June 7, 1814
On motion of John Tate one of the overseers of the poor in this county
it is ordered that John Hall, Betsey Hall, Andrew Hall and William Hall
baseborn children of Susanna Hall decd. be bound out as apprentices by
the said overseers of the poor according to Law.
June 7, 1814
It appearing to the court from the information of John Tate one of the
overseers of the poor in the lower district of this county that Peggy Hall
aged four years, Wesley Hall aged five years and Jemimah Hall aged two
months, & who are base born children of Susanna Hall decd. are likely to
become chargeable to this county, and Andrew Harvey of the said county
acknowledging before the court that he is the father of the said children:
It is Ordered that he be charged with the annual payment of sixteen dollars
and two thirds to the overseers of the poor of the said district for the
support of each of the said children, until they severally arrive to the
age of six years provided they live so long & are not sooner bound out as
apprentices and that he pay the sum to them accordingly at the end of every
year, and that he enter into recognizance with one or more sufficient
security or securities in the sum of two hundred dollars, conditioned
for his compliance with the above order; and the said Andrew Harvey not
entering into such recognizance it is ordered that he be committed to the
custody of the keeper of the jail of the said county there to remain till
the same is given.
June 8, 1814
Andrew Harvey who was yesterday committed to the custody of the keeper
of the jail of this county for not being able to find security for the
payment of certain sums of money for the support of three bastard children
of which he ack[nowledged] himself to be the father was brought into court
and there upon the said Andrew Harvey with Zachariah Fugate, John
Harbock[?], Andrew Caldwell & James Caldwell his securities in Court
acknowledged themselves to be jointly and severely indebted to His
Excellency James Barboun Esq. Governor or Chief Magistrate of this
Commonwealth in the sum of Two hundred dollars, of their respected goods
& chattels, land and tenements to be levied and to our said Governor &
his ----- upon rendered. Yet upon this condition, that if the said
Andrew Harvey shall observe and perform the ---- of yesterday relative
to the said bastard children, then this recognizance to be void.