Bastardly Bonds. When a girl had a child out of weblock the court made her name the father and either the father of the child or someone from his family would post a bond (money) for the support of the child. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JON WILLAND" <jon.and.lois.willand@worldnet.att.net> To: <ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [RowanRoots] ROWANROOTS-D Digest V00 #42 > Would someone please tell this poor northerner looking for gg grandfather > John Davis, b. 1809, probably Rowan county, what the Bastardy Bonds are? > Thanks. > Lois Willand > > ---------- > >From: Whitewolfe0510@aol.com > >To: ROWANROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [RowanRoots] ROWANROOTS-D Digest V00 #42 > >Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2000, 2:48 PM > > > > > Hello, > > Does anyone have access to Bastardy Bonds? If so I need to find out if there > > was one on Polly Dedmon for son Jacob Wolf born 11-1-1798 or 12-26-1794 I > > have 2 conflicting dates of birth on #xgreatgrandfather? If fathers names is > > on same, I will come to NC and give you a big kiss!! LOL > > Thank you, > > Melanie Malone > > > >