Nel, I'm sorry but I don't have more on the Nicholas Hatcher - John Baldwin bond. I found this when I googled "Nicholas Hatcher Bucks PA". I did find that John Baldwin was a prominent Quaker of Bristol Township owning a ferry crossing on Neshaminy Creek. Finding a record of this bond could provide a great deal of information. I was also wondering about the reference to Rebecca the wayward wife of Nicholas Hatcher. It would seem that this Nicholas might just be a son of the Nicholas that is referenced in 1725. It just seems that if this in the wife of the 1725 Nicholas she might be a bit old (this was 1764) to be carrying on in such a manner. That makes me think that perhaps she was the wife of a younger Nicholas (i.e. a son of Nicholas 1725) Gary

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "If you can't stand the skeletons, stay out of the closet" - Val D Greenwood Excellent, Gary! And you're right about those bonds. If it's anything like Rachel's bond in NJ, it'll be very informative. I had also wondered about Rebecca, Nick's wife. But while I have no problem believing an older wife may have left a husband, my thinking on this is that I still have a few stray Hatchers bn mid 1700s who seem born too late to be sons of men born 1700-1710. So I suspect we've still got some missing blanks in this pic. Another problem I'm seeing from the tax lists Ed sent is that Nick paid one of the smallest amounts compared to neighbors, indicating he owned only a small amount of land. Many times in this situation, you will find no will or estate recs because the kid(s) avoid the costs of court probating by agreeing among themselves on who gets what. That makes it tougher to find info on them and leaves us hunting for the more obscure records. Ed is ready to rock and roll again so will put the Lucy Robbins collection on his list....... Nel