Margaretha "Margaret" (Dellinger) Whitener

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22 Sep 1823, Lincoln, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location [11] Miscellaneous Bastardy Bond: Margaret Dellinger and John Whitner, Senr., are firmly bound. . .sum of L100 each. . .above bound Margaret Dellinger is with child and which child when born will be a bastard. . .John Whitener doth acknowledge himself at all times [responsible for maintenance of the child]. . .signed Margaret her mark o Dellinger, John Whitener Sr. Witness: A. H. Shuford, J. P. and H. W. Robinson, J. P.

This Bastardy Bond was not recorded in Court minutes as John and Margaret handled it themselves. This was an unusual document for the woman had signed the Bond. Normal procedure was for a relative of the man or woman to co-sign. This child was believed to have died after 1830.