The Mayo children and the county court, 1828–1853

In the chronology

Events in this storyline, in date order. See these 7 dated events in the chronology →

1. February Term 1828 The court releases Alfred Shambley from Litha Mayho's indenture and binds her to Joseph Laycock On Alfred Shambley's motion the court rescinded the indenture binding Litha Mayho, a child of color, to him and released him from it, and bound her, aged fourteen, to Joseph Laycock to learn spinning. The court had bound her to Shambley the previous November as the daughter of the wife of Jonathan Due.Search the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
2. November Term 1835 The court cancels Richard Mayho's indenture to Samuel Child and binds him to Josiah Turner Samuel Child produced in court Richard Mayho, a free boy of color bound to him in 1832, and the court rescinded the indenture and bound Richard to Josiah Turner to learn farming. At the same term it bound Polly and Thaddeus Mayho to William Riley and Green Mayho to Catlet Campbell. People: Josiah Turner Sr., Samuel ChildSearch the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
3. February Term 1836 The court cancels four Mayho children's bindings and binds them to their mother, Elizabeth Mayho The court rescinded its orders binding Richard Mayho to Josiah Turner, Molly and Faddis Mayho to William Riley, and Green Mayho to Catlet Campbell, and bound all four to their mother, Elizabeth Mayho, with William and Sanders Riley as her sureties. Bonds of February and May 1836 describe the children as of color and bind each to their mother.Search the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
4. May Term 1843 The court binds William Mayho, a boy of color, to Henry Evans to learn cabinetmaking A year after ordering the sheriff to bring him in, the court bound William Mayho, a boy of color about eight, son of Malinda Mayho, to Henry Evans to learn the cabinetmaker's trade, with James Palmer as security for producing the boy. People: Henry EvansSearch the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
5. May Term 1850 The court takes Samuel Mayhoe from John Watson and binds him to Josiah Turner Sr. The court ordered John Watson to show cause why his apprentice Samuel Mayhoe should not be taken from him and bound to another, and at the same term bound Samuel to Josiah Turner Sr. to learn farming. In 1845 the court had bound Samuel Child Mayo, a boy of color and son of Mahala Mayo, to Watson to learn tailoring. People: Josiah Turner Sr.Search the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
6. March Term 1851 The court binds James and William Mayo to Dr. Edmund Strudwick, to be hired out for their blind grandfather After ordering Henry Crabtree and William Hobbs to produce the two boys of color and show cause, the court rescinded its bindings of James Mayo to Crabtree and William Mayo to Hobbs and bound both to Dr. Edmund Strudwick, who was to hire them out for the support of their grandfather Manuel, who was blind. On 2 June 1851 Strudwick wrote to Crabtree demanding that he deliver James to the sheriff. People: Edmund StrudwickSearch the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)
7. February Term 1853 The court finds James Mayo of age and frees him from his indentures as two men claim his services The sheriff brought James Mayo, a young man of color, into court. With notice given to Henry Crabtree and Dr. Edmund Strudwick, who both claimed his services, the court heard evidence and argument of counsel, declared that he had reached 21 and discharged him from his indentures. People: Edmund StrudwickSearch the index · Mark Chilton, Freedom Bound: Apprenticeship, Racism & Liberation in Orange County, North Carolina 1777 to 1868 (Wandering through the NC Piedmont)