Someone provided a link to this information. Because of questions I have had about this type of bond, it seemed the info might be useful to other listmembers. Hope this helps as much as it helped me. __________________________________________________ The General Assembly of North Carolina mandated, early in the life of the state, that a system be devised to protect the counties of the state from being responsible for the support of children born out of wedlock.Thus came into being the "B******* Bonds." When the pregnancy of an unmarried woman or the birth of a child to an unmarried woman was brought to the attention of the court, a warrant was issued and the woman brought into court. She was questioned under oath and asked to name the child's father. The alleged father was then also brought into court 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 the alleged father posted the bond together. If the woman refused to post bond or name the father, she could be sent to jail. These records were extracted from state records by Rick Frizzell.