JOHNSTON COUNTY BASTARDY BONDS
Copyright © 2009 Warren T. Bagley
A bastardy bond was the means by which the counties of North Carolina provided support for illegitimate children. When it was discovered that a woman was pregnant with an illegitimate child, she was examined and required to give the name of the reputed father. With that information, the father was then required to support the child and prevent he or she from becoming a charge of the County. Should the father not believe that the child was his, he could request a judgment of a jury in hopes that they would believe that he was not the father. If the mother refused to admit the name of the father, then she was required to post her own bond. Although they rarely give the name of the child, simple arithmetic will provide the birth date of the child to within a month or so. Illegitimate children always took the name of the mother unless they were declared legitimate and claimed by the father. These bonds are housed in the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina. These bonds are housed
in the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC in two volumes that cover 1850 to 1895. (NCSA C.R. #56.102.1 & .2)
Warren’s Note: You may ask, well where are the bastardy bonds prior or after these years. These are the only years (1850 – 1895 that there were actually “bonds”. Prior years or later years do not have bonds. They are in the court minutes for Johnston County. You certainly must visit the abstracted Johnston County Court Minutes by Weynette Parks Haun which are covered in 17 volumes between 1759 and 1849. There are no abstracted court minutes for the period after 1895. Sorry if these findings upset you. It happens!
Pg. |
Date |
Mother |
Father |
1 |
29-May-1850 |
Nancy Silivent |
Stephen Powell |
1 |
29-May-1850 |
Smithy Moor |
McCullen Ivey |
2 |
29-May-1850 |
Harriet Johnson |
Drewry Johnson |
3 |
26-Aug-1850 |
Polly Clark |
Hardy Evans |
4 |
26-May-1851 |
Zilli Simpson |
Mabra Hinnant |
5 |
23-Feb-1852 |
Betsy Johnson |
Barnabus Johnson |
6 |
23-Nov-1852 |
Janie White |
Harkert King |
7 |
23-Nov-1852 |
Bartilda Ren |
James A. Smith |
8 |
28-Feb-1853- |
Martha Parks |
Daniel Powell |
9 |
1-Mar-1853 |
Sally Kirby |
Bynum Davis |
9 |
2-Mar-1853- |
Mary Coats |
John R. Coats |
10 |
23-May-1853 |
Sally Hinnant |
Charles Deans |
11 |
23-May-1853- |
Martha Powell |
Francis Bridgers |
12 |
23-May-1853 |
Martha Griffis |
James Munds |
13 |
24-May-1853 |
Elizabeth Allen |
James G. Allen |
14 |
26-May-1853 |
Barbara Boykin |
Dely Johnson |
15 |
22-Aug-1858- |
Martha Evans |
David Davis |
16 |
23-Aug-1853 |
Joanna Godwin |
Jonathan Davis |
17 |
24-Aug-1853 |
Harriet Johnson |
Merriman Lassiter |
18 |
