Tallapoosa County AlArchives Court.....Counts, William Apprenticeship To Silas Ray December 26, 1860
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Source: Tallapoosa Co., Al Will Record
Written: December 26, 1860


Transcribed by Beverly Giles Loffler
beverly@jloffler.com

Tallapoosa Co., AL Record of Accounts Vol. 3
Page 620
LDS Microfilm Number 1769658
Salt Lake City UT

APPRENTICESHIP OF WILLIAM COUNTS TO SILAS RAY 1860

The State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
To the Hon. Allen D. Sturdivant, Judge of Probate of said County, Your 
Petitioner Silas Ray would show your Honor that one William Counts who resides 
in Tallapoosa County Alabama is a minor about twelve years of age, as your 
Petitioner believes he would further show unto your Honor that his only 
surviving parent Caroline Counts is unable to provide for his support, the said 
Caroline resides in said county and state and is the widow and relict of George 
Counts who died in said county & state.  Your Petitioner therefore prays your 
Honor to apprentice the said William Counts to your Petitioner under and 
according to the forms of law so that Petitioner may instruct him in the 
business and occupation of farming that being the occupation which Petitioner 
[can’t read].

Silas Ray-his mark

Sworn and subscribed this December 26th 1860
Allen D. Sturdivant, Judge of Probate

APPRENTICESHIP

State of Alabama
Tallapoosa County
This indenture made this 26th day of December 1860 between Allen D. Sturdivant 
Judge of the Probate Court in and for said County and State and his successors 
in office of the party of the first part and Silas Ray of the said County of 
the second part.  Witnesseth that the said Judge has put, placed, bound and 
apprenticed William Counts aged about twelve years with him the said Silas Ray 
to dwell as an apprentice until he the said William Counts shall attain the 
full age of twenty one years according to the statue in such cases made the the
[sic] said parents being unable to provide and support the said William Counts 
and the said Silas Ray for his part himself, his heirs and administrators 
consents and agrees that the said William Counts shall be so apprenticed and 
bound to him and that the said Silas Ray for the use of said William Counts 
will furnish a sufficiency of good and wholesome provisions, furnish all 
necessary clothing, washing and Lodging, treat him with kindness and humanity, 
and instruct him in the trade, business, or occupation of farming, that being 
the business he usually pursues, have him taught to read, write and cipher as 
far as the [can’t read] of three, and at the expiration of his term of 
apprenticeship furnish him with two complete new suits of clothing.
In witness whereof, the Parties to these presents have hereunto set their 
hands, seals, the day and year first above written.
Allen D. Sturdivant, Judge-his seal
Silas Ray-his mark

In the presence of
John A. Vaughan




Additional Comments:
GENEALOGIY NOTES
George Counts married Caroline Ray on 15 Mar 1846 in Tallapoosa Co., AL.  
Caroline was his second wife.  George had two sons by his first wife, Hasten 
Alexander and Larkin Chilton Counts.  However, the Alabama State Census for 
Tallapoosa County shows the following:
George Counts
Beat 4
Males <21=3 (Larkin, Hasten, William)
>21=1 (George)
Females
<21=2 (??Sarah Jane b. 1845, Nancy b. 1848 both appearing on 1860 census living 
with other folks)
>21=2 (Caroline and another woman) 
While Nancy would surely be the child of Caroline, Sarah J. could be either 
Caroline’s or the last child of George’s first wife.
Nancy Counts married John C. Vickers in 1868 in Tallapoosa Co. and Sarah Jane 
married Harrison R. Milner in 1866 in Tallapoosa County.

It would therefore seem that George was the parent of Hasten Alexander, Larkin 
Chilton, William, Nancy and Sarah Jane.

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