above page 260, 261, " .... ' the last Tuesday in February (1777) , being the 25th day of that month, on which day the court assembled at Black's Fort, ...... the court proceeded to the examination of Edward Bond, on suspicion of his having murdered Thomas Jones. The court heard the evidence and acquitted the prisoner. On the following day the court proceeded to the examination of the same Edward Bond, upon suspicion of his having stolen a small bay mare of the value of fifteen pounds, and upon a hearing of the evidence against him, he was held for trial at the General Court, at the capitol in the city of Williamsburg.' The student of our early history must be impressed with this fact, that our forefathers would give to the prisoner charged with murder the benefit of every reasonable doubt, while on the other hand, they would give the prisoner charged with horse-stealing, the maximum punishment prescribed by law, if there existed against him a strong suspicion." I don't know what Edward's punishment was, but an Edward Bond was recorded as being in court several times after that - both suing and being sued. I envy anyone who has Edward for an ancestor. Just imagine, at the next family reunion Uncle Abner ( the family cynic and genealogy doubter) saunters over, and with a sneer, asks the usual question - "Found any murderers or horse thiefs in the family?". And you say, "Matter of fact -----". Phyllis in Phoenix leotaphyls@aol.com