I would think that he?had probably reached the age of?21?years if he was being taxed in 1768.? I believe guardianship lasted until he would have reached the age of maturity or 21 years old. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Dick Stewart <puttpl@cox.net> To: rowanroots@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 6:16 pm Subject: [ROWANROOTS] Guardianship vs. Indentured Person Hello List, I will appreciate your thoughts: I have an ancestor who possibly came with the John Knox family from Ulster, c 1740. If he is still with the family in 1768 and on the Rowan Tax Roll in Jane (K)Nox's household, is it possible he is still under a guardianship, indenture or just residing there on some other basis? My reasoning is that "being listed" is proof of his age being at least 16 but somehow still considered a family member. If not just a casual member of the community visiting, will he be obliged to pay the tax? My expectation is that "guardianship" would have ended at age 16. Dick ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

There is one thing confusing about your message. You stated "he" [not named] came with the KNOX family ca. 1740, and that he is with them in the 1768 tax list, which would make him at least 28 years old. The taxable age on white males in Colonial NC (before the Rev. War) was age 16. Guardianship would end at age 21. That he was taxed with Jane (K)NOX in 1768 would mean he was living in the household (or at least on the premises) and at least age 16. He could have been there as an actual household member (relative, step-relative, etc.), as an apprentice, or as a hired person. In any of the cases, Jane would have been responsible for paying his tax as he was living on her property. Rick Saunders No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.32/1131 - Release Date: 11/14/2007 4:54 PM

Rick, I didn't realize guardianships lasted until 21 - did that apply after the Revolution too? Are you as knowledgeable about TN records as NC? Thanks Joan Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fredric Z. Saunders" <fzsaund@ix.netcom.com> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Guardianship vs. Indentured Person > There is one thing confusing about your message. You stated "he" [not > named] > came with the KNOX family ca. 1740, and that he is with them in the 1768 > tax > list, which would make him at least 28 years old. > > The taxable age on white males in Colonial NC (before the Rev. War) was > age > 16. Guardianship would end at age 21. That he was taxed with Jane (K)NOX > in > 1768 would mean he was living in the household (or at least on the > premises) > and at least age 16. He could have been there as an actual household > member > (relative, step-relative, etc.), as an apprentice, or as a hired person. > In > any of the cases, Jane would have been responsible for paying his tax as > he > was living on her property. > > Rick Saunders > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.32/1131 - Release Date: > 11/14/2007 > 4:54 PM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >