Hi List, When I first started doing genealogy, I was taught by reading standard textbooks on genealogy of course, by some of the old timers but, the one that made such an impact on me was the one --- Henings "Statutes at Large for the State of VA" and "Shepards Continuation" (of the same) I may have the exact titles a bit off , But, the point is, they cite the rules and laws by which the citizens of VA (and for many years North Carolina, also) lived. So, if your library does not have these books, or you don't have access to them, that is not good. As chairman for books and resource materials for our genealogical society who supplies all of the genealogy materials in our little library, those were two of the books that I made sure we purchased. Questions just like these are answered... :-) And, to add to Pat's citation, I want to say that if there was no estate (land or slaves) then you won't find a guardian because there was nothing "to guard"... :-( And, sadly in these cases, there was usually an indenture or apprentice records because Mom or Dad could not support or take care of them alone. (and there is another reason for the immediate remarriage of a parent with young children).. And, I say "sadly" with reservations because, it was a good thing, for us, to help find those elusive children. Also, I found that sometimes, there would only be an accounting of the estate funds every two years. Occasionally even more time between reports. And, you won't always find a release of the guardian either, when the child/children comes of age. In fact very rarely ( in NC) My 2 bits worth.. :-! Sue Pat Duncan wrote: >The following is from my book of Abstracts of the Loudoun Co. Guardian >Books: Guardians were appointed for individuals, usually minors, who had >inherited money or who were orphaned. The Guardian was to monitor and >control the spending of funds in providing the necessities of the individual's >lifestyle while maintaining the funds principal. In the early years, >Guardians were required to periodically present the Court with an accounting >of income and expenditures. In later years these presentations were >requested every year. Proper receipts and vouchers were required and the >Guardian was usually compensated for his troubles with a small commission. > >Children 14 years or older were allowed to choose their Guardian, while a >Guardian was court appointed for younger minor. The term orphan usually >referred to a minor whose father had died. A parent was often chosen as a >Guardian for a minor who had inherited moneys, etc. from another individual, >often a grandparent. Children were bound out by the Overseers of the Poor >when the parent could not longer provide for the child or when the child had >lost both parents. > >The Court Order Books recorded the appointing of Guardians, the choosing of >Guardians, and the binding out of children. Fauquier and Loudoun Co. also >maintained Guardian Account books which recorded the accounts presented to >the court by the Guardian. > >Pat Duncan >[email protected] > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "E&B Gordon" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 4:31 PM >Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Guardian Bonds > > > > >>I am really interested in reading the Guardian Bonds, but in the back of >>my >>mind is the question of what EXACTLY are guardian bonds? I have read >>them >>many times in my own reseearch and interpret this to mean that one or both >>parents have died and the "orphan" is put in the care of a designated >>"guardian". Who determines the appointed guardian, etc. etc.? >> >>Thanks for the time. >>Estelle >> >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >