"Frederick County Orders 6, 1754-1755, 23: Aaron Henry, Occupation, Weaver, Master John Small, Beginning Date August 6, 1754, Ending Date October 1, 1765. Age 10." No reason is given in the wording you posted. It will take some searching to find the reason. Most indentures of orphaned boys were until age 21. In this case it appears you have his birth date!!! He should have been 21 on 1 October 1765. Suggestions: Read County court minutes & parish records back from August 6, 1754. Look for: 1. An adult summoned to tell why a child should not be removed from their care. 2. The transfer of indenture or apprenticeship. Read County court minutes forward from August 6, 1754. Look for the child's apprenticeship being transferred and at age 21 the child bringing suit against the master for not complying with the contract. These suits usually go to an equity court whatever it was called at the time. I consulted Frederick Co VA <A HREF="http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/local/chancery/index.htm">THE CHANCERY RECORDS INDEX</A> FOR INDEX NUMBERS and did not find either name. I don't know if the film has recordings of cases that have no papers existing - but ? LVA Reel#171 ILL Chancery Causes, 1745-001 to 1777-001. Apprenticed or indentured poor children was called "bound to" by church vestrymen called "Overseers of the Poor". One such book for Frederick Parish 1764-1780 is at the Library of Virginia. (Axelson, A Guide to Episcopal Church Records in Virginia, 1988) Christ Episcopal Church, Winchester began 1738; their parish records should be at Handley Library, Winchester (Axelson, A Guide to Episcopal Church Records in Virginia, 1988). Their manuscripts are cataloged online. Indentures & apprenticeships created a "paper". This loose paper could have had more information than the order. If there was a book for recording such, the content of the "paper" should have been transcribed. I find none on the microfilm LVA inventory for Frederick Co VA. ( Such a book could be there as a manuscript) Consult the appropriate Will Books to see if a parent by this surname had any probate, hoping for a will requesting the child be apprenticed. LVA Reel# 50 ILL Will Book 1, 1743 - 1751 c, [xxii] index, 505 p. LVA Reel# 51 ILL Will Book 2, 1752 - 1761 c, [xxii] index, 496 p. I would consult LVA Reel# 48 ILL General Index to Deeds 1, 1743 - 1839 L - Z in case he inherited land that he later had deeded to him or claimed. The deed would likely recite those circumstances. And in case he was an heir to a dispute regarding land: LVA Reel #115 ILL Land Book [Land Causes] 1, 1758 - 1832, Unpaged index, 492 p. I find no Guardian or other films I deem appropriate to consult on the LVA website. [ ILL = Interlibrary Loan] There are a few other repositories you should check: 1. Handley Library in Winchester, they may know of the whereabouts of other appropriate resources. 2. University of Virginia Special Collections; online manuscript catalog. 3. VA Historical Society in Richmond. If John Small moved out of Frederick Co and took his apprentice with him, follow that thread with the above record suggestions. Sorry, there is no one answer but this is one that has several possibilities with possibly no existing record, but one of those "YESSES" when you find it!!. Phyllis Vannoy Spiker