24-Aug-1853 |
Caroline Allen |
Aaron Lee |
19 |
28-Nov-1853 |
Fetna Eason |
Giron Earp |
20 |
29-Nov-1853 |
Isabel Davis |
Ephraim Watson |
21 |
29-Nov-1853 |
Sarah C. Hinton |
Joseph I. Wall |
22 |
27-Feb-1854 |
Phebe Watson |
Calvin Lamb |
23 |
28-Feb-1854 |
Thena Wallace |
John De Carteret |
24 |
22-May-1854 |
Nicy Rhodes |
A.J. Denning |
25 |
22-May-1854 |
Wenna Stuckey |
James W. Edwards |
26 |
23-May-1854 |
Sally Lee |
John Webb |
27 |
27-Feb-1855 |
Sabrina Ellis |
William I. Smith |
28 |
28-Feb-1855 |
Ailsey Davis |
Josiah Watson |
29 |
27-Nov-1855 |
Mary Bundy |
William W. Shepherd |
30 |
26-Feb-1856 |
Patsy Edwards |
John Syllivent |
31 |
26-Aug-1856 |
Temperance Carrell |
Hiram Holleman |
32 |
25 Nov-1856 |
Harriet Parrish |
Zechariah Collier |
33 |
23 Feb-1857 |
Joana Johnson |
John E. Earp |
34 |
25 May-1857 |
Zilpha Pace |
Daniel Sellers |
35 |
25 May-1857 |
Silva Parrish |
Jonathan Copeland |
36 |
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|
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37 |
24 Aug-1857 |
Sylva Parrish |
Jonathan Copeland |
38 |
25 Aug-1857 |
Louisa Daniel |
Alfred L. Bailey |
39 |
24 Nov-1857 |
Penny Messer |
Haywood Honeycutt |
40 |
28 Feb-1858 |
Sarah J. Wilkins |
Elbert Holt |
41 |
25 May-1858 |
Piety Carroll |
Malachi Wall |
42 |
27 Nov-1858 |
Elizabeth Howell |
C.A. Holt |
43 |
28 Feb-1859 |
Joana Joyner |
H.D. Porter |
44 |
1 Mar-1859 |
Jane Faircloth |
Elisha Parrish |
45 |
1 Mar-1859 |
Louisa Stephenson |
James Parrish |
46 |
3 Mar-1859 |
Patsy Feutral |
William Sellars |
47 |
3 Mar-1859 |
Martha Baker |
James Baker |
48 |
27 May-1859 |
Amanda Pilkington |
Henry E. Thain |
49 |
23 Aug-1859 |
N. Carroll |
Thomas Coats |
50 |
28 Nov-1859 |
Jincy Messer |
Curtis M. Stephenson |
51 |
1 Dec-1859 |
Helen Davis |
Jacob Daughtry, Jr. |
52 |
28 Nov-1859 |
Harriet Johnson |
Joseph Johnson |
53 |
28 Nov-1859 |
Meadith E. Barefoot |
Londy L. Barefoot |
54 |
29 May-1859- |
Martha Carol.1 |
John Corbett |
55 |
31 May-1860 |
Sarah Wall |
L.O. Batten |
56 |
31 May-1860 |
Ganzada Wallace |
Archibald Knox |
57 |
28 Aug-1860 |
Lucinda Cooper |
Stephen Renfrow |
58 |
28 Nov-1860 |
Tabitha Price |
William H. Penny |
59 |
25 Feb-1861 |
Argile Crawford |
Jackson Rains, Jr |
60 |
27 May-1861- |
Mary Wall |
John B. Creech |
61 |
28 May-1861 |
Penny Baker |
Joseph Johnson |
62 |
27 Aug-1861 |
Ailey Rose |
George Radford |
63 |
25 Aug-1862- |
Martha Ann Howell |
John T. Capps |
64 |
22 Aug-1864 |
Lucinda Godwin |
Thomas Edgerton |
65 |
27 Nov-1865 |
Vetula Morgan |
A.W. Richardson |
66 |
|
|
|
67 |
28 May-1866 |
Mary Gurley |
James H. Harrison |
68 |
27 Aug-1866 |
Caroline Flowers |
G.R. Britt |
69 |
26 Nov-1866 |
Fething Crawford |
William Bonnity |
70 |
26 Nov-1866- |
Martha Overby |
James W. Johnson |
71 |
27 Aug-186 |
Lydia Holley |
W.J. Beard |
72 |
25 Jun-1867 |
Harriet Norris |
Thomas Manning |
73 |
25 Feb-1867 |
Elizabeth Cole |
refused to name father |
74 |
29 May-1867- |
Martha Adams |
Haywood Moore |
75 |
26 Aug-1867 |
Sarah P. Thompson |
Kincheon Kornegay |
76 |
26 Aug-1867 |
Sophia A. Peedin |
Turner Sanders |
77 |
30 Aug-1867 |
Mily Bell |
Henry Barnes |
78 |
30 Aug-1867 |
Mily Bell |
Henry Barnes |
79 |
25 Aug-1867 |
Salina Jones |
Hillory Holleman |
80 |
26 Nov-1867 |
Sarah Daughtry |
Lewis Braswell |
81 |
26 Nov-1867 |
Cornelia Hocut |
Gillis O'Neal |
82 |
24 Feb-1868- |
Margaret Bass |
David D. Adams |
83 |
24 Feb-1868 |
Sarah Wall. |
James Creech |
84 |
24 Feb-1868 |
Sarah D. Wilkins |
Ashley Stanley |
85 |
25 Feb-1868 |
Nancy Wheeler |
P.P. Poole |
86 |
26 May-1868 |
Keziah Barfield |
Richmond Sanders |
87 |
26 May-1868- |
Margaret Bass |
D.D. Adams |
88 |
27 May-1868 |
Menda Atkinson |
Elbert Godwin |
1869-1897 |
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|
|
3 |
23 Mar-1869 |
Viola Leach |
Washington Leach |
4 |
21 Sep-1869 |
Nellie Hinnant |
Emzy Boyette |
5 |
28 Mar-1870 |
Winnie Batten |
Levi J. Edwards |
6 |
28 Mar-187Q |
Hager Bryant |
Sidney Morgan |
7 |
28-Mar 1870 |
Dolly Murphy |
B.G. Carroll |
9 |
29-Mar 1870- |
Martha Sanders |
Thomas Sanders |
10 |
29-Mar 1870 |
Sarah Sanders |
Jerry Sanders |
14 |
31-Mar 1870- |
Mary Sanders |
Logan Beckwith |
15 |
31-Mar 1870 |
Harriet Johnson |
Edmond W. Johnson |
16 |
1-Apr 1870 |
Rebecca Mitchell |
Richard Pearce |
17 |
19-Sep 1870 |
Edney Hines |
W.H. Jernigan |
18 |
19-Sep 1870 |
Ailey Jane Hall |
Albert Moody |
19 |
19-Sep 1870 |
Charity Sanders |
Wyatt Hall |
20 |
19-Sep 1870 |
Rurtree (?) Wallace |
Wm. Lane |
21 |
19-Sep 1870- |
Mary Cone |
Wright Underwood |
22 |
19-Sep 1870 |
Sarah D. Wilkins |
Ashley Starling |
23 |
20-Sep'1870 |
Dorcas Woodard |
Needham Stancell |
24 |
20-Sep 1870 |
Janett Tomlinson |
Allen Young |
25 |
21-Sep 1870 |
E.M. Strickland |
Isham Taylor |
26 |
21-Sep.1870 |
Tallitha Johnson |
P.P. Barber |
27 |
21-Sep 1870 |
Mary E. Mason |
N.S. Knox |
28 |
22-Sep 1870 |
Cytha Watkins |
Thomas Edgerton |
29 |
26-Sep 1870 |
Linda Whitley |
Spencer Whitley |
30 |
28-Sep 1870 |
Rebecca Johnson |
David Gower |
31 |
27-Mar 1871 |
Nancy H. Lee |
Loid Narron |
33 |
27-Mar 1871 |
Analine Carroll |
Marcellus Allen |
34 |
27-Mar 1871 |
Nancy Frazier |
Henry Barnes |
35 |
28-Mar 1871 |
Vina Adams |
Ellis Woodall |
36 |
29-May 1871 |
Easter Powell |
B.B. Smith |
37 |
29-Mar 1871 |
Charlotte Watson |
William Mitchner |
38 |
25-Sep 1871 |
Gracy Sanders |
Nathan Barber |
39 |
25-Sep 1871 |
Viola Leach |
Stephen Powell |
40 |
25-Sep 1871 |
Louiza Carroll |
Rufus Radford |
41 |
25-Sep 1871 |
Violet Atkinson |
Exum Bagley |
42 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Cornelia Sanders |
Daniel Alford |
43 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Roena Lee |
Jackson Baker |
44 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Savanah Richardson |
Thomas Earp |
45 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Eliz A. Hinton |
Samuel Avera |
46 |
26-Sep 1871- |
Marsila Sanders |
Harry Powell |
47 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Dolly Allen |
Henry Sanders, Jr. |
48 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Cornelia Hocut |
Gillis O'Neal |
49 |
26-Sep 1871 |
Ellen Smith |
Eli Whitfield |
50 |
26-Sep 1871- |
Martha Vinson |
William Turner |
51 |
28-Sep 1871 |
Caroline Eason |
Shepherd White |
52 |
28-Sep 1871 |
Tempe Batten |
William Lovick |
53 |
28-Sep 1871 |
Emily Smith |
Ollin Smith |
54 |
2-Oct 1871 |
Caroline Eason |
Shepherd White |
55 |
25-Mar 1872 |
Vina Lee |
Ransom Taylor] |
56 |
25-Mar 1872 |
Susan Bryant |
Charles Hall |
57 |
25-Mar 1872 |
Ursula E. Sasser |
John B. Person |
58 |
26-Mar 1872- |
Margaret Bunn |
Nehemiah Hicks |
59 |
26-Mar 1872 |
Sarah Lannier |
Ben Whitley |
60 |
26-Mar 1872 |
Sarah Carroll |
Exum Bagley |
61 |
26-Mar 1872 |
McKenzie Irby |
Mack Morgan |
62 |
27-Mar 1872- |
Martha Sanders |
Ashley Sanders |
63 |
30-Mar 1872 |
Betsy Moore |
Reuben Sanders |
64 |
23-Sep 1872 |
Jane Lee- |
Martin Adams |
65 |
23-Sep 1872 |
Eliza Griffin |
Bryant Creech |
66 |
23-Sep 1872 |
Narcissus Lee |
Hardy Ruffin |
67 |
23-Sep 1872 |
Harriet Finch |
Nathan Barber |
68 |
24-Sep 1872 |
Sally Starling |
Kenchion Kornegay |
69 |
24-Sep 1872 |
Harriet Eason |
Ellis Woodall |
70 |
24-Sep 1872 |
Elizabeth Wilkins |
Thomas Whitley |
71 |
25-Sep 1872 |
Easter Bunn |
John Mial |
72 |
25-Sep 1872 |
Sarah Brady |
Alexander Price |
73 |
25-Sep 1872 |
Angeline Jones |
Allen Young |
74' |
26-Sep 1872 |
Narcissa Carroll |
William H. Parrish |
75 |
30-Sep 1872 |
Harriet Johnson |
John Johnson |
76 |
8 Oct-1872 |
Chloe Bains |
Alex Kelly |
77 |
30 Sep-1872 |
Rose Ann Evertt_ |
Moses Atkinson |
78 |
25 Mar-1873 |
Amy Toler |
Joe Everett |
79 |
25 Mar-1873 |
Caroline Wilkins |
William H. Pilkinton |
80 |
25 Mar-1873 |
Peggy Hollowell |
Henry Thompson |
81 |
25 Mar-1873 |
Rose Hastings |
Shephard White |
82 |
26 Mar-1873 |
Cynthia Hicks |
Mark Bundy |
83 |
23 Sep-1873 |
Beady Harper |
Josiah Benson |
84 |
23 Sep-1873 |
Viney Lee |
Boyette Tew |
85 |
23*Sep-1873 |
Managa E. Capps |
William R. Johnson |
86 |
1 Oct-1873 |
Ersula E. Phillips |
Jno. B. Person |
87 |
17 Mar-1874 |
Adaline Adams |
David Edwards |
