> So, no husband for Polly and no bond? I don't understand. The bond is a loose sheet of paper, and not all survived. You may have to read the minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, and you may find mention of the bond, along with the information of the mother, (alleged) father, and his bondsman. Rick Saunders http://pweb.netcom.com/~fzsaund/0.html