George Smith
Indemnity Bond
George Smith, and
John Skellitt
9th May 1720
[Latin preamble states that George Smith of Desborough, weaver, & John
Skellitt of Rothwell, hairdresser, bind themselves to Thomas Morris & Henry
Lenton, churchwardens, and Edmund Smeeton & Thomas Brett, overseers of the poor,
for the sum of forty pounds. 9th May 1720.]
Whereas Elizabeth
Tompson of Desborough in the County of Northton was lately delivered of a
female Child and hath before John Robinson Esqr one of his Majestyes Justices of
the Peace for the said County of Northton Sworn that the above bound George
Smith is the true Father of such Female Child
Now the condicion of this Obligacion is Such That if the above bound George
Smith and John Skellitt or either of them then or either of their Heirs Exec[uto]rs
or Admi[nistrato]rs doe and Shall from time to time and att all times thereafter
fully and clearley acquitt release exonerate and discharge or otherwise well and
Sufficiently Save ad keep harmless and indempnifyed aswell the above names
Thomas Morris Henry Lenton Edmund Smeeton and Thomas Brett Church Wardens and
Overseers of the Poore of the P[ar]ish of Desborough afores[ai]d and their
Successors for the time being and every of them as also all the Inhabitants and
P[ar]ishioners of the said P[ar]ish of Desborough aforesaid and every of them
which now are or thereafter shall be for the time being and their and every of
their Lands Tennements Goods and Chattells of and from all and all manner of
Expenses damages costs att any time thereafter arise happen come grow or be
imposed upon them or their or any of them for or by reason or meanes of the said
Female Child's Birth Maintenance Education nourishment and bringing up and of
and from all other Actions Suites troubles charges damages expence and demands
whatsoever touching and concerning the Same Then this p[re]sent Obligacion is to
be void and of none effect Or else to be and remaine in Full Force and Vertue
Sealed & Delivered (the ... being First observed to be duely Stampt w[i]th
three Six penny Stamps according to Act of P[ar]liam[en]t) In the
p[re]sence of
John Curtis
Thomas Wallis
George Smith
John Skellitt
Notes:
Elizabeth's daughter was baptised
Elizabeth Smith
Tompson on 12th April 1720.
Note that the identification of George Smith is speculative.
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