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 > history. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ellenor > Flint > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:57 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html