MS LOUISE T OVERTON wrote: > > The court system had one responsibility that took care of orphan > children. When a parent died, the court would "bind out" the children to > some responsible citizen of the community, who would feed, clothe, house, > and educate them until they reached maturity, and teach them the trade of > the benefactor. Then, they would be given the tools of their trade, a suit > of clothes, and sometimes, a horse. Taken from the Guilford County court records. > > ORPHAN BENEFACTOR TRADE > > John COOK William TRAINOR Carpenter > John CARTER Thomas KASEE Blacksmith > James HOOD William CALDWELL Sadler > William DUNMAN James PORTWER Weaver > Thomas George TURNER John OLYVER Tailor > John CARNAHAN James BILLINGSLEY Carpenter > Wlliam CALHOON Robert GULBREATH Blacksmith > John BARNES Benjamin McFARLIN Blacksmith > George Sears TURNEY John DONNELL Wheelwright > Abner HOWLET B. HOWELL Wheelwright > William MILTON John McBRIDE Cooper > Thomas GUELEY John ORR Blacksmith > Henry SMITH John BRADLEY Carpenter, House Joiner > Obediah HOWLETT Henry WORK Carpenter > Isaac GIBSON Nathaniel DOLTON Blacksmith > Tabitha BURNET Robert KIMMINS Spinner > John BEVEL John FINDLEY Cooper > Thomas Ashford Stuart DIAMOND Shoemaker > William BANKS James McADOW Shoemaker > John MITCHELL John McMURRAY Wagon Wheelwright > John CONNER Isaac WHITE Shoemaker > Samuel SHORT Cameron MOORE Silversmith > Jonathon Byrd SHORT Thomas BENBOW Blacksmith > James ANDERSON William McGREADY Sadler > Redmon FULLEN William DICK Planter > > ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== > Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list > Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange > GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line I'm looking for similar info for Chatham County, NC, year 1812+/-, can you help or direct me to an appropriate source? Thanks, Keith ==== NCORANGE Mailing List ==== Larry Noah - lrnoah@bigfoot.com - Listowner - NCORANGE mailing list Orange Co, NC USGenWeb site is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncorange GENDEX at http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ has over 1400 databases on line