Don't know how many of you have seen the movie, "The Patriot", but I had a question on the 1776 mailing list regarding the Bundling Bed. The young male character was sewed into a bag on a bed, but the girlfriend's mother, and young man and girlfriend spent the night together.. [if you haven't seen the movie, it is a MUST for family historians!!] The answer I got back was very interesting: Bundling was a custom of people sharing the same bed, especially courting couples. Since courtship was hard back in those days - a young man may have lived so far away that he could not go and come in one day - the visitor was usually allowed to stay overnight. Since space was scarce, everyone had to share beds. They used the bundling bags in these instances to insure the chastity of the young ladies. Also, in very cold weather the couple courted while wrapped up in quilts in the bed. Another practice was the bundling board. The father would put a board down the middle of the bed and the young man slept on one side and the young lady slept on the other side. I am sure many a father lost a lot of sleep. Does anyone know when this custom started and when it ended? Lanita I'm always late. My ancestors arrived on the JUNE flower.