Mr. Poole..Thank you for your clear explanations..
On Mar 11, 2011 3:37 PM, "Lou Poole" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The following provision of the law made in 1785 would seem to fit your
> question. I cannot be sure, however, that the law wasn't changed
> after this. The following is a direct quote from Hening's Statutes:
>
> "Every orphan who hath no estate, or not sufficient for a maintenance
> our of the profits, shall, by order of the court of the county in
> which he or she resides, be bound apprentice, until the age of
> twenty-one years, if a boy, or of eighteen years, if a girl, to some
> master or mistress, who shall covenant to teach the apprentice some
> art, trade, or business, to be particularized in the indenture, as
> also reading and writing, and if a boy, common arithmetic, including
> the rule of three, and to pay to him or her three pounds and ten
> shillings at the expiration of the time. Any guardian may, with the
> approbation of that court in which his appointment shall be recorded,
> and not otherwise, bind his ward apprentice to such person, for
> learning such art or trade, and with such covenants on the part of the
> master or mistress as the said court shall direct; and any such
> apprentice, with the like approbation, or any apprentice bound by his
> father, may, with the approbation of the court of that county in which
> the father shall reside, after he shall be sixteen years of age, agree
> to serve until he shall be twenty-four years of age, or any shorter
> time, and such agreement entered on record shall bind him:..."
>
> For more details of guardian laws at this time (1785) see Hening's
> Statutes, p. 194-198, Chapter LXXXVI, "An act concerning guardians,
> infants, masters, and apprentices."
>
> Lou Poole
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family
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> Flint
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] guardianship
>
> Question re VA Guardianship laws 1810 - Was a Guardian always
> appointed/chosen for an underage male child, age 3, whose Father died
> - even though there apparently was no/slim estate to manage? The
> Father died intestate and probably had no/slim estate. Were there
> county laws or an all-over VA law for such situations? This was in
> Rockbridge Co. Thanks for any insight.
>
> Ellenor
>
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