SURRY COUNTY, VA - COURT - James Bray, John Ruffin and Arthur Smith
			   Guardian Bond for James Allen
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Court Records: Bray-Ruffin-Smith-Allen, Southmark Twnship, Surry Co, VA
 
OBLIGATION BOND: BRAY, RUFFIN, SMITH AS GUARDIANS FOR JAMES ALLEN (1736)

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we, James Bray, John Ruffin, Arthur Smith 
of the County of Surry are holden and firmly, do stand bound unto his Majestys 
Justices of the Peace for the said County in the sum of one thousand pounds 
sterling to which payment will and truly to be made to the said Justices and 
their successors.  We bind us and every of us, our and every of our heirs, 
executors, administrators, & firmly by these presents sealed with our seals 
and dated the 11th day of March 1736

THE CONDITION of this Obligation is such that whereas the above bound James 
Bray is guardian to James Allen Orphan if therefore the said James Bray shall 
take care of and educate the said James Allen according to his estate and pay 
the same to the said James Allen when he shall survive to the age of twenty 
one years without any abatement or allowance other than of the proffits of the 
said estate for decent? cloathing or any other matter whatsoever and in case
of the death of the said James Allen before he arrives to the age aforesaid, 
shall pay the said estate to such other person as shall have right thereto 
that then this obligation to be void otherewise to remain......

NOTE: This document appears at the end of a document peretaining to my 
anestors.  I did not notice at the time that I neglected to copy the second 
page of the above Bond from the microfilm.  When I had noticed the error, the 
film had been returned to the Library of Virginia and no longer available to 
me.  My apologies.

Spelling is as appeared on original.

Source:  Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations,
Deeds & Wills, Etc. 8, Parts 1 and 2, Reel 5


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