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This Indenture made the 27th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand Seven hundred & Ninety Seven &
in the year of the Independence of said State Witnesseth that WILLIAM JOHNSON of Warren County have put & placed CHINA HARWELL aged three years an
apprentice to SAM'L TAYLOR of the said County with him to dwell reside & serve untill the said apprentice shall arive at the age of Twenty one years
according to the act of Assembly in that care made and provided during all which time the said apprentice her said master shall faithfully serve in all
lawful business & orderly & obediently in all things behave himself toward her said master for & during the said term as an apprentice ought to do & the
sd. SAM'L TAYLOR doth covenant promise & agree to & with the said WILLIAM JOHNSON & his successors that the said SAM'L TAYLOR will provide & allow his
said apprentice covenant & sufficient meat drink, lodging & apparel & use his best Indeavours to Instruct her in the act & calling of a Spinster In
witness whereof the sd. SAM'L TAYLOR & the sd WILLIAM JOHNSON have hereunto interchangeably set their hands & seals the day & year first above written.
Signed Sealed & Del'd } SAM'L TAYLOR
In Presence of } WILL'M JOHNSON
MDUKE JOHNSON CC
Warren County
May Court 1797
This Indenture was Executed in Open Court which is ordered to be recorded
Test. MDUKE JOHNSON CC See Document: Pg. 1,
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Indenture of SALLY HARWELL-1797
Warren County Wills 1796-1798
Volume 9, Page 154 -155
State of North Carolina
Warren County
This Indenture made the 26th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred & ninety Seven & in the year of the Independence of sd State
Witnesseth that WILLIAM JOHNSON of Warren County have put and placed SALLY HARWELL aged an year an apprentice to SAM'L TAYLOR of the sd County with him
to dwell reside & serve until she the sd apprentice shall arive at the age of Twenty one years according to the act of Assembly in that care made &
provided during all which time the said apprentice her said Master shall faithfully serve in all lawful business behave herself toward her said Master
for & during the said turn as an apprentice ought to do & the said SAM'L TAYLOR doth covenant promise & agree to & with the said WIL'M JOHNSON & his
successors that the said SAM'L TAYLOR will provide & allow the said apprentice covenant & sufficient meat drink lodging & apparel & use his best
Indeavours to Instruct her in the art & calling of a Spinster. In witness whereof the said SAM'L TAYLOR & the said WILLIAM JOHNSON have hereunto
Interchangeably set their hand & seals the Day & year first above written
Signed Sealed & Del'd} SAM'L TAYLOR
In presence of } WILL'M JOHNSON
MDUKE JOHNSON CC
Warren County
May Court 1797
This Indenture was Executed in Open Court which is ordered to be Recorded.
Test MDUKE JOHNSON CC
See: Document
Indenture of
DAVID HARWELL-1798
Warren County Wills 1798-1800
Volume 10, Pages 2 -3 State of North Carolina
Warren County
This Indenture made this 28th day of August in the Year of our lord one thousand Seven hundred and ninety Eight and in the ___ Year of the Independence
of said State witnesseth that WILLIAM JOHNSON of Warren County have put and placed DAVID HARWELL an apprentice to SAMUEL TAYLOR of the said County with
him to dwell reside and serve untill the said apprentice shall arrive at the age of Twenty one years according to the act of assembly in that case made
and provided during all which time the said apprentice his said Master shall faithfull serve and orderly and obediently in all things behave himself
towards his said Master for and during the Term as an apprentice ought to do and the said SAMUEL TAYLOR doth covenant promise and agree to and with the
said WILLIAM JOHNSON and his successors that the said SAML TAYLOR will provide and allow his said apprentice covenant and sufficient meat, drink,
lodging and apparel and use his best endeavours to instruct him in the art and calling of a Planter before the expiration of his apprenticeship. In
Witness whereof the said WILLIAM JOHNSON and the said SAMUEL TAYLOR have hereunto set their Hands and Seals the day and Year above written.
Signed & Sealed } SAMUEL TAYLOR
In Presence of }
MDUKE JOHNSON & WILLIAM JOHNSON
Warren County Court 1798
This Indenture was Executed in open Court and ordered to be Recorded.
Test - M. DUKE JOHNSON CCt
See: Document
HARWELL CHILDREN APPRENTICESHIP BOND
Warren County, North Carolina -1802
State of North Carolina
This Indenture, made the 22d day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred & two and in the 27th year of the Independence of
said State, Witnesseth, That William Johnson of Warren County, hath put and
placed CHINA, SALLEY & DAVID HARWELL base born children of SALLEY HARWELL,
vizt, CHINA 8 years old last May, SALLEY six years old last May & DAVID
about four years old, an Apprentice to AHAB W. TAYLOR of the said county,
with them to dwell reside and serve, until they the said Apprentices shall
arrive at the age of Twenty one years, according to the act of Assembly in
that case made and provided. During all which time the said Apprentices,
their said Master shall faithfully serve in all lawful business, and orderly
and obediently in all things behave himself towards his said Master for and
during the said term, as an Apprentice ought to do. And the said AHAB WILSON
TAYLOR doth covenant, promise and agree to and with the said WILLIAM JOHNSON
and his successors, that he the said AHAB W. TAYLOR will provide and allow
his said Apprentices, convenient and sufficient meat, drink, lodging and
apparel, and use his best endeavours to instruct them in the art and calling
of a Spinster & Planters business and also to teach them to read and write
before the expiration of their apprenticeship.
In witness whereof, the said William Johnson and the said AHAB WILSON TAYLOR
have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year
first above written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
Test. MD JOHNSON CCt
WILL. JOHNSON JP
A. W. TAYLOR
Warren County, November Court 1802
This Indenture was executed in Open Court and ordered to be Recorded.
Test
MDUKE JOHNSON CCt
See
Document
HARWELL Children Bond
Warren County Will Book
Volume 12, Pages 3 - 4
TAYLOR to Court - Bond for Keeping Children of Colour
Know all men by these presents that we AHAB W. TAYLOR & JOHN BOBBITT are held and firmly bound to
WILLIAM JOHNSON Esq chairman of the County Court of Warren in the sum of five hundred pounds to which payment will and truly to be made to the said
WILLIAM JOHNSON Chairman as aforesaid and his successors we bind ourselves our heirs Excrs. and Adm'rs jointly and severally firmly by these presents
sealed with our seals and dated the 27 day of November Anno D. 1802.
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas CHANIA HARWELL, SALLY HARWELL and DAVID HARWELL base bourn children of colour
hath this day been bound by order of court to the above bound AHAB W TAYLOR, now if the said AHAB W. TAYLOR shall and do save harmless and keep the said
Children from being carried out of this County then the above obligation to be void Else to remain in full force.
Signed, Sealed &c AHAB W. TAYLOR, CHARLES BENNETT
In presence of
M. DUKE JOHNSON CCt
Warren County November Court 1802
This Bond was executed in open Court and ordered to be recorded.
Test, MDUKE JOHNSON, CCt
(China, Sally & David Harwell were the children of Sally Harwell, a free woman of color in the Warren Co. records. China Harwell married
Ambrose Hawkins in 1823 Halifax County, where they raised their family. Ambrose & China's children were Susan, Frances,
Sally Eliza, Harriet,
Hiram, Joseph J., William Hilliard, Tempy, and Zedock Hawkins. Sally Harwell Jr. never married. David Harwell married Nancy Mills in 1820,
and he moved to Liberia in 1832, where he died of disease in 1835. I
don't know what happened to his wife) See Document: Pgs.
1, 2
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