88 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Liddie Finch |
Alfred Barber |
89 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Mahala Moore |
Austin Blake |
90 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Piety J. Carroll |
Malachi Wall |
91 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Indiana Jones |
J.W. Jones |
92 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Anna L. Blackman |
William R. Allen |
93 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Winifred Lee |
David Adams |
94 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Judy Bagley |
Elbert Godwin |
95 |
23 Mar-1874- |
Mary A.E. Deans |
Amos Godwin |
96 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Annaline Carroll |
Amos Godwin |
97 |
23,-Mar-1874 |
Rozetty Bagley |
Amos Godwin |
98 |
23 Mar-1874 |
Thena Byran |
David M. Hall |
99 |
24 Mar-1874 |
Susan H. Massengill |
Hilliard Maynard |
100 |
24 Mar-1874- |
Mary Bundy |
J.D. Parrish |
101 |
24 Mar-1874 |
Caroline Watson |
John J. Watson |
102 |
27 Mar-1874 |
Alcy Carroll |
Monroe Richardson |
103 |
21 Sep-1874 |
Susan Bryant |
C.W. Hall |
104 |
21 Sep-1874 |
Susan A. Adams |
Henry Tew |
105 |
21 Sep-1874- |
Martha Rauson |
J.T. Stallings |
106 |
21 Sep-1874 |
Tabitha Rose |
Wiley Batten |
107 |
21 Sep-1874 |
Judy Bagley |
Elbert Godwin |
108 |
21 Sep-1874 |
Alcey Allen |
J.G. Jernigan |
109 |
22 Sep-1874 |
?????? |
Elias Baucom |
110 |
21 Sep-1874'- |
Mary Bryant |
Stanley Sanders |
111 |
22 Sep-1874 |
Henrietta Morgan |
Haywood Smith |
112 |
22 Mar-1875 |
Roanne Lee |
S.W. Coats |
113 |
20 Mar-1875 |
Polly L. Stanley |
Ashley Benson |
114 |
22 Mar-1875- |
Mary Earp |
E.G. Barnes |
115 |
22 Mar-1875- |
Mary A. Murphy |
Mack Woods |
116 |
22 Mar-1875 |
Jane Holloway |
Frank Dunn |
117 |
23 Mar-1875 |
Eliza Sanders |
Harrison Avera |
118 |
29 Mar-1875 |
Polly Standley |
W.R. Langley |
119 |
20 Sep-1875 |
Nicey Tolerq |
James Rayner |
120 |
20 Mar-1875 |
Gracy Sanders |
Isaac Woodall |
121 |
20 Mar-1875 |
Adeline Johnson |
Henry A. Adams |
122 |
20 Mar-1875 |
Caron Ann Price |
Sylvanns Beasley |
123 |
20 Sep-1875 |
Sarah Braddy |
J.C. Price |
124 |
21 Sep-1875 |
Louisa Powell |
William M. Markham |
125 |
21 Sep-1875 |
Jane Hicks |
Randall Houlder |
126 |
22 Sep-1875 |
Smithy Parrish |
Mordecai Parrish |
127 |
23 Sep-1875 |
Lucy Watson |
Maddison Raiford |
128 |
21 Mar-1876 |
Amanda Eldridge |
Martin Adams |
129 |
23 Mar-1876 |
Theresey Godwin |
Camel B. Williams |
130 |
27 Mar-1876 |
Georgianna ??? |
Sandy Braswell |
131 |
28 Mar-1876 |
Sally Stansell |
Willie Narron |
132 |
27 Mar-1876- |
Mariah Atkinson |
Madison Scott |
133 |
27 Mar-1876 |
Nancy Stanley |
Gideon Baker |
134 |
29 Mar-1876 |
Etta Whitfield |
Daniel Thomas |
135 |
29 Mar-1876 |
Sarah S. Ellis |
D.F. Adams |
136 |
29 Mar-1876 |
Sarah Whitley |
Hardy Haggins |
137 |
29 Mar-1876 |
Rebecca E. Ingram |
Allen Williams |
138 |
26 Sep-1876 |
E.M. Strickland |
Adin Powell |
139 |
30 Sep-1876 |
Susan C. Parrish |
W.B. Daman(?) |
140 |
2 Oct-1876 |
Gilly Hatcher |
Harris Batten |
141 |
2 Oct-1876 |
Louisa Rose |
Jerry Deans . |
142 |
3 Oct-1876 |
Sylva Williams |
Willis Beckwith |
143 |
3 Oct-1876 |
Susan Hays |
S.M. Thornton |
144 |
4 Oct-1876 |
Emily Holmes |
J.C. Beasley |
145 |
4 Oct-1876 |
Nancy Evans |
Lafayette Peedin |
146 |
26 Jan-1877 |
Caroline B??? |
Levi Booth |
147 |
26 Mar-1877 |
Polly Ann Massey |
James T. Coats, Jr. |
148 |
26 Mar-1877 |
Chelly Oliver |
Jesse T. Creech |
149 |
26 Mar-1877 |
Brady Parrish |
W.H. Higgins |
150 |
25 Apr-1877 |
Elizabeth Underwood |
E.W. Johnson |
151 |
25 Apr-1877 |
Betsy Moore |
Isaac Woodall |
152 |
4 Apr-1877 |
Harriett Morgan |
Jack Leach |
153 |
5 Apr-1877 |
Gorgianna Whitley |
Dudley Exum |
154 |
7 Apr-1877- |
Martha Jane Murphey |
H.W. Whitaker |
155 |
24 Sep-1877 |
Appie Parker |
:Keder Woodard |
156 |
24 Sep-1877 |
Joanne Stephenson |
W.A. Eatmon |
157 |
25 Sep-1877 |
Julia Sanders |
Allen Sanders |
158 |
25 Sep-1877 |
Josephine Hobby |
Dock Rogers |
159 |
16 Feb-1878 |
Arritta Lockhart |
Dock Durham |
160 |
12 Mar-1878 |
Susan Baker |
D.F. Adams |
161 |
16 Mar-1878 |
Anna J. Blackman |
Jacob J. Tiner |
162 |
25 Mar-1878' |
Nancy J. Williams |
Joel A. Hudson |
163 |
5 Oct-1876- |
Martha Ellis |
I.D. Gully |
164 |
25 Mar-1878 |
Julia Sanders |
Nathaniel Avera |
165 |
25 Mar-1878 |
Jane Bryant |
Henry Marriott |
166 |
25 Mar-1878 |
Emily J. Tisdale |
I.G. Tindel |
167 |
25 Mar-1878- |
Mary A.E. Deans |
Seth Ballentine |
168 |
26 Mar-1878 |
Zilla Pearce |
Alfred W. Wilkins |
169 |
26 Mar-1878 |
Jennie Hinton |
Robert Horton |
170 |
26 Mar-1878- |
Margaret Hobbs |
Solomon Whitley |
171 |
28 Oct-1878- |
Martha E. Ryals |
Geo. W. Wood |
172 |
28 Oct-1878 |
Lorinda Hicks |
W.O. Grisswold |
173 |
28 Oct-1878 |
Patience Boylan |
Alonzo Wilson |
174 |
29 Oct-1878 |
Amanda Eldridge |
I.H. McLean |
175 |
28 Apr-1879 |
Rebecca Ingram |
W.H. Crumpler |
176 |
28 Apr-1879 |
Bettie Tiner |
George Aycock |
177 |
28 Apr-1879 |
Caroline Bridgers |
Alonzo Wilson |
178 |
7 Aug-1880 |
Laura Jones |
John Haywood |
179 |
15-Aug-1889- |
Mary E. Grant |
Nathan Scott |
180 |
8'Feb-1892 |
Sally Baker |
William Bintarce(?) |
181 |
30, Apr-1892 |
Annie Smith |
Frank Gales |
182 |
29'Jun-1892 |
Annie Smith |
Frank Gales |
183 |
4 Oct-1893 |
Annie Smith |
Braswell Thomas |
184 |
11 May-1894 |
M.A. Holland |
J.T. Young (X out) |
185 |
15 Dec-1894 |
Annie Earp |
Joseph Stevens |
186 |
23 Dec-1895 |
Lucinda Sanders |
John T. Sanders |