Bond: William McCauley

William McCauley and Matthew McCauley bonded Thomas Kee, aged ten, as a blacksmith apprentice.

Kind of paper

Bond

Made by

William McCauley, Chairman of the County Court of Orange County, N.C.

Dated

3 March 1785

Witness

J. Benton (C.C.)

Also named

THOMAS KEE (as a blacksmith; age 10 years old)

Names and places are given as the abstract writes them, spelling and all. This record has not been checked against the will book.

Where to find it

• Orange County Will Book A, page 340.
• Abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of Wills Recorded 1752 through 1800 in Orange County, North Carolina, Will Books A, B and C (Davie Poplar Chapter NSDAR, revised edition 1966).
• Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 80001, “Record of Wills, 1752–1795, Vols. A, B” (State Archives film).