Granville County Apprenticeships

Granville County Apprenticeships

Contributed by Jahrod Pender

Names from Apprenticeship Bonds and Court Records

1768 August 3 - Jacob Bass, bastard child of Winney Bass, age 3, bound to Lewis Anderson Jr. until 21 to be a planter.

1768 August 3 - Margaret Bass, 12 years old, bastard of Lovey Bass, bound to Geo. Anderson until 21 to be a spinster.

1768 August 3 - Nathan Bass, age 16, base born son of Lovey Bass, bound to Geo. Anderson until 21; planter

1770 July 18 - Dicey, aged about 4 yrs., base born mulattoe child of Lovey Bass, bound to Mary wife of Geo. Anderson; spinster, George Anderson signed his mark.

1771 August 20 - Ester Mitchel had two mulatto daughters, Judah, 1 years old, and Winnefred, 3 years old, bound to Jeremiah Frazier.

1772 May 18 -Abigail Mitchel, bastard born child of Esther Mitchel, aged 5 years bound to Sarah White, to be a spinster.

1772 November 19 - Rodey Bass, aged 5 yrs., bound to Benjamin Bass to be a spinster.

1777 August 20 - Lucy Pettiford, bastard born child of Moley Pettiford, bound to Jesse Barnet till 21, to become spinster

1777 August 20 - Collin Pettiford, orphan of Easter Pettiford, aged 6 weeks, bound to Thomas Satterwhite until age 21 to become a planter.

1777 November 6 - Fanny Mitchel, bastard child of Easter Mitchel, bound to Jeremiah Frazier.

1777 November 6 - Edward Mitchel, bastard child of Easter Mitchel, bound to Jeremiah Frazier, to become a planter.

1779 February 1 - Thomas Pettiford, aged 7, bound to Nathan Bass until 21 to become planter.

1781 February 6 - Drury Mitchell, orphan of David Mitchell, bound to Drury Pettiford until 21 to become a planter.

1782 November 3 - Susuanna Mitchel, orphan of David Mitchell, bound to William Pettiford to become a spinster.

1782 - Lukey Pettiford, age 7, and Kellis Pettiford, age 4, bound to Elias Pettiford.

1784 November 3 - Jesse Mitchell, orphan of David Mitchell, bound to Lawrence Pettiford.

1784 November 3 - Molly Mitchell, orphan of David Mitchel, bound to Isham Mitchel.

1785 - Fanny Pettiford, bound to William Owen to become a planter

1786 - Archelus Jeffries, age 5, born 1781, bound to Nicholas Talley to become a cordwinder.

1790 - Sally Bass, a orphan about four or five years, bound to Robert Burton.

1793 August 5 - Merriman Pettiford, (age) one and a half, bastard, bound to William Penn.

1793 August 5 - Elizabeth Pettiford, 4 years old, bastard, bound to William Penn.

1795 - Patty Bass, orphan of 13, was bound unto Reuben Bass as an apprentice and that the approved Reuben doth not treat her by law as bound to do.

1795 February 2 - William Bass, orphan of 14, was bound to Hardy Bass.

1796 November 8 - Reuben Pettiford, age 7, son of Easter Pettiford, bound to Stephen Milton to learn the art of blacksmith

1796 - Patsey Bass, bound to Francis Hester.

1797 February 10 - Archer Mitchell, an orphan of 14 years, bound to Jacob Anderson.

1798 February 5 - Sampson Bass, apprenticed to Reuben Bass.

1798 May 8 - Rainy Bass, age 8, bound to James W. Smith.

1799 - Epharim Jones Mitchell, apprenticed to Evin Chavas.

1800 November 6 - Mary Bass, age 11, bound to John Bass.

1800 - Sampson Bass, orphan, was bound to Isaac Chavis.

1801 May 8 - Salley Bass, a child of Faithy Bass, now of age 8 years old, should be bound to William Bailey.

1801 - Rasey Bass mentioned in apprenticeships.

1801 - Grace Bass, orphan, bound to James Downey

1801 - Jethro and Cullen Bass requested to be bound by Jason Bass.

1802 August 6 - Thomas Mitchell, age 11, bound to Jacob Anderson.

1802 August 8 - Moses Pettiford, age 4 apprentice of colour, to Samuel Creath, to be a planter.

1802 - Jacob Anderson & Jason Bass, requested that Jethro and Cullen Bass be bound to them.

1803 - Willis Bass bound out

1803 - Rapsey Bass bound out

1808 - Celia Pettiford, 3 yrs old, and Lewis Pettiford, 1 yr. old, children of Charity Pettiford, bound to Thomas Hobgood.

1811 May 9 - Berry Parrish bound to Jacob Anderson.

1811 - Sally Evans bound to Stephen Dodson.

1811 - Edmund Mitchell bound to John Washington

1812 - Cullen Bass, age 17, bound to Thomas Ruks (Ricks?).

1816 - Charlotte Chavis, daughter of Mary Chavers, bound to Richard Lemay.

1816 November 3 - Charlotte Chavis, age 13, bound to David Rice.

1816 February 9 - Hannah Chavis, 5 yrs old, bound to Robert Puryear.

1816 February 9 - Lydia Chavis, age 12, bound to Robert Puryear.

1816 May 9 - Nancy Mitchel, 6 years old, daughter of Easter Mitchel, bound to Mary Butler.

1818 February 7 - Major Anderson, 6 years old, bound to George Anderson..

1818 February 7 - Chesley Mitchel, son of Fanny Mitchel, bound to James Noel.

1818 February 7 - Washington Anderson, bound to William M. Sneed.

1818 November 5 - Celia Pettiford, 13 years of age, bound to Sarah Hobgood.

1818 November 8 - Lewis Pettiford, age 10, bound to John Meadows, to be a blacksmith.

1820 May 4 - Nelly Curtis bound to Jane Anderson.

1821 - Court order the two oldest children of Fanny Chavis to be bound.

1821 February 8 - Anderson Chavis, age 5, bound to Moses Jones, to be a blacksmith (probably son of Fanny Chavis)

1821 February 8 - Henry Chavis, age 7, bound to Moses Jones, to be a blacksmith (probably son of Fanny Chavis)

1821 February 8 - Hannah Chavis, 9 years old, bound to Rebecca Puryear.

1821 February 10 - John Evans, 15, bound to Isaac Brown.

1821 February - Nancy, 7, and Fanny Durham, 5, bound to Dicey Weaver; then went to Lewis Reavis.

1821 May 8 - Lydia Chavis, age 18, bound to Rebecca Puryear.

1821 November 10 - Armstrong, 15, and Henderson Tyler, 17, bound to Lemuel Tyler, to become planters.

1823 May 8 - Rebecca Chavis, 4 years old Nov. last, born 1819, daughter of Dicey Chavis, bound to Henry Anderson to be a spinster. (security Stephen M. Sneed & George Anderson)

1823 May 8 - Rhody Jane Richardson, 7 months, daughter of Nancy Richardson, bound to Henry Anderson.

1823 May 8 - Thomas Ferrington Richardson, 3 years old, son of Nancy Richardson, bound to Henry Anderson.

1823 - Chesley Mitchel, bound to James Cooper.