Does anyone know where one can find records of an indentured apprentiship in 19th century Somerset County or NYC? I believe my great grandparents were bound out as children to families in Millstone, NJ. According to the book, "Nineteenth Century Apprentices in New York City," by Kenneth Scott, William Pender was bound out to William and Frances Beardsley of Millstone in 1861 by the Commissioners of the Alms-House & Bridewell of New York. A Mary Kelly (possibly my great grandmother) was bound out to Charles and Andromache Beardsley in 1853. The book states that reports from the town overseers may have information about the child. TIA, Lynda Bell Columbus, Ohio

Lynda Bell wrote: > Does anyone know where one can find records of an indentured apprentiship in 19th century Somerset County or NYC? > > I believe my great grandparents were bound out as children to families in Millstone, NJ. According to the book, "Nineteenth Century Apprentices in New York City," by Kenneth Scott, William Pender was bound out to William and Frances Beardsley of Millstone in 1861 by the Commissioners of the Alms-House & Bridewell of New York. A Mary Kelly (possibly my great grandmother) was bound out to Charles and Andromache Beardsley in 1853. The book states that reports from the town overseers may have information about the child. > > TIA, > Lynda Bell > Columbus, Ohio > > > ==== NJ-GSNJ Mailing List ==== > GSNJ Newsletter: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/newsletter.html Lynda, Have you consulted the original records for these children? The NYC Alms-House records are available at the NYC Municipal Archives on microfilm. Here's the link to their description of the record group: http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/collections/collections_almshouse.shtml Also, it does look like these records on microfilm are available through a LDS Family History Center via their microfilm rental program. You can view the FHL holdings via their online catalog: http://www.familysearch.org/ Place Search: New York, New York (City) Topic: Poorhouses, Poor law, etc. As for the local records for Millstone, I would suggest contacting the Somerset County Historical Society for guidance on the location of the "Overseers to the Poor" records for the timeframe you're interested in. Somerset County Historical Society Van Veghten Dr. / P.O. Box 632 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 http://home.earthlink.net/~schs/index.htm Hope this helps! Michelle -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield