>Paul Drake shared this, and I think everyone could learn from it...meaning >of "bind out".... > > > > > Subject: . [VA-ROOTS] Court Order Meaning > > > > > > > This question came to me today from Ralph Dugger. It would seem to be > > > important enough for all of us to know. > > > Paul: > > > > > > ">> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:23 PM > > > > Subject: Court Order Meaning > > > > > > > > "Oct. 1746 - Ordered > > > > I found the following in Surry County records: > > > > > > > > "Oct. 1746 - Ordered that Church Warden of Albemarle Parish bind out > > > > ETHELDRED baseborn son of Priscilla Bennett according to law." > > > > > > > > I know that this means that Priscilla Bennett had an illegitimate >child > > > but > > > > what, exactly, was happening with this court order? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any information. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul Drake" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Court Order Meaning > > > > > > > > > > Johnson (1755 and 1802) defines the term "warden" as "a keeper", a >"head > > > > officer", and "a guardian". Albemarle Parish here was ordered by the > > > court > > > > to take charge of the child and "bind it out". > > > > > > > > This "warden" (who regularly performed such tasks through his >position > > in > > > > the church hierarchy his office of the church) saw to it that the >child > > > was > > > > placed in the home of a parishioner who would agree to such actions. > > The > > > > child was bound for varying lengths of time and the conditions under > > which > > > > he/she remained and worked for that that new guardian - "master" - > > varied > > > depending upon all the circumstances of the matter.