ANDREW O'BANNON (Obanon), gdn. of Ruth, Wilhelmania, and Abner Smith, orphs. of Joseph Smith, dec'd. 24 Nov. 1777. (Note: this bond has the phrase "and in the [blank] year of the Reign of our Soverign Lord King George the Third" scratched through and never appears again in a bond) Sec: Leroy Hughlett, Francis Payne. (Note: Andrew O'Bannon apptd. gdn. to Ruth, Wilhelmia and Abner Smith, orphs. of Joseph Smith, dec'd. (Nov. Court 1777, 24 Nov.) Andrew O'Bannon had married Mary, the widow of Joseph Smith, whose estate was ordered divided at the same Court. EDWARD DIGGES, gdn. of Sarah Digges, orph. of Edwd. Digges, Esq., dec'd. 24 Nov. 1777. For: £3,000. Sec: Armistead Churchill. (Note: Sarah Digges, orph. of Edward Digges, Esq'r., dec'd. chose Edward Digges her gdn. (Nov. Court, 24 Nov. 1777). WILLIAM WHITE (his X Mark) gdn. of Nanny, Molly, Thomas and William Bailey, orphs. of James Bailey, dec'd. 24 March I777. For: £500. Sec: Thomas Keith, William Hunton. (Note: Nanny Bailey, orph. of James Bailey, dec'd. chose William White her gdn. White also to be gdn. to Molly, Thomas and William Bailey .. (March Court 1777). DANIEL FLOWERREE, gdn. of Betty & Thomas Rust, orphs. of John Rust, deb'd. 26 May 1778. For: £1,000. Sec: John Hathaway. J.P.: Joseph Blackwell, William Grant, John Blackwell, Landon Carter, Gent. (Note: D. Flowerree apptd. gdn. of Betty and Thomas Rust, orphs. of John Rust, dec'd. (May Court 1778). SAMUEL RUST, gdn. of Jeremiah Rust, orph. of John Rust, dec'd. 22 June 1778. For: £500. Sec: Stanley Singleton. THOMAS WATTS (his X mark) gdn. of Molly Watts, orph. of Thomas Watts, dec'd. 22 June 1778. For: £500. Sec: William Ball. J.P.: Jno. Blackwell, Wm. Pickett, Thomas Keith, Hezekiah Turner, Gent. (Note: Thomas Watts is apptd. gdn. to Molly Watts, orph. of Thomas Watts, dec'd. George Burnett her former gdn. having resigned his guardianship. (June Court 1778). JOHN HATHAWAY, gdn. of Sally and Nancy Rust, orphs. of John Rust, dec'd. 25 May 1778. For £1,000. Sec: Daniel Flowerree. (Note: John Hathaway apptd. gdn. of Sally and Nancy Rust, orphs. of John Rust, dec'd. (May Court 1778). JOSEPH NELSON, apptd. gdn. of Benjamin Nelson, orph. of James Nelson, dec'd. 25 May 1778. For: £1,000. Sec: Hezekiah Turner. WILLIAM DOUGLASS, gdn. of Susannah and William Chilton, orphs. of William Chilton, dec'd. 28 Dec. 1778. For: £15,000. Sec: Charles Chilton, James Muschett. J.P.: Wm. Edmonds, Wm. Pickett, Aylett Buckner, Thomas Digges. Wit: Willis Green. (Note: William Douglass apptd. gdn. to Orrick, Susannah and William Chilton, orphs. of William Chilton, dec'd. William Douglass had married Sarah, the widow of William Chilton. (Dec. Court 1778). Chilton, James Muschett. J.P.: Wm. Edmonds, Wm. Pickett, Aylett Buckner, Thomas Digges. Wit: Willis Green. (Note: William Douglass apptd. gdn. to Orrick, Susannah and William Chilton, orphs. of William Chilton, dec'd. William Douglass had married Sarah, the widow of William Chilton. (Dec. Court 1778). ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com