UPSON COUNTY GA Court Guardianship Samuel Bowdre's orphans Ephathah Bowdre, Drusilla Bowdre, Xenophen Bowdre & Melville Bowdre File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Pauleta Hicks" http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/upson/court/bowdre.txt GEORGIA} Upson County} Know all men by these presents, that we George L. Bledsoe, Thomas Beall, Lawrence Smith, James W. Stinson, securities, acknowledge ourselves jointly and severally bound unto the Court of Ordinary of said county, and their successors and assigns in the just and full sum of Six Thousand Dollars, to the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, and the heirs and executors of us and each of us, Jointly and severally, by these presents: Sealed with our seals, and dated this 17th day of December 1831~ The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the above bound George L. Bledsoe who was this day appointed Guardian of the person and property of Ephathah Bowdre, Drusilla Bowdre, Xenophen Bowdre & Melville Bowdre orphan children of Samuel Bowdre, deceased, he acknowledging of the same by his acceptance of said appointment, and of letters of guardianship of this date; shall well and truly maintain, clothe and educate said Orphans according to their circumstances, and shall take good and lawful care of their persons and property according the laws of this state, and shall annually make a just and true return of all his actings and doings herein, unto the said Court, then this obligation to be void; else to remain in full force. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals, the day and year above written. George L. Bledsoe Thos.. Beall Lourense Smith Jas M. Stinson Thos. F. Bethel, Clk Co Writing on front of these papers: G.L. Bledsoe Bond Samuel Bowdre Clk. office Court of Ordinary Upson County Georgia Registered in book A pages 57 & 8 this 18 January 1832 Thos. F. Bethel, Clk. Co. Note: The listed orphans had 3 older siblings, one of them my gg-grandmother, Louisa, who married Samuel Hicks 1827 Columbia Co. GA...they all moved on to Upson Co. in the 1830's. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============