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Northumberland County Virginia Apprenticehips 1650-1750
Compiled by W. Preston Haynie
17 September 1718-Edwd Bennett & Grace Bennett Orphts of Cuthbert Bennett decd the sd Edwd fifteen years old last July is hereby bound an apprentice to Tho Toulson in all such lawfull Services & employmts as the sd Tho Toulson shall imply him untill he shall attain to ye age of One & Twenty years, he the sd Toulson his Heirs or Assigns in Consideration thereof during the said term Sending him Sufficient food & Payment & causing him to Read, write & taught a trade according to law & that ye girl be bound to ye said Toulson until] she arrives to ye age of Eighteen he causing the sd Grace to read, Sew & doe other household work, for the due performance whereof & that the Said Edwd Shall be taught the trade of a Shoemaker the said Tho Toulson & Wm Toulson doe hereby oblige themselves their Heirs He Jointly & Severally in the penall Sum of Ten Thousand Pounds of Tobo. to be paid to ye justices of this County for the time being for the use of the said orpht in case of the said Tho Toulsons not complying wth the Act of Assembly in that case made& provided. OB 1713-19, 291.
17 February 1719/20-Cuthbert Bennit Orphant of Cuthbert Bennit decd is by this Court bound apprentice to Merredith Mahain (the said orphan being tenn years old next September) the said Mahain is to find the said orphan) sufficient Diet, Lodging and Cloathing according to law and to learn him the trade of a Cooper and to read & write Charles Craven haveing entered into bond with the said Mahain in th sum of Five thousand pounds of Tobbacco each for performance of Covenants. OB 1719-29, 1.
20 June 1722-Lovely Bennit Orphant of Cuthbert Bennit decd being Six years old the second day of next January is bound apprentice to John Norman till he attains the age of twenty one years to serve the sd Norman in all such lawfull employments as he shall have occasion, he finding the said Orphant Sufficient Diet, apparel, washing and lodging & to teach him to read and write and the trade of a Cooper. John Rogers came into Court and with the said Norman acknowledged himself Indebted Joyntly and Severally with the said Norman in the Penalty of Five thousand pounds Tobbacco each to be paid to the Justices in behalf of the Orphant in Case the said Norman should be any ways Deficient in the premises. OB 1719-29, 75.
21 February 1721 /22-Grace and Edward Orphts of Cuthbert Bennit [Bennett] being by the Court bound to Thomas Toulson, William Toulson being his Security, Thomas Wornum at the said Williams Request came into Court and with ye said Thomas Toulson entered into a Recognizance of five thousand pounds of Tobbo penalty for performance of the said Toulsons trust in behalf of each orphan. OB 1719-29, 61.
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