The search ends by jerry turecky the general assembly of north carolina mandated, early in the life of the state, that a system be devised to protect the counties of the state from being responsible for the support of children born out of wedlock. North carolina histories a new berncraven county public library. These holdings include over 10,900 record series, 29,000 cubic feet of paper records and 23,550 microfilm reels of noncurrent state, county, and municipal records, as well as copies of records relating to south carolina government and history from other. Ashe county, north carolina history, genealogy records. North carolina bastardy bonds paperback january 1, 1990 by betty j camin author visit amazons betty j camin page.
Gorin had the following to say about bastardy bonds in kentucky in general. Yancey county postcards north carolina collection, university of north carolina at chapel hill. In some respects the law of virginia outpaced that of the mother country, yet when english law took a turn towards. Yancey collegiate institute a baptist preparatory school, 19011926. A book with birth information about children born out of wedlock is north carolina bastardy bonds. A comparative study of the law of bastardy of england and virginia demonstrates a curious affinity at the source and throughout the evolution of the two systems.
Confederate newspaper project wake county, north carolina fall of raleigh commissioners of north carolinas capital met officers of shermans army near this spot, on april, 1865, and surrendered the city source. Subjects, illegitimate childrennorth carolinaregisters. If you are unsure of your skills or about the transcription process in general, then this free webinar is right for you. Richard, has recorded a virtual session on how to transcribe. Rutherford county, north carolina history, genealogy. Following is a list of children bound, as abstracted from old granville county records. Wilkes county, north carolina bastardy bonds 18711883 microfilm roll c. Court records county court of pleas and quarter sessions minutes, 18071868. The bastardy bonds of north carolina contains bonds posted because of the birth or impending birth of a bastard child. In 1779 bute county was divided into franklin county and warren county. This john phipps was presumably the one who appears to have been a son of aaron phipps about 17601840 and his. The first person through the booth will pick it up and say, my folks cant be in here. The range of documents, mostly deposited in the parish chest, include the bastardy examination, bastardy warrants and summons, bastardy order, maintenance order and the bastardy bond. Statewide collections are found on the north carolina probate records page.
Although through our research, we have not found evidence that this type of bond was required in all states colonies, it was definitely required in delaware, north carolina and tennessee. Bastardy bonds when a mother was expecting an illegitimate child, parish officials subjected her to an examination to try to determine the name of the father. According to one book north carolina bastardy bonds, it was felt that publishing anything more recent would disturb some of the living relatives. This onehour training provides examples, tips, tricks, and resources in best practices for transcribing documents for publishing and for genealogical research in general.
Now dont tell the folks whove worked so hard on the new catalog on, but im a big fan of the old catalog you can find here. State library of north carolina language english volume 1990. May 3, 1749 william marlow, base born son of mary marlow als smith, bound to william stroud. When a woman became pregnant out of wedlock, the county could order her brought into court, where she was asked to name the father, or face going to jail or paying the bond herself. Rutherford county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health which has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. Enforced bastardry in colonial america a dna monkey. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Allisons first novel, the semiautobiographical bastard out of carolina, was published in 1992 and was one of five finalists for the 1992 national book award.
Court of general sessions kershaw county title, dates. Genealogy books for the north carolina mountain press. Bastardy bonds, 18691882, gaston county, north carolina. Tngenweb project banns, marriage bonds and licenses, and bastardy bonds compiled by fred smoot under construction introduction the subject on the procedure of early tennessee marriage, deserves a close look.
North carolina vital records enc phillips group wiki. Administrators bonds, 18701900 family history library probate records, 18551938 family history library. The bond concerns an illegitimacy involving john phipps of guilford county and is dated 1822. Posted in bastardy bond tagged bastardy bond, genealogy, genealogy sources, various bonds, warrants at 12. A genealogy of the battle family in americalois yelverton. The records are indexed by county with fullname index. In time, we hope to add the actually tennessee laws regulating marriage. The following north carolina counties are included. Camin, 258 pages, perfect bound records of over 30 counties in north carolina including new hanover as to their bastard bonds. Prewelfare state socialism, bonds were posted because of the birth or impending birth of a bastard child.
Mother date first bondsman second bondsman third bondsman. Ashe county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health which has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. Allison founded the independe dorothy allison is an american writer, speaker, and member of the fellowship of southern writers. When the pregnancy of a woman or birth of a child was brought to the attention of the court, a warrant was issued and the woman. Bastardy bonds maintenance orders durham record office. Search an assortment of over 5, 000 bastardy applications, bastardy registers, bastardy return and appeals. Almost all of the bastardy bonds for all the counties in nc are in the state archives in raleigh, not in the county itself. North carolina family histories, genealogy books, cds. North carolina bastardy bonds north carolina digital collections. The general assembly of north carolina mandated, early in the life of the. Orange county, north carolina court minutes 17941797, book 5. This book from 2012 titled, wnc bastardy bonds contains a transcription of the actual bastard bonds from buncombe county nc from 18241899. It was formed in 1764 from the eastern part of granville county. Tngenweb project, banns, marriage bonds and licenses, and.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I just came across this whilst browsing records at north carolina digital collection. It says that in early north carolina if a woman became pregnant out of wedlock she would be ordered to the court and made to tell who the father is. You spot on the shelves a book titled bastard bonds. This 255 page soft cover book contains lots of hard to find genealogy infomation. Scarchcat, the online catalog, allows searching and browsing of information about the holdings of the south carolina state archives.
Where can find ashe county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Theres a book you can browse there or get from the internet archive called nc bastardy bonds. The records are indexed by county and complimented by a fullname index at the back of book for easy references. Thanks to carole conrad for alerting us as to an online copy of a guilford county, north carolina bastardy bond.
These bonds were intended to protect the county or parish from the expense of raising the child. You may have some problems finding bastardy bonds after 1880s. The records cover parish apprentices, bastardy bonds, settlement examinations, paupers outdoor relief, land tax and valuations and workhouse admission records uk warwickshire bastardy indexes 18441914. Here is a great book by the old buncombe county genealogical society. This book is available very inexpensively from the nc dah about. Where can find rutherford county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Cradling the book, they look around to see if anyone. A bastardy bond is defined as a promise to pay a certain sum of money given by the father of an. Orange county, north carolina marriage bonds to 1868. Microfilm of original records in the north carolina state archives in raleigh, north carolina. Bute county is a former county located in north carolina. A woman discovered pregnant outside marriage, apart from the social stigma attached to such behaviour, would probably become chargeable to the parish.
Welcome to the wake county genealogical society website. Nc bastardy bonds finding your famous and infamous ancestor. Immediately you react like most people when i take the north carolina bastardy bonds by betty j. North carolina prisons directory of all prisons and correctional facilities in north carolina.
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