I am forwarding this trying through the Lipe family to trace down the John Harkey who married Elizabeth Doub. I was hoping that the court papers would name his father. Mary Russell [email protected] - >Mary, >The following is the abstract from the book I mentioned last night: From the >Minutes of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cabarrus County: "Tuesday, April 22, >1794: John HARGE, an orphan aged 5 years be bound as apprentice to Jonas LIPE >as a shoemaker for the term of 16 years, the said Master to pay the sum of 4 >pounds and a set of shoemaker tools exclusive of what the Law directs." I >imagine the original may contain more, but probably little of genealogical >interest. > >Will work on getting some info on Jonas to you. Take a little while! > >Best, >George ,