Bertie COUNTY NC Court Records Bastardy Bonds Hews - Bryan File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Bertie County for various surnames. Copies of the original were made in Jan. 2002 at the NCArchives by Cathy Hart Farris. These records are of people I am researching. "1739-1815, Bastardy Bonds, Bertie County, NC" CR 010.102.1 1778 Know all men by these presents that we William BRYAN, John OXLY and Joseph COLLINS all of Bertie County in the state of North Carolina are held and firmly bound unto the Justice of the County Court of Quarter Sessions of Bertie County in the sum of Fifteen pounds? one hundred pounds ___?___? money to be paid to the said Justices their sucessors and assigns to the payment where of we bind our selves our and __? of our Heirs Exors. & Adms. Jointly and Severally? firmly by those presents sealed with our seals and dated this XIII Day of May 1778. The Condition of the above obligation is such that when as one Elizabeth HEWS hath made oath that she is with child by the said William BRYAN Now if the said William BRYAN shall will and truly maintain the said child after it is born and indunific? the parish of Society from all charges and expenses ___? _____? by reason and for the maintenance of said Basterd Child and shall will and sufficiently maintain said child untill it is fit to bind out then this obligation to be void otherwise to be and remain in full force of __? Signed Sealed and Delivered in presences of William BRYAN John OXLEY Jos. COLLINS (shows their signatures...cathy) ======================== 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. ==============