I have seen your inquiries about Cortes Parker several times on the net and thought you might want to see this note that Ed furnished to me concerning one of my family members. It does mention you Cortes Parker. Hope you are not offended. Jerry Childers Notes from the Bastard files of York County, South Carolina: (furnished by Ed Stewart) York District: Be it remembered that on this twenty eighth day of February, AD one Thousand Eight hundred and fifty three, James Childers, Cortious A. Parker and William C. Black all of the district of York and state aforesaid personally came before me, Abraham Hardin, a magistrate within and for the district aforesaid and acknowledge themselves to owe to the State of South Carolina the sum of three hundred dollars to be levied of the respective goods and chattels lands and Tenements to the use of the commissioners of the poor of the aforesaid district. If default shall be made in performance of the under written conditions. The conditions of this recognizance's is such that whereas Sarah Selina Stewart a single woman of this district hath on her examination taken in writing on oath hath charged the above bound James Childers of having begotten her with child of with female bastard child of which the said Sarah Selena Stewart a single woman was lately delivered of in this district aforesaid now therefore If said James Childers shall pay or cause to be paid unto the commissioners of the poor for said district on the 22 of November next the sum of Twenty five dollars and the like sum of twenty five dollars on the 22nd day of November every year there after until the said child shall arrive to the age of twelve years old for the sustenance and Maintenance of Said and shall clearly ________ all and singular the inhabitants of said District of and from all manner of cost taxes rates assessments and charges whatsoever for or by reason of the Birth Education and Maintenance of Said Bastard child then this obligation to be void or otherwise to remain in full force & virtue. Taken and acknowledge the day and date above written before me: A. Hardin magistrate Attest to the marks: Ira Hardin James X Childers Cortious X Parker William X Black

Call me slow, but, exactly what is Cortes Parker responsible for? It shows Sarah Selina Stewart a single woman of this district hath charged the James Childers of having begotten her with child of with female bastard child. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.323 / Virus Database: 180 - Release Date: 2/8/02