Hi all, I hope these records have not been published previously, but if they have, then please forgive me for publishing them again. I found a book at my library called Bastardy Bonds of NC. The book describes these records as follows. "These are bonds posted because of the birth or impending birth of a bastard child. These bonds were intended to protect the county from the expense of raising the child. When the pregnant woman or birth was brought to the attention of the court, a warrant was issued and the woman was summoned into court. She was questioned (under oath) and asked to declare the child's father. The father was then served a warrant and required to post bond. If the woman refused, either she, her father or some other party posted the bond. Occasionally, it will be found that, a woman's name appears several times. You must refer to the original court minutes to determine if this is for one or more cases" MY NOTES: CQ-In this case you will have to check the minutes at the proper county courthouse in North Carolina. Also, there can be more than one person named as bondsman. In some of the cases, it appears that the transcriber read the same name but interpreted it differently (ie. Searby/Yearly). I will use the following abbreviations. Mt=Mother Bs=Bondsman Dt=Date BURKE CO., NC Mt-R.K. Brittain.......Bs-Jas W. QUEEN/JF Robb/...Dt-6/19/1874 Mt.-RK Brittain....Bs. James W. QUEEN....Dt.6/19/1874 Mt.-Rachel Searby..BS-Rachel Yearly/John QUEEN/Frances P. Glass....Dt.4/27/1829 Mt.-Rebecca Davis....Bs.-Jennie Talent/Hampton QUIN.....Dt.5/24/1873 Mt.-Rebecca Davis...Bs.-Jesse Talent/Hampton QUEEN...Dt. 5/24/1873 Mt.-Rebecca Davis...Bs.-Jesse Sallent/Hampton QUINN...Dt. 6/5/1871 Mt.-Rebecca Davis..Bs.-Jessey Talent/Jameson QUEEN..Dt. 4/23/1873 Mt.-Annas Whisenhunt...Bs.-Annas Whisenhunt/Jesse Tallant/Jamason QUIN....Dt. 11/16/1872 Mt.-Barbry Johnson..Bs.-James QUEEN/ John Propst...Dt.6/24/1873 Mt.-Barbry Johnson..Bs.-John McDaniell/TF Tarryrru...Dt. 6/24/1873 Mt.-Mary Eply...Bs.-James QUEEN......Dt. 3/23/1876 Mt.-Mary Eply...Bs.-David Terry......Dt. 12/2/1867-70 Mila Alford......Bs.-James Queen.....Dt. 10/24/1876 "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs:29:18 <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> QUEENSCASTLE BRANCHES AND BOUGHS http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire Homepage/Donegal, Ireland, Poland & Russia Information http://www.geocities.com/postalq Home of Donegal, Ireland Information Site Also Poland & Russia
What a situation, not a proud era for the Queen clan. Sounds like the source for many hill billy marrying cousin jokes. In a 3 year period 3 illegitimate children were born to the Queens, all related to the household of Jameson (my illustrious gggrandfather). 1839 - Jameson Queen weds Mary Jeffrys 1858 - Mary Alice Queen born to Jameson and Mary Jeffreys Queen (last child born to Mary) 1869 - William Grant Queen born to Jameson Queen and Annie Whisenhunt (obviously illegitimate) 1870 - Census shows Mary as wife and Annie Whisenhunt both living in the Jameson household. 1871 - Rebecca Davis bond signed by Hampton Queen (brother of Jameson) 1872 - Wade Hampton Queen born, shown as son of Jameson and Annie (I'll bet the farm that he was actually the son of Hampton Queen and Rebecca Davis) 1872- Annie Whisenhunt bond signed by Jameson Queen 1872 - Mary Jeffreys (wife of Jameson) died 1873 - Jameson and Annie Whisenhunt wed 1874 - R.K Brittain bond signed by James W. Queen (son of Jameson) something wrong here, James W. died in the battle of Malvern Hill in 1862 1874 - Pinckney Gaither Queen born to Jameson and Annie Conclusions ? A whole lot of begetting going on in Burke County. Just to completely ruin your day, read the book "Deliverance"; the name given to the two hill billys who attack the campers was the Queen brothers. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Queen" <postalq@grnco.net> To: <QUEEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 3:22 PM Subject: [QUEEN] Bastardy Bonds of NC > Hi all, > I hope these records have not been published previously, but if they have, > then please forgive me for publishing them again. I found a book at my > library called Bastardy Bonds of NC. The book describes these records as > follows. > > "These are bonds posted because of the birth or impending birth of a bastard > child. These bonds were intended to protect the county from the expense of > raising the child. > > When the pregnant woman or birth was brought to the attention of the court, > a warrant was issued and the woman was summoned into court. She was > questioned (under oath) and asked to declare the child's father. The father > was then served a warrant and required to post bond. If the woman refused, > either she, her father or some other party posted the bond. > > Occasionally, it will be found that, a woman's name appears several times. > You must refer to the original court minutes to determine if this is for one > or more cases" > > MY NOTES: CQ-In this case you will have to check the minutes at the proper > county courthouse in North Carolina. Also, there can be more than one person > named as bondsman. In some of the cases, it appears that the transcriber > read the same name but interpreted it differently (ie. Searby/Yearly). > > I will use the following abbreviations. > Mt=Mother > Bs=Bondsman > Dt=Date > > BURKE CO., NC > Mt-R.K. Brittain.......Bs-Jas W. QUEEN/JF Robb/...Dt-6/19/1874 > > Mt.-RK Brittain....Bs. James W. QUEEN....Dt.6/19/1874 > > Mt.-Rachel Searby..BS-Rachel Yearly/John QUEEN/Frances P. > Glass....Dt.4/27/1829 > > Mt.-Rebecca Davis....Bs.-Jennie Talent/Hampton > QUIN.....Dt.5/24/1873 > > Mt.-Rebecca Davis...Bs.-Jesse Talent/Hampton QUEEN...Dt. 5/24/1873 > > Mt.-Rebecca Davis...Bs.-Jesse Sallent/Hampton QUINN...Dt. 6/5/1871 > > Mt.-Rebecca Davis..Bs.-Jessey Talent/Jameson QUEEN..Dt. 4/23/1873 > > Mt.-Annas Whisenhunt...Bs.-Annas Whisenhunt/Jesse Tallant/Jamason > QUIN....Dt. 11/16/1872 > > Mt.-Barbry Johnson..Bs.-James QUEEN/ John Propst...Dt.6/24/1873 > > Mt.-Barbry Johnson..Bs.-John McDaniell/TF Tarryrru...Dt. 6/24/1873 > > Mt.-Mary Eply...Bs.-James QUEEN......Dt. 3/23/1876 > > Mt.-Mary Eply...Bs.-David Terry......Dt. 12/2/1867-70 > > Mila Alford......Bs.-James Queen.....Dt. 10/24/1876 > > > > "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs:29:18 > > <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > QUEENSCASTLE BRANCHES AND BOUGHS > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire > Homepage/Donegal, Ireland, Poland & Russia Information > http://www.geocities.com/postalq > Home of Donegal, Ireland Information Site > Also Poland & Russia > > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== > GenConnect Family Association: Queen > Surname Index > http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/surindx.pl?site=88QUEEN > > ============================== > 9 Health Tips for Computer Genealogists > http://www.thirdage.com/features/tech/ouch/ >