Sue, or List, does anyone know what the rules were concerning these bastardy bonds? we have court record of ancestor, Peter vincent, Granville co. NC who took on 9 year old Thornton Taylor, "base born child of Elizabeth Taylor" to raise and "teach to be a planter until age 18." Heard it was usually the father or family of father who did such. aparently he was something of a member of the family. he went with them to TN well after he was grown. who was responsible for putting up these bonds, or taking on the responsibility of raising? Judith Vinson Sue wrote: > > Hello List, > The Bastardy Bonds ended about 1878, according to Betty J. and Edwin A. > Camin, the authors of the only book on Bastardy Bonds of N.C., that I am > aware of. > Helen Leary, who wrote "North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local > History " says that "the power to legitimate was exercised by the > General Assembly until 1835. and beginning in 1806, this authority was > shared with the county inferior and superior courts; after 1868 county > superior courts had sole authority." > Most of the bonds and records of bastardy are in the State Archives, > where they are usually filed chronologically. > (my note: Many of these records are in the county court minutes.) > Sue Ashby > CC: Chatham Co., N.C. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/chatham.htm > listowner: > ASHBY-L@rootsweb.com > NCWAKE-L@rootsweb.com