I don't have this book, but maybe one of these Isbell bastards is who somebody else is looking for. http://www.mountainpress.com/books/nc/details/nc-0144w.html NORTH CAROLINA BASTARDY BONDS by Betty & Edwin Camin, 252 pages, $35. Example Mother: Malinda JOHNSTON, Jan 1832, Bondsman: William CHILDRESS, John N. FULLER, Solomon WHITLOW The "Bastardy Bonds" of North Carolina contains bonds posted because of the birth or impending birth of a bastard child. These bonds were intended to protect the county or parish from the expense of raising the child. When the pregnancy of a woman or birth of a child was brought to the attention of the court, a warrant was issued and the woman brought into Court. She was examined under oath and asked to declare the name of the child's father. The 'reputed' father was then served a warrant and required to post bond. If the woman refused to name the father, she, her father or some other interested party would post the bond. In some cases, the mother and reputed father together posted the bond. If the woman refused to post bond or declare the father, she was often sent to jail. The records are indexed by county and complimented by a full-name index at the back of book for easy references. The following North Carolina counties are included in this hefty publciation: Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Bertie, Brunswick, Buncomb, Burke, Bute, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Camden, Carteret, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cherokee, Chowan, Clay, Cleveland, Craven, Cumberland, Granville, Moore, New Hanover, Rowan, Rutherford, Surry, and Wake. Family names include: (Isabel) ... ICARD ICEHOUR ICENHOUR ICURD IDARD IGAMS IMES INGLE* INGRAM** INGRUM IMMON INSCO INSCON INSCORE IPOCK* IRELAND IRVIN IRVINE IRWIN ISAAC ISANHOUR ISABEL ISENHOUER ISENHOUR ISENHOWER ISOME ISRAEL ISREAL IVES* IVEY** IVY