Bertie COUNTY NC Court 1813 Elizabeth KINNAHORNE/Needham BRYANT File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Cathy Farris http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/bertie.htm Bastardy Bonds 1739-1815 NCArchives CR 010.102.1 verbatim 30 November 1811 State of No. Carolina Bertie County: Know ye all men that we Needham BRYANT, William W. JOHNSTON and John RUFFIN here held and firmly bound unto the Justice of Birtie County Court of Pleas and quarters session in the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid to the said Justices or there sucessors in office to the which payment will and truly to be maid we bind ourselves our heirs Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presants Seal with our Seals and dated this 30 Day of November anno Domino 1811. The conditions of the above obligations is such that where as the above bounded Needham BRYANT stands charged according to law with being the uputied father of a bastard child of which Elisabeth KENEHORN has sworn being now with child and of the aforesaid Needham BRYANT his heirs Execurtors or administrators or any of them as and shall from time to times and at all times here after acquit discharge and leave harmless the overseers of the poore all cost and charges of the above obligation of nul or other wise to remain in full force and virtue. Needom bryant his signature William W. JOHNSTON " Luke RABY John RUFFIN Needham BRYAN's Bastard Bond Feb'y 